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On the Runway: Lessons From New York Fashion Week

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What the recently wrapped New York Fashion Week can teach meeting planners about creating experiences, experimenting, and getting the next generation involved. If you’re familiar with fashion, you know these three collections were on the runway at New York Fashion Week (NYFW), which wrapped up a day or so ago.

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The more you know: Salesforce Person Accounts for associations

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S ome of America’s leading businesses like New York Life, Bank of America, Voya , Philips, Target, and CVS are leveraging Person Accounts to revolutionize reporting. Because Person Accounts are designed by Salesforce, they work in all standard Salesforce features, clouds, products, and AppExchange packages.

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The Hidden Costs of Inefficiency

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When you’re losing a nickel here or a dime there, it doesn’t seem like a lot … until you do the math and realize it’s costing you a pretty penny. Just ask New York City’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA). a $1 fee goes to the MTA on new card charges. At a cost of $2.50

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Should you shorten your workweek?

Association Success

If it was possible to have shorter meetings, take a paid day off every week, cut the overhead cost of operating your office building and increase overall productivity, would you do it? Still, as the New York Times reported, the concept of a four-day workweek has been floated for more than 100 years.

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Three Tactics for Staying Focused During a Difficult Time

Associations Now

A 2019 New York Times piece by well-known Wharton School organizational psychologist Adam Grant makes the case for attention management—that is, the idea of prioritizing based on the most important things, such as what you’ll gain from a specific project, rather than how long a task will take. Productivity isn’t a virtue.

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How To Find Keynote Speakers

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Here are some typical keynote speaker fee ranges to get an idea of your potential costs: $5,000 – $20,000 This is a common range for professional speakers, authors, and subject matter experts without major celebrity status. Neglecting this due diligence risks misunderstandings, last-minute changes, or unbudgeted costs down the line.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.24.20

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That’s the Instagram-famous spiced chickpea stew with coconut and turmeric from Alison Roman at the New York Times. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not product-centric. A new episode is posted every Monday by 1 p.m. Cost-Saving Strategies: How to Maximize Your Meetings Budget. 1 CMP credit.

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