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Association Brain Food: 5.12.23

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WBT Systems describes how for-profit learning platforms, like the MOOCs Coursera and EdX, make their money. They describe several examples of general and specialized membership tiers and discuss factors to consider before moving forward, like your AMS and market research. Learning business. Membership tiers. Newsletters.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 7.31.20

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If your members have to acquire new knowledge and skills to thrive in this new pandemic environment, WBT Systems suggests offering this type of certificate (and digital badge) program. The Reinvention of Education: How Associations are Contributing to the Overhaul of the American Education System. Event planners did it. Host: Feathr.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 9.25.20

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WBT Systems explains how to help your virtual conference attendees continue their learning and networking experience. How to Scope and Implement Virtual Event Technology. Virtual event technology is key for pulling off a virtual event, but implementing new tech is never easy. Host: Unleashed Technologies. 1 CMP credit.

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Blockbuster’s Failure: Not Necessarily a Show-Stopper for Rentals

Associations Now

Blockbuster is often cited as a clear example of a company whose business model was disrupted completely, leading to its eventual demise. While it experienced huge growth in the 1980s and 1990s, frustrations with some of its practices—most notably its late-fee system, which Blockbuster ended in 2005 —left a sour taste with many consumers.

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CMI's Association Management Blog: Diversity: Not Just An.

Observations on Association Management

Many of todays largest and most successful businesses have long used an aggressive strategy, for example, of actively recruiting the "best and the brightest" minority students from colleges and universities. I prefer spirited arguments about Islam and atheism and Christianity among people who live in and understand those belief systems.