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Leveraging strategy to amplify education initiatives

Aaron Wolowiec

Aerial of downtown Detroit Riverfront Photo Credit: Vito Palmissano. Hosted by the Greektown Casino-Hotel in Detroit, the theme is “What’s Working?” Despite bad press, Detroit offers countless examples of what’s working. Likewise, Detroit is not the ‘black eye’ of America and Motown magic continues to attract business.

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ASAE Annual Exhibitors Miss Another Opportunity

Reid All About it

So why are you telling someone who didn’t come to your booth: “Thanks so much for stopping by our booth at ASAE in Detroit. It’s a sloppy and lazy example of the “spray and pray” tactic. They’re going to the expo floor to learn about the latest in online learning technology or mobile apps. We enjoyed visiting with you.”.

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Obsessive Innovation: Why Associations Must Constantly Turn to What’s Next

Associations Now

At the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Detroit Sunday, opening general session speaker Josh Linkner explained to association leaders the five “obsessions” of innovative thinkers and showed them how they can be adopted back at the office. The best of the best are always focused on reinventing.

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What to Do When Membership Is Booming?

Associations Now

The industry is surging thanks to advanced-automation and robotics technologies: Look no further than Amazon’s warehouse robots , which can now pick, pack, and ship an online order to your door. For decades, RIA focused mainly on the auto industry in Detroit. That’s what the Robotic Industries Association is starting to see.

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Tuesday Buzz: Two Athletic Takes on Leadership Transitions

Associations Now

Also: how the Detroit Pistons let go of a legend the right way. “Without making the process changes and the people changes … the technology? ” —Adobe CMO Ann Lewnes, on where technology fits into the marketing equation. Michael Phelps has more gold than he knows what to do with. A Dismissal With Respect.

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Don’t Just Use Data, Keep Reinventing Your Data Strategy

Associations Now

It offers a great example for associations to follow. It came from Detroit. It’s pretty common, for example, to hear about OnStar helping to catch a car thief—a feature that has increased uptake of the service because it lowers insurance premiums. A Rare Example. It’s still going strong.

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Less Tweeting, More Talking Will Bring Back Empathy, Says ASAE Keynoter

Associations Now

That was the question, more or less, that Sherry Turkle raised for her audience in the Closing General Session Tuesday at the ASAE Annual Meeting & Exposition in Detroit. The presence of a device already signals that your attention is divided, even if you don’t intend to use it. Obey the “seven-minute rule.”