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Rule Your Market—Blue Ocean Strategy Sidesteps the Sharks

.orgSource

Sharon Rice ,orgSource Managing Director of Business Strategy, is our expert for guiding associations through tough markets. At.orgCommunity’s recent Innovation Summit, Sharon explored how Blue Ocean Strategy can help you bypass the sharks and find your way to offering unique and powerful member value.

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

Associations Now

The reason the company has managed to hold on for so long has much to do with its ever-evolving data strategy. It came from Detroit. The post Don’t Just Use Data, Keep Reinventing Your Data Strategy appeared first on Associations Now. It offers a great example for associations to follow. It’s still going strong.

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Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions

Idea Architects

Facilitation Friday #25: Five Keys to Strategy Discussions. When was the last time you were in a session intended to produce good strategy that actually did so? Too often strategy conversations are anything but strategic. Participants bring their past experiences and present expectations to the strategy effort.

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Add Chapters to Make an Old Association Feel New

Associations Now

Reaching 100 years old is a milestone for any association , and it naturally prompts thoughts about how to reinvigorate the organization as it begins its second century. The strategy reflects a significant shift from the way PEN America used to operate, says Director of Membership Rebecca Werner.

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Monday Buzz: The Secrets of Nonprofit Social Media Success

Associations Now

Plus: How to breathe new life into your event giveaways! Struggling to develop a strategy to get your organization’s voice heard amid the din of online conversations? The guide, rife with insights from five nonprofit communications pros, offers a step-by-step breakdown of how to plan, execute, and analyze social media campaigns.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: Time for.

Idea Architects

Every Monday, I offer a leadership limerick, highlighting an idea or strategy about effective leadership in limerick form. Any virtual event might also benefit from an in-person option, and any face-to-face meeting should explore how to incorporate virtual participation. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Jeffrey Cufaude.

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Why Culture Matters When You Go Global

Associations Now

Knowing how to shake hands and give gifts is nice when you go abroad. Which is to say that understanding the culture of the country or region you’ve decided to explore isn’t something you do after you’ve devised your market strategy to do work there—understanding culture is part of the strategy. Five years.

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