Associations Now

AUGUST 31, 2015

The result of all these changes is that an industry that has undergone quite a bit of consolidation in recent years, with mergers affecting both traditional car-rental companies and newer ones like Zipcar, is seeing lots of innovation without nearly the level of attention that ride-sharing companies like Uber have received.

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SCD Group

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

Back in October 2012, I posted Are You Using Identity as Association Marketing Strategy. Why don’t we seek association gear promoting an industry or profession? Is it because we are too focused on our association names and not focused enough on the cause, industry or professions we represent? After all, it means. Fundraising.

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SCD Group

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

And Gannett-owned Detroit Free Press, along with the Detroit News and their joint Detroit Media Partnership, said it planned to leave the companies' downtown home, where it printed newspapers for decades. #3 Looking at what’s happened to the broader industry of printed publications and journalism, it makes sense.

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SCD Group

APRIL 6, 2015

In their book When Millennials Take Over , Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant devote a chapter on the importance of organizations to have a digital mindset. The Domino’s CEO cites a mea culpa ad campaign, digital delivery and unlikely new markets. Has your entire organization adopted a digital mindset?

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Associations Now

MARCH 2, 2016

As shared here in January , SPE began to offer free student memberships in 2014, via a partnership with Society of the Plastics Industry, which acts as a sponsor to subsidize the student memberships. The regular dues rate of about $300 is reduced to $60, with the remainder paid by one of NESDA’s “ Industry Angels ” sponsors.

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Idea Architects

JULY 23, 2012

And that has become a very real problem for organizations that. Sure, some organizations aren’t. simply to support the industry or to have their name attached to an. So organizations used to a sponsorship gravy train are really. With less sponsorship dollars coming in the door, organizations now. years past.

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Idea Architects

APRIL 3, 2012

Not everyone who reads this blog is a member of ASAE or a professional organization, so to make the most of this post, think of an organization you care about, perhaps one you contribute to financially or as a volunteer. Whenever I say ASAE, you think of the organization of your choice. Don’t get me wrong. 10:22 AM.

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 15, 2010

TEDx Raleigh is an independently organized TED-like event. By engaging their own passions, his company created an experience for those visiting the Michelin exhibit at the Detroit Auto Show. Arouse people’s passion and tie it to something your organization provides. I’ll be posting notes as each speaker finishes.

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ChatterBachs

JANUARY 4, 2011

It should also be noted that the list reflects my interests: associations, events, travel, tech, government, education, social media, communications, marketing, public relations, and jobs. Analyst of Social Computing & Interactive Marketing @ Forrester, tracking Social Media, Twitter, Influence & Facebook & WOM. Wine lover.

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Association Subculture

MARCH 25, 2013

How structural changes in our economy are moving entire industries out of the United States leaving members out of work and without the appropriate training to move into something else. Members" are not "markets" and we should not allow ourselves to re-define humans this way. And now, Detroit. Of course not.

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