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With New Name, Detroit Sports Media Group Makes a Pitch for New Members

Associations Now

Long the home for TV and radio journalists, the Motor City group now welcomes sports journalists across media and will boost initiatives to support emerging professionals aspiring to cover Detroit’s sports scene. To that end, Thompson says, DSM is revamping its website to become a hub for sports reporting in the Detroit area.

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Fix MI State Campaign Takes Aim at Infrastructure Issues

Associations Now

Over the past seven months, the association, which represents more than 600 companies in the construction industry, has built up a massive public awareness initiative set to consume up to 20 percent of its annual budget, according to an article in Crain’s Detroit Business. Out of sight, out of mind.”.

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Reinvent What You Do, Not Who You Are

Association Subculture

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. We can't spend months debating about the usefulness of social media and then wonder why we aren't moving the needle on jobs and education.

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Conference Circuit: 2014?s Events in Review

Associations Now

Becoming Social. Social media is now a given at conferences, with attendees using dedicated social media platforms to tweet, pin, and record event highlights. The New England Library Association stressed the importance of the industry with its conference theme “Be Bold. Location, Location, Location.

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5 Super Questions for Associations and Association Publications

SCD Group

Super Bowl results combined with three articles on media trends caught my eye over the last weeks. And, the Super Bowl helped showcase the continuing engagement power of Social Media platforms, especially Twitter. #1 Looking at what’s happened to the broader industry of printed publications and journalism, it makes sense.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Five Lessons from the Road

Idea Architects

At the California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues Annual Meeting , Charlene Li reminded participants that social media is about relationships. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. Here are five lessons Ive learned from the road during those events. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference. 2, Columbus, PIA-Ohio Board Workshop.

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111 Intriguing Chats for 2011

ChatterBachs

As many of you know, the priority of engaging and connecting is a big one for me- a soapbox- if you will, and I don’t understand those who simply look at social media as a way to promote their agenda, products, and/or services. cagedether - Daryl Pereira; San Francisco; Web and Social Media Manager at IBM.