Eric Lanke

OCTOBER 29, 2018

I was asked to facilitate one of the breakouts at the last conference I attended. (If you're a regular reader of this blog, you know that last week I said I had six more conferences and workshops to attend before the end of the year.) The conference organizer reached out to me, I assume primarily because of my position as the President/CEO of the trade association that represents the technology that would be the focus of the breakout, and asked me to take on this role.

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Membersuite

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Collecting and updating member data can help you deliver the membership value members expect, so why not do so throughout the member journey? Learn different tactics to update member data during recruitment, on-boarding, engagement, and renewal.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In the digital age, association teams will increase their success and well-being when they focus on human interaction and engagement at work, says workplace strategist Erica Keswin, opening ASAE’s Associations @ Work Business Conference on Monday. Can you guess the number of times you’ve looked at your phone today? If you’re not sure or answered “a lot,” you’re not alone.

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Idea Architects

OCTOBER 29, 2018

To boldly go where no m an ha s gone before. This proclamation by Captain James T. Kirk of the USS Enterprise became permanently imprinted in my consciousness during a recent Star Trek television marathon. And so I determined this mantra must hold some divine meaning for me and my work as a facilitator, teacher, and learner. When did you last approach a professional development opportunity with a willingness to boldly go where you had not gone before?

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Association Success

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The process of implementing new technology can be aided by easy-to-access data. Before you dive into implementing a new technology at your organization, be sure to look at what’s going on in your day to day operations. Ask staff who work with volunteers or members: what issues are they facing? An easy way to track this is by logging the problems or issues raised from your member inbox.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 29, 2018

It’s common these days for your content and web teams to frequently field emails asking for some kind of link back. Link building is often a bad tactic to fall into Google’s good graces, but content marketers could learn from its faults to boost their own strategies. As someone who knows a thing or two about creating content on the internet, it’s probably natural that I get some pet peeves over time.

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Associations Now

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Acting on an executive order issued by President Trump in August, the Department of Labor has proposed a new rule to allow small businesses to pool together to offer retirement plans to workers. Last week, the Department of Labor (DOL) announced proposed rulemaking to make it easier for small businesses to offer retirement benefits to their employees through association retirement plans (ARPs).

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