Fri.Oct 28, 2016

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 10.28.16

Reid All About it

Before we get to this week’s webinars and etcetera, how about some reading suggestions? Roger C. Parker shares ten tips to help over-worked content marketers train their brain for greatness – they’re applicable to regular people too. He also reviews four books that “can open your eyes to the importance of neuro-plasticity and how you can intentionally take steps to increase your brain’s productivity.

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Five Things You Might Not Know About Halloween

Associations Now

Some frightful facts and trick-or-treating tips from the world of associations—just in time for Halloween. Will you see dozens of Elsas or Batmans at your door this Halloween? Do trick-or-treaters all like candy corn? Read on for these and other tidbits that might surprise you. (iStock/Thinkstock). 1. Princesses no longer reign supreme—superheroes do.

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The Integration Impact for Associations

Membersuite

A powerful integration (or lack thereof) can influence your entire organization. . Many associations face unnecessary challenges when the tools they use don't intergrate well. Members become frustrated when the experience feels disconnected, Staff work twice as hard to accomplish menial tasks. And executives lack the insight they need to lead their organization in the right direction.

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Report: Millennials Travel for Business Most Often, Despite Added Stress

Associations Now

According to new research from MMGY Global, millennials are traveling more often than their older colleagues—and they don’t mind, despite concerns about being away from their young families. And quite often, they’re going to conferences. If a organization is looking to send someone to a conference, odds are that it’s going to be one of the company’s younger employees.

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Ultimate Guide to Monetizing Association Member Education

Unlock More Profit and Smarter Packaging for Member Learning Every decision that goes into your learning monetization strategy matters for your association’s bottom line. Our research has shown a clear correlation between high program maturity (and ROI!) and choosing the right monetization strategy. This eBook contains clear, actionable ways to approach packaging and pricing models that will help your association grow revenue, improve profitability, and drive expansion into new markets.

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Buddy System: Get Yourself a Conference Pal

Associations Now

Going it alone can be hard, especially when you’re one of a few thousand attendees at a large conference. Here’s how some groups are helping their attendees find a buddy. While some people may love the idea of attending a conference by themselves and get excited at the prospect of walking into a room of hundreds or thousands where they don’t know anyone else, that’s not me.

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Antidoping Leaders Urge Independence for Watchdogs

Associations Now

After the 2016 Olympics drew attention to the conflicts of interest that antidoping agencies often face, a coalition called for reforms to better separate these watchdogs from the sporting groups to which they report. With the 2016 Rio Olympics— and that event’s notable doping scandals —in the rearview mirror, antidoping watchdogs are calling for some major governance changes to ensure that their investigations and punishments are taken seriously.