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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.14.21

Reid All About it

Some of the highlighted trends are alarming: leaders are out of touch with employees and need a wake-up call, high productivity is masking an exhausted workforce, Gen Z is at risk and will need to be re-energized, and shrinking networks are endangering innovation. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product centric.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.7.21

Reid All About it

Even after resuming public performances, some theater troupes plan to keep streaming their productions , reports Terry Teachout at the Wall Street Journal. I’ll be happy to feature it as long as it’s not too product centric. How do you create a cohesive content strategy and production plan that guarantees maximum engagement?

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My weekend in the “D” – an open letter to my DELPers

Association Advocacy Chick

These next two years will only be as productive as you make it. Let’s be a good example to the current DELP scholars. . Looking forward to seeing many of you in St. Louis in August. You’ve gained an entire network of bright, talented individuals who are willing and able to help you through this journey.

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Is Your Association a Media Manipulator or Media Manipulated?

SCD Group

Some product or celebrity zooms from total obscurity to viral sensation.What you don’t know is that someone is responsible for all this. For example, I received a call one hot July from a reporter at a St. Louis tv network station wanting to interview a local farmer who was having issues with a drought.

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Halloween Offers Associations Creative Growth Opportunities

SCD Group

Here are five examples of associations and other nonprofits using Halloween to help their organizations: Boston Medical Center used a “ Halloween Town ” to raise funds for five years. The West County YMCA (St. Louis) sponsored a Halloween Fest the Saturday before Halloween. Delta Dental Health Theater in St. Great stuff.

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Can Pricing Influence Association Membership Decisions?

SCD Group

Here’s the promotion from a theater chain in the St. Louis area: See the latest movies at AMC Dine-In Theatres, an experience that combines the cuisine and cocktail options of a restaurant with the fun and excitement of a movie theatre. I was specifically thinking about his example of L’Oreal’s “Because I’m Worth It.”

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Chew on This: Tasty Conference Food Trends

Associations Now

I mean, how could I not eat hot chicken at Hattie B’s when I was in Nashville or barbecue at Pappy’s Smokehouse in St. Recently there has been an enormous shift towards health and the impact that food can have on concentration and productivity,” said IACC CEO Mark Cooper. And the chef says ….