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“Everyone’s Welcome Here”: Hospitality Group Responds to Controversial Mississippi Law

Associations Now

The Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association, moving quickly to respond to a new state law that allows businesses to deny service based on religious beliefs, has launched a campaign to help members show their commitment to providing equal service to LGBT customers. The Mississippi Hospitality and Restaurant Association wants residents and visitors to know that the Hospitality State’s hotels and restaurants are open to all. After Mississippi Gov.

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Governor signs bill allowing Country Club to come off Jackson water (MS)

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2433, which allows the Country Club of Jackson Homeowners Association to switch back to the well system it used prior to the neighborhood’s annexation in the 1970s. Read the article……………………… Mississippi Condo & HOA News National Condo & HOA NewsA North Jackson neighborhood now has the state’s permission to come off of Jackson’s water system. On Wednesday, Gov. Tate Reeves signed S.B.

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The Big Picture: Public Relations: Learning, Unlearning.

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Thank you so much for having me at the Public Relations Association of Mississippi Oxford/Ole Miss chapter. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn.

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The Big Picture: It's magic

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Im giving a speech next week at the annual meeting of the Mississippi Public Health Association on improving collaborations and partnerships between hospitals and health departments. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture.

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The Big Picture: Make Others Look Good

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. A co-worker stopped into my office this morning and said, "Thanks so much for making me sound so smart in the Mississippi Business Journal." This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture.

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The Big Picture: Swanson's Unwritten Rules of Management

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. Bill Swanson , chairman and CEO of Raytheon Company, which has quite a presence in Mississippi. I recently celebrated five years at the Mississippi Hospital Association - my first five years in the asssociation world and in the health care field, so there was quite a learning curve. Mississippi. The Big Picture.

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Health care community managers and the future of patient engagement

The Big Picture

I recently spoke to Mississippi Healthcare Executives , the Mississippi chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The purpose of my short session was to convince them to use MHA Connect , my association's online community. I could have focused on the fact that they could win an iPad if they logged on by June and our Leadership Conference. I could have explained that they have complete access to our online database on our smartphone app.

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The Big Picture: Learning as You Go

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « The Gripman Cometh | Main.

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Public Relations: Learning, Unlearning & Relearning in a Digital World

The Big Picture

Thank you so much for having me at the Public Relations Association of Mississippi annual meeting. Download my presentation here. . Below are the sources used during the presentation. If you have any questions or need more information, contact me at (601) 368-3237 or srossi@mhanet.org. . Jack Uldrich's Higher Unlearning. PR & Marketing Pros: Unlearn Your Trade to Succeed or Get Out of the Way. 2011 US Ad Spending vs Consumer Time Spent — Advertisers Aren’t Taking Advantage of Mobile.

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Health care community managers and the future of patient engagement

The Big Picture

I recently spoke to Mississippi Healthcare Executives , the Mississippi chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The purpose of my short session was to convince them to use MHA Connect , my association's online community. I could have focused on the fact that they could win an iPad if they logged on by June and our Leadership Conference. I could have explained that they have complete access to our online database on our smartphone app.

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Rail Passengers Association Takes Message on a Field Trip, (Mostly) By Train

Associations Now

Field representatives for the association are traveling in the Deep South this month in an effort to advocate for expanded Amtrak service in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

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Integrating social media into the association communication mix

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « The Forest and the Trees | Main. | The Gripman Cometh » March 14, 2012.

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The Big Picture: The Forest and the Trees

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Study Reveals High Levels of Twitter Use at Conferences | Main.

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The Big Picture: Creating your own online clipping service with Rollyo

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. I entered the links to all of the daily newspapers in Mississippi, some of the bigger weeklies and the Mississippi Business Journal. Now I can type in Mississippi Hospital Association or hospital or health care or anything and find out what Mississippi newspapers are saying. Mississippi. The Big Picture.

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The Big Picture: The Gripman Cometh

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Integrating social media into the association communication mix | Main. Learning as You Go » March 17, 2012.

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Internet Association Opens Texas Office And Hires State Government Affairs Southern Region Director

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Hines will also cover Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, which include an additional 1,366,000 American internet sector jobs. “We’re excited to have James join our team.

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After Flag Goes Down, NAACP Lifts South Carolina Boycott

Associations Now

The momentum around the takedown could go beyond South Carolina to Mississippi, where the battle flag is integrated into the state’s own flag. Already, the Mississippi chapter of the NAACP is calling for a change to the state’s flag. “We appeal to Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to recognize the moral urgency for Mississippi to move without delay toward our next phase of progression,” Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson told the Associated Press.

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The Big Picture: The making of a perfect speech

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Are you making the most of your inner Dr. King? CoverItLive! » January 21, 2008. The making of a perfect speech.

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Walking Through History with Norman Rockwell

Reid All About it

He didn’t just paint happy scenes of Americana but also grappled with the dark side of our country’s past: a young rich white boy in a dining car trying to figure out how to tip the grandfatherly black waiter; a black girl walking into her newly desegregated school surrounded by the legs of her accompanying federal marshals; and the red blood stains on a bleached white shirt of a murdered civil rights worker in Mississippi.

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Study Reveals High Levels of Twitter Use at Conferences

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Continue the Conversation | Main. | The Forest and the Trees » July 28, 2009.

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Do what you love and you'll never have to work again.

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Stepping Up to the Plate | Main. | The Cost of Free » July 16, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Continue the Conversation

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Lessons from innovation’s front lines: An interview with IDEO’s CEO | Main.

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The Big Picture: Obama's seven lessons for radical innovators

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube | Main.

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Lessons from innovation's front lines: An interview with IDEO's CEO

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Obama’s seven lessons for radical innovators | Main. Continue the Conversation » November 17, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « All it takes | Main. Obama’s seven lessons for radical innovators » November 16, 2008.

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The Big Picture: All it takes

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Announcing the Pixelated Blog Conference Series | Main. Obama To Post Fireside Chats On YouTube » November 11, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Announcing the Pixelated Blog Conference Series

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « 20 Free eBooks About Social Media | Main. | All it takes » October 05, 2008.

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The Big Picture: 20 Free eBooks About Social Media

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Now if you could only figure out how to use Excel. Announcing the Pixelated Blog Conference Series » August 08, 2008.

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The Big Picture: The Cost of Free

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Do what you love and youll never have to work again. Main. | Now if you could only figure out how to use Excel.

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The Big Picture: Now if you could only figure out how to use Excel.

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « The Cost of Free | Main. | 20 Free eBooks About Social Media » July 23, 2008.

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50 Things That Shaped Our World in 1969

Association Adviser

Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people. Naylor was founded in 1969 in Winnipeg, Canada, and while we like to think that event constitutes important world history, there were a lot of other notable events happening around the world. Here’s a glimpse into what life was like in 1969. If you’re of a certain age, do you remember any of these details? What was YOUR life like in 1969? Remarkable Events. The Space Race continued with several remarkable achievements.

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The Big Picture: The myth of epiphany

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « CoverItLive! Stepping Up to the Plate » February 04, 2008. The myth of epiphany.

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The Big Picture: CoverItLive!

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « The making of a perfect speech | Main. | The myth of epiphany » January 24, 2008. CoverItLive!

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The Big Picture: Are you making the most of your inner Dr. King?

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Google Checkout Available For Political Contributions | Main. | The making of a perfect speech » January 21, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Google Checkout Available For Political Contributions

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Politweets as usual | Main. | Are you making the most of your inner Dr. King? » January 18, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Monetizing PDF content

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Tips for Conference Un-Bloggers (and Bloggers too) | Main. |

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The Big Picture: Top Ten Best (and Worst) Communicators of 2007

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Monetizing PDF content | Main. Politweets as usual » January 05, 2008.

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The Big Picture: Tips for Conference Un-Bloggers (and Bloggers too)

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « How Associations Can Use Twitter | Main. Monetizing PDF content » January 03, 2008.

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The Big Picture: The Best Way to Have a Good Idea

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Words and Phrases That Trigger Some Spam Filters | Main. | I Can Write 600 Words About Anything » February 28, 2006.

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The Big Picture: A New ROI Calculator For Social Network Campaigns

The Big Picture

A big-picture view of issues and trends affecting associations - in Mississippi and nationally. This blog is authored by Shawn Rossi, vice president for marketing and public relations at the Mississippi Hospital Association. Mississippi. The Big Picture. Shawn on Facebook. Shawn on Twitter. Shawn on Google+. Shawn on Pinterest. Shawn on LinkedIn. « Web Analytics Association Sets Measurement Standards | Main.