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Association Boosts Legal Fight Over NYC Taxi Medallions

Associations Now

New York City taxi medallions have severely declined in value as a result of the rise in app-based ride-hailing alternatives. The taxi medallion, once one of the most valuable investments a New York City resident could make, is in the middle of a long decline brought on by the rise of Uber and Lyft.

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NYC Bans Foam Packaging, But Industry Group Wins Concession

Associations Now

While an association and major manufacturer lobbied hard against New York City’s ban on “environmentally destructive” polystyrene foam packaging, the company hopes to buy some time with a compromise that allows it to prove the material can be recycled. The bill was one of many the council passed last Thursday.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 5.12.17

Reid All About it

Recently, they decided to test how far they could ‘unbundle’ their most critical business processes from their AMS. Find out what finally prompted them to disprove the notion that the AMS had to be the ‘master’ data system, and what processes were driven to a best-of-breed application that is well used and well loved.

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The Association That Brings Stock Footage Back to Life

Associations Now

In recent years public-broadcasting hubs such as WNET (New York City), WTTW (Chicago), and WGBH (Boston) have been selling their old content as stock footage. Back in April, for example, WNET launched a snazzy new image-licensing site that highlights its wide-reaching arts content, particularly from the civil rights era.

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Page One: 9 Ways CMA’s SEO Strategy Builds Brands

CMA Solutions

SEO is a process in which a website engages digital elements on and off page to increase search engine results pages (SERPs) for targeted keywords that are associated with a specific brand. For example, we begin the process by positioning our clients as helpful experts who share their expertise with their target audiences.

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Cross-Border Collaboration: Sell Successfully Overseas by Learning the Local Needs

Plexus Consulting

The association, a professional society in the field of healthcare, was under a great deal of pressure from its board of directors to find additional sources of revenue, and the overseas marketplace seemed ripe with possibilities. The annual conference would rotate among North America, Asia and Europe.

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Coronavirus Updates for Association and Events Professionals – What You Need to Know

AssociationChat

Right now, take New York City. The monthlong shutdown will cause lost revenues conservatively estimated at $100 million. Intensive care units are overloaded while elective surgeries have been canceled in the process to free up beds. So people say arbitrarily. Well, in two weeks, we’re going to be okay””.