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Goodbye 2014. So as a final toast to 2014, we look back at some of the ideas and strategies we shared with you the past 12 months. So as a final toast to 2014, we look back at some of the ideas and strategies we shared with you the past 12 months. Forget the Polar Vortex, Ignite Your 2014 with These Tips and Resources.
As a writer and professional communicator, nothing (O.K., well, not very much) is more frustrating than people who can’t communicate. But seriously…communication is a hard gig for most companies, especially with the advent of social media. Communication is everywhere. Without content, communication efforts are null.
And we’ve really begun to make headway as a technology-focused alliance management company—capable of supporting open-source technology associations , standard-setting alliances, and IoT consortia, in addition to our other practice areas. We’re not surprised this blog was among our most popular in 2014.
Recently we sat down and spent five hours digging through 2014 trends, running a context map exercise and coming up with what these awesome association executives think are the top 6 association trends for 2014. In 2014, you can expect to see more interpersonal conflicts among staff members, board members and volunteer leaders.
Best Community Site Design: International Society for Technology in Education. The International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) site is attractive, mobile-friendly, and accessible, but most impressive is the new dashboard members see when they login. This is the first complete overhaul since their launch in 2014.
According to the report, email volume rose nearly 12 percent from 2014. We’ll delve into the findings shortly, but first, Informz points out marketing automation technology has transformed the way associations communicate. In addition, the report revealed email relevancy is top of mind for subscribers.
According to the report, email volume rose nearly 12 percent from 2014. We’ll delve into the findings shortly, but first, Informz points out marketing automation technology has transformed the way associations communicate. In addition, the report revealed email relevancy is top of mind for subscribers.
Next year promises to deliver exciting new mobile technology, so when planning digital strategies, associations should consider mobile apps and websites, said Kim Harwood, president of Results at Hand Software. Your association can leverage mobile technology for advocacy, education, member communications and engagement activities.
The writing has been on the wall for a long time—follow the link in the story to the 2014 memo written by a former ED. They share a bunch of good ideas for onboarding, flexible work schedules, employee perks, recognition, and communication. Association staff retention. Content marketing. . Bring all your personalization questions.
Existing Technology: Between learning management systems (LMS), association management systems (AMSs) and social media, many associations have a robust technology ecosystem in place to support rapidly changing skills-based training and digital badges. EDUCAUSE implemented a digital badge program in 2014.
Many associations lack member communication plans that are fully integrated. Tracy Tompkins , group publisher for Naylor LLC , said she’s surprised by the number of associations that make decisions about member communications from the “confines of their staff or board room.” What surprised us most in 2013?
Last week, consulting firm Tagoras released Association Virtual Events 2014 , a survey of associations’ use of virtual conferences, trade shows and other events. Tied for second place were “to be seen as offering cutting-edge technology for members” and “to support an overall strategy to deliver more services online.” So why the boom?
First, the birthday of Virtual itself – July 6, 2014 marks 15 years, and we are grateful to have been a part of many global technology movements that have since transformed the lives of consumers and altered how businesses function. Our influential technology-focused client organizations helped us succeed.
This week YourMembership.com is “on the road” in Tempe, Arizona attending the 2014 AMC Institute Annual Meeting. It was our opinion that these associations were in the greatest need of the help the technology we were building could provide. How to keep up with the changing demands driven by technology advances.
The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is more than a century old, but that doesn’t mean it relies on old technology. The natural next step was to create a secure online community to streamline communication, build new engagement, and increase participation within affinity groups.
For the first time in history, four distinct generations of adults are now socializing, communicating and actively participating in the workplace. Four distinct generations of adults are now socializing, communicating and actively participating in the workplace. Copyright 2014 Hubler for Business Families. Tom Hubler.
According to a recent report by Professionals for Nonprofits , nearly 60 percent of nonprofits increased their staff size in 2014 and 55 percent plan to add staff this year. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No. 2 slot, followed by technology. 1, with marketing and communications taking the No.
The Xperience2014 Customer Conference, held March 31 – April 1, 2014, at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort in St. Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE, CMP, Vice President of Communication and Technology for Ewald Consulting , showed us how to utilize data to improve member relations. Use Data to Strengthen Yo ur Relationships.
And that led me to think about the San Antonio Spurs and their newly earned 2014 NBA Championship. As Kathie Pugaczewski, CAE, CMP, Ewald’s Vice President of Communications and Technology said, “Now we can get down to the cool stuff. Only a great team made up of dedicated and highly motivated people could have pulled this off.
The number of people that seem to be taking an interest in getting this done is increasing at a rate that we weren’t expecting,” Hunt said in 2014, as the petition was trending. ” Hunt’s petition got the attention of Ajit Pai, then a commissioner at the Federal Communications Commission (now its chairman).
I was fortunate enough to come away from the 2014 digitalNow conference in Nashville both recharged and inspired thanks to being surrounded by smart people, good friends, savvy conference organizers and the very cool city of Nashville. Gordon Kennedy and Wayne Kirkpatrick opening digitalNow 2014 (photo by Bill Sheridan). …if
It''s that communications is now a moving target and there is no room for complacency or status quo. As social media becomes more and more mainstream, it means a lot of things when it comes to association''s communication and marketing strategies, not to mention membership strategies.
50 members made the cold, snowy trek to join MSAE for our second annual Networking Group Day on January 30th, 2014. It was a great way to kick off 2014, showcase and participate in six of MSAE''s networking groups, connect with members and share ideas. Communicating to a Dual Audience: Members and the Public Sell the experience!
But whether you call it an online customer portal, online community , or knowledge base, the essence is the same – you’re leveraging technology to meet expectations, address the evolving demand for customer self-service options, and improve the overall customer experience (CX) through empowered knowledge sharing and engagement.
A newly published survey reveals several issues, including membership growth, facing associations in 2014. It also indicates some of the strategies associations are planning to implement this year in areas from marketing to technology to leadership succession. Fifty-eight percent of respondents reported that they plan to do so. “DC
million since 2014. As a management consultant, I learned a long time ago that in order to introduce innovation, it’s helpful to break it down in terms of the significance for people, processes and technology. IMPACT ON TECHNOLOGY. That impressive statistic has significant implications for associations. IMPACT ON PEOPLE.
I served as director of communications for an association for four years – and I loved every minute of it. I was all things communications, media relations and public relations. Eighty-eight percent think members perceive their marketing and communication efforts as sometimes to always relevant and professional. But marketing?
Find Accounting Software has released the findings from its 2014 Fundraising Technology Trends Study , and the results are clear. Technology matters, but making the most of it is a challenge that many fundraisers have yet to overcome. “4 out of 5 fundraisers feel that better technology leads to fundraising success.
Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014. Canadians deserve to be protected from spam and other electronic threats so that they can have confidence in digital technology. Its purpose is to protect Canadians while ensuring that businesses can continue to compete in the global marketplace.
Having technology troubles? Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. So be sure to constantly deliver and communicate value—the only banner that people want to see in the Boston Garden is the next one, and you should be building toward that in your organization.
Tech tools were the talk of ASAE’s 2014 Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference. Much like any conference that has to do with associations these days, it seems like so much revolves around two key topics—data and technology. — Sandra Giarde, CAE (@sgiarde) June 17, 2014.
Amy Sample Ward is the thought-leading CEO of NTEN , where the nonprofit technologycommunity meets. We discuss some truly fascinating aspects of the current state of social media and how associations are starting to move beyond Social Media 101 and tackle innovative and strategic approaches to these communication channels.
Having technology troubles? Your members want to know what will happen in 2014, not what happened in 2004. So be sure to constantly deliver and communicate value—the only banner that people want to see in the Boston Garden is the next one, and you should be building toward that in your organization.
Electronics maker TCL Communications, the company that distributes BlackBerry’s current smartphones, said it will stop selling them later this year, Business Insider reports. But by 2014, following poor phone sales and the rise of competing smartphones such as the iPhone, BlackBerry’s U.S. smartphone market, with a 43 percent share.
AARP Executive Vice President Martha Boudreau, who serves as the association’s chief communications and marketing officer, noted that the goal of the new collection was to help modernize the aging discussion—especially important given the fact that more than a third of Americans—110 million in total—are over the age of 50.
No joke—Santa can really teach you how to improve membership communication. Taking a look at kids’ letters to Santa, there are many styles of communication that can be found in the notes shipped off to the North Pole. The last thing on the list is sending member communications at the right time. Conferences can be fun.
But suppose you received a large and unexpected bump in your annual budget for communications and technology. What they did seem more interested in was “improving the quality of their existing communication vehicles” (54 percent) and “upgrading their publishing tools, technologies and processes” (48 percent).
As I wrote in 2014 , the USB Implementers Forum had managed to pull off an improbable feat over the prior two decades or so, with the technology becoming the de facto standard for plugging in just about everything. The Universal Serial Bus, or USB, has been dealing with problems just like this over the past few years.
This show app wasn’t the first ASAE event app, but it seemed like ASAE placed more emphasis on referencing the app and communicating through it (via Twitter widget) during the show than they did at previous events. This embrace of technology that makes association life easier should be applauded and further supported in 2014.
As this video explains , high-performing organizations are always looking for ways to incorporate technology for the sake of evolution and better execution. Text polling could be one such technology that makes sense for helping you grow engagement at your events. Test potential feedback for upcoming big initiatives. Words of advice.
The ALS Association and two of the three cofounders of the popular 2014 viral campaign are now calling on supporters to help them finish fighting ALS in a new campaign. Much progress has been made. The new campaign’s website highlights these efforts and the good they’ve done—along with the impact they continue to have.
In addition to having private communities for each of our data products, we’re planning to develop a community for our technology partners. The community is also a good place to gather information on our beta products.” Jama went through several online community platforms before finding the right one. “We
The timeline of events is particularly relevant to association leaders: Marriott detected a breach in 2018 that occurred in 2014, suggesting a significant gap in their security monitoring capabilities. Incident Response Do we have a clearly defined incident response plan that includes communication protocols for members and stakeholders?
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