Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2013

LinkedIn influencers identify the big ideas that will impact 2014 (here’s hoping 2014 really *is* the year of good writing). Social media marketing tips for 2014. Defining innovation in one word. Interestingly, the author is advising business to start blogs to generate leads and to provide educational content.

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Association Subculture

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Cee Lo Green I was lucky enough to be asked to make a few contributions to a recent newsletter sent out from yourmembership.com about " 10 Things Every Association Executive Should Stop Doing in 2014. " I threw in 5 things I think it is HIGH TIME our community unlearned. about research and development on new programs.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 13, 2014

Fortunately Innovation Excellence has compiled a list of the top trend sites for 2014. cool technology innovation leadership Innovation Excellence' Looking to make better decisions? Add a few to your list of regular reads (I’m a big fan of Mashable , for what it’s worth). Image credit: The Roosevelts.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Eric Lanke gets real: you are not innovative. Top 10 Tech predictions for 2014. Reasons why innovation programs fail ? blog roundup cool technology curation innovation social media volunteering Associations Now Eric Lanke Gary Vaynerchuk Innovation Excellence Mariner Management Technology Review'

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 7, 2014

This Friday, we’ll be kicking off the 2014 Associations 101 #10in20 webinar series with a presentation by Rob Barnes on organizational culture. Register now and learn how to kickstart your organizational culture in 2014! Same great format (10 tips in 20 minutes), but lots of new content and speakers!

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Spark Consulting

JULY 2, 2014

MGI’s 2014 Membership Marketing Benchmark report is out. blog roundup communication conferences curation innovation leadership management marketing membership social media Aaron Wolowiec ASAE Associations Now Innovation Excellence Joe Pulizzi Kathi Rabil Kim Howard Marketing General surveys Upworthy' ” Yep.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Trends for 2014 , via Shelly Alcorn/CalSAE. blog roundup innovation leadership management marketing social media Amanda Kaiser customer service Deirdre Reid Facebook Harvard Business Review Internet privacy Shelly Alcorn Twitter' Are we really becoming an economy of free agents? Deirdre Reid says: “ Stop using stock photos !”

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

This is the first complete overhaul since their launch in 2014. Most Innovative Way of Using the Higher Logic MA Platform: American Association of Airport Executives. They worked with eConverse to do their Higher Logic redesign. Highlights. The dashboard adapts over time as a new member becomes more engaged. Say congrats on Twitter !

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 21, 2014

In fact, the combination of data and tools available in 2014 theoretically allows us to move beyond the standard operational dashboards we’ve been using for years and get to the “good stuff,” where we can start asking meaningful, mission-driven questions and use data to inform our decision-making processes around them. But how do we do this?

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 10, 2013

We’re in the process of planning for 2014 now, so if you have topic or speaker suggestions, please email them to me for consideration. innovation leadership management presentations webinars Dave Will Peach New Media Scott Oser' Did I also mention that every webinar is recorded and archived , and the archives are free, too?

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

One of our tasks is to help with the proposal process for the 2014 Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference. What innovative learning formats would you like to experience? Calling all marketing, membership, and communications professionals! What do you want to learn? So, now’s your chance to share your thoughts.

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Jamie Notter

APRIL 22, 2014

I hear very few leaders in organizations argue against the IDEA of innovation. Well, incumbents, it turns out, are not big fans of innovation. Oh, by the way, it’s 2014. Are they thwarting innovation? It’s cool. It’s progressive. All the cool tech companies are doing it. They take care of their members.

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Aaron Wolowiec

DECEMBER 10, 2013

Our whitepaper, ‘Strategic Mobile Trends for Associations in 2014 and Beyond,’ highlights some available tools and trends worth considering so that your association can get the most out of mobile and use it most effectively to engage your constituents.”. Mobile Payment Systems. Mobile Video. Mobile Advertising. Mobile Security. Event Apps. “An

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Aaron Wolowiec

APRIL 15, 2014

But I want to foster discussion on Nonprofit Finance Fund’s 2014 State of the Nonprofit Sector Survey , the results of which it released on April 7. And only 11 percent of respondents thought 2014 would be easier. In short: It seems 2014 will continue to be tough for nonprofits, but they’re coping as best they can.

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Associations Now

JANUARY 28, 2020

To create innovative and interactive meetings, planners around the nation are raising the bar on productivity and capitalizing on attendee experience. The Church signed its first-ever multiyear contract with the City of Orlando, holding its international meeting there in 2010, 2012 and 2014 and again in 2018. KB: Follow the innovation.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 15, 2014

What does it take for associations to succeed at innovation? I’ve been doing some research on innovation initiatives in associations for a client and had written a bit about it for the Spark blog a few weeks ago. We talk about innovation in the association world a lot,” Engel says. “I I wondered what was happening.

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 12, 2014

But 2014 may go down in the books as the year that the majority of association folks officially unchained themselves from their desks. cloud computing Innovation mobile apps technology' Is your travel budget still tight? The post Mobile Apps. For more about this topic, click on the headline. Did You Know?

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Association Adviser

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Can associations improve their IQ (innovation quotient)? “When I think of innovation, associations are the last group that comes to mind,” said Naylor’s Tompkins. “They’re often waiting for others [to react], or too afraid to take risks to try something innovative or proactive.” ” Stern agreed.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

We’ll be watching for who’s up next in 2014. With competition heating up from for-profit providers offering free or low-cost alternatives to association education programs, pressure to innovate in association learning mounted in 2013. Conferences. Out: Lavish meetings and events. In: Slim federal conference and travel budgets.

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 11, 2014

So when I came across “Association Learning + Technology 2014,” a recent report by Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele , founders of consulting firm Tagoras , imagine my delight! While all this may seem overwhelming, “Associations Learning + Technology 2014” is an incredible measurement tool for associations, regardless of size and budget.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 18, 2017

of the US population volunteered in 2014. They can help you power through your to-do list and deliver innovative ideas to members. Volunteerism has been the lifeblood of many groups throughout the centuries and continues to be a driving force today. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , 25.3%

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Spark Consulting

MAY 5, 2014

They’ve graciously given me permission to reprint it below: By Joe Rominiecki / Apr 30, 2014 . The winter of 2014 brought a lot of cold weather and snow to much of the United States. Copyright ASAE: The Center for Association Leadership, Washington, DC, April 2014. innovation membership Associations Now client work'

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Reid All About it

OCTOBER 6, 2023

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. Fri 10/6 at 10 a.m.* – Artificial Intelligence | Coffee with Innovators: Association Design Circle Every month, an association leader leads a conversation on an association innovation topic. More info/register.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

According to the Association Lab survey, the association executives who responded believe that information management, including both volume and quality of information, is their members’ top concern in 2014. curation innovation Association Lab Associations Now'

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YourMembership

DECEMBER 18, 2014

This marks the end of YM’s 2014 Monthly CAE Thought Leadership Webinars. Her presentation is titled Fads, Trends and Signals: Three Keys to Successful Innovation for Associations. Congratulations go out to Gayle Denny, Executive Director for ELCA Schools and Learning Centers.

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Portage Group

AUGUST 15, 2014

Photo : Copyright Peretz Partensk y via Flickr 2014. Best of Association Programs & Services Association Trends, Issues & Challenges Co-Creation Communication Compensation and Benefits Engagement Events Government Relations Innovation Leadership Member Needs NFP Pulse Other Resources Research Social Media strategy The ARC Listen Up!

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Associations Now

MARCH 4, 2019

A 2014 study titled “Integrating Problem Solvers from Analogous Markets in New Product Ideation” lays out the basic concept: Often, good ideas in one field may make sense for another, even if the industries otherwise have nothing in common. The post Aiming to Innovate? May all your association’s best ideas feel kinda like that.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 4, 2015

Also in April, I’ll be traveling to Tahoe to talk about evidence-based decision making (with Peter) for our colleagues on the West Coast, and reprising the highly participatory marketing materials review session that was one of the top-ranked sessions at 2014′s ASAE Marketing, Membership, and Communications Conference.

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Potomac Core

MARCH 3, 2020

Factors including Coronavirus Disease , supply chain disruptions , political polarization , innovative technologies, cyber threats, trade policy, shifting consumer attitudes, & workforce shortages all complicate markets. Uncertainty is palpable and it makes sustainable growth difficult.

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Velvet Chainsaw

DECEMBER 20, 2013

The events, exhibitions and meetings industry continues to evolve as it faces global changes and disruptive innovation. 20+ Tradeshow Trends For 2014 & Beyond from Jeff Hurt. View this the 20+ Tradeshow Trends for 2014 & Beyond in your own broswer. Here are 20+ tradeshow trends for exhibitors and show managers.

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YourMembership

JANUARY 15, 2015

At the beginning of 2014 we started a conversation on the importance of a career center strategy for associations, especially in light of social networking giant LinkedIn’s aggressive efforts to become the leading online job board aggregator. Being prepared for inevitable change has never been more important.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2015

Their aggressive move into the job board market in 2014 and now e-Learning with the purchase of Lynda.com should now have your attention. There are other disruptive innovations should be aware of as you make strategic decisions about where you will lead your association in this fast changing, tech driven environment we work in today.

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Associations Live

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

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. Positive pay service - helps protect organization from fraud.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 11, 2014

The American College of Cardiology recognizes the challenges and successes of cardiovascular science in 2014. As the year comes to a close, the American College of Cardiology is reflecting on all matters of the heart in 2014, with the 47th Annual New York Cardiovascular Symposium.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 23, 2013

In the ebb and flow of the news this past year, we saw some patterns emerge—enough to suggest a few things that may be on their way out, making room for new ideas and trends likely to gain steam in 2014. We’ll be watching for who’s up next in 2014. We’re ready and eager to report to you whatever 2014 brings. REBRANDING.

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Eric Lanke

MARCH 31, 2014

image source This week I was struck by two charts from the 2014 Economic Impact on Associations Report published by McKinley Advisors. Associations Innovation' And as I explored them in more depth, I retaught myself a lesson about how data is not often what it appears to be at first blush.

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Eric Lanke

DECEMBER 30, 2013

It contains a link to a TED talk video featuring Matt Ridley, who makes the case that innovation and progress depend on the accelerating exchange of ideas and information, not on the expertise or creativity of any single individual. My thanks to everyone who has been reading what I''ve been putting up here.

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