June 2015 Update: Big Strides Forward in Software & Community
Wild Apricot
JUNE 30, 2015
We made great strides with our software and community offerings. June was a big month for us! Read more about what we've been up to!
The 10 Essential Questions to Answer for the 2015 Association Budgeting Season
YourMembership
OCTOBER 14, 2014
Budgeting now for 2015 purchases both large and small, such as adding new technology or software, can create predictable cost-controls, enable and prepare you to add assets that will improve your balance sheet while enhancing the overall strength of your association, and generate long-term, cost-saving advantages.
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March Madness Turns to April Gladness – It’s Time for Xperience 2015
YourMembership
APRIL 3, 2015
I’m excited because Xperience 2015 is just a week away! Xperience 2015 will also mark the first time our customers will have the opportunity to meet with YM since the acquisition of Job Target’s career center business unit and Digital Ignite. But not for those reasons. Petersburg for YM’s annual customer conference.
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July 2015 Update: Have Your Voice Heard
Wild Apricot
JULY 30, 2015
We’ve taken a huge leap forward in how we collect your feedback by migrating our Software Forums to the Uservoice platform. See how Uservoice will let your voice be heard!
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Our Vision of the Future of Membership Software Technology
YourMembership
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
We are halfway through the first quarter of 2015 and I can honestly say that our focus on identifying and bringing to market the products and services that will enrich the lives of associations and their members has never been greater. Everything about a membership software platform’s design must keep those visitors in mind.
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September 2015 Update: Your Feedback Informs Everything We Do
Wild Apricot
SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
We've implemented software usability testing that allows select users to test out upcoming features before they are released! We’re always collecting your feedback from a variety of sources to inform the direction Wild Apricot takes. This month sees us taking our commitment to collecting feedback to new heights.
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EventsCase achieves ISO 9001: 2015 certification
Event Industry News
JUNE 3, 2021
The event-tech company has reflected the potential of its all-in-one platform after earning the ISO 9001:2015 certificate as a demonstration of its commitment, effort, and daily creativity. In addition, the tech platform for events is in the process of obtaining the ISO-27001 quality certification.
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Wild Apricot Update December 2014: Looking Back and Moving Forward
Wild Apricot
DECEMBER 30, 2014
This month''s Software News looks back over 2014 and ahead to what''s coming from Wild Apricot in 2015. Wild Apricot'
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Build Your Customer Journey Map With 7 Community Touchpoints
Higher Logic
AUGUST 29, 2019
For many software as a service (SaaS) companies, the delight phase is shared across multiple teams. For many software products in the business-to-business (B2B) SaaS world, getting started can take months. One company employing this strategy is Jama Software. Streamline Customer Onboarding. Want to learn more?
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Higher Logic's Rob Wenger Announces New Role as Executive Chairman, Welcomes Kevin Boyce as New CEO
Higher Logic
AUGUST 15, 2018
At the risk of bragging too much about our collective success, let me recap all of Higher Logic’s recent, amazing growth: 2007-2015 : We maintained a steady 30% growth rate on our own over the years, as we forged ahead in providing the best community and collaboration software for our customers. Check out Kevin’s full bio here.
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Connecting Associations in Person and Online: The Evolution of Naylor AMS
Association Adviser
FEBRUARY 6, 2019
Timberlake Membership Software was founded in 1998 in Fairfax, Virginia by Brian Choate. The company’s association management software helped associations manage their member and operations data including event registration, committees, continuing education, directories, website data and reporting.
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Talkin’ SaaS Stats: Customer Success is Having a Moment
Higher Logic
APRIL 11, 2019
For B2B Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies, investing in customer success isn’t optional – or, at least it shouldn’t be, at this stage in the game. Gartner predicts that by 2020, 80% of software providers will have migrated to a subscription-based business model. 3 Ways Online Communities Help Software Companies Drive Revenue.
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WorkXO Acquisition
Jamie Notter
JUNE 8, 2018
Some of you may have seen the recent announcement that WorkXO, the company Maddie and I created with Charlie Judy back in late 2015, has recently been acquired by the online survey company, QuestionPro. Building a software company is cool, but it’s not particularly what I want to do. Our reaction?! We’re super excited!!!!
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Protech Associates Creates “Tier 1 Support on Steroids”
Higher Logic
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
provides cloud-based association management software powered by Microsoft Dynamics CRM. In early 2015, Protech Associates Director of Customer Care Matt Bruffey recognized the need to improve the customer support experience. Bruffey launched the Protech Users Group (PUG) in July of 2015. Launching the Community.
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Integrate for Success: 3 Sweet Results of AMS Integrations
Higher Logic
AUGUST 28, 2018
Your marketing automation software becomes another spoke on that wheel. For example, when a new member joins your association, your AMS shoots that piece of data over to integrated software. Your marketing automation software triggers a new member welcome campaign. It all makes the wheel turn. Results improve!
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Leading Virtual Event Platform, Hubilo gets shortlisted for Event Tech Awards 2020
Event Industry News
OCTOBER 21, 2020
About Hubilo: Ranked as the Top 20 Event Management Software by Capterra, Hubilo is a virtual event platform uniquely designed to empower event organizers and exhibitors. Since its inception in 2015, Hubilo has transformed the way events are orchestrated using AI and cloud-based technology. million visitors.
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3 Association Growth Strategies
Potomac Core
OCTOBER 4, 2016
One example of aligning its resources is through its software platform. Their proprietary software , “Pallet Design System” is both a product specification and engineering design tool as well as a professional marketing tool, and educational tool to serve the wood pallet industry. 3 Association Growth Strategies.
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12 Examples of Thriving Communities for Online Community Builders to Learn From
Higher Logic
DECEMBER 2, 2019
Sometimes, seeing someone else’s approach, whether their community is about software, home-sharing, or beauty, can help you see your own community in a whole new light and remind us all of the basics of why we do this thing called “community.”. Example 4: Jama Software Community. Example 1: Sephora Community.
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Observations from the Launch Pad
YourMembership
APRIL 24, 2015
Petersburg for Xperience 2015 , YM’s annual customer conference (you can view a recap video on our home page ). What I saw there (at Xperience 2015) is impressive. We are making the shift from disparate software offerings to a true platform. I’m back in the office following an amazing week in St.
14 of Our Favorite Examples of Storytelling in Marketing
Higher Logic
JULY 26, 2018
Tiny Dancer, produced in 2015, is no different. What we liked: Intuit uses an animated love story to show the value of their software products – a pairing you might not expect, but one that works. They humanize their product offering by helping us imagine the possibilities when we use their software.
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247 The Decision to Renew – What are You Doing to Make it an Easy Choice?
YourMembership
MAY 8, 2015
Ben has put together The 2015 Online Community Software Selection Guide an excellent resource for helping you select an online community provider, which you can download from our website at no cost. Please note that our next CAE accredited Thought Leadership Webinar will be held on May 20 th.
Salesforce or Microsoft: What’s the Right CRM Platform for Your Association Management Software?
Nimble AMS
OCTOBER 17, 2018
In the past few years, there has been a noticeable push by associations to leverage enterprise constituent relationship management (CRM) platforms from Salesforce or Microsoft as the platform for their association management software (AMS). If your association is going to be innovative, it needs to be running the latest and greatest software.
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How the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH) boosts member trust with technology
Nimble AMS
JANUARY 15, 2024
Let technology do the heavy lifting—leverage modern association management software to enhance the staff and member experience and build trust in your organization. In 2015, ASSH turned to Nimble AMS for Salesforce-based association management software (AMS) that would support new and innovative approaches to their business challenges.
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So long, chicken
Aaron Wolowiec
DECEMBER 9, 2014
Just as we all start trying to lose those holiday pounds, it looks like 2015 is going to be a fun year for food and drinks. Out-of-the-box – and off-the-plate thinking – will define 2015, according to a new e-book by socialtables, which produces cloud-based software for the hospitality industry. “The
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Hubilo
Event Industry News
APRIL 28, 2020
Event Software Company Hubilo has created a comprehensive event management software that meets all the requirements through various technology tools – a proficient operating model that is simple to work on, and provides customized processes and services.
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Gamification: member organizations play for keeps
YourMembership
MARCH 12, 2013
by 2015, 40% of Global 1000 organizations will use gamification as the primary mechanism to transform business operations. YourMembership.com has made it easy for you through its recent addition of gamification features to its membership management software. Gamification is one of the biggest buzzwords in the business world today.
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Daily Buzz: The Importance of Web Accessibility
Associations Now
FEBRUARY 28, 2020
Making your website accessible means designing it in a way that makes it usable for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, location, or ability. Also: harnessing the power of a valuable advertising strategy—word-of-mouth. Not only is accessibility strategically important, but it’s also the right thing to do, Jelen argues.
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Event Industry News
OCTOBER 5, 2018
Organisers of the Event Technology Awards (ETA) called in software specialist Evessio to develop the awards’ 2018 edition site [ [link] ] and to reflect the quality of the brand. “We Between them, Gary Clement, Paul Schnell and Thomas Howie have spent more than 40-years delivering quality software solutions in and around the event industry.
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92 Mixed Links for Nonprofit Marketers and Fundraisers
Nonprofit Marketing Guide
APRIL 24, 2015
Let’s finish it off with some Mixed Links… The 2015 M+R Benchmarks Study is out! Here are 3 Shocking Statistics from the 2015 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study. Software Advice just released a new report on nonprofit software buyer trend s which quotes our 2015 Nonprofit Communications Trends Report.
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Xperience2014 is over. Now what? Everything!
YourMembership
APRIL 10, 2014
From a customer perspective, how valuable is it to be able to personally connect with the developers of the software that you use in your daily work? The conversations that began during Xperience2014 will continue throughout the year, until we meet again in April 2015 for our next customer conference. See you next year! Now what?
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Could a members’ panel help your policy work?
Optimist Consulting
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
I was interested to read the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Policy Review 2015 , which summarises the views of the IoD’s policy panel, over a 12-month period. Do you have the necessary software or systems in place to support a panel? There are organisations that specialise in panel survey software.
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The Mobile Frontier: Create Frictionless Content and Help Members Engage
Higher Logic
MARCH 9, 2016
In our 2015 Community Benchmarking Report we looked at data from 80 organizations with online communities, and compared those overall averages and medians from MGI’s 2015 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report. Beyond being a buzzword and a broad concept, engagement does actually affect your community’s bottom line.
Event Tech Spotlight: Oveit
Event Industry News
AUGUST 19, 2019
Founded: 6 th April 2015 Web address: www.oveit.com. About: Oveit is an event management software that helps event planners manage cashless payments systems, based on both NFC technology and/or facial recognition. Company name: Oveit Inc.
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Aptify recognized as a best AMS for 2021 by Digital.com
Aptify
FEBRUARY 3, 2021
With so many association management software offerings available, it’s hard to know which AMS is the right fit for your organization. To help you in your search for the best member management software, look no further than Digital.com. How does Digital.com select the best AMS software? About Digital.com.
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72 Blast From the Past: Is 2015 the Year of the Chat Room?
Associations Now
JANUARY 6, 2015
— KANYE WEST (@kanyewest) January 1, 2015. Chat, especially in room form, is having a bit of a renaissance as we enter 2015. Because I think there’s a lot of opportunity to take association online communities in new directions in 2015. The post Blast From the Past: Is 2015 the Year of the Chat Room?
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The Future State of Associations
Potomac Core
SEPTEMBER 21, 2015
Advances in software, manufacturing, communications, science, and medicine occur every day. The rapid rate of change looks to only accelerate. Innovation and disruption will shape the future state of associations.
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100 NAASF Crowdsources Customer Support and Advocacy with Online Community
Higher Logic
AUGUST 11, 2016
It found a new email host and contracted with Abila netFORUM for its association management software (AMS). The netFORUM database was a reliable underpinning for member data, and Higher Logic’s community software could pull from that data and work in sync with the AMS. of community members. Total unique logins : 23.5% of membership.
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What will 2016 bring for associations?
Aaron Wolowiec
JANUARY 12, 2016
From memberships to learning to partnerships, software and services provider Abila just released its predictions for associations in 2016. As further evidence, according to Associations Trends’ TRENDS 2015 Report , about two-thirds of survey respondents receive less than half their revenue from dues. It’s a new year. New predictions.
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100 A Simple Social Media Tip for Association Pros
GrowthZone
SEPTEMBER 18, 2017
This is an increase of 36% since 2015. Creating graphics has been simplified by software such as Canva. When social media users are seeking information, your organization should be providing the answers. According to Nielsen , Americans spend an average of 5-6 hours/week on social media. Your Daily Routine. Include Images.
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Jonas Event Technology nominated for two Event Technology Awards
Event Industry News
NOVEMBER 1, 2018
We cover registration software, onsite registration hardware, staffing and badging, reporting and insight tools, email marketing, data management and lead capture solutions. Whether a paid for conference, trade show or large consumer event our teams and software can be scaled up to meet the complex demands of your events.
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71 Microsoft: Outdated Windows Software Puts Users At Severe Malware Risk
Associations Now
OCTOBER 31, 2013
That’s what software giant Microsoft says in its latest Security Intelligence Report. Why updated software matters: For one thing, the security is a lot better in recent versions of Windows. Though those who choose to stick it out will have at least some help: Google’s Chrome will remain supported through April 2015.).
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Eventcombo – the Amazon of ‘phygital’ events, lets you own your event data and event real estate
Event Industry News
JULY 26, 2021
It provides an all-in-one suite of software solutions for event marketing, registration, and event marketplace (Uber, Lyft, ParkWhiz, Hotels), which gives direct access to an event’s entire ecosystem in one transaction while allowing organizations to increase monetization.
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75 Your Community Platform Checklist
Higher Logic
JANUARY 12, 2016
Forrester predicted branded communities were going to be “the next big thing” in 2015. an AMS/CRM, marketing automation software, a CMS or other systems). And they were. This growing interest in communities is centered around organizations’ need to facilitate collaboration and accelerate organic engagement with their constituents.
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