Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2013

Eric Lanke gets real: you are not innovative. Reasons why innovation programs fail ? Social media: are you speaking Spanish in Iceland ? 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

JUNE 12, 2013

If “real innovation is always the outcome of ongoing discourse among a small group of innovators who truly understand the importance of what they’re working on,” what does that mean for open innovation projects ? Does the existence of language stifle innovation? (as

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2013

Does increased social media use make people more unhappy ? blog roundup innovation leadership marketing membership social media Associations Now branding Eric Lanke Inc. Innovation Excellence Jamie Notter Wired' What’s your leadership mindset: linear or exponential ?

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Social media marketing tips for 2014. Interestingly, the author is advising business to start blogs to generate leads and to provide educational content. Defining innovation in one word. blog roundup cool technology innovation marketing social media customer service HubSpot John Haydon LinkedIn NTEN Technology Review'

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Spark Consulting

JULY 31, 2013

New data proves that diversity promotes innovation. Social Media Examiner has some great tips for becoming a thought leader in your industry , and isn’t that one of the things all associations want? (In MIT’s Technology Review has some good (and less rah-rah) information on the Gmail changes as well.

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Spark Consulting

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Social media, IP, and the awesome that is Creative Commons. Social media ROI: you may be looking for the wrong things. Also, social media use is shifting – so should your approach. Looking to hire a consultant? Here’s some good advice. Re-doing your website? Bursting your filter bubble.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 29, 2013

The 2013 Social Media Marketing Report is out. People still think Facebook is the most important social media marketing platform, even though the overwhelming majority have no idea if it’s working. Shelly Alcorn gives us associations in five seconds (in other words, K.I.S.S.). Among the top 10 findings?

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Reid All About it

JANUARY 4, 2019

Find out how to launch and maintain an email marketing strategy that consistently engages donors and supporters, format web and email content to increase your click-through rate, and integrate social media into your website and email communications. Host: National Institute for Social Media. Follow Blog via Email.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 27, 2013

Looking for innovation? Want to blog better? Social Media Examiner has a list of tools to help you get there (also, my head just exploded from TOO MUCH AWESOME). Guy Kawasaki’s 10 tips for nonprofits using social media. “Segment by service” – can I get an amen? .

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The real reason associations don’t innovate? Doing guest blogging right (as the owner of the blog or as the guest blogger). Tips for emerging association professionals from Shelly Alcorn and KiKi L’Italien. According to Eric Lanke, it’s because we don’t really know our members very well. Be like GitHub.

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Spark Consulting

JULY 2, 2014

Kim Howard also has some advice on this topic on her NEW BLOG. Did you know she had a new blog?). Advice from Aaron Wolowiec about getting your comms and events teams to work together to create a better event. Fortunately, Kathi Rabil has a roundup post of some of the best content. What makes an effective organization?

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 25, 2014

Social Media Examiner can help you out. Great reminder from Reputation Capital that brand is a LOT more than your logo (I particularly like their emphasis on culture.). Confused about how to use Facebook Graph Search to do anything really useful? Five reasons start ups fail. How many is your association guilty of? Short term thinking?

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Candid

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

While there are risks to embracing new fundraising innovations, the rewards are often well worth taking the chance. This year, we’re seeing those innovations most clearly in the digital realm—from embracing a digital-first approach with exciting new virtual fundraising ideas to scaling up communications sustainably with automation.

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Spark Consulting

JUNE 18, 2014

Eight tips to fight back (one of which is “quit relying on Facebook for your social media interaction” to which I say TRUTH). blog roundup cool technology innovation leadership management social media volunteering Associations Now Facebook Jamie Notter Jeffrey Cufaude Maggie McGary Mashable Technology Review unplugging'

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Spark Consulting

APRIL 23, 2014

The answer has been, “not too much,” at least lately, but I did want to point out a few goodies: What does art have to do with innovation ? blog roundup innovation management social media Associations Now Big Data culture John Haydon LinkedIn Maggie McGary Technology Review' More than you might think.

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Want more innovation? blog roundup cool technology fundraising innovation marketing membership social media young professionals Associations Now Avectra Big Data creativity Deirdre Reid Innovation Excellence professional development Technology Review Twitter' Should you?

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 30, 2013

John Haydon tells us how to write more (and better) blog posts. The State of Social Business from Altimeter Group (it’s on Slideshare, but it’s not really a presentation). Are you good at getting better but bad at getting different? Maybe you need more insight. AI: defeating captchas today, diagnosing diseases tomorrow?

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 8, 2014

Social media trends for 2014 (aren’t some of these the same “trends” we’ve seen for the past 5 years?). HR trends for 2014 (to me, these read more like pipe dreams than things that are actually likely to happen, but what do I know?). Ad trends for 2014 (is mobile advertising really going to be that big?).

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Spark Consulting

OCTOBER 24, 2013

blog roundup cool technology fundraising innovation leadership marketing membership social media Associations Now Beth Kanter sxsw Technology Review Twitter Wikipedia' Set some time aside to read and digest this one. sxsw and its discontents : what are the ethical implications of new technology?

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Spark Consulting

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

blog roundup fundraising innovation leadership marketing social media Associations Now Constant Contact John Haydon Technology Review Twitter' Is it time to dump the conference call for proposals ? Twitter: your (highly addictive?) ideal community , all in one place?

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

blog roundup innovation leadership management marketing social media Amanda Kaiser customer service Deirdre Reid Facebook Harvard Business Review Internet privacy Shelly Alcorn Twitter' And what does that mean for its longevity prospects? Big companies infringing on privacy to make money with ads?

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Nimble AMS

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Our blog is here to help! 2025 is right around the corner! Is your association prepared for the New Year with the top AI and technology trends to meet your members needs? Keep reading for the latest Association Trends and Salesforce research to guide your organization in 2025 on how to leverage AI to meet your members evolving expectations.

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Spark Consulting

MARCH 26, 2014

The key to innovation? blog roundup innovation leadership marketing membership social media Associations Now Copyblogger Facebook John Haydon online advertising professional development Shelly Alcorn Technology Review Twitter' Yep, says cvent. Want your email appeals to be more effective?

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

blog roundup community curation innovation membership social media Anna Caraveli Associations Now Big Data Copyblogger Facebook John Haydon LinkedIn Steve Drake Technology Review' What’s up with all those BuzzFeed quizzes showing up on Facebook? Share-ability.

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Reid All About it

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Nominate yourself or a woman who works in the association industry for an award in one of three categories: technology leader, innovation, or technology champion. Today (Friday, November 1) is the nomination deadline for the Association Women Technology Champions (AWTC) Awards. Conference/event evaluations. . 1 CAE credit.

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Nonprofit Marketing Guide

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

It’s hard coming up with things to talk about on social media or in your newsletter. Every month we share blog, social media, and newsletter ideas your nonprofit can use to produce new content. This year’s theme is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.” We can help though!

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Reid All About it

JUNE 25, 2021

If you’re a home cook, check out the irregularly published In The Kitchen posts on my Grabbing the Gusto blog. Subscribe to Blog via Email. Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. The Most Innovative Campaigns in Digital Advocacy. Lots of fish this past week.

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Associations Now

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Big idea: Successful innovation can be small, too. How do you define innovation? I want to invite you to the real world of innovation: small-sized innovation,” Tatonetti says on Association Success. One way to implement this vision of innovation is to focus on streamlining workflows. Other Links of Note.

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Spark Consulting

JANUARY 29, 2014

He’s blogging again!). blog roundup community cool technology fundraising innovation leadership management marketing membership social media Apple Association Adviser Associations Now Big Data engagement Google Innovation Excellence Jeffrey Cufaude John Haydon Mashable New Yorker Technology Review'

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YourMembership

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Categories: Member Engagement + Retention Tags: forbes , Friday Fix , innovation , inspiration , social media On my Facebook page this morning I posted that I wasn’t sure whether a comment that was said to me was a compliment or not. Yes, it inspired this blog post but it [.] ( Read more. )

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Association Success

MAY 21, 2020

Tell a story with social media. Correll, the social media manager at the American Red Cross, suggests that social media should be more than just a platform for organizations to push out their own information. Social media provides such a powerful way to engage with audiences. Hawks said. .

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Reid All About it

JUNE 16, 2017

If you’re in the IT department, you have to walk the fine line between saying “no” to some ideas while not shutting down your staff’s innovation muscle. DelCor explains how to both encourage innovation and reject ideas with no future. Tue 6/20 at 12 p.m.* – Driving an Innovation Strategy. Host: Event Manager Blog.

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Reid All About it

APRIL 12, 2019

To make many of the changes Mike suggests, you need more than technology, you need staff with an innovation mindset. WBT Systems identifies ten traits of an innovation mindset to cultivate at your association if you want to turn innovative ideas and strategies into reality. Follow Blog via Email. More info/register.

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Reid All About it

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Tue 2/26 at 12 p.m.* – The Role of Social Media in Advocacy (Washington DC Idea Swap). Learn how associations can leverage social media to launch successful advocacy campaigns, create effective messaging that resonates with your target audiences, and measure your association’s social media advocacy efforts.

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YourMembership

JULY 27, 2012

YourMembership.com Blog. July 27th, 2012 | Posted in Member Engagement + Retention , Social Media and Business Trends. Being comfortable is not the road to innovation. Social Media and Business Trends. Tags: Friday Fix , good enough , innovation , mediocrity , organization. Partner Programs.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 16, 2024

When I first started reading association blogs back in the 2000s, it was a life-transforming experience. Blogs gave me the inspiration and education I needed at that point in my career. Lead Marvels shares their list of must-read association blogs. I bet a craft beer you haven’t given all of these solid ideas a shot.

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Reid All About it

AUGUST 25, 2017

Follow that link to Amanda’s blog to learn how your association can participate and find out more about this important survey. Tue 8/29 at 12 p.m.* – Driving an Innovation Strategy. Associations must innovate or become obsolete. – Top Social Media Tools to Boost Your Event Marketing. More info/register.

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