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It’s an emergency! So now what?

Aaron Wolowiec

If something happens at your next event, do you have communication channels defined? So important it was the topic of Destination Michigan’s Michigan Meetings Expo 2014 , which was held on May 8 at the MotorCity Casino and Hotel in Detroit. But even if you don’t have a plan, act quickly, think clearly and communicate.

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New report: Association marketing has a ways to go

Aaron Wolowiec

The State of Association Marketing ,” unveiled this week during ASAE’s annual conference in Detroit, summarizes the marketing efforts of 373 survey respondents, mostly comprising membership associations. Only 25 percent of study participants report members perceive their marketing communications as always relevant and professional.

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The new association “normal”

Aaron Wolowiec

AA: You referenced ASAE’s hybrid membership model in your opening remarks at ASAE’s annual convention in Detroit. AA: What do you think the biggest membership communications challenges are for today’s association? It changes the dynamic of how people communicate. But, technology actually enables communication. JG: Mobile!

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Twelve Association Scholars Named to ASAE’s 2022-2024 DELP 2.0 Class

AssociationChat

Through our Conscious Inclusion strategy, DELP and the recently announced ReadyMe Program launching this summer, ASAE is helping to develop motivated leaders to enhance the success of the broader association community.”. Chief Membership and Communications Officer. American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry. Woodbridge, VA.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Instead of Training, Try Talking

Idea Architects

The proposed work involves having a consultant do individual interviews and offer recommendations, lead some training on interpersonal communication, and maybe provide some ongoing process consultation. 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. It all seems to make sense as the right approach. Except many times its not. Blog Archive.

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Broaden Your Reach to Millennials and Gen Z with Snapchat

Associations Now

Now, Nokia makes bathroom scales , and according to Nicholas Mattar, the director of marketing at the Detroit Regional Chamber, who presented this week at ASAE’s 2017 Marketing, Membership & Communications Conference , 13-year-olds are using the social app Snapchat on their personal smartphones.

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Jeffrey Cufaude, Idea Architects: Leadership Limerick: Time for.

Idea Architects

As Harvard economist Ed Glaeser notes, "Communications technology and face-to-face interactions are complements like salt and pepper rather than substitutes like butter and margarine.” 15, Detroit, OACS-MACS Fall Conference. 28, Columbia, CAI-SC Annual Conference. 1, Columbus, OFA & ANLA Staff Workshop. Blog Archive.