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MARCH 13, 2015

I recently had the opportunity to read a review copy of When Millennials Take Over , a new book by Jamie Notter and Maddie Grant of Culture That Works designed to help us get past the freak out and to a “ridiculously optimistic” view of the future of work.

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JULY 31, 2013

MIT’s Technology Review has some good (and less rah-rah) information on the Gmail changes as well. 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?

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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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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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OCTOBER 11, 2024

Sherry Budziak at.orgSource talked with Tom Morrison, CEO of the Metal Treating Institute, about how his organization respects tradition while embracing innovation and change. Through real-world examples and a review of available resources, gain actionable insights and a sustainability mindset to elevate your meetings and events.

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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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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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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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DECEMBER 18, 2013

Social media marketing tips for 2014. Defining innovation in one word. blog roundup cool technology innovation marketing social media customer service HubSpot John Haydon LinkedIn NTEN Technology Review' What does that mean for associations? Worried about malware on your smartphone?

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JULY 10, 2013

It’s a little late, but the Declaration of Innovation. What is your social media genotype ? blog roundup community cool technology innovation leadership marketing membership social media Anna Caraveli Association Jam Associations Now HubSpot Innovation Excellence productivity Shelly Alcorn SocialFish Technology Review'

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MAY 7, 2014

Top ten reasons why innovation fails. (Oh blog roundup branding innovation membership social media volunteering Associations Now Big Data Jeff Hurt Jeffrey Cufaude mobile NTEN SEO Technology Review Twitter' Just because you have a responsive website doesn’t mean you have a great mobile strategy.

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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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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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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Crowdsourcing leads to dramatic progress in sentiment analysis , a key ingredient to social media success. blog roundup crowdsourcing innovation management marketing membership productivity social media AMS Associations Now Avectra Google Jamie Notter LinkedIn online advertising Technology Review unplugging'

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The real reason associations don’t innovate? blog roundup innovation leadership management membership social media young professionals Avectra Big Data Deirdre Reid Eric Lanke Innovation Excellence Jamie Notter Jason Lauritsen KiKi L''Italien Shelly Alcorn Technology Review Twitter'

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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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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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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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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' Big companies infringing on privacy to make money with ads? Small companies are stepping into the breech to stop them.

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OCTOBER 30, 2013

blog roundup cool technology innovation leadership marketing membership social media young professionals Altimeter Group Associations Now Christina Smith Facebook Innovation Excellence Jamie Notter John Haydon professional development Sarah Hill Technology Review'

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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' Now that LinkedIn has broadened the ability to be an “influencer,” will your association be jumping on?

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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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AUGUST 22, 2012

Harvard Business Review takes on the gift economy, the transaction economy, and their impact on success in social media. Help your organization catch the innovation virus. Creativity --> innovation, as long as you add one key intermediary step: implementation. Think crowdsourcing innovation is impossible?

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AUGUST 28, 2013

What should you look for in a social media manager ? blog roundup changeblogging cool technology innovation leadership management marketing social media Associations Now Beth Kanter Big Data Colleen Dilenschneider David Gammel design thinking Eric Lanke Google Inc. . ” BAM. Focus on: decide and commit.

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JULY 18, 2012

Uber, DC, and the innovation model versus the permission model. Labels: blog roundup , Copyblogger , Facebook , Harvard Business Review , innovation , Jason Lauritsen , Joe Gerstandt , life in DC , Mashable , Shelly Alcorn. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews?

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JULY 17, 2012

Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews? Ah the dread performance review. But most importantly, review performance every day - yours, your bosss, your staff members, everyone. Labels: innovation , management , professional development , staff development. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Newer Post.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Marketing Profs picked up Maddie Grant and Jamie Notter's survey on new leadership skills for the social media age (and wrote a really nice article about it). Does your association need social media training? Want to innovate in 2013? Wes Trochlil reminds us: vendor relationships should be like a marriage.

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JULY 11, 2012

Dealing with the pain of innovation. Labels: Acronym , Barbara Ehrenreich , blog roundup , branding , Copyblogger , Eric Lanke , Harvard Business Review , innovation , John Haydon , PRSA , Shelly Alcorn. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews? Alltop Social Media.

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JULY 9, 2012

Kickstarter, which was identified this spring as one of Technology Review s top 10 emerging technologies , allows people to crowdfund anything from a book to an album to a computer game to hardware. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews? Book Review: The Back of the Napkin.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Innovating from the middle : not a mythical creature. Not only can you innovate if youre not the CEO, if you want to be the. Social curation is a huge issue, but which platform/s will win? If Seriously Rapid Source Review has anything to say about it, REALLY reliable. Alltop Social Media. Thanks For Playing.

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MARCH 27, 2013

Looking for innovation? 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. Better create a culture of unique strategy, leadership, trust, autonomy, comfort with failure, and GSD.

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JANUARY 29, 2014

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DECEMBER 14, 2011

Punk Views on Social Media is now public, which means you can lurk without getting kicked out! There IS no ROI to social media marketing. Social media trends for 2012. Book Review: Humanize. Alltop Social Media. How to Manage Social Employees, Social Media at Events, and Car Talk.

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MAY 5, 2011

It’s Time to Award Innovation in Associations. Social media pioneer Chris Brogan wrote earlier this year about online communities and “platform fatigue.” “We Imagine instead that your association is the main event and your members are reviewers giving one-word testimonials as in this New Museum exhibition advertisemen t.

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JULY 19, 2012

Another belated book review - or, to be more precise, a timely review of a book it took me way too long to read. Labels: Andy Sernovitz , book review , Marketing. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Why Are We Still Doing Annual Performance Reviews? Book Review: The Back of the Napkin. Alltop Social Media.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Ernie Smith at Associations Now looks into the world of publishing to share advice on finding the right new ideas and “the right way to sell innovation both inside your organization and to the broader world.”. Retirement is going extinct, says Harvard Business Review. More info/register. Host: TechSoup. Tue 11/20 at 10:30 a.m.

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JULY 12, 2012

I would hope, for one, that youre no longer storing information like social security and credit card numbers in your association management software. I think most associations are now involved in social media at least to some degree, even if not very effectively. A Recipe for Social Media ROI. Alltop Social Media.

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