Spark Consulting

MAY 6, 2021

After 14+ months of working from home and endless Zoom meetings, now people get mad if you reference your dog or cat and they DON’T make an appearance on your video call.

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Association Analytics

JUNE 21, 2023

You turn to them for help because you know something is amiss, but you might not know where to start or have a frame of reference for how to come up with a solution. Provide context you can refer back to. Additionally, to resolve this trust issue, you’ll want to refer back to your data governance template and management systems.

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Blue Sky eLearn

MAY 4, 2020

References? Don’t be afraid to ask for references! This includes not only a “tradeshow-like” user experience but also marketing analytics and the integration of dynamic, intelligent graphic advertisements all over the virtual event space. How long has your team been producing virtual events?

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Higher Logic

JANUARY 3, 2020

When You Need a Good Customer Reference. Maintaining strong customer references for your sales team is a big undertaking — you have to keep customers happy, keep them educated on your product, and stay current with their success as well as how they are using your solution. Hear more in this webinar with Jama Software: 2. Did you know?

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Wild Apricot

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Sales operations refers to the unit, role, activities and processes within a sales organization that support, enable, and drive front line sales teams to sell better, faster, and more efficiently. What is Sales Operations? The gateway (i.e.,

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Blue Sky eLearn

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Another application of microlearning is what is referred to as ‘just-in-time content’. This is easily digestible content that a learner can use to brush up on a skill before completing a task.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 13, 2020

When Hilary Marsh and I talk about “content curation” in our new whitepaper, Cut Through the Clutter: Content Curation, Associations’ Secret Weapon Against Information Overload , what we’re referring to is something more akin to what museum curators do, a process called distillation , in which the curator selects from the available (..)

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Association Analytics

APRIL 4, 2022

Removing outliers is referred to as trimming. Yes, there are a few cases when you do indeed want to exclude the data you gathered from your hybrid or virtual events. These types of data points are called outliers. You need to understand when best to include, and when to exclude, data.

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Higher Logic

MAY 20, 2020

To save time and resources, you can record the webinar and share it as an informational resource for members to refer back to if they need help or have a question. Set up an automated “welcome” campaign that includes your recorded webinar to make the process even smoother.

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

DO have good references in the market. Sure, the client’s going to call your reference list (aka, Your Carefully Chosen Group of Only Your Most Blissfully Happy Clients EVER ), but if she knows what she’s doing, she’s also going to ask around. It just pads up your presentation and wastes trees and time.

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Spark Consulting

SEPTEMBER 22, 2014

Having one place to document this information is helpful to refer to when working with other vendors. It documents the whats and whys of a brand’s look and feel, including color and font specs, overall guidance on tone and message, and layout rules.

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Blue Sky eLearn

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

If you noted a few technical difficulties throughout the day of service, consider implementing a troubleshooting guide to reference in future virtual events. . Consider repurposing content used during the event and creating educational materials that attendees can reference after the fact to further engage with the cause. .

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Blue Sky eLearn

JUNE 20, 2018

First of all, by structures , I am specifically referring to the guiding standards for credentialing within any profession or industry, as they often dictate what learning formats and mechanisms are required and/or acceptable. This refers to anything that is intended to show learning or competency.

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Association Adviser

MARCH 19, 2020

I’ve seen that word used a lot lately when referring to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unprecedented. It’s an accurate description; after all, many of us have never lived and worked in times quite like these. And while uncertainty is a fact of life in the best of times – none of us truly knows what will […].

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Aaron Wolowiec

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

They can be used to ensure that a group’s behavior aligns with its values, they may be referred to when conflicts arise, and help set the tone and focus for your time together. Community agreements are guidelines or norms created by a group to establish a mutual understanding. Here's how the Event Garde team addressed this recently:

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Association Analytics

JUNE 2, 2021

When we refer to products here, we are talking about products, services and content. Aside from membership, do you know the most valuable products your association offers? Many organizations measure the success of their products by aggregate revenue, engagement numbers, and member feedback.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers became popular, everyone referred to his rule: you need 10,000 hours of practice to master something. But researchers found that a “ keyword mnemonic is difficult to implement in some contexts, and it appears to benefit students for a limited number of materials and for short retention intervals.”. #10

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Higher Logic

APRIL 13, 2017

Collect success stories from each, asking for testimonials from people who were referred to you by your members of your customer community. Did people referred to your business through your community spend more? You can also collect testimonials from successful customer advocates. To make your stories even more powerful, quantify them.

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Blue Sky eLearn

JANUARY 25, 2018

But, you can do your due diligence when LMS-shopping to see and use things from the learners’ perspective as well as contact references to ask about their learners’ feedback. First off, no matter what you decide, someone is going to criticize. You will never make everyone happy!

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Higher Logic

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Only recently has the word ‘lurker’ referred to someone who watches online discussions or forums but doesn’t participate. See how different this new frame of reference is? New frame of reference. Experiment with how changing words or phrases alters your frame of reference.

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WBT Systems

OCTOBER 31, 2017

They talk about and refer your courses to others. Thank them personally when they refer a new customer. Or, the brand offers them something others don’t. When a customer is actively loyal, they go out of the way and will even pay more for your online learning products. They trust in your integrity and mission.

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Association Leaders

MAY 31, 2019

Back in the old days, some people referred to this as “MBWA” or “Manage by walking around.” The people they lead aren’t “afraid” to ask their leader for help and appreciate it when their leader spends time with them without being asked. For selfless leaders it’s more than that. Be an active listener and a passive talker.

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Aptify

AUGUST 17, 2023

Also, be sure to check customer reviews and the AMS vendor’s references to confirm that clients are happy with the vendor’s overall responsiveness. Also, when you talk with vendor references and read reviews of the system, watch for mentions of surprise costs. Essentially: trust, but verify, the sales pitch!

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GrowthZone

JULY 2, 2020

Visual hierarchy is a reference to the elements which draw the users’ eye, capturing their attention. Make sure your navigation design and structure fall within people’s expectations of a typical website. WEBSITE NAVIGATION CHECKLIST. VISUAL HIERARCHY. Design with visual hierarchy in mind. NAVIGATION BAR.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This helps learners stay motivated by showing them how far they have come, it lets them reference the materials they have previously covered, and it also teaches them the fundamentals of data literacy. Similar to a learner taking a course, it is important for them to easily track their progress.

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WBT Systems

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Instructors can also use feedback from the online community to address gaps in the curriculum, or to update references and examples based on members’ contributions, enhancing the original material and increasing its relevancy.

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WBT Systems

JULY 19, 2016

From the Latin ‘curare’, curate means ‘to take care’ and ‘curator’ refers to the person who is responsible for taking care of and managing a collection. Curation is more than just collecting information, however.

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WBT Systems

JULY 11, 2017

Many digital entrepreneurs make a portion of their revenue from affiliate income—commissions they receive from referring business to others. For example, when Amy Porterfield refers people to Marie Forleo’s B-School , she gets a hefty percentage of the sale. Partner with affiliates.

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Spark Consulting

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

This will be a great resource for them to reference in the future. Call or email your member ambassadors to see how things are going and if there’s anything you can do to help them engage your new members. Send a postcard of upcoming events. Send your new members a postcard with a calendar listing of upcoming events.

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Higher Logic

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Most companies -- from behemoths like Google to small, growing organizations -- have a mission statement that everyone can reference and motivates teams to push forward. As Google shows, a mission statement is the anchor that holds a company in place and the thesis everyone has in mind as they work.

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Spark Consulting

MAY 10, 2019

The whitepaper itself includes advice for next steps after that, ranging from more detailed takes on everything I’ve covered in the past few posts to a substantial reference list to discussion questions to inform your conversations with your paid and volunteer leaders to information about where you can set up sandboxes.

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Velvet Chainsaw

MARCH 30, 2021

That’s why we like to refer to this role as a Content Weaver. Check credentials and verify references. An emcee ensures that an event flows seamlessly with all of its threads – content, speakers, audience and suppliers – woven together into a cohesive narrative. The event’s flow and energy are in the hands of the emcee.

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Blue Sky eLearn

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

As discussed, referring to members by name is a simple and effective way to grab their attention and make them feel more appreciated by the organization. You might consider focusing on a few of the following strategies when deciding how to make use of precious CRM data: Include personal details.

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Higher Logic

APRIL 24, 2018

Instead of posting volunteer opportunities, post advocacy opportunities such as referring a new member, posting a review, or promoting your organization on social media to increase buzz. Volunteer management software is often versatile enough that you can completely repurpose it to run your advocacy program.

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Higher Logic

AUGUST 17, 2017

The questions that customers choose to post in the community will also be recorded for future reference. They can bring their questions to specific experts in their network via email, or open up their problem to the community at large by posting it in a discussion forum, for instance.

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GrowthZone

APRIL 3, 2020

Often used in conjunction with a negative event, by definition, the term crisis doesn’t typically refer to an actual occurrence. Ideally, prebuilding a crisis resource page and having it ready to customize is the best way to prepare the best possible response to an association crisis situation (sometimes referred to as a “dark site”).

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