How often are you looking your membership management metrics? At my last association, we looked at metrics every day. In fact, we even had a visualization room where anyone in the organization can visibly see how we were trending....
source: Your Membership
The American Medical Association didn't wait for members to tell them what they needed to avoid burnout and improve their careers. Instead, AMA conducted proactive research that revealed a path to effective solutions that will significantly...
source: Associations Now
Many associations are struggling to keep their communities engaged with virtual and in-person events. The two main challenges are discoverability and driving engagement around the events.
source: Association TRENDS
Maersk has announced that it is redesigning its ocean network in West and Central Asia, services that connect countries including India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, UAE and Saudi Arabia to the rest of the world.
source: Eurofruit
The Biden administration and Western allies formally blamed China for a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software and asserted that criminal hackers associated with the Chinese government have carried out ransomware and other illicit cyber operations.
source: The Associated Press
Before the pandemic, when talking about the future of work, remote work might have been a trend to consider. How things have changed. Now, remote work is the present, no longer the future.
source: Association Leadership
When we think of any organization, its leaders are often top of mind. Hear "Apple" and you think of the late Steve Jobs. Someone mentions "OWN" and you're going to think of Oprah Winfrey. It's hard to separate the leader from the thing they lead, which can be to both the...
source: Sidecar
If you really want to craft a winning experience for your customers, you need to build a strong customer engagement strategy.
source: Higher Logic
After Dr. Ifeanyi Nsofor and his wife received two doses of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine in Nigeria, they assumed they would be free to travel this summer to a European destination of their choice. They were wrong.
source: Meetings & Conventions
THE AFRICAN Energy Chamber has announced that Cape Town will host the first Africa Energy Week in November. The event replaces Africa Oil Week, a four-day conference that aims at uniting industry stakeholders, international speakers and the who’s who of the African...
source: African News Agency
Nigeria's lawmakers are on the cusp of clearing an oil industry overhaul that has eluded the nation for two decades. Final passage of a package of measures is expected quickly due to alignment between the National Assembly and President Muhammadu Buhari.
source: Reuters
Breaking up can be hard. Whether you’re ending a romantic relationship or a friendship that’s no longer serving you, saying goodbye to something or someone that feels familiar is uncomfortable.
The same can be said for breaking up with data.
source: HighRoad Solutions
In today’s world, when we’re constantly glued to various screens and devices, it’s hard to believe that people might feel disconnected. But the truth is that this always-on, digital environment that we live in can actually feel lonely if we aren’t...
source: Higher Logic
“When it comes to pricing and value propositions for our association’s products, do our competitors matter?”
That's the question that we're going to tackle in this article.
For most associations, their number one pricing strategy is to analyze their competition...
source: Event Garde
Before I purchased an association management company (AMC), I owned and ran a pizzeria. In that business, you have your basic ingredients: mozzarella cheese, the dough, the pizza sauce, maybe a little pepperoni....
source: SBI
