Avoid embarrassment: Update your website copyright notice

January 1, 2009

Today’s the first day of 2009. Make sure your website and e-mail broadcast templates no longer have footers that say “© 2001-2008”, or something like that.

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Association social media bling

December 31, 2008

2008 conferences on Flickr.

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The Association Bloggies: Ben Martin’s 2008 association blog awards

December 30, 2008

Seems like every association has a Facebook presence, conferences are getting their own Twitter accounts, and conventions are hosting social media labs. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, 2008 was the year that social media went mainstream in the association industry. This year the association sector saw at least four surveys about the use of social media, […]

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Want your input on a new project: BillTrakr

December 21, 2008

If you have responsibility for communicating about government affairs, please take an early look at a new tool I’m developing called BillTrakr. Basically it’s a customizable dashboard for bills that an association is tracking. This version is displaying data for the Virginia General Assembly, but I can also make a dashboard for the U.S. Congress. […]

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My 2008 association industry predictions (Part II)

December 19, 2008

I have five remaining 2008 association industry predictions. Let’s see how I did: Prediction #6: Associations will really get interested in Facebook. Meanwhile, something like Second Life, but better, will be introduced and there’ll be another land rush among early adopters. Uh, yep! As discovered in the Association Social Technologies survey, Facebook was the number […]

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How did I do on my 2008 predictions? (Part I)

December 15, 2008

I’m pulling together my best of 2008 blog awards, but as a distraction, I decided to head back to this post from January 1, 2008 to see how my ten association predictions for 2008 fared. Prediction #1: There will be a really cool new association launched that will generate huge buzz in the association community. […]

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What comes down, must go up. Will you be ready?

December 10, 2008

Inevitably, this recession is going to end. Even while you’re focused making ends meet for the foreseeable future (important stuff, mind you) don’t lose sight of the fact that the economy will turn around. And the recovery just might creep up on you. Just a reminder to keep an eye turned towards what you can […]

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Frontrunner for best new association blogger of the year (and a little-known fact)

December 9, 2008

Now that we’re a few days into December, I’ve been doing some thinking about which association bloggers are at the top of the list for my annual best of the association blogs awards. As any past recipient will tell you, being named is the pinnacle of a career in the association industry (see last year’s […]

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December 2008 Membership Developments newsletter is a super-good one

December 5, 2008

Great articles by Lindy Dreyer, Andy Steggles, Caroline Fuchs, CAE and a book review from Rebecca Gordon, CAE. One of the best Membership Development Newsletters I’ve seen — ever! Current Issue – Membership Developments – Newsletters – Publications and Resources – ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership.

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Top 5 association Tweets

December 3, 2008

Recently I’ve seen a number of people compiling lists of their top five or 10 favorite people they’re following on Twitter. Why can’t I do that? Here are my five favorite association industry Twitter friends based on the usefulness of what they post (i.e. the people I learn the most from on Twitter): #5: Lauren […]

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