Future of Association Work and Survival

Since NBBQA changed its business model in 2015, the association has seen lower operating costs, more focus on strategic business priorities, higher productivity and an increase in customers. While a remote workforce may not work well for every organization, operating trends and customer demands require associations to be more agile and take more risks to…

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Positioning the Association of the Future

In some industries we already have seen complete transitions due to technological innovations. Blockbuster’s brick and mortar business for renting DVDs has completely disappeared as Netflix led the revolution to DVDs by mail and then streaming content. Other industries—such as transportation—are still very much in flux. It is safe to predict that self-driving vehicles eventually…

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Task Management Reviews: Todoist

The Good: Todoist is multifunctional on various platforms and offers a clean and simple interface in comparison to some of its competitors. This application houses an array of tools for project classifications, team collaboration availabilities, location-based reminders as well as offline functionality for maximum productivity and organizational use. Todoist comes in three levels: Free, Premium, and…

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The App Search: Top 5 Video Conference & Meeting Apps

1. Zoom Zoom offers HD video conferencing, screen sharing from desktop or mobile, recording features, and the ability to choose full screen or gallery views during video streams (or choose different views for multiple monitors). It also has a collaborative whiteboard and the ability to send group texts, images, and audio files during meetings. This application…

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Task Management Reviews: Quip

The Good: Quip integrates chat, documents, spreadsheets and task lists in one product experience—making it easy to tie together all the pieces of your project in one shared folder, where everyone can see all the context and easily collaborate. And since projects are almost never entirely completed at your desk, Quip offers the exact same platform…

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Top 5 Trending Data Analytics Software

Domo Domo is a flexible business management platform that can be used by just about anyone—whether you’re a marketer trying to understand channel ROI, or a manufacturer looking to optimize production capacity. This platform easily connects to hundreds of data sources, so your organization can pull together all the data it needs to make informed…

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Motivate Your Markets with Compelling Storytelling

But before any organization can harness the power of storytelling, it’s important to first understand what makes a good story. A story can be everything from a 140-character tweet, to a longform interactive narrative, to a six-second video on Vine. But regardless of the platform, channel or medium, it all starts with having a good…

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Task Management Reviews: QuickBase

QuickBase is an online platform for managing projects and personal tasks. Known for their custom project management tools, QuickBooks has the ability to connect every team member, regardless of location, for major task productivity improvements. The Good: With QuickBase’s customization and flexibility can help your team become more productive and faster. This platform allows you and…

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Top 5 Applications for Marketing Automation

1. Real Magnet Real Magnet makes it easy to generate, manage and measure the impact of your personalized, engaging content. It’s as simple as choosing a template that matches your industry, and then selecting from a variety of possible campaigns—welcome, lead-generation , and webinar campaigns to event promotions. Prices range from $200-$1,350 monthly. Real Magnet also…

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Task Management Reviews: Trello

Trello is an online tool for managing projects and personal tasks. Used by millions of people from all over the world, Trello is known for their easy, free, flexible and visual way of helping you manage and organize any and all of your projects—personal and professional. The Good: Similar to the other platforms we’ve previously reviewed,…

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