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The Whats, Whys, and Hows of Brand Identity Guides
A number of clients have been working on various branding related issues lately, so I’m so pleased to be able to share this guest post from my colleague Sharon Bending at Rx Creative Lab on…
Read More →Matching Your Channel to Your Audience
One of the most important principles in creating successful multi-channel communications is to match your channel to your audience and your purpose. Are you sharing information about something that’s open to the public? Use public…
Read More →Explaining Marketing to a Kid
A few years ago, the association that I was working for had probably the best “bring your kid to work” day I’ve ever seen. One of our activities was a “career scavenger hunt,” where the…
Read More →Five Ways NOT to Brainstorm
Brainstorming has come under fire recently as being a crummy way of coming up with new ideas. Perhaps it’s because people are doing one or more of the following? Inviting as many people as possible…
Read More →Five Tips for Success with Ad Hoc Volunteers
Thanks to ASAE’s 2008 Decision to Volunteer study, we know that our members are eager to volunteer. But thanks to generational trends and research, we know that our volunteers are looking for different volunteer experiences,…
Read More →Membership Marketing on a Shoestring Budget, NAHB-Style
I had the opportunity to present Membership Marketing on a Shoestring Budget for the National Association of Home Builders’ Association Leadership Institute earlier this week. As usual, when I deliver this session, I solicit great…
Read More →Adopting the Mission Command Mindset
A few weeks ago, the Washington Post ran an article about some of the latest developments in military leadership, and, as part of it, they shared the idea of the Mission Command Mindset. At its…
Read More →Three Keys to Inspire New Ideas from Staff
What does it take for associations to succeed at innovation? I’ve been doing some research on innovation initiatives in associations for a client and had written a bit about it for the Spark blog a…
Read More →What Do YOU See?
About a year ago, the Harvard Business Review did an interview with Maya Angelou. I definitely recommend checking out the entire thing, but there was one thing in particular she said that stuck with me:…
Read More →It’s Not Magic!
I’m in St. Paul today presenting for the Midwest Society of Association Executives’ annual meeting today. Two of my sessions are on familiar topics: The Mission Driven Volunteer and my Carpe Annum IGNITE session. But…
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