This is the second of five blog posts on my favorite technologies. Many years ago, I worked at a small consulting firm. The primary office printer happened to be located outside my office door. Every afternoon, around 4.45pm, I would hear the office manager standing at the printer, cursing under her breath. One day I […]
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I recently had the opportunity to speak at the AMC Institute’s Summer Conference in Dallas, just prior to the ASAE Annual Conference. My general session topic was on using technology in AMCs. We discussed a broad range of technology issues, but one area that I did not get to cover was the list of my
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Opt outs that require you to enter the email address at which I no longer want to receive your emails. If YOU sent me the email, why can’t your opt-out system detect WHICH email you sent the email to, and the opt me out automatically? I’ve got at least four email addresses. When I click
I’ll be a guest next week on David Nour’s IMPACT Webinar Series, from noon to 1pm Eastern, on Tuesday, May 29. We’ll be discussing data (natch), with a heavy emphasis on social ROI. Register here: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/574644768 More details on the IMPACT Webinar Series here: http://www.relationshipeconomics.net/Impact.html
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I’ll be speaking at the upcoming New England Society of Association Executives’ Technology Conference on Friday, March 30, 2012, in Waltham, MA. I’m presenting the opening general session entitled “Managing your Data and Finding the Gold” and a second session entitled “Selecting a New Association Management Software (AMS) System.” You can learn more about the
I was speaking recently with Frank Wolfe, CAE, CEO of the Hospitality Financial Technology Professionals, in Austin, TX. Frank had a great idea for some simple but highly useful functionality in an AMS: when viewing an individual’s record, display the current time in that individual’s time zone. Frank explained because he has members all over
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I’ll be speaking twice at the ASAE Technology Conference this week (Wednesday, December 7). My first session, with Rene Shonherd, is “Data Management Tips Every Association Needs.” My second session is “AMS Selection for Smaller Associations.” You can learn all about the tech conference here: http://technologyconference.org/
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TMA Resources has begun a new series of weekly educational videos on their website called “Association Tech News.” In this week’s installment, there is a brief interview segment with me. Association Tech News can be found here. The complete interview with me can be found here.
I was recently helping a client of mine with an AMS system selection. After a thorough review of needs and potential systems, my client chose a vendor that she felt was their best match. The vendor was very pleased to hear that they had been selected. But rather than immediately signing a contract, the vendor
I was reminded of this again recently while shopping for a new car. Working with a local car dealer, I had narrowed my choice down to the same model of car with two different color schemes. He didn’t have the cars in stock but said he could get them. A week later, he emailed me