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Webinar recap: Implementing CRM
MultiView Association ManagementWill client relationship management software grow your organization or solve all of your problems? Or will it be yet another costly system that saps your staff of productivity while barely being used? (Hint: It all depends on the implementation.)
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SD-WAN: The new communication superhighway
Geoff Shepstone Science & Technology"The network is slow today," your customer service call center rep explains. "So sorry, I can't access that information right now. Our network is down." If your company is plagued with a slow, inefficient network, it's time to start thinking about the next generation of communication connectivity: Software defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN). SD-WAN creates a powerful network that is flexible and adaptable to changing user needs. Telecommunication providers are making significant strides to advance this emerging networking solution.
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Is social media ruining our diet and exercise habits?
Kate Hessong Sports & FitnessAdults spend more time worrying about their weight than any other health concern. Americans also spend an average of three hours per day on social media. So it comes as no surprise that sites like Instagram and Pinterest are becoming hubs for diet and exercise research. But is social media really helping us meet our weight-loss goals, or is it causing us to make decisions that could be harming our bodies in the long run?
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Business buzzwords: Baseball loads the bases
Paul Zukowski CommunicationsPlayed professionally since 1871 and celebrated as America's "national pastime," baseball and its close cousin softball are as familiar as apple pie to citizens of the USA. So it's no wonder that many figures of speech are derived from the game, including business buzzwords.
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10 cost-saving tech tools to help nonprofits
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementNonprofit technology budgets are shrinking, but the need for robust technologies is growing. Organizations with both small and large budgets can benefit from these 10 tools that can help collect data, improve communications and provide additional capacity.
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You can’t do communications alone
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityOf all the leaders in a church, business administrators understand that more is accomplished when a team of experts can lead you through the many twists of ministry. Church communications is one of those complex paths. Don’t try to do it alone. Oh sure, you can try, but you’ll end up wasting money on employees who don’t fit your ministry, a website that doesn’t function properly, or a team of unfocused people that wants to change everything for the sake of "new and different." Here are five surprising ways that "outsiders" help achieve effective church communications.
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Events are a designed reality, and we need less events, more reality
Paul Schreuder Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementReal life is natural and authentic. Events are designed and created. Can something that is designed also be natural and authentic? Or is a designed, created situation by definition unnatural, fake and an imitation of the real world? If this is true, an event can never be "real." Here’s why we need to give this a moment’s thought.
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Is Twitter removing the 140-character rule? Yes, but ...
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingIt's the rumor that has stood the test of time: Twitter is doing away with its 140-character rule. So is it true? Well, the answer is a bit trickier than you'd think. Just a few months ago, Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey said of the 140-character limit, "It's staying. It's a good constraint for us, and it allows for of-the-moment brevity."
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How and why to use Facebook’s Instant Articles
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingFacebook Instant Articles have been gaining buzz since they debuted for a test group in the summer of 2015. The tool was tested by media giants such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, National Geographic and NBC News. The articles are immersive, interactive mobile experiences. Right off the bat, the response was positive: Instant Articles performed 4.3 times better than regular posts just a month into testing.
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Network around cybercrime on LinkedIn
Kelly Sharp CommunicationsIn a few short years, social media has grown from a hobby into a tool. A person's social media presence now has the power to aid or deter a career path. What you voice on social media can affect reputation, or unknowingly, leave you susceptible to cybercriminals.
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