Category: technology
Too Many “Apps For That”
Kim Harwood
“There’s an app for that.” This advertising slogan introduced by Apple has become a part of our vernacular; in 2010 Apple even trademarked the phrase so that competitors wouldn’t be able to use it for their own purposes. As overused as this expression has become, there is truth in its…
Promoting Member Volunteerism within Associations
Kim Harwood
Over 62 million people volunteer their time over the course of a single year in the United States alone (data from Bureau of Labor and Statistics). Many of these are volunteers at non-profit charitable organizations or fundraisers, churches, schools, etc. This type of service usually revolves around giving back to…
Technology Resolutions for 2018
Kim Harwood
On the way into work today, I heard a sad stat, “80% of New Year’s resolutions will fail by the second week of February!” That is rather dismal, but perhaps the resolutions were too lofty or ill-conceived or simply never a real commitment from the beginning. Whatever the case, we…
Technology and Learning: Associations headed in right direction
Kim Harwood
Our guest post today comes from Kristen Parker with Event Garde. You can read her original post on the Event Garde Blog. Organizations of all sizes from multiple industries are using technology for learning. That’s according to Tagoras’ just-released Association Learning + Technology 2017 report. Tagoras conducted the survey in May and found…
8 Steps to Successful Mobile Activation Workbook
Kim Harwood
According to a report by Forbes Magazine, “82% of Fortune 500 CEOs feel their organization did an effective job of strategic planning. Only 14% of the same CEOs indicated their organization did an effective job of implementing the strategy.” Clearly, a real execution gap exists between what we plan to…
Event Apps, the App Store, and ASAE
Jonathan Brown
Apple has focused on a quality experience for iPhone users from day one – from the iOS UI design to the regular annual rollout events to the iTunes App Store. There has been a lot of discussion lately about this last one – maximizing user experience in the iTunes App…
Continuing Education: What? There’s an app for that?
wpadmin
While most organizations have an app to support their annual conference or a single large seminar, some have grokked the benefit of supporting all educational and engagement endeavors with a mobile app or mobile responsive EMS. This seems intuitive; after all apps can help save resource time, cut paper costs,…
Continuing Education: more credit hours earned; while fewer staff hours burned!
wpadmin
While your education program may be a cornerstone of your organization’s value proposition, it can be unwieldy to manage. So every shortcut to save time, staff hours, and budget helps! Whether an organization is the certifying body or supplies tracked credits to credentialing boards, the continued education tracking process can…
What Mobile Game is Right for Your Event?
Kim Harwood
With so many types of mobile games out there, how do you decide which to select? A good place to start is by determining the goal of your event.
3 Ways to Sell Mobile App Sponsorship
Kim Harwood
Wondering how you can sell mobile app sponsorship? Or not even sure what the benefits really are? Read our post for 3 ways to sell this unique type of sponsorship.