You've worked hard on building the infrastructure of your association. If you've been around for a while, then chances are you've seen it change, perhaps in ways that render it nearly unrecognizable. Sure, the message is the same, but what was once accomplished with physical meeting places and paper copies of magazines is now handled online. All of your content, as well as your community area, is now accessible any time of the day from just about anywhere in the…
Are you investing your association tech dollars wisely? Three words: Technology is expensive. There’s no escaping that implementing new technology into your company or organization is an expensive undertaking, and with the ever increasing rate at which it changes, its costs rise exponentially. This is especially true when it comes to web development. A site that was cutting edge just a few years ago is dreadfully dated by today’s standards. And as the first generation to grow up using advanced…
It's easy to look at your tech vendor as just a single service provider. By that, I mean segregating them to just the "tech" stuff; after all, technology is what they're good at! By doing this, you might be missing out. Association CMS providers often have vast knowledge of member behavior and successful content strategy. If you've selected a CMS provider for your association, then they should know the association world - Live. Breath. Eat. association strategy. They should understand the way…