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[SURVEY RESULTS] Training Professionals: What Are Your Go-To Resources?

Read the results of our recent poll of continuing education and training professionals on where they turn for ideas, inspiration and information. read more

User Experience and Printed Conference Materials

Conferences, Events, Fulfillment, Print

User experience isn't just for digital content. It's just as important to offer a good user experience for printed conference materials as well. We dig into managing the user experience of a large piece of printed conference content that we are all familiar with – the conference program booklet. read more

CE Professionals: What Are Your Go-To Resources? Take Our Quick Poll

Associations, Training

Where do you go to gather ideas and best practices from your peers? Take our quick poll, and we'll share the results. read more

What’s the Deal with All These Acronyms? My Introduction to the Association World

Associations, Content Strategy

The following is a special post from Brooke Rossi, our summer Marketing Intern. Brooke is starting her senior year at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, majoring in Professional Communication and Emerging Media. Before returning to school, Brooke agreed to share her...

Applying Micro-Learning Concepts to Your Printed Course Materials

Associations, Print, Training

In an earlier post, we discussed how micro-learning—or “the delivery of bite-sized content nuggets”— is considered to be the #1 trend for training professionals in 2018. But this doesn’t mean it’s being widely executed. While some organizations are starting to...

Omnipress Forges Industry Partnerships to Help More Meeting Planners

Abstract Management, Conferences

In an earlier post, I mentioned that this was going to be a big year for our CATALYST online abstract management system, as we maintain a strong focus on ongoing product development, industry partnerships and third-party integrations. We have been doing a lot of work...

Walking in a Customer’s Shoes…30,000 Steps at a Time

Associations, Fulfillment

Last week I spent some time in our order fulfillment warehouse, just as I do every week, observing and listening. It’s incredible to watch the team manage an order—from picking, kitting, packing and shipping—with such smooth coordination, like a symphony of movement....

Now Available: Best Practices Guide for High-Quality Conference Content

Abstract Management, Conferences

By far the #1 reason individuals choose to attend a conference is the quality of the educational programming. Sourcing that content is consistently reported to be a top challenge for meeting planners—from setting up and advertising the open call for abstract...

Embracing New Learning Trends: Are Associations Lagging Behind Corporations? Not Really.

Associations, Training

When it comes to new training and learning trends, associations—and all organizations for that matter, should look outside their own industry to get a better sense of what’s actually happening. Check out these top learning trends from 2018. read more

3 Steps That Will Protect the Quality of Your Conference Submissions

Abstract Management

The annual conference is often the first, and sometimes only, in-person contact your members have with your organization. In addition to providing an exceptional overall attendee experience, it’s important that the educational sessions reflect your organization’s...

Are You Missing Out on Another Key Data Point?

Omnipresence

In a recent post, we discussed how to use data from your abstract management system to improve your conference performance. At the same time this post was released, we were in the process of surveying association professionals to learn more about the role of online...

5 Reasons to Offer Online Conference Materials (Even If You Already Have an App)

Content Strategy

Your attendees are living in a mobile world, with nearly 80% of all Americans owning a smartphone. Of course, it would make sense for your conference to be mobile as well. Increasingly, attendees are becoming conditioned to using an app to access content and...

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