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The Looming Membership Cliff: What Associations Can and Should Be Doing

Heinan Landa (CEO of Optimal Networks) asked me last week: As we’re slowly returning to the office and in-person meetings, what lessons from 15 months of virtual meetings should endure? […]

We Need to Bring Back the “Meet” in Meetings
Posted on March 12, 2021
During a kickoff meeting with a new BeSpeake client, I asked this question: What did not work during your annual meeting last year? Answer: While the education offerings were excellent, […]
Top 5 Web Design Trends for 2021
Posted on January 11, 2021
It’s safe to say that, thanks to the pandemic, our lives are lived online now more than ever before. The more time we spend in the digital world, the more […]
Lessons from Three Seasons of Virtual Meetings
Posted on January 4, 2021
Well, the pandemic that was supposed to last a couple of weeks has dragged on through the Spring, Summer and Fall. Nearly 10 months since stay at home orders were issued, […]
Developing Markets for the U.S. Grains Council
Posted on December 5, 2020
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