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Professional Bodies against healthcare reforms

Four leading professional bodies came out against the healthcare bill and this week urged the House of Lords to reject it.  More

Social Media Benchmark Report from CIM

A full CIM report is due out in a few weeks on this topic but here are some of the headline statistics captured by one blogger who attended the launch event.  More

What's the highest ranking web job in your institution?

This was a post on a HEI group but MemCom wondered what your views were on this in membership organisations? More

Recommended suppliers

Here are some of the latest queries on appropriate suppliers posted and answered on the MemCom blog
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New accountancy mag launches with RBS chief interview

Progressive Customer Publishing has unveiled one of the biggest business magazine launches of recent years with Economia – the new magazine for accountancy trade body the ICAEW. The monthly title has a ten-strong editorial team led by Richard Cree, formerly group editor of the Institute of Directors, in addition to a roster of freelance contributors. More

UK/US membership JV sees new magazine launch

Seven has unveiled a new publication to support a joint venture between the world’s largest professional management accountancy body, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and its US counterpart, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).  More

CIPD appoints Sue Upton as Interim Managing Director

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has today announced the appointment of Dr Sue Upton as Interim Managing Director. Sue will be taking on the additional responsibilities alongside her existing role of CIPD Membership and Marketing Director, responsible for continuously improving the benefits, services and value current and future CIPD members derive from the Institute. More

Membership bodies and NFP lobbying activities could be affected by new register

The British government has opened a consultation to introduce the first statutory register of lobbyists in Westminster, drawing on the experience of a similar transparency register in Brussels, which went online last year.  More

CRM and CMS on a collision course

The turn of the year is a great time for predictions but this is one which caught MemCom’s eye.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Content Management Systems (CMS) have long been central pieces in the digital marketing toolkit; however the lines between these two systems will continue to blur in 2012.  More

LinkedIn's Challenge to Membership Organisations

LinkedIn's groups provide the potential for informal communities that can pose a challenge to membership organisations.
This recent article is from a Blog by Alex McLachlan of agency Indigoblue. MemCom wants to know if you share his views? More