Archive for May, 2007
May 10, 2007
First Product Wiki in the Association Space?
Avectra, vendor of one of the major association management systems, has launched a public wiki to support their products.
This is the first public wiki to support an association-dedicated product that I am aware of. I think there is a good chance this will build critical mass with their customers. Association staff are going to have high incentive to contribute since this is such a major part of their management systems yet there are few to no resources, such as commercially published books, on the subject.
It might work better if the user groups dedicated to the AMS vendors launched their own wikis, maintaining some independence.
(Spotted on Wes Trochlil’s blog.)
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May 8, 2007
What information should a consultant share with a client about the RFP process?
I heard from an executive recently that the consultant helping them to select their content management system had a highly qualified list of vendors they had researched and were sending requests to those who best matched their needs. So far, so good. However, the consultant refuses to share or discuss the list of vendors with the client!
This presents a few problems:
- It shows contempt for the client on the part of the consultant;
- It prevents the client from providing their highly valuable take on the prospective vendors as part of the selection process;
- How does the client know they are really talking to more than one vendor?
Does your buyer agent Realtor present you with a single house? Does a car salesman show you only one vehicle, take it or leave it? Of course not.
There is no business need or ethical basis for not sharing and discussing the list of potential vendors with a client, in my not-so-humble opinion. It is simply bad practice. Any consultant doing so is not serving their client nor themselves well.
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May 4, 2007
Blog Legal Issues
Here is a good resource making the rounds this week: Blog Law ยป 12 Important U.S. Laws Every Blogger Needs to Know. This covers the major legal issues for anyone running or thinking about starting a weblog. As always, you should consult your own legal counsel, but this will get you started and help you to push back on overly defensive lawyers.
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May 1, 2007
Transforming Association Work and Careers with the Web
I’ll be hosting a live chat session with ASAE’s Emerging Leaders community this Friday at 2 p.m. eastern. The overall topic is how the Web can be used to transform association work and careers. I’ll talk about whatever people are interested in but our starting points will include:
- Creating member value online;
- Tapping into self forming groups;
- Creating a personal professional presence online;
- Developing a web career in the association world.
You must be registered with the community to join in, so be sure to take care of that at least a day before the event. Hope to see you in the chat on Friday!
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