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3 Reasons Lobbyists Should Have a Legislative Tracking System

Legislative tracking software has become a vital tool for lobbyists. Most states publish thousands of bills each legislative period, and sifting through them to determine what is important is a…

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11 Reasons Your Event Registration System Should Be Integrated With Your Membership Database

Today is 11/11/11, and here are 11 reasons your event registration system and your membership management system should work together:

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3 Keys to Running a Successful Grassroots Campaign

Many lobbyists tend to believe that successful grassroots movements rely on two key factors, large numbers and loud voices. In theory, a large, well organized group of supporters are able…

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Why Associations Can't Ignore Social Media: Part 2 – Utilizing Twitter

Social media can be a bit confusing for people that are not familiar with it. With Facebook’s “Likes” and Twitter’s “Tweets”, the terminology alone may make one feel unsure of…

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Why Associations Can't Ignore Social Media: Part 1 – Utilizing Facebook

Social media can be a bit confusing for people that are not familiar with it. With Facebook’s “Likes” and Twitter’s “Tweets”, the terminology alone may make one feel unsure of…

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3 Tips for Switching From Paper to Electronic Registration

Are you an event organizer that is still doing things the old fashioned way? Paper registration, while it may be familiar, is slow, tedious, and outdated. The truth is, many…

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Legislative Tracking: Does One Size Fit All?

Capitol Impact has been providing Legislative Tracking software to lobbyists for over a decade, and in our time interacting with them we have come to learn that lobbyists are not…

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Doing More with Less

Recently, I began interviewing some of Capitol Impact’s clients. My goal was to try to understand how our clients used the applications we offer and what value they get from…

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3 Important Questions about Membership Management

Last month, Marketing General Incorporated released its 2011 Membership Marketing Benchmarking Report, a survey of associations with regards to membership management. The study surveyed over six hundred associations, both large…

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How Much is Too Much? Tips for Creating Effective Email Updates

Recently I attended the Southern Municipal Conference, a meeting of lobbyists from local municipal associations across the southeast. At the conference, Capitol Impact’s CEO Andy Paul gave a presentation on Best…

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Utilizing the Communication Loop

How has communication changed with the advent of the internet? While communication certainly seems easier than it used to be, it is not necessarily more effective. The internet can cause…

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Five Things to Consider About Grassroots Lobbying Software

Imagine you are a state legislator. It is Monday morning and you arrive at your office, sit behind your desk, and open your email account. There are 5,000 unread messages….

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