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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 Paper registration, while it may be familiar, is slow, tedious, and outdated.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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Featured Features: Multiple Registration Options

Did you know that the Event Impact system allows you to register multiple people for the same event all at once? Not only can it handle multi-person registrations, but Event…

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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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Featured Features: Add to Calendar

Did you know that the Event Impact system allows your registrants to add your event to their Outlook Calendar? It is a simple step you can do during the Event…

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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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Featured Features: Mobile Link

Are you utilizing the “Mobile Link” feature in your legislative tracking system? The Mobile Link feature allows you to send a link to your smart phone enabling you to login…

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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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