http://www.associosoftware.com/Listing/5 en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:47:49 PDT Qcodo Development Framework 0.3.43 (Qcodo Beta 3) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/95
I recently read an article at Small Business Guru defining this new type of product development as a prototype business model.  The article gives some great perspective on why prototyping is so critical for organizations today.  It is true for us at Associo Software, but it is also true for associations.  Is your association embracing prototyping to find new and innovative ways to meet your member's needs?  If you don't, how will you stay relevant?  How will your services really stay useful, even necessary?  In a down economy, associations are seeing their members cut budgets and some decide to cut out money that would be going to the associations for training or even for member dues.  Now more than ever you need to make sure what you do is mission critical to your members.  I don't know anyway other way of doing this than trying new things and getting lots of feedback.  It seems we all need to embrace the business model of prototyping.]]> 95 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:21:37 PST http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/79 CNet News talking about how Dell found themselves behind in selling their hardware products to large data centers.  They also realized that they routinely lost money to even get the business they had.  So, they asked some tough questions of themselves, and they started asking their customers or potential customers some questions.  It turns out that data center clients wanted a completely different product than what they were offering.  Dell started to realized that by taking features way from their product, it actually became more useful and less expensive -- both big wins in terms of attracting new business. 

Isn't it shocking how well we think we know our customers, only to find out after we start asking questions that we really don't know them at all?  Who would have thought that taking features away would make a product more appealing.    Learn to continually ask your members what services they want added.  But also, don't be afraid to ask what services they don't want or don't need!]]> 79 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 10:13:12 PST http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/58 you a step by step strategy to making a good choice for your association management software.  Also, attached to this posting is our RFP template we give to assocations as a starting point for creating their own request for proposal.
]]> 58 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:11:10 PDT http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/57 e-mail-free".]]> 57 Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:43:19 PDT http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/56 Cvent.  For their billing and contact management they would use Act.  For accounting they would use Quickbooks and for their website content management they would use a local web developer and pay him by the hour or on a contract basis to update things.  Is this a good idea?  Read our strategic analysis on this strategy for your association management software.
]]> 56 Fri, 10 Oct 2008 14:59:15 PDT http://www.associosoftware.com/ListingItem/40 What's Plaguing Associations 2008".  Wes always has great information for associations as they are trying to make good technology decisions.  In his informal survey he took from 100 association executives, he found three main issues that are weighing heavily on them:  system integration, data integrity, and software system selection/implementation.  In my far less researched understanding, I would agree these are the major issues facing the associations I've been in contact with recently.
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