Video Customized for Your School — Now Available
Launched at the 2015 Spring Executive Retreat, AACS School TV is a completely customizable video platform that easily integrates into your school’s website. Our partners at Naylor Association Solutions are currently holding marketing and technology webinars on how your school can best benefit from this exclusive to AACS members offer. To find out how AACS School TV can work for your school and for more information on the next available webinar, email our partner at Naylor today or visit aacs.workerbeetv.com.

 

Staples Advantage Savings for AACS Members
Through your Staples Advantage program, AACS members have direct access to thousands of the latest technology products. With Staples® buying power, you can take advantage of great prices for all your educational tech needs such as tablets, webcams, laptops, toner and much more! Members with an existing Staples Advantage User Account can click here to order and save. Members who need to set up an Advantage User Account can click here to register.

 

Read the newest weekly report of key state legislative and regulatory developments of interest to AACS members and visit AACS’ Bill tracking Portal. Contact Brian Newman by email or phone at (202) 491-5254 with any comments or questions.

 

Beauty Changes Lives accepts both video and written essay scholarship applications. Although not specific to BCL, these ideas from Scholarship.com can help students prepare a scholarship worthy video.

 

Six Reasons Marketing is Moving In-House
A new research report from the Society of Digital Agencies finds that in the past year there has been a dramatic spike in the number of companies that no longer work with outside marketing agencies — 27 percent, up from 13 percent in the previous year. This continues a trend The Association of National Advertisers first reported in 2013. But these companies aren’t getting rid of marketing — they’re just bringing it in-house. Click here to find out the six reasons why.

 

How to Make Meetings Memorable, Effective and Short
It’s no secret a lot of us hate meetings. According to the National Statistics Council, 37 percent of employee time is spent in meetings, and 47 percent of employees consider too many meetings to be the biggest waste of time during the day — more than social media or email. Some innovative leaders have found ways to make meetings a little more bearable as well as productive. Take a look at what these 12 companies do to boost the effectiveness of the dreaded meeting.