By Jennifer Pflaumer When you hear Independent Information Professional, what do you think of? Someone who organizes, shares, or disseminates information? That is true, though it can manifest in several different ways. Our members run the gamut from technologists, researchers, coaches, marketing professionals, knowledge managers, web designers, private investigators, thought leaders, and public speakers. We… Read More »
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By Carrie Hunsucker AIIP-L, AIIP’s active, private discussion list, is one of AIIP’s premier benefits and ways of connecting member-to-member. In this forum, we share tips for working on and in our businesses, including marketing, product development, technology, and much more. Following is a summary of one of the hot topics recently discussed on AIIP-L.… Read More »
By Liz McLean, Knowsaic Your local AIIP peer network could be one of the most effective strategic and marketing tools you have ever used. Here are a few of the reasons why: Clarify Your Vision Even though face to face ‘local’ AIIP gatherings have been overtaken by COVID-19 protocols, our need for instilling optimism and… Read More »
By Phyllis Smith The Roger Summit Lecture Award is funded by AIIP Past Presidents to bring an inspiring and stimulating speaker to the AIIP Annual Conference. Roger Summit, the founder of Dialog—a pioneer in online information retrieval—and a longtime AIIP supporter, has inspired AIIP members with his demonstrations of self-renewal and continual learning. The 2020 recipient… Read More »
By Mary Ellen Bates Back in March of this year, the topic for AIIP’s monthly Info Pro Café virtual event was “Meaningful Metrics: Measuring What Matters for Infopreneurs.” (The recording and notes are available for AIIP members at https://www.aiip.org/Members-Only/IPC-metrics/; my other thoughts on this topic are at https://www.batesinfo.com/reluctant-entrepreneur/meaningful-metrics/) That discussion, along with some conversations I… Read More »
By Rhonda L. Bowen After the cancellation of the AIIP 2020 conference, Elizabeth Suarez, the designated keynote speaker, presented a webinar called Effective Leadership during Difficult Times. She began the session by asking participants: “What keeps you up at night?” “What is the one thing that could help you stop this worry?” “What can we… Read More »
By Connie Clem, Clem Information Strategies How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected AIIP members and their businesses? In a recent survey, 59 AIIP members shared what’s happening in their businesses, and several themes emerged from the results: Theme 1: Virtuality As business adapts to connecting more virtually, AIIP members are already comfortable there. Some are… Read More »
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