Pros and Cons of Proprietary vs. Platform-Based Association Management Systems By Rich Campbell Choosing association-management software (AMS) can be a challenge. To narrow down the options, first decide between a proprietary AMS (built entirely by a single vendor) and one built on top of another application or platform, such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 or Salesforce. Read Article
Security Issue and Resolution: DNN v. 7.1.2 and higher By Jason Stone DNN Software's security team has discovered a vulnerability in a set of 3rd party components that are used in DNN. This post includes information for sites on DNN Platform (open source) and DNN Evoq (Content Basic, Content and Engage) v 7.1.2 and higher. Read Article
5 Things to Keep in Mind for a Successful 3rd Party Integration By Jason Stone Inspired by an AMSfest Chicago 2017 Block & Tackle session on 3rd party integrations, here are 5 things associations (and businesses, too) should keep in mind for a successful 3rd party integrations to your core software. Read Article
What is the latest version of DNN Platform (DotNetNuke)? What is the latest version of DNN Evoq? By Jason Stone What is the latest version of DNN Platform (DotNetNuke) and what is the latest version of DNN Evoq? The open source DNN Platform 9.1.1 and the licensed Evoq 9.1.1 (all license levels: Evoq Basic Content, Evoq Content, and Evoq Engage) were released on July 5, 2017. Read Article
Engage Recognized as a SharpSpring Silver Certified Agency Partner By Rich Campbell We are proud to share that we are now a Silver Certified agency partner with SharpSpring, a leading provider of marketing automation solutions designed to help companies generate more leads, drive sales and optimize spend. Notably, we are the only Silver-Level partner in the St. Louis, Missouri market. Read Article
Six Must Haves for an Event Registration System By Rich Campbell One of the main sources of revenue for nonprofit organizations, as well as some government agencies is events. With so much riding on each event, it is important that your organization’s event registration system is robust enough to handle not only the volume of events you host, but makes the attendee experience as easy as possible – from finding the event on your website and registering to attending the event and providing you with valuable feedback after the event. Read Article
Join us at the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference By Rich Campbell Join Engage at the Midwest Digital Marketing Conference (MDMC17). We're sponsoring the 2-day St. Louis event April 12 & 13. After attending the one-day event last year, we knew this year's two-day event would be even better so we're also sponsoring! Come to the conference and stop by our table and say hello. This year's theme is "Rise of the Digital Native." Learn from top speakers from around the Midwest on all things Digital Marketing. Register to attend on the event website. Read Article
Join our next webinar: The Rising Tide By Rich Campbell On April 20, join Lindsay Matush and Jason Stone to learn about marketing for Associations. This will be the sixth webinar in our Association Best Practice Series. Read Article
DNN Summit 2017 Sessions By Brian Dukes We just returned from DNN Summit 2017, where I gave two presentations (I also helped coordinate the Code-a-Thon, and my colleague Anthony Overkamp gave one presentation and led a full day of theme training). I wanted to put together a quick post to let people know where to access the materials from my presentations. Read Article
"The Fallacy of the 4th Quarter" By Jason Stone Planning web development that's to occur in the 4th quarter can be a tricky proposition. It pays to be informed on the potential hurdles you could face with your web development firm. Read Article