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High participation at the 1st Afera Global Adhesive Tape Summit

Posted on: Due to high participation Astrid Lejeune, Secretary General of Afera, arranged to move the main conference days (13 and 14 June) to the Ballroom of the Westin Grand Munich Hotel which is right in front of the Sheraton Arabellapark. For this reason Afera is able to accommodate more people. Registration for the 1st Afera Global Adhesive Tape Summit in Munich is open again.

Trade Associations & industry analysts: the “celebrities” of B2B Influencer Relations

Posted on: Associations as vehicle for influencer marketing. A few months ago, our MD Jules Lejeune was invited by Greg Farrett of PR agency EMG (and former Board member of one of our client associations) to address their staff about the role of associations in communication. Here’s the blog that Greg wrote about this.

2017: Europe’s Second Youth: In Search of ‘Identity’

Posted on: “Change is the only constant” — a popular saying that has become one of the clichés of our time. The year 2017 is no exception.

The next generation of tape makers and users: Afera’s Turin Conference inspires

Posted on: Afera’s recent Turin Conference was very successful in attendance and feedback on the programme content and structure. This was Afera’s 60th Annual Conference, and it has become the Association’s signature event as well as the premier meeting place for the adhesive tape industry.

New structure for IGC Global Promotions takes shape

Posted on: At their General Members Assembly 2017 held in Hong Kong last week, the members of IGC Global Promotions have adopted a number of structural changes in their organisation. The global alliance of distributors of promotional items, with 52 partners covering 46 countries, has established a new legal entity in the form of IGC International.

After the elections: will the 4th Industrial Revolution be on the agenda of regulators?

Posted on: The recent parliamentary elections in The Netherlands attracted international interest. After the surprises in 2016, would mainland Europe be in for another wave of populism? Would our country set the tone for the elections in France and Germany later this year? Perhaps the Dutch supporting programme did not bring the sensational overture that international media were hoping for. But what I found most striking in the run-up to Election Day, was the fact that the impact of the present digital revolution on the electorate was almost absent from the public debate. Should associations pave the way for a public agenda that addresses the 4th Industrial Revolution?

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