Written by Jodi Beaubien. HR professionals are faced with the daunting task of successfully aligning workforces with the strategic mission and objectives of their organization. Suffice to say while managing costs. These priorities are often competing, yet they don’t have to be. Data conveys the interconnected relationship between an internal communication strategy and organizational success.
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Written by Cindy Crescenzo, CrescenzoCommunications.com. The good news about being a communicator is that there are so many ways to collect all kinds of data these days. The bad news … if you collect it, you’ve got to do something with it. Often times, we end up with that sinking feeling and we say to
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Written by Hellen Deverell, Alive! Often the perception of internal communication is far from where we want it to be. But with large numbers of IC pros not a member of any professional body or investing in CPD, is it any wonder*? Developing our credibility needs to be a priority for IC pros, and here are our
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Written by Amir Ameri, Beekeeper. Though today’s consumer digital communications tools are designed to be the ultimate data mines, businesses can’t afford to take data security risks when it comes to internal communications. With personal data being an increasingly profitable commodity, the tracking of online activity is occurring on an unprecedented level. In this context,
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Written by Ann Melinger, BrilliantInk.net. A few weeks ago, several Brilliant Inkies, myself included, attended ALI’s 5th Annual Strategic Internal Communications Conference in Boston. It was an excellent gathering of professionals representing a wide range of industries, organizations, geographies and backgrounds. (My colleague Becky, shared one of her personal highlights from Crayola, and Kate shared
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Do you ever leave a conference chock full of ideas and new contacts? After Advanced Learning Institute’s 5th Annual Strategic Comms Conference, I certainly did! If you missed it, check out some awesome nuggets (and sorry if you get a serious case of FOMO): “Learn your employees’ love language.” – Speaker from Pernod Ricard
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Written by Maddie Ecker, AgencyChief.com. Social media trends are, in a word, ephemeral. Just when you think you’ve finally locked down how to properly use Snapchat filters, the platform changes. Despite the ever-evolving landscape of social media, we took a look at the top five trends that will undoubtedly dominate the back half of 2018.
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Written by John Boyle, ICF.com. When it comes to finding a survey research partner, make sure you ask these questions. The survey research field is evolving and expanding at a rapid rate. On the one hand, emerging technologies and methods promise faster and more cost-efficient methods to gather that information; on the other, however, there’s
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Written on ICF.com. Results show that federal agencies face an uphill battle—but not an impossible one. What does digital transformation mean for government agencies? And how can they achieve it in the context of the unique challenges they face? This kind of sea change is no longer a luxury, but a critical component for increasing
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Written by Becky Sennett, BrilliantInk.com. For over 115 years, Crayola has helped parents and educators raise ‘creatively alive’ kids. What Crayola stands for is refreshing — they celebrate children’s originality and self-expression, encourage wonder, adventure, and dreaming. Simply put – “inspire everything imaginable.” What’s also refreshing is that this authenticity carries over internally, and Crayola
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