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6 Signs Your Company Is Ready for a Digital Workplace

6 Signs Your Company Is Ready for a Digital Workplace

Written By Ted Sapountzis, VP Marketing, Simpplr More and more companies are making the transformation from a standard office to an efficient digital workplace led by the latest technology. While initially, mostly larger companies saw the demand to create a digital workspace, the advancement and cost-effectiveness of digital technology have paved the way for even

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Workplace by Facebook: The Internal Communications Game Changer

By Stephen Waddington, Partner and Chief Engagement Officer, Ketchum. Technology has the potential to deliver huge communication and productivity benefits within an organisation but it won’t change how we work. That takes people. The intersection of internal communication and social media within an organisation is a good place to study human behaviour. The return on

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What Healthcare Marketers Need to Know About Millennials

By Anne Carrie, Gravity Digital. According to the US Census Bureau, Millennials (ages 18-34) are now the nation’s largest generation, having surpassed the baby boomers (51-69). This so-called “drive-thru” generation has grown up using smartphones, going to Starbucks, and ordering Netflix from their Ipads. It is the age of on-demand, and there is the expectation

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Disrupting the Function of IC – A Global Perspective

Disrupting the Function of IC – A Global Perspective 

By Lise Michaud, Founder of IC Kollectif The internal communication profession faces turbulent times and the role of IC practitioners may well be at a turning point. Caught between multiple increasing challenges brought about by the impact of technology, the convergence and integration of communication disciplines and over-riding agendas like employee engagement and advocacy, the

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Collaborating For a Better Constituent Experience

By Francesca El-Attrash, Granicus Blog. Collaboration is a common theme in government today because it can increase employee productivity, improve communication, enhance resource sharing and even cut costs. But in a drive to achieve these results, many collaboration projects forget the ultimate objective of government: serving citizens. Too often, collaboration efforts improve internal operations while

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Is employee happiness the key to a better customer experience?

Is employee happiness the key to a better customer experience?

Written by StaffConnect founder and CEO, Bulent Osman The recent article from Lord Price Employee happiness is the key to a fairer and more prosperous society refers to the “John Lewis happiness principle” and has got me thinking about the connection between employee happiness and the impact it has on the customer journey. We all know that

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Three Simple Tips to Transform Internal Communications

By Cathy Yum, Workplace by Facebook. Workplace makes it easy to share news and updates across your organization and get people to engage in meaningful ways. Try these internal communication best practices that have proven useful for many Workplace communities. Build company culture Live video is a personal and authentic way for your leaders to

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