The other day I read a blog post by my good friend and former colleague David Sable, CEO of Young and Rubicam, entitled “My 7 Predictions for 2017 From A Cloudy Crystal Ball”. As usual it was an interesting read and stimulated a great deal of thought. David was trying to avoid the traditional prognosis
...Read Full ArticleWhat really happens to your internal emails after you send them? We take you through the journey of an internal email and all the information communicators need to know to send their next message, the best way possible. Untracked email is a black hole, but it doesn’t have to be. Find out key benchmarks before
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Written by Kevin Ivers, originally published on the Newsweaver blog on December 8, 2016. What are the issues facing Internal Communications Specialists? How are others in IC going about their jobs and what are the challenges they see ahead for their industry? People who set a benchmark for other ambitious internal communicators aiming to establish
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By Joanne McCarthy, originally published on the Newsweaver blog on December 14, 2016. Bigger budgets, more influence and better future for internal communications strategies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) versus North America (NA): global survey Significant differences in internal communications (IC) functions between Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) on one
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Written by Tim Vaughan, originally published on the Newsweaver blog on December 15, 2016. Is there going to be anything radically different in 2017 compared to 2016 or, for that matter, 2015 or 2014? A recent blog by an IC partner posed the question: The Death of Internal Communication Roles? But while the provocative headline
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Written by: Molly Anglin, Senior Consultant, Nonlinear Enterprise The answer is not obvious. Will your digital workplace goals lead to new levels of productivity and performance or missed opportunities and bad behavior? In this article, we highlight recent research on goal setting and share four important considerations for the design of your digital workplace. If
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If you are a marketer and creating content is not a part of your tool belt, you might be behind the eight ball. Content creation while telling the real story behind your brand should become an integral part of your strategic marketing initiatives. With all the buzz around content in 2015, it seems that 2016
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Written by Incentive Internal communication has never been the easiest of feats. Even if all your employees are on-site, miscommunications happen. It’s like a gigantic game of telephone – what you originally said is not what the employee at the end of the line hears. Miscommunication is only one pain point found inside the workplace.
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Written by Ciara O’Keefe, StaffConnect Imagine a scenario where a sales director is asking their CEO for budget for a new sales tool. This tool has been proven to increase sales productivity by 16%, customer satisfaction by 23% and loyalty by 21%. Do you think their request would be approved? A recent study by Aruba,
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Written by Joanne McCarthy, originally published on the Newsweaver blog on October 13, 2016. One of the most striking results from Newsweaver’s recent Inside IC survey was that four out of ten internal communicators find it difficult to get support from senior leadership. It’s a disconcerting statistic: if 40% of IC professionals aren’t getting support
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