Written by: Gabriel Sanchez, First 5 LA “I know Kung-Fu!” That is one of my all-time favorite movie lines. And just as Neo in “The Matrix” mixed and matched martial arts moves as he sparred with Morpheus after uttering that line, professional communicators must also be agile in blending different public relations and marketing approaches
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Written by: Roy Browning, JMC Brands “You know what you should do…” Have you ever heard that phrase from someone? I bet if you’re anything like me, you either listened to or rebuked those words depending on who it came from. That super successful friend that you’ve always wanted to be like said those words
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Written by: Charong Chow, SocialChorus Modern communications are more than just email blasts. In our last installment, Shel Holtz of FIR was talking with Jana Dawson, Director of Corporate Communications, and Jaycee Breese, Corporate Communications Representative, at Westar Energy in Kansas City, Missouri. They were discussing the difficulties of reaching over 2,400 employees out in
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Written by Scott McDowell, Tribe Pictures. In a recent interview with Ethan McCarty, the CEO of Integral Communications, Tribe CEO Vern Oakley was asked about the link between authenticity, trust, and the bottom-line: I believe the leadership, particularly the CEO, becomes the lightning rod for trust. You only have to think of companies like Wells Fargo
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Written by: Julia Felton, Lead Change No leader sets out to lead an ineffective team. In fact many leaders invest a lot of time and energy agonizing over how to create the perfect high-performance team that works effectively and consistently delivers results. However, there is a problem. Many of the strategies leaders have adopted to
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Written by Taylor Shawver, Integral Communications Group We’ve been doing some very exciting work with Rachel Casanova and Dana Asher for companies moving offices, so we thought why not share our top tips for orgs making a big move. First and foremost, there’s a difference between change communication and change management. It’s important to manage
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Written by Jason Anthoine, Audacity. I recently had the opportunity to attend an Advanced Learning Institute conference in Nashville. There were about fifty internal comms folks in attendance, excited to share and learn best practices for both measuring and improving their work. Here are the top internal communications trends that came up during the conference,
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Written by Scott McDowell, Tribe Pictures. Video is one of the most effective tools for leaders today. It’s not simply a way to share the latest news; it’s a way to call people to action. But in order for employees and stakeholders to heed your call, they first need to connect with you. So, how
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Written by Michelle Bolda, Rogue Services and Solutions. Over here in Rogue land, we have managed many migration projects. Some have been for large enterprises, and some have been for 6MB of data. Most of our clients are upgrading to SharePoint Online (aka “migrating to the Cloud“). A question we get a lot is, “Can
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With the power of personalization, California State University Stanislaus’ (Stan State) faculty and staff will now receive a unique newsletter experience tailored to each of their individual interests. Located in Turlock, California, Stanislaus’ 2,100 staff members will now receive the personalized newsletter called StanNews. This newsletter will be filled with university news, career development opportunities,
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