What five years of blogging has taught me
This month marks five years since I created my blog, so today I thought I’d look back and share what I’ve learnt along the way and answer some of the questions I get asked the most. Why do I blog? Is blogging worth it? For me, yes, absolutely, it’s worth every minute I spend researching, […]
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Episode five of my internal comms podcast is now live
The fourth SMiLE London – conference on Social Media in the Large Enterprise by simply-communicate (@simplycomm) – was held on March 17th. More than 200 delegates gathered at the prestigious St Paul’s Etc venues to hear some of the best ESNs stories. More than 2,000 tweets were shared on Twitter.
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Comms heroes prepare to fly into town
Are you a comms hero? A brand new event for communicators is currently being planned, which will be chaired by Caroline King, Head of Communications and Engagement at Helena Partnerships, @CKingatHelena (pictured). Caroline wrote for my blog recently about how the housing association has been hosting mini conferences for its employees. Here she gives us a […]
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Sainsbury’s employees share Little Stories
If you had a choice between a row of people in “business dress” shaking hands/holding seedlings, or real employees pictured doing their actual jobs, what would you find more interesting and relevant? I know my answer, and it doesn’t involve mini plants… One of my pet-hates is the use of stock photography to illustrate stories […]
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Everything that is not shared is lost
The fourth SMiLE London – conference on Social Media in the Large Enterprise by simply-communicate (@simplycomm) – was held on March 17th. More than 200 delegates gathered at the prestigious St Paul’s Etc venues to hear some of the best ESNs stories. More than 2,000 tweets were shared on Twitter.
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Communicating change at Westminster City Council
How do you communicate change in your organisation? What have you learned from change comms campaigns in your current or previous role and what top tips would you pass on to other communicators? Last month I had the pleasure of speaking at IC Excellence in front of 200 Government communicators here in the UK. One […]
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ABB employees have 50,000 reasons to discover Yammer
If two is company and three is a crowd, 50,000 is one pretty large community. As of today, ABB employes now have 50,000 reasons to be on Yammer – and counting, fast. ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company employs 150,000 people and operates in approximately […]
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Cooking up a social business treat
Grundfos is the world’s largest pump manufacturer, it has more than 18,000 employees globally and has embarked on something new. In 2013, the company launched Global Working Culture & Social Business with the goal of “accelerating a new culture of empowerment, networked collaboration, and innovation.” One of its first major projects was to consolidate the launch […]
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How Africa Tweets…
How does Africa Tweet? Not a question I bet you’ve asked yourself much, but thanks to new information released today, you can get some insight into how a continent communicates. I’m doing some consultancy work at the moment for one of my clients, looking specifically at communication in Africa, so I have found it particularly […]
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State of the IC sector results
The fifth annual State of the Sector report into internal communication has just been released by Gatehouse Group. It’s their industry-wide census investigating the challenges internal communicators are facing – and where their focus will be over the coming months. Highlights from this year’s report include: Employee focused apps are on the rise. Almost 40% of […]
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PR stars shine at the PR Academy awards
More than 100 students gathered at the Royal Society of Arts in London last night to celebrate the achievements of this year’s PR Academy Course Award winners and to hear from guest speaker Alastair Campbell. The PR Academy is known for its outstanding courses and works alongside the Chartered Institute of Public Relations CIPR, International […]
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A look at social media for sustainability
What role does social media have when thinking about sustainability in organisations? How does it impact employees and how can they have their voice heard? All of these topics and more are addressed in a brand new book by Iliyana Stareva (pictured), who has written a guest article for my blog to provide a taster of […]
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