Lego beats Apple as world’s most powerful brand
Apple may be the world’s most valuable brand at $128.3bn, but children’s favourite Lego has topped the charts as the world’s most powerful brand. Lego has just knocked Ferrari off the top spot (it’s now 9th), scoring highly on a wide variety of measures on Brand Finance‘s Brand Strength Index. These include familiarity, loyalty, promotion, staff satisfaction and […]
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Hot off the press: recommended new CIPR book
“The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” I love that Dr Seuss quote and think when it comes to all things career related, it’s spot on. You get out of your career what you put into it, and today I’ve got […]
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How to develop your internal communication career
Are you looking to make your next career move within the world of corporate communication? Every week I am contacted by professionals who are on the hunt for a new role, want to know what events are on, find courses to attend or books to read. There are 1000 articles on this blog packed with […]
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Recommended books for comms pros…
Every week I am contacted by professional communicators worldwide who ask my opinion as they are on the hunt for books on internal communication, social media, PR and employee engagement. I’ve published my annual recommendations in the form of Amazon lists on my blog since 2009 and highlighted the books I’ve contributed to. Today I’ve […]
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How to strengthen employee engagement through comms
A new book is about the hit the shelves featuring 100+ management models addressing all kinds of issues, including looking at whether employee engagement can be strengthened through communication. Writing on this topic is Dr Mary Welch, Senior Lecturer in Communication Management at the University of Central Lancashire, and the book is called 100+ Management […]
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Picture this: the role of images in IC
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. What do the images inside your organisation say about your people? Do they accurately represent your culture and the reality of your workplace? Or are your internal communication channels clogged with stock photographs (business people shaking hands or holding seedlings anyone? – yep, knew they’d be […]
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Blogging for beginners: an ebook
How do you launch a blog from a blank sheet of paper to building and maintain your own space on the Internet? You’re in the right place to find out. Earlier this year I contributed to an ebook called The Business of Blogging to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the blog and today I’m sharing […]
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Sainsbury’s 50p challenge exposed to the world
Today the story of an internal comms campaign by Sainsbury’s supermarket has hit the headlines, with customers expressing outrage, disbelief and amusement. Through this article I’m going to examine what’s going on and look at what happens when a clearly internally-focused campaign makes its way externally. In case you’ve not seen it… On Saturday, Twitter user […]
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How can you keep up-to-date with comms news?
I regularly get asked by people in my network, clients and peers to share what I’ve been reading. I do so daily via Twitter @AllthingsIC and less frequently via LinkedIn and Google+. I’ve lost count of the number of people who ask: “how can I keep up-to-date with the world of comms?’ or ‘I’ve got an interview […]
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Episode six of my internal comms podcast is now live
Welcome to episode six of FIR presents All Things IC with Rachel Miller. On the last Tuesday of each month I publish a podcast focusing on internal communication as part of the For Immediate Release (FIR) podcast network. Based on feedback from IC pros, I record 20-30 minutes of content each month. You can find a […]
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The Little Book of Inspiration
In an age where knowledge is more accessible than ever, how do we create engaged workplace learners that are inspired to go out and discover the answers themselves? Reed and Learning Technologies put that question to 13 leading experts and Learning & Development thinkers, and created The Little Book of Inspiration based on their responses. […]
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Where do you work?
When asked where do you work, what is your answer? The majority of people would, of course, reply with the name of the organisation/s that pay their salary. However, where do you actually work? At what hours of the day are you at your most productive and what conditions are the best ones for you […]
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