Reasons for IC pros to SMILE
What do you call social media inside your organisation? Do you use the word ‘social’ or something else instead? What are you aiming to achieve from social tools and technologies, do you have a policy in place and what’s the benefit for corporate communication? The answer to these questions will be the building blocks of […]
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Why journalists can make good IC professionals
What route did you take into internal communication? There’s no typical way in, and it’s not uncommon to work alongside people who have found themselves in IC from multiple disciplines. Having a rich mix of experiences can really enhance a comms team and inject some fresh thinking. I started my career as a journalist the […]
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A constellation of comms pros
Congratulations to all of the Rising Stars in comms who were recognised by recruiter VMA Group last week. The event took place on Thursday night at their offices in London to reveal the winners of their inaugural contest to find the brightest new talent in four categories: internal communication, marketing, agency communications and digital. I […]
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The launch of Internal Comms TV
Today I’ve decided to try something new. With the rise of visual communication, I’m always keen to find new ways of sharing content and try to include as many images and infographics etc that I can find to accompany my blog posts. Having mulled this over for a while, I decided to record the first […]
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Focusing on internal comms strategy
45 comms pros met at CIPR headquarters on 23 July 2013 for a measurement summit by CIPR Inside #icsummit13
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What’s the future of business?
Summary of insights from speakers, panellists and audience members at the CIPR’s Share This Live Social Media Conference July 2013.
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Launching the 30 under 30 in IC search
The Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) has just launched this year’s search for the UK’s 30 under 30 extraordinary people who are making a difference in internal communication. What role do awards like these play? Is there real value in being recognised and therefore in the awards? I’m delighted that IoIC President Suzanne Peck has […]
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The worst task in internal communication?
What is the worst task you have performed in the name of internal communication? I don’t mean communicating difficult messages or some of the other challenging aspects that come with the job, but those unusual scenarios you can often find yourself in. I wrote about the Melcrum Live event last week and how it came […]
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Building the future of internal communication
Chartered Institute of Public Relations brought together internal communications (IC) professionals at the Kia Oval, London, for their annual IC conference #CIPRInside. Topic: Putting employees first
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The most important thing I’ve learned about internal communication
This article is my contribution to a request from the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) for IC pros to document the most important thing they have learned about IC. See the foot of the page for information about how you can get involved. The most important thing I’ve learned about internal communication is: Who you […]
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The many hats of internal communication
Internal Communication professionals gathered at the Lancaster Hotel in London for Melcrum Live. The day looked at the changing role of IC, key trends and the latest research.
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Diary of an IC student – Stefan
What is it like to study internal communication? Read on to discover what Stefan Stojadinovic @stefStojadin who is an MA Public Relations student at the University of Westminster in London is experiencing at the moment and how he needs your help to be able to complete his studies. Stefan (pictured) is a student representative and committee member […]
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