What I learnt last night at theICcrowding
On 11 December a huge crowd of internal comms pros gathered for the first ever event from The IC Crowd, sponsored by VMA Group and Engage Group and supported by The Merchant pub in Liverpool St Station. Thanks all for coming. www.theiccrowd.com
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What have you done today
…to make you feel proud? What about this week, this year? It’s been a busy old one and traditionally in December people take time to reflect on the previous 12 months and make plans for the upcoming year. (Apologies if you’ve now got the Heather Small song Proud in your head). December is often the […]
Read more >The echo of conversations
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
Read more >Using internal comms to connect with communities
How does your company connect with its communities, be that your employees, stakeholders or people in your area? How do you inform and educate your workforce about internal communications? Monmouthshire County Council, which is in Wales, has developed an innovative scheme and Communications Officer Jessica Roberts writes about it here for readers of Diary of an internal communicator. […]
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How internal comms pros use social media
Nearly 90% of internal communications professionals say they are expected to have a ‘good understanding’ of social media and 93% think their professional use of social media will increase, according to research I’m publishing today. How internal comms professionals use social media was a survey that ran between 18 and 26 October 2012 via Diary […]
Read more >Dates for your diary
What’s hot and what’s not in the comms and PR world over the next few months? As the festive season approaches there will be lots of events taking place; where are you going and what are you looking forward to? After receiving lots of requests from readers to publish news about internal comms events, I’ve […]
Read more >Share This: social media conference success
The CIPR held its annual social media conference in London on 1st November 2012 at Microsoft’s sumptuous Victoria offices. If you weren’t able to attend or are looking for a recap, follow the presentations and conversations from the afternoon sessions here.
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Let’s be friends…. Facebook for internal comms?
Do you use Facebook for internal communications (IC) within your company? Is it integrated into your channel mix or do your employees wish to keep their personal and professional lives separate? I’d love to hear what you’re doing. Do please get in touch if you’re able to share your campaigns and use of Facebook for IC […]
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Have you had your say?
Do you have an internal social network in your organisation? Will your use of social media in your professional life increase? These are just two of the questions I’ve been posing to internal comms pros over the past few days in the form of a short survey. You can have your say on all things internal […]
Read more >How do you use social media?
If you’re an internal comms professional working in-house in an organisation, I bet this sounds familiar… How do you use social media? Do I need to use social media in my personal life? Do internal comms pros need to blog? What is an enterprise social network? How can I use social media internally? What is […]
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Overcoming the weapons of mass distraction
London’s Social Media Week is in full swing and it has been a fantastic week so far, with lots of interesting quotes, statistics and people sharing ideas. I’ve been watching webinars live online all week or catching up afterwards, and have been really struck by the quality of the questions and enthusiasm all round. You can […]
Read more >Keep calm… it’s internal comms
I like the keep calm posters. There I’ve said it. There’s something about the design that makes me smile, and I’m interested in the history behind it. There was a keep calm and carry on poster in the labour ward of the hospital I was in four months ago, just before my daughter was born, […]
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