Three technology megatrends you need to know now
Want to know how to survive and thrive in the digital economy over the next five to 10 years? Gartner has just published its Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies, 2017 and identified three “megatrends” you need to be aware of: Artificial intelligence (AI) everywhere transparently immersive experiences digital platforms. I’m going to guide you through them. This is going to […]
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How a supermarket chain uses Facebook at work
How can a supermarket chain use Facebook’s enterprise social network to connect employees? I’ve interviewed Daniel Chasemore, Communications Manager at Countdown Supermarkets in New Zealand to find out. They were the first business in the country to use Workplace, formerly known as Facebook at Work. Countdown is one of New Zealand’s largest employers, with over 18,000 […]
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How to benchmark your comms budget and resources
How does your comms budget compare to other organisations? What about the size of your team? If you would like to benchmark, today’s guest post and resource will help you analyse what you’re doing. It’s written by Elizabeth Kilbride, a research analyst for the Communications practice at CEB (now Gartner). They run an annual benchmarking […]
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How blogging can help your business
Are you thinking about starting a blog for you or your company? Want to know how to begin, whether it works and how to promote your content? Today you can hear me talking about all of these topics via the latest podcast from the marvellous Janet Murray from Soulful PR. Janet invited me onto her […]
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Seven ways to earn CPD points this Summer
What are you planning to do this Summer? If you’re a Chartered Institute of Public Relations’ (CIPR) member, you’ll have noticed their #SummerofCPD campaign has kicked off. It’s their annual drive to encourage professional communicators to reflect on their career, commit to their learning and log their Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points. It could also provide […]
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A question of comms: Laura Fischer Vestergaard
What is it like to work in IC in Denmark? The latest professional communicator to sit in my #questionofcomms hot seat is Laura Fischer Vestergaard, Communication Advisor at Open in Copenhagen. You can find her on Twitter @fistergaard. She’s revealed the best career advice she’s received, plus what she thinks will happen to internal communication in the future. […]
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Your invitation to join Comms Unplugged
Imagine a weekend with no devices, surrounded by professional communicators in tents. Sound good? You’re in for a treat… Today I have a guest post by Sally Northeast, @salzasal, Deputy Director of OD, Participation and Communications at Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust here in the UK. She is co-creator of Comms Unplugged in her spare […]
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What Facebook is plotting with its ESN
What has the latest Enterprise Social Network (ESN) on the block been up to since its official launch in October? Could it really be the community glue that helps employees stick together? What’s the role of chatbots at work? Tony Stewart, @TSDigi, Head of Digital at scarlettabbott was lucky enough to attend the ‘Discover Workplace’ event […]
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Are you ready for GDPR and shadow comms?
Do your employees use personal messaging apps such as WhatsApp at work to help them do their job? I’ve written before about the rise of ‘shadow IT’ – decisions and technology being introduced without the knowledge of corporate IT departments. Now it appears shadow communications is on the rise. Is it just the latest phrase, […]
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How to learn about change communication
The only certainty in business is change. It typically comes out of nowhere and requires communicators to be tenacious, confident and competent in their approach. Today I’d like to invite you to join me at my next Change Communication Masterclass on 20 June 2018. How good are you at change communication? We all encounter situations in our […]
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What is internal communication?
What is internal communication? If you’ve reached this article hoping to know the answer, you’re in luck. If you are having conversations in your organisation about the role of internal communication, why it’s important and what you need to know as a professional communicator, you’ll find information in here for you too. I’ve been blogging about […]
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Eight internal communication myths
There are many myths, misconceptions and untruths about internal communication. I’ve addressed eight of them. They reflect the reality of working as an internal communicator today and are conversations I’ve had with clients, peers and people in my network. What have I missed? What would you add? Feel free to comment below or Tweet me @AllthingsIC. […]
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