What you need to know about mental wellbeing
Today is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week 2015 #MHAW15, so I thought I’d share some resources to help you think through how to communicate mental wellbeing. It’s time to talk about mental health. The era of the stigma is over, and as communicators we can facilitate those conversations and discussions in our organisations (Tweet this) […]
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It’s a girl… how brands are welcoming the Princess
To mark the occasion of the birth of The Duke and Duchess’s daughter, we asked people to send us their photographs telling us about any recent new arrivals using the hashtag #WelcomeToTheFamily. We enjoyed reading them and have pulled them into a Storify blog for you – thank you all for posting!
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The Smart Upstart Club invites you to its launch
Thinking of starting your own business, going freelance or are an aspiring entrepreneur? If so and you’re looking for advice, I’ve heard about an event which could be your ideal starting point. Friday 5 June 2015 is the launch of The Smart Upstart Club at The Institute of Directors in London – and you’re invited. It is being staged […]
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How to learn about internal communication
How can you get a job in internal comms? How can you communicate change? How can you design your social media strategy to be successful? Most of the visitors who reach the All Things IC website are looking for ways to help them do their jobs better, and for answers to queries like these. Whether […]
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How to enter comms awards
What are industry award judges looking for when reading through entries? How can you write comms award submissions so they are compelling and score well? This week I finished judging four categories of the UK Public Sector Communication Awards 2015 and thought I’d share how awards work and how to write the best entries. There’s often an air of […]
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What do IC pros think of enterprise social networks?
On Saturday 21st March, around 40 people gathered at Shell Mex House in London to attend #ESNanon (ESN Anonymous). The unconference for enterprise social network (ESN) professionals by ESN professionals was organised by Alex Chapel, Kim England and Paul Thomas to share knowledge and ideas.
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Google your way to improved cross-location comms
How do you communicate with employees who are spread across multiple locations? Does technology have a role to play to enable you to do so successfully? Meghan Tiplady (pictured), Journalism Graduate turned Internal Communications Specialist has worked across private and public sector companies, helping to improve employee engagement and address communication issues. One common theme Meghan […]
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Cop a feel this International Women’s Day
Today is International Women’s Day and I wanted to use this opportunity to highlight an important issue which is affecting people close to me and probably people you love too. Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK, and today is the perfect chance to encourage the women in your life to check […]
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Senior managers have better external than internal comms skills
Professional communicators say senior managers have better external than internal communication skills, with more than half of respondents agreeing or strongly agreeing that they are good at presentation/public speaking (71%), media relations (64%), networking (59%) and stakeholder management (58%). By comparison, more than a third disagree or strongly disagree that their senior management team is good […]
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How babies communicate using a secret language
Did you know babies have their own language and use it to communicate with those who are caring for them to tell us what they need? Nope, I didn’t know either. As mum to a two-year-old and eight-week old twin sons (pictured having cuddles with me last night), this is a revelation and has already […]
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Retail focus – how IC makes a difference…
There’s not much difference between a colleague and a customer. Do you believe that’s true? Jeremy Petty, @jezpetty, Deputy MD of scarlettabbott does, and here he writes for my blog to share how. Over to you Jeremy… In terms of how you think about your business, your propositions and your brand, we believe that you […]
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Do you fit the happiest or unhappiest PR pro profile?
The happiest UK public relations professional is most likely to be a man, over the age of 60, working as an Independent Practitioner and based in the Midlands or East of England. The unhappiest is most likely to be a woman, aged 35 to 44, working as a Head of Communications in-house in the public […]
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