There is such a wealth of resources available to internal communicators today that it’s impossible to note them all – but here are our favorites.
News, Articles & StudiesEmployees surveyed at the start of the decade spent an average of 49 minutes a day managing email and claimed that 34% of the internal email they received was unnecessary. Nowadays, workers spend over quarter of their day managing email. Email overload and email bankruptcy are par for the course.
Would your employees like to see improvement in the frequency and calibre of the internal communications they receive? Have a look through our remaining five tips to get some more ideas on how to change this for the better without losing any impact.
by Michael Blackley. (January 3, 2008, Edinburgh Evening News)
(discussing desktop alerts used for B2C marketing)
(December 20, 2007, New York Times)
(January 8, 2008, www.internalcommshub.com.)
(Watson Wyatt Report)
Leadership development, sharing best practices, networking and fun! For all IABC chapter , regional, and international leaders. IABC.
Engaging Diverse Employee Audiences to Drive Business Results. Melcrum.
Social Media for Communicators – A Web 2.0 Summit for Internal Communications, Public Relations & Marketing. Ragan.
Speaker: Terry McKenzie, Vice President, Employee Communications and Communities. IABC Los Angeles Event
Proven ideas and new techniques for communicators working in every medium, with Jim Ylisela & Steve Crescenzo. Ragan.
Get the Attention You Deserve - New Communication Channels and Techniques to Cut Through the Communication Clutter, Paula Cassin, Director Cut Through Communications. IABC Los Angeles.
SNCR - Society for New Communications Research.
Six tracks include Writing & Editing, Social Media, Public Relations, Strategy & Research, HR Communications, Executive Communications. Ragan.
Bringing together more than 1,400 business communications professionals from around the world.
news, ideas, conversations for communicators worldwide. It’s easy to navigate and most of the information is free. There is a section dedicated to internal communications.
The only resource dedicated exclusively to internal communications. You must be a paying member to have access to most of the content.
You’ll need to be a member to access most online resources, but anyone can attend valuable IABC Chapter networking and speaker events. Check your local IABC Chapter for events near you.
Free to sign up and includes profiles, forums, blogs, videos, and a wealth of opportunities to connect.
Free to join and includes very active forums and groups, blogs, profiles and other resources.
"blogging at the intersection of communication and technology"
The top ROI and measurement expert when it comes to internal communications.
desktop pop-up alerts ensure your message cuts through the clutter
screensavers that act as dynamic billboards to keep employees connected and reinforce messages
a scrolling ticker bar that captures attention and broadcasts critical updates fast
a customizable, auto-publishing electronic update or magazine with powerful targeting capability, which can reduce internal group emails down to zero
direct, on-screen interactive quizzes with automated scoring
direct, on-screen interactive surveys which significantly improve response rate
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