Blink’s The Future of Internal Comms Webinar 2025+
13 February 2025
From new engagement strategies to transformational overhauls, internal communication is anything but static in 2025. Blink’s webinar The Future of Internal Comms 2025+ raised interesting points about the state of internal communication today and what issues need to be met to build future-proofed systems that put the employee experience front and centre. This panel discussion […]
106 Change Comms Breakfast: Communication in a Year of Transformation, Innovation, and Uncertainty
10 February 2025
Deanne Raseta is a force in the comms world. From her work at organisations like PayPal, Colt and Aviva to her leadership and coaching qualifications – she knows how people tick. It’s unsurprising, then, that we had a packed house at our Change Comms Breakfast event last Thursday at which Deanne shared the essential principles […]
Coca-Cola’s experience shows how AI can work for and against you
05 December 2024
It’s December, meaning that Christmas advertising is in full swing, with companies throwing everything and the kitchen sink to secure advert of the season. One early contender has fallen short with Coca-Cola trying something new with their traditional “Holidays Are Coming” ad. They decided to use artificial intelligence. We all know how it plays out; […]
When will this matter?: Fighting burnout in pensions comms
27 November 2024
If you ask any young person about pensions, they’ll either cry or laugh in your face. With the current economic landscape, retirement feels like an alien concept. Issues like the cost-of-living crisis and housing concerns are more top of mind for many young people. With the projected state pension age of 68 for those currently […]
AI In Recruitment: Will Your Strategy Go The Distance?
25 November 2024
Artificial intelligence has already established itself as a mainstay for several industries. Predictions from a few months go are being realised in real time, from alterations to search engines to brainstorming TV show ideas. Recruitment has embedded AI quicker than most, with 80% of recruiting technology vendors expected to build it into product offerings by […]
Simple solutions for complex tech: Simply Expo 2024 Write-Up
21 November 2024
For communicators, the challenges that come with constant change can seem dense and overwhelming. But even when the technology gets more complicated, the most effective strategies were still the simplest ones. As the first snow of the season began to fall, team 106 attended Simply Expo 2024, hosted at etc. venues on Bishopsgate. It was […]
Eyes on the Road: How to give your employee the autonomy they deserve… AND maintain the connection.
04 November 2024
Imagine being handed the keys to a car but told you can only drive it on one road, at one speed, and only during daylight hours. It’s still driving, but you’re restricted by so many rules that the freedom doesn’t feel quite so… free. The reality is, this is what work can feel like […]
The Unique Balancing Act of Pensions Communications
22 October 2024
Communication is a balancing act. With every transmission, communicators are often balancing several, sometimes conflicting, factors at once. At any given time, communicators are talking directly to people with vastly different sensibilities, priorities, and even job roles, finding the throughline that connects them all is always a give and take. This is most strongly felt […]
The Impact of EVP Misalignment on Change and How To Get It Right: Poppulo Webinar Write-Up
03 October 2024
Change management has been of the main issues of this year and something that all manner of organisations need to know how to navigate. No company goes through major change without its perennial challenges. Luckily, Poppulo took on the subject and shared a refreshing perspective with their webinar on EVP Misalignment on Change & How […]
Should Internal Communicators think like marketers?
23 September 2024
Ah, marketing. The art of persuasion melded with the science of analysis. It’s come a long way over the past century, with countless gurus finding new and innovative ways to communicate and sell a message, a brand, a product… Wait – did I say communicate? Marketers have mastered the art of grabbing attention, keeping people […]
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