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Calling comms pros: how do you measure internal communication?

May 01, 12 Calling comms pros: how do you measure internal communication?

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This week I was contacted by Kerry Ambrose, Senior Employee Communications Officer at Essex County Council. She is appealing to the comms community for help with a group project as part of the Institute of Internal Communication (IoIC) Advanced Level Proficiency and I’m hoping that readers of Diary of an internal communicator will...

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Internal Comms pros flock to the Simply Summit…

May 01, 12 Internal Comms pros flock to the Simply Summit…

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A few weeks ago I wrote about a webinar I took part in that was a teaser for the Simply Summit in London on 26-27 April. Comms professional Sonsoles Lumbreras attended the summit and here she shares her thoughts with Diary of an internal communicator on what she heard and saw. This is part one and I will publish part two later this...

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From MacLeod to the masses

Apr 27, 12 From MacLeod to the masses

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This week a ‘one year on’ conference was held at the Department of Business Innovation & Skills in London to mark 12 months since the creation of the Employee Engagement Task Force, which was formed and launched with the support of David Cameron. Comms professionals, particularly those working in internal communications, are...

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Happy first birthday to Conversation

Apr 23, 12 Happy first birthday to Conversation

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This week marks a whole year since the Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) launched Conversation. The site is one of my go-to places online to read a round-up of latest PR and Comms news and blog postings and I recommend it on my Rachel’s Resources page. I’m a CIPR member and last year I decided to start...

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Social Summer gets underway for Comms professionals

Apr 23, 12 Social Summer gets underway for Comms professionals

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The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has unveiled its series of Social Summer events to give Comms pros the chance to ‘hear the latest from social media thinking and doing types’. They kicked off last week and are informal and relaxed sessions in London that will cover all things digital and provide good...

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Diary of a freelancer…

Apr 20, 12 Diary of a freelancer…

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Joe’s guest post has only been live on my blog for a short while but I’m delighted to say that Kim Borrowdale, Director of Borrowdale Consulting Ltd and a former classmate of mine from Kingston University’s post-graduate diploma in Internal Communications Management course, has penned a response from a freelancer’s...

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Working your way in the freelance economy

Apr 20, 12 Working your way in the freelance economy

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Have you ever considered working as a freelance comms consultant? What is the market like for freelancers and how many self employed people are there? Today I’m proud to present a guest post written by Joe O’Shea who looks at the world of freelancing and the benefits for those involved. Joe is an employee engagement and...

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