If you build internal business networking sites they will come. Or will they? Part -1

It seems the case study model of blogging is valued by my readers and therefore I am inviting you to reflect and share perspective on the next issue of social media adoption for internal communication. Over the last few weeks I have had three separate conversations with leading communicators from global and Indian organizations on [...]

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Can We Have a Mascot For The Campaign? – Final Part

This post seems to have generated a lot of interest and I am impressed by the quality of comments and the passion that communicators share for and against using ‘mascots’. Thank you all for your insights. Here is a summary of what readers both in India and abroad commented: Bish pointed to a campaign in [...]

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Can We Have a Mascot For Our Campaign?

This blog post is in two parts – in the first section I share a situation that internal communicators often face and invite you to reflect on the possible solutions. In the next post I will revisit the perspectives that you share and discuss how we can tackle such requests when they arise. Here is the scenario. [...]

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Knowledge Exchange, Ideation and Problem Solving at Internal Communications 101 Workshop

When talented people converge you can expect great connection and cool ideas to emerge.   Yesterday, October 1, 2011 I conducted a first ever (in India) hands-on, full day internal communications workshop at Bangalore engaging participants from organizations such as UST Global and Allianz Cornhill Information Services (Trivandrum, Kerala),  Tata Consultancy Services, Max Bupa Health Insurance Company [...]

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