The mailer’s design sucks. We want something funky!

As an internal communicator is can be difficult dealing with clients who believe that cool design wins over compelling content. Indu, the hard working internal communicator of TPR Bank discovered much to her chagrin. Pramod, the HR Head needed a campaign to get staff aligned on the recent office move and he believed that a [...]

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What’s your Internal Communication Measurement Mantra?

If you followed the recently concluded cricket World Cup 2011 tournament which India won the statistics shared on TV may have overwhelmed you. The amount of data crunching that cricket historians did ranged from the mind boggling to the inane. While I was able to comprehend and understand how cricketers’ batting and bowling metrics can [...]

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Revolution 2.0 and Implications for Internal Communications

Over the past few weeks the world watched as people movements toppled regimes across the Arab world. I have been intrigued by the way leaderless bands of people joined hands to form a cohesive force that overthrew a dictator in Tunisia and freed Egypt from a ruler who stayed in the saddle for 30 long [...]

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Thinking of a Career in Internal Communications?

I wanted to pen down my thoughts on the evolving internal communications function based on numerous queries that have come my way from students, practicing professionals and educationists. This post also articulates the role of the internal communicator, key skills and competencies needed to excel in this field and the various career opportunities that exist.  Internal [...]

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Interviewing for an Internal Communication Role and Tips to Get Your Job

This week I have been interviewing communicators for an internal communication role.  I wanted to pen down my impressions from talking to a set of talented people, share do’s and don’ts and what I look for when it comes to hiring someone for a communications job. These ideas and recommendations I believe can apply for [...]

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Is there a common understanding in India of what corporate communications really does?

The Education Times edition of the Times of India dated May 11, 2009 carried an article on Corporate Communications and its role by taking the viewpoint of leading Indian practitioners. Interestingly, there wasn’t a consensus among these leading professionals on what constitutes corporate communication leave alone the roles and responsibilities of the function. The benefits [...]

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Looking for ‘Recession Proof’ Corporate Communication ideas?

Is the recession shrinking your communication budget? Is the downturn causing you to rethink your communication goals? Attend this half-day workshop to learn more about ‘recession proofing’ your corporate communication. Leverage contemporary tools and resources to improve connection, engagement and awareness among your employees, customers and other stakeholders. Read more about the workshop… Topics of [...]

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Are you justifying your existence as a communication professional?

The recession can surely make communicators sweat! It also seems to be making communicators revisit their purpose and justify their existence. A mail from a fellow communicator in India pointed to just that – it read ‘we are gauging the span of the Corporate Communication and roles vis-a-vis number of employees. It’s going to hopefully [...]

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