Waxing UnLyrical

JANUARY 8, 2013

I was surprised to get a Facebook request from my company ( Six Degrees PR ) to join its Page named “Six Degrees PR bunker.” I never thought that any company would step up to connect and engage with its employees through a private Facebook Page – this was quite a surprise to me. Facebook: Improving Employee Communications?

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Cision

MAY 18, 2017

I know from personal experience that a LinkedIn Group discussion comment which dared those who read it to prove the ROI of social was coming from a marketing consultant who had no experience in social yet had a client who was looking for social media expertise.

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Communications Conversations

JULY 14, 2020

It’s the notion of CEOs sharing employee-only messages with external audiences. His most recent example came in late March on LinkedIn , right after many of the stay-home orders were made. Best Buy and CEO Corrie Barry shared a message they had most likely shared with employee audiences earlier on the Best Buy LinkedIn page.

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Communications Conversations

APRIL 30, 2018

Consider the following: Three out of four (75 percent) employees report wasting time to keep up with the constant dings, pings, chats and more. Two-thirds of employees (66 percent) report losing between 30 minutes and 1 hour every day from pressure to keep up, costing over three billion dollars in annual profits from wasted time alone.

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Rock the Status Quo

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Like fluffy yellow chicks marching in line after their mama, many companies are stuck in push marketing tactics of the past, favoring carefully crafted, conservative external messaging and expecting their executives to rigidly follow corporate directives when it comes to having (or not having) a digital voice. “It’s too risky!”

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Stephen Waddington

AUGUST 13, 2018

LinkedIn is a platform for building professional relationships. There’s a growing recognition of the opportunity to use the social web as a means of engaging directly with a variety of stakeholders including customers, employees, prospects and suppliers. It's a burgeoning area of consultancy for our corporate teams at Ketchum.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

AUGUST 26, 2014

In that case, your journey might lead you towards a job in internal communications working for a corporation where you promote the company’s various products, services and experts. For many, the roads intersect, which has been the case for Christina Semmel, Lufthansa’s Manager of North American Corporate Communications. “My

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 31, 2019

LinkedIn followers, btw). Nope, Sara Blakely , the founder and CEO of Spanx is the best CEO on LinkedIn. She doesn’t have the largest “following” on LinkedIn (378,000+), but Sara’s last ten posts averaged: 67,451 likes. It’s free or corporate jargon. Not Microsoft’s Satya Nadella.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

2021 was the year executives got more active on LinkedIn. However, as more execs started using LinkedIn as a tool to reach employees, customers and prospects, one theme started to emerge: These execs were just mouthpieces for the company. You know, the kind of content we all post from time to time on LinkedIn!

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PRSay

MARCH 22, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. The youngest members of Gen Z turn 11 in 2023. Look for them and help them grow.”

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PRSay

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of us are fortunate to work for companies that tell employees to bring their whole selves to work, that invest in corporate social responsibility and that act as responsible members of their communities. Go beyond LinkedIn for your job search. Donate your time and skills to a cause that is important to you.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 5, 2019

And, in that role, he had a fairly famous post on LinkedIn during the Target financial crisis years ago ( I wrote about it here, if you’re interested). But, his most recent activity on LinkedIn caught my eye. Not because he was active on LinkedIn–it was the WAY in which he was active that really intrigued me.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

It can be easy for a corporate PR team to neglect a critical aspect of business communications — internal PR. In certain cases, high-profile companies take it for granted that employees are corporate cheerleaders, or they may leave the responsibility for employee engagement to HR. Employees have great ideas.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 19, 2017

Not long ago, a chief executive could lead a business, even a large one, fairly quietly, leaving public relations and social media management to the corporate communications team. A capable business leader is expected to also serve as a brand ambassador, a voice for corporate reputation, and a social media personality.

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Waxing UnLyrical

MARCH 15, 2018

Social media has redefined crisis response in three important ways: outlet options, messaging speed and employee engagement. But the most important change to crisis response has been under-reported and underutilized—the power of employee evangelists. Employee evangelists are made, not born. Guest Post by Laurel Kennedy.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 9, 2015

The other day, I was browsing through LinkedIn (something I do at least once a day, for various reasons). Person starts publishing on LinkedIn out of curiousity. Until, they are basically blogging on LinkedIn, as I like to call it. defending the internal/employee communications function. Then, he cross-posted to LinkedIn.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

CEOs and business leaders are increasingly recognizing the value of corporate communications; investors say comms can increase company valuations. This week I paused to catch up on reading several other PR and corporate communications surveys that I haven’t had a chance to read yet and summarize them here for you.

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PRSay

MARCH 21, 2023

In the communications profession, they are now several years into their careers and earning supervisor, manager and leadership roles at agencies, corporations, brands and organizations of all sizes. Instead of managing Gen Z employees, mentor them. The youngest members of Gen Z turn 11 in 2023. Look for them and help them grow.”

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PRSay

JUNE 24, 2024

Other tasks that PR professionals spend at least 25% of their time on include creating content (cited by 49% of respondents), developing thought leadership pieces (46%), measuring and reporting media results (40%), and working on corporate communications (29%). The average annual salary for a public relations job is $84,000.

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Melissa Agnes

JUNE 6, 2015

How to prepare and manage a corporate crisis involving receivership. Strategies for breaking unwanted news to employees… employees that you also need to actively help you manage the crisis. Connect with Melissa on LinkedIn. Connect with Monika on LinkedIn. Learn more about Melissa Agnes.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 26, 2019

Other times it’s more heavy in employee comms. For example, if your comms team focuses more heavily on employee comms, chances are you probably ladder up through HR (or the CEO). Beyond that, I also think about how corporations see some of these different functions. Let me know in the comments below, or on LinkedIn.

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Employee social advocacy programs are having a moment. Companies like Starbucks, Reebok and Humana (just to name a few) have implemented employee social advocacy programs over the last few years. Companies like Starbucks, Reebok and Humana (just to name a few) have implemented employee social advocacy programs over the last few years.

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Communications Conversations

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Do you ever get the sense this whole Employee Social Advocacy concept is being shoved down our throats by a number of “thought leaders” and software vendors who have everything to gain by advancing this agenda? But, it’s just one of several reasons I haven’t bought into the Employee Social Advocacy hype machine so far.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

With unemployment nearing all-time lows, how is LinkedIn faring? LinkedIn’s performance was stronger than ever to close out Q4 2014, with some astounding numbers. First, user growth has been stable: LinkedIn now has 347 million monthly active users, surpassing Twitter and Instagram. Are job seekers still using the site?

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

AUGUST 23, 2023

These demands mean that companies must strategically position themselves as not just profit-driven entities, but as organizations that genuinely care about their employees’ well-being and the greater good. Executives can use social platforms like LinkedIn to share thoughts and points of view on industry issues and workplace values.

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PRSay

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

PoliteMail was a proud sponsor of Connect 19 — the PRSA Employee Communications Section’s annual conference. Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first” says author and organizational consultant, Simon Sinek. Fortunately, your corporate communications team can kindle that love.

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Communications Conversations

MARCH 26, 2018

In fact, I’ve heard it first-hand from recruiters and corporate folks, too (I’m not looking for a job–but, people do bring this up from time to time). Because that’s the only message I can possibly come up with as to why these corporations and agencies don’t want to hire independent consultants.

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PRSay

JUNE 28, 2021

The truth is that I had been thinking of leaving the corporate world and starting my own firm long before the pandemic hit. Most important, I can work from anywhere in the world, choose clients that fit my interests and avoid internal corporate politics. Post the news on LinkedIn. The work is rewarding and interesting.

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Onclusive

JANUARY 20, 2020

However, earned media can be amplified in numerous ways, including company newsletters, email campaigns, corporate social media channels, employee advocacy programs, etc. Corporate comms is probably already doing some informal earned media amplification through social media channels, email, newsletters or the company blog.

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The Proactive Report

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

What no doubt started as an attempt to improve their corporate culture turned into a PR nightmare. There are no corporate secrets anymore. Instead of polarizing the public, how about teaching your employees to be kind and considerate human beings – aware and inclusive of all races, religions, and ethnic origins?

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Communications Conversations

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media, isn’t this what we normally see from brands? Great, model employee. Posts like these are all too common when it comes to corporate volunteerism and social media for big brands. Employee engagement? Good story. Driving traffic to the web site. All good things.

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Shift Communications

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

LinkedIn, the former dark horse of social media, has not only grown past Twitter, but is a serious publishing platform in its own right. Let’s see what LinkedIn reported for its Q3 earnings. Mobile user growth also stumbled in Q4: Our last growth statistic: the total number of LinkedIn corporate customers continues to grow.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

If there was an overlooked crisis comms story to bruising expose The New York Times published on Amazon , it was the impact Nick Ciubotariu’s rebuttal on LinkedIn had on the story. Unfortunately many corporate communicators, still play a role as brand cop, policing up activity online.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

APRIL 2, 2019

PR is one of the best ways to build visibility for a corporate brand while getting the word out about a given product or service. Just imagine amplifying the news that your founder was named a Glassdoor Employees Choice Top CEO on the company’s awards page, blog posts, social channels, and press releases.

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PRSay

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This work-from-home revolution has given way to another revolution in corporate and organizational communications: “informal everything.”. Do your employees need to be trusted and empowered, granted resources or nudged toward excellence? Ask to sit in on Employee Resource Groups or new employee trainings and listen for story ideas.

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Communications Conversations

AUGUST 21, 2015

But, along the way, we heard from one surprising source as the story unfolded: An Amazon employee. Nick Ciubotariu, head of infrastucture development at Amazon, weighed in with this post on LinkedIn on Sunday. But, we don’t know exactly what Amazon’s employee guidelines say when it comes to social media use.

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Communications Conversations

JUNE 6, 2017

And, it got me thinking: Introducing a new CEO to the rank-and-file employees is a big job. And typically it rests of the shoulders of corporate communications and PR teams. And that’s a problem–specifically for us, as communicators–for three big reasons: 1–Employees want to be led. It’s easier.

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