Strengthen Your Company’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Efforts with Insights
With PRIDE month kicking off and Juneteenth just a few weeks away, it’s easy to identify these observances as “moments that matter” within the context … Read More
Q&A: Getting Return-to-Office Communications Right
With most COVID-19 restrictions lifted in the U.S. and options for both preventing and treating the virus available, organizations are eager to arrive at a … Read More
A Moment That Matters: Earth Day 2022
The world is watching what companies say – and more importantly, what they do – and attention is often magnified during moments that matter. Brand … Read More
Is Your Intranet Getting the Job Done?
Evaluate the effectiveness of your intranet For many internal communications professionals, stewardship of the company intranet is a big part of the job. Using this … Read More
The Employee Engagement Calendar You Need for 2022
With the current surge in COVID-19 cases courtesy of the Omicron variant, most companies have postponed their return-to-office plans. As a result, internal communicators face … Read More
Three Internal Communications Trends on the Horizon in 2022
Expect the unexpected, and plan for all contingencies: those are the only consistent truths in the communications industry these days. The good news: as we … Read More
Turning Employee Interviews into Great Stories
Employee spotlights are a powerful tool for advancing communications messaging. According to Gartner research, “By cultivating and amplifying authentic employee voices, internal communications teams get … Read More
5 Things Communicators Should Know About Google Analytics 4
Who is coming to your website? How long are they staying, and what are they doing? This vital information is key to developing an effective … Read More
How to make your next meeting more engaging – for everyone
Tips and best practices to help internal communicators run more engaging virtual meetings – brainstorm sessions, town halls, team briefings.
8 Ways to Make Your Employee Newsletter a Must-Read
How much of your employee base is actually engaging with your content? A 2020 Gallup study reported that the percentage of engaged workers ranged from about … Read More
Corporate Social Responsibility in 2021 and Beyond: Commitment and Communication
Is your company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative operating in a vacuum? If you’re not promoting opportunities for employees to become involved in your CSR … Read More
Viva Connections: Bringing your SharePoint Intranet into Microsoft Teams
Accessed from an app within Microsoft Teams, Viva Connections pulls in SharePoint intranet content and displays it in a branded, personalized dashboard.
Three Reasons to Embrace the Mixternal Communications Model
Mixternal communications is the area where multiple elements of corporate communications overlap: it’s a little bit internal, a little bit social, a little bit external, a little bit Alexis. (Shout out to the Schitt’s Creek fans out there.) Once communicators see how internal and external communications can (and must) work together, in partnership, to reinforce their company’s mission and objectives from the inside out, mixternal communications becomes a no-brainer.
Explore how you can promote well-being in the workplace with Microsoft Viva Insights
It’s no secret it’s been a stressful time for many people. In 2020, nearly 70 percent of employees worldwide reported higher stress levels; more than half that also noted … Read More
Microsoft Viva: A Tool for the Future of Work in a Hybrid Environment
By combining tools for employee wellbeing, engagement, learning, and knowledge discovery into a single employee experience platform, Microsoft Viva makes it easier for organizations to embrace digital transformation and successfully adapt to a hybrid work environment.
Five Ways Internal Communicators can Seize their Role as Leaders
Internal communicators can be leaders too. Take these actions to work toward becoming the leader and internal communications professional you aspire to be.
What Internal Communicators Need to Consider While Planning Return-to-Work Programs
Below are some recent articles and resources that have helped us at SPI Group consider what the return to the office might look like, and how internal communicators in particular play perhaps the biggest role in ensuring a successful transition – for both the short-term, and the long-term, as more companies shift to a permanent hybrid model.
How to Spring Clean Your Intranet
After a year+ of communications pivots and crises, the last thing an internal communicator wants to hear is that their intranet probably needs a good scrubbing. If intranet maintenance is something you de-prioritized, here’s some good news: you can refresh your intranet without conducting an all-encompassing, time-consuming audit.
The office is dead. Long live the office.
A hybrid model that combines remote work with in-office work is the best path to optimizing employee engagement, collaboration and well-being.
Six Reasons to be Excited about Using SharePoint for Your Intranet
Through continued innovation and enhancements, SharePoint has become a customizable, mobile-ready intranet and virtual workspace that internal communicators can leverage to facilitate collaboration and employee engagement.
How Internal Communicators Can Help Organizations Fulfill Their Commitment to DE&I
Here are seven key actions internal communicators can take to help their organizations fulfill their commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Embracing a Data-Driven Approach to Internal Communications
Many internal communicators have set their goals for the year. But how many have set the metrics by which those goals will be measured? It’s … Read More
Five Trends that Will Define Internal Communications in 2021
Many will be happy to leave 2020 behind. However, internal communications will continue to play an increased role in companies’ operations. Here are five trends that will define internal communications in 2021
Five Reasons Why You Should Add Podcasts to Your Internal Communications Toolbox
For the last several years there’s been a renewed interest and excitement around podcasts that doesn’t seem to show any signs of slowing down. In … Read More
Getting Leadership Support for Your Employee Engagement Programs
According to Simpplr Research’s State of Internal Communications report, the number one roadblock to a successful employee engagement strategy is lack of senior leadership buy-in. … Read More
Using Chatbots To Improve the Employee Experience
Internal communicators should consider chatbots whenever they want employees to pay attention and take action – here’s why.
Your Intranet is a Critical Part of Ensuring Successful Mergers and Acquisitions
If a merger or acquisition fails to go smoothly, the benefits that the companies expected to gain by coming together may never come to fruition. Fallout can take the form of disruptions in business … Read More
Communicating Support for Employees Working – While Parenting – from Home
With nearly every state shutting down schools for the rest of the 2019–2020 academic year, see what internal communicators do to help ease the stresses of employees who are working from home with young (or even adult) children.
Get Better Employee Engagement Data with Interactive Video
My friend’s son is obsessed with the interactive Captain Underpants movie on Netflix. Let’s see: Giving kids the power to click and guide the story into whatever wild … Read More
Five Key Elements for a Successful Employee Recognition Program
A strong employee recognition program can play a powerful role in an organization’s employee retention efforts. Consider these statistics from a study conducted by Survey Monkey and … Read More
Three Predictions for the Future of Internal Communications in the Aftermath of COVID-19
Here are a few bold predictions about the future of the workplace and the critical role Internal Communications will play in keeping employees engaged.
Six Tips for Effective Communication with Remote Employees
As remote employees prove they can get the job done with little or no oversight, managers must evolve.
Six Pandemic-related Internal Communications Norms that are Here to Stay
What communication practices employed during the pandemic are worth carrying forward?
5 Tips for Making Microsoft Teams Work for Your Organization
Microsoft Teams (MS Teams) is a great way to connect employees so they can collaborate successfully – when it’s implemented correctly.
From panicked to prepared: Addressing employees’ questions about COVID-19
As an internal communications professional, you play a vital role in keeping employees safe, calm, and well-informed. That’s even more critical during a crisis like … Read More
Stop Employees in Their Tracks with Great Digital Signage
Your office’s cafeteria…the on-site gym…common areas in your building; these are all prime places for connecting with employees. How? Through smart use of digital signage. … Read More
Writing for Mobile: Four Ingredients for Content Employees Will Digest
Americans check their smartphones 96 times a day. And more and more employees are viewing internal communications content on mobile devices. Yet, according to a … Read More
Make Your Intranet its “Best Self” in 2020
For many people, a flip of the calendar page to the new year is a cue to take stock and make changes. Did you know … Read More
Four Ways to Improve Your Intranet in 2020 for a Better Employee Experience
It’s hard to believe the intranet only became mainstream in the mid-90s, right around when the SPI Group came to be. Since then, we’ve revamped … Read More
Create Quality Video Content for Employees on a Shoestring Budget
If you’re of a certain age or have an affinity for 80s new wave music, you may recall The Buggles’ song, “Video Killed the Radio … Read More