Effective Internal/Employee Communication Tools, Internal Comms Channels & Vehicles

Last changed on Mon, 2019-03-25 10:48

In today’s information-overloaded world, you need communication channels to grab and hold the attention of distracted employees. We create dynamic internal communication vehicles—such as videos, newsletters and social media—that break through the clutter and create understanding of key issues.

Standards & guidelines

Setting “ground rules” for internal communication helps establish consistency and quality for your messages and channels. We develop employee communication standards and guidelines based on best practices that define content, writing, identity, use of channels and measurement.

Intranet/extranet

Whether building a site from scratch or suggesting improvements to your current intranet, we make sure employees can access the tools and information they need. We bring our extensive experience in all aspects of intranets—from project management, vendor and internal team coordination, information architecture, design, content development, programming and hosting—to creating a site that employees want to visit.

Meetings

Internal meetings and conferences are great opportunities to share information and build commitment. But too often they turn into PowerPoint® marathons, leaving participants information-overloaded and exhausted. We create better employee meetings by designing a well-balanced agenda, creating opportunities for interaction, providing facilitation that engages participants and measuring effectiveness through post-meeting surveys.

Mobile

An increasing number of people have a smart phone or tablet, so why not leverage this mobile technology for employee communication? We develop a solution—such as a mobile-friendly intranet or app—that connects employees to the information and business tools they need, anytime and anywhere.

Newsletters

Creating and managing an employee communication newsletter can be a demanding job, especially when time and resources are scarce. We work with clients on every aspect of newsletter creation and production, from initial design, to building an editorial calendar, to researching and writing content, to production and distribution. Finally, we measure the newsletter’s effectiveness so you can be sure it's achieving your objectives.

Social media

Billions of people connect to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter each day. So why not consider using social media to communicate with employees? Our work includes defining objectives, choosing the right social media tool and creating an engagement plan to promote participation.

Video

Just take a look at YouTube (or nearly any internet site), and you can see how video has become a prominent part of our culture. So why not use video to communicate with employees? From sketching a storyboard to writing a script to creating animation to shooting to editing, we create videos that employees will remember and share with others.

Workplace

Need a quick way to convey important messages to employees as they enter the building or visit the cafeteria? We design engaging workplace communication approaches—such as digital signage, touch screens, table cards, posters, bulletin boards and even coffee cup sleeves—that get employees’ attention.

Employee communication channels

Standards & guidelines

Intranet/extranet

Meetings

Mobile

Newsletters

Social media

Video

Workplace

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