Communicators dream of having CEOs and other leadership members be enthusiastic about internal communications. And Bridget Therriault, System Director for Corporate Affairs at Main Line Health, and her team are living the dream. Listen to how their new internal comms platform, MLH To Go, has connected leaders with the teams and given all employees one platform that they can all use. And the creation, investment and launch of MLH To Go was centered all around an aging intranet.

A common theme in communications is about internal going external and external coming internal. But this is a unique case from Extreme Networks where their internal comms platform is being used to communicate and connect an external partner network - and the same platform is used to connect employees. Mitch Reyes is part of the marketing team who has led E360 to what it is today.

Internal communicators who are looking to be more efficient with their time but continue to build creative content would be wise to listen to Allison Nelik, VP of Internal Communications at MSCI. On this episode of Culture, Comms & Cocktails, Allison shares how they've streamlined their internal communication efforts, all the while publishing important news and information in more locations where employees want it. They've also expanded on internal podcasts, which will be of interest to those looking to launch their own company podcasts.

When many think of internal communications, we think of large corporations. And that's true. But also non-profits make investments in keeping employees in the know, too. Amy Hadsock is the Senior Director of News Channels for the American Cancer Society and she shares how ACS2Go has changed internal comms for the good there.

I've been connected on LInkedIn with Chris Berger for a few years now, and that included his time at Walmart to now being the Assistant Vice President of Corporate Communications at Atrium Health. Listen to hear about his strategy when it comes to leading the employee advocacy charge at Atrium, but he also shares additional insights into Teal Insider, their new internal communications platform.

Culture, Comms & Cocktails is internal comms served straight up.

CSG heard from employees that employee communications needed more buzz. . . and so Kyla Shea, global communication strategist, and the CSG communications team delivered The Buzz this year. It's their one true global internal communications platform that sends relevant personalized news where employees are - whether that's on the web or on their phone. Listen to Kyla share how feedback is an important part of the culture at CSG and how it continues to improve The Buzz.

Delphi Technologies has been through a lot of changes in the past few years. And thankfully, Charlotte Riss, global internal communications manager, has been there leading the charge. Listen to her stories about wading through a company split and welcoming new CEOs, along with some of the communication challenges and opportunities with each.

It was a lot of fun working with Melissa Murray and the team at CP on implementing CP XChange, the company's primary internal communication platform. Being a 100+ year-old railway company, you can imagine some of the communication challenges they face. Union workforce. Workers away from computers and traditional access. Spread out over thousands of miles. But CP XChange has brought the company together.

I thought I had about heard it all when it came to creativity and internal comms. . . but I'm glad I hadn't. Listen to Kathy Craig from Whirlpool talk about their Whirlpool 360 internal communications platform and hear an event they conducted that wouldn't let employees "escape" without learning more.

This summer, SocialChorus shared the 2019 Internal Communicator Index, a new study that sheds some light on a few new IC trends and data points. Sonia Fiorenza, the VP of Communications & Engagement at SocialChorus, talks about why communicators should be paying attention, in addition to some of her own thoughts on the profession.