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  • FIR #215: Communication Trends for 2022

    This is the first of our new shorter episodes that will complement the monthly "Hobson & Holtz Report." Today, Neville and She share their thoughts on trends that will affect communicators in 2022.
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    15 min
  • Circle of Fellows #76: How Healthy Is Your Organization’s Culture?

    As the new year begins, before you set your resolutions in stone, ask yourself, “How healthy is the culture of the organization where I work or the clients I serve?”

    And, with what you learn, consider new resolutions to make a place to work a more welcoming environment for the contributions people want to make and the ideas they want to share.

    IABC Fellows Alice Brink, Martha Muzychka, Lety Narvaez, and Mark Schumann took a close look at how to diagnose, develop, and deliver a culture that resonates with what matters to people, and what’s needed by organizations, where every voice is welcomed and heard. Shel Holtz moderated this discussion.
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    59 min
  • EPISODE #59: OUR BEST IC EXPERT ADVICE FROM FROM 2021

    Whew - what year 2021 was for internal communications. You were overworked but overdelivered - and you did it all (most of the time) with passion and enthusiasm. We hope all of you are getting some well-deserved rest and peace as we wind down these final few weeks.

    We leave all of you with a final EE Voice gift -- one podcast with the best IC ideas and advice from our 2021 guests, in just 20 minutes. Here are highlights of the best insights from the year’s conversations:  

    • David Murray on the evolving challenges of communications, heightened expectations faced  by leaders in times of crisis and the highest purpose of internal communications.
    • Roger D'Aprix – often called “the father of internal communications” – who spoke to guest host David Murray on the future of communication and the goal to help employees “understand the whole range of change that has gone on, and that will certainly continue to go on.”
    • Tamara Rodman on how to use storytelling to increase vaccinations by building trust with employees.
    • Victoria Dew on how employee experience and expectations are changing as a result of Covid.
    • Andy Gilman on using communications to overcome vaccine hesitancy, drive compliance, and for senior leadership to show employees that they care.
    • George Sutcliffe on how to begin building a communications measurement strategy.
    • Kristen Garvey on how to take a measurement-focused approach when it’s time to bring employees back to the workplace.
    • Sharon and I wish all of our listeners happy holidays!

       
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      23 min
    • FIR B2B #152: What to Do When your Facebook Account Has Been Hacked

      Facebook accounts are hacked all too frequently. David discusses a recent article he wrote for The Verge in which had describes the most common exploits and some ways you can harden your account.
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      17 min
    • ALP 134: Improving agency employee retention

      With the Great Resignation putting increased pressure on an already tight labor market, agencies are rightly concerned not just about recruiting new employees, but also retaining the talent they already have.
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      20 min
    • FIR #214: The Hope and The Hype of Web3

      In the December Hobson and Holtz Report, Neville and Shel make a few announcements about the future of the show, including an imminent listener survey and plans for short conversations multiple times per week in addition to the monthly flagship show. Also in this episode: A Facebook executive blames society for misinformation and absolves MetaPKAFacebook of any responsibility; the top communicators at better.com resigned after the company's CEO sacked 900 employees on a Zoom call they all thought was just another town hall; a British comedian and commentator has produced a documentary that argues social media gins up anger in its users; propaganda-as-a-service is a possible outcome of the introduce of Large Language Model (LLM) software like Jarvis; there's a lot of hype out there about Web3, so Neville and Shel spend a fair amount of time dissecting it. In his Tech Report, Dan York looks at the State of Word and some elements of Web3.
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      1 hr 36 min
    • Spin Sucks 176: Creating a Culture of Trust

      While there has been a great decrease in trust in the media these past couple of years, communicators have the capability to step in and do something about it. Gini Dietrich discusses this and more on this week's episode of The Spin Sucks Podcast.
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      12 min
    • Inside PR 557: Trends We’re Watching in 2022

      Well, it’s that time of year where everyone seems to be doing what they can to wrap up projects and get ready for the holidays. It’s also the time when the Inside PR crew gazes into the into the proverbial communications crystal ball with our prognostications … OK, it’s not that dramatic, really. But Gini,... Continue Reading →

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      26 min
    • Spin Sucks 175: 7 Steps to Starting a PR Firm (Or Side Gig)

      Starting your own business is a dream for many, but can be daunting to make a reality. On this week's episode of The Spin Sucks Podcast, Gini Dietrich breaks down 7 steps on how to start your own PR firm.
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      10 min

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