In the 26th episode of the GDMS Podcast, we discuss Internal Communications with our guest-host Karen Cunningham.  We also discuss the following: - The Internal Communications Tool SocialChorus - The importance of keeping employees informed at all times and as timely as possible - Marketing Minute with Matt on the marketing implications of Blockchain Technology  In our in-depth interview with Karen Cunningham, HR Communications, Wellbeing, and Employee Engagement at Temple University Health System, we discuss the following: - How Karen got involved in Internal Communications after getting her degree in Journalism - An explanation of what Internal Communications is along with a few examples - How crafting a message for an internal communications team differs from crafting a message for traditional marketing - What goes into the creative process when putting together an internal communication message - The stakeholders Kare is involved with on a regular basis - Karen's personal thoughts on the best ways to make sure someone reads your message - What kind of visual tools Karen uses in her internal communications position - If she tracks any data on the internal communication messages she sends out - How COVID has affected internal communications - What Karen has seen other companies do differently with Internal Communications because of the Pandemic - What kind of tactics she has picked up during the Pandemic, that she thinks she will keep after the Pandemic is over - Karen's favorite A list horror film (good quality horror film) and D list horror film (Terribly made horror film, but you are going to watch it either way) - Karen's favorite Philadelphia sports moment