Here are some of the biggest takeaways from Ragan’s 2023 Internal Communications Conference.

How global companies are communicating about Israel.

An intranet campaign celebrating Hawaiian culture soon became an opportunity to support.

We spoke with a group of seasoned communicators to gain a better perspective on how communicating benefits can enrich the employee experience.

With climate emergencies and damaging weather events on the rise, communicators at every organization must be ready when unexpected moments turn their employees’ and customers’ lives upside down.

Auto workers strike highlights the 4-day workweek and flexible employee communications.

Sources claimed this was exacerbated by a culture where leaders and HR did not support employees or take their concerns seriously. In failing to do so, they enabled it.

Communication plays a critical role in the business world. Whether the communication is between employees, companies, or customers, the aim is to communicate with all business parties continuously. 

Volume, pitch, inflection, pace, rhythm, rate, intensity, clarity, pauses – all of these play a role in how you say what you say – and that “how”can sometimes be more revealing of your true intent than the “what” contained in the words.

In the wake of countless newsroom layoffs and the ever-creeping influence of generative AI, those struggling to find stable work in the media industry can go on to have fruitful careers in PR.

We spoke with several comms leaders about how internal communicators can optimize their strategies around employee recognition to foster a more positive and vibrant company culture.

For Bessie Kokalis Pescio, VP of global internal communications at Philip Morris International (PMI), this challenge has been addressed with the creation of a localization playbook.

To get a better perspective, we spoke with leaders in communications and HR about how communicators can help employees interact with PTO, and how leadership can model the path forward.

Among trending conversations in our field about the future of communications, the rise of generative AI and ways to make internal comms resonate with the right audiences, a human thread links everything together.

Collaborations between lawyers and communications professionals often leave both parties with a sense that the other comes from opposite ends of the earth and never the twain shall meet.

It’s just as important to figure out how you’re relaying a message as it is to determine what you want to get across.

If you’ve worked in any sort of media capacity lately, there’s a good chance you know how to make the most magic with a limited set of resources to help your team succeed.

Every organization wants to court Gen Z, the youngsters who will be our customers for the next 50 years of more. Nonprofits are no exception.

When considering platforms to socialize wellness at work, your internal social media channels and intranet may be underutilized topics at your organization and might only sometimes be top of mind.

In the wake of unprecedented upheaval, today’s leaders are looking for communicators who are strategic advisors — not order takers.