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THE STATS CRUNCH IS DEAD, LONG LIVE JACKANORY!
The London Business School has found we retain 65-70% of a message through stories, only 5-10% through stats.


IC Summit
Leading professionals from some of the world’s top companies will be sharing their internal communications experiences at a major event in London next month. The Strategic Communication Management Summit UK 2008 takes place at the Millennium Gloucester Hotel on 15 and 16 October.


Introducing…maestro!
Finding out what people really think about their job and their employer, and what motivates them to stay or leave, is important but not always easy to achieve.


CiB launches new-style strategy awards
The 2008 Communication Strategy Awards has become the first CiB award programme to focus solely on internal communications.


How Tesco communicates with its diverse workforce
Externally, Tesco is one of the most talked-about companies in the UK. But internally, it’s a real challenge for the communications team to get news to its 300,000 employees in the UK and a further 150,000 overseas before they read it in newspapers, hear it from customers, or see it on TV.


Inspiration time
Internal comms professionals will have a great opportunity to get together with their peers


Discontented staff and managers on the move
There’s a worrying dis-satisfaction among employees and middle managers, research is revealing.


Lunch break guilt
Office life is becoming unhealthy and unproductive as more and more workers across the UK feel guilty if they take a full lunch hour, a recent poll has found.


A daunting task made easier…
Where and how do you start to measure your internal communications efforts? What does the process actually entail and how can you guarantee success?


Uni team up for awards
Sheffield Hallam University’s internal communications team has been shortlisted for two prestigious national PR industry awards.


B&Q does it again
For the second year running, B&Q has shown it’s got what it takes when it comes to engaging with its workforce.


Research points to unhappy Londoners
Every day, nearly three-quarters of workers in London think about changing jobs.


Green equals trust
It’s not just the environment that benefits when organisations “go green” - Kenexa Research Institute believes companies who opt for recycling, energy conservation and vendor selection are gaining a positive advantage over their competitors.


Stay united through upheaval
When Danish pharmaceutical company Nycomed took over Altana Pharma in 2006, an intense communication campaign began to unite the workforces and form a single identity.