What can the elections tell us about internal comms?
With the voting over and the results in, what can we learn about internal communications in the midst of election fever? Pay attention to the details You may have seen that, thanks to social media,...
View ArticleIOIC Live 2015 – reflections
Nick Andrews, Business Development Director for Sequel Group, gives his thoughts from the latest IoIC Conference. The theme of agility ran through the programme of the latest IoIC conference – held...
View ArticleFollow our leaders?
Bridging the skills gap in our management community The leadership debates in this year’s General Election campaign were seen by most pundits as crucial in the race to Number 10. The consensus among...
View ArticleThe blurred lines between internal and external communications: some initial...
The difference between internal and external communications: While internal communication takes place between staff within an organisation, external communication occurs between those within the...
View ArticleAnd I’m Feeling Good: Using Company Celebrations for Employee Engagement
You know you’ve reached a new low when you wish your gran Happy Birthday on Facebook. In fact, if it hadn’t been for Facebook, you’d have forgotten altogether. Poor old Ethel, bet she always remembers...
View ArticleMusical chairs: a look at employee engagement and seating plans
We’ve been having a Sequel office re-shuffle – with new staff joining us at the end of the month and moving our expanding design floor from the attic to the, much more spacious, basement. Debates have...
View ArticleEngaging employees who ‘quit and stay’
On January 6th it was widely reported to be Blue Monday – so called as it is reputed to be the most depressing day of the year. A day when the weather is bleak, everyone has run out of money following...
View ArticleInternal Communications 2014 trends from Storyboard TV
Internal Communications is an ever changing industry and it is important to be aware of new and developing trends. With that in mind our January episode of Storyboard TV looks at the top 5 internal...
View ArticleOffice relationships – a recipe for disaster right?
In the run up to Valentine’s Day we asked Nick Andrews, Business Development Director with Sequel Group, for his thoughts on office relationships, and offer you the chance to win a delicious box of...
View ArticleEnter our Valentine’s Day competition!
Don’t forget to enter our Valentine’s Day competition to win a box of delicious brownies from ‘baked & boxed’. All you need to do is finish the popular poem with something creative: ‘Roses are red,...
View ArticleThe launch of Facebook’s app ‘Paper’, internal comms and visual communications
Facebook recently announced its new app ‘Paper’ which allows people to use the social media platform in a similar way to Flipboard – with a newspaper-like format that lets you skim through content...
View ArticleDon’t forget the personal touch
With the multitude of channels available nowadays approaching audiences in a personal way has become much easier, and is very effective for engagement. Effective communications are about building trust...
View ArticleThe winner of our Valentine’s Day competition!
The winner of our Valentine’s Day Competition – who will be sent some lovely brownies from ‘Boxed & Baked’ – is Penny Le Mare! Her poem was: @sequel_group : roses are red, violets are blue,...
View ArticleIs an app the right way to go for your comms?
Now you are probably thinking it, so we’ll just put it out there to clear the air: ‘I’ve got all of my channels… why do I need an app?’ Good question. And of course you are right; maybe it isn’t the...
View ArticleSequel Group wins in the Institute of Internal Communication Central Region...
At Sequel we are celebrating with pastries this morning after winning in the Institute of Internal Communication Central Region Awards last Friday! Spark magazine, created for RWE npower took home the...
View ArticleLinklater’s ‘Listen Up!’ campaign: dealing with whistleblowers in the workplace
Linklaters’ employment team launched their ‘Listen Up!’ campaign today, examining how organisations deal with whistleblowers in the workplace and the key role played in the control and management of...
View ArticleWhat is the best advice you’ve ever had about effective communication?
An online discussion recently on what was the best bit of advice you’ve ever had about effective communication was a real poser back and forth across the Atlantic. It was a valuable debate and here’s...
View ArticleThe circle of life: a look at today’s workplace
Much has been written about the generation gap in today’s workplace. All the research indicates that Baby Boomers are very different to Generation Y. But is the truth that simple? In our Spring 2014...
View ArticleThe earliest example of Internal Communications has been discovered!
A fascinating discovery has been uncovered on in London, Islington – one of the earliest known depictions of internal communications. The painting, suspected to date back 20,000 years, gives us a...
View ArticleAQ magazine – Spring 2014 issue now available!
If you haven’t seen it yet the latest issue of the award-winning (IoIC Awards 2013 – Best Mobile category) AQ magazine has been released! Our Spring 2014 issue has an exciting mix of stories – this...
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