LATEST

What does it take to be a fractional chief comms officer?

Corporate affairs failing to capitalise on influence, report warns

Corporate affairs teams not ready to tackle AI threats, report warns

What are the golden comms rules for dealing with disease outbreaks?

‘Reputation management can’t just come from global HQ’

Trust in bosses at all-time low, warns new IC report

Ex-public affairs director turned politician shares lobbying tips

Comms should come from the brain not the heart, argues ex-WHO comms chief

Plaid Cymru reveals the comms behind its historic election victory

‘In this age of permanent crisis, internal comms is more vital than ever’

PEOPLE MOVES

Body Shop boosts comms team with new lead role

Boeing comms pro leaves for Rolls-Royce role

Foreign Office comms chief joins consultancy

FTSE 100 engineering outfit confirms hire of new corporate comms exec

Standard Life plc elevates corporate affairs head

Welsh Sports Association hires policy and comms manager

IIED’s comms chief departs think tank for new role

Philip Morris Limited appoints new corporate affairs lead

Comms pro elected Mayor of Lewisham in historic win

Plan International UK hires ex-RSPCA media chief

NEWS & ANALYSIS

Virgin launches in-house campaign with Sir Mo Farah

‘The conversation around the value we bring is existential for us’

Sky comms chief predicts ‘first social corporate affairs director’

The Peppa Pig story: ‘Don’t just buy attention, you’ve got to earn it’

Comms community supports National Trust in wake of ‘insulting’ coverage

Journalists slam AI-written press releases

Reform councillors in Ipswich ‘told not to engage’ with local media

Comms pros run for the Welsh Parliament, with one elected

The comms pros who ran for the Scottish Parliament – and the one winner

Comms professionals urged to support Jewish colleagues

OPINION

‘Lack of comms from Southampton FC let their fans down’

‘Don’t just communicate decisions – influence them’

‘To change anything in an organisation, you have to have a strong story to tell’

‘Pride Month is no longer the benchmark for LGBTQ+ comms support’

‘Traditional media is changing. We must do the same’

‘Strangely-named Superstruct is a fascinating comms challenge’

‘In volatile times, we should neither mirror chaos nor pretend it’s not there’

‘We need to learn to spot the Mrs Miniver Moments’

‘Internal comms professionals need to have the confidence to say no’

‘I was wrong about McDonald’s CEO and the viral burger battle’

MORE FEATURES

Business rates, bourbon and brews: The comms behind a U-turn

Comms can bridge the gap between the C-suite and staff when trust is lost

Spin doctors and the splinternet: Entering a new comms era

Your CEO won’t communicate internally with employees. What now?

What’s it like doing comms for one of the world’s biggest sporting events?

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Internal comms rules your CEO really needs to know

Why do so many comms chiefs have sustainability in their portfolio?

Should you take a comms job at No. 10?

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‘I realised Harry Styles’ fans now are probably in the age bracket for screening’

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Should you turn your employees into influencers?

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INTERVIEWS

‘We like to think of our partnership as a superpower’

‘I understand what our customers experience because I've lived it’

‘Anything you’re saying internally has the potential to be external’

The utilities man who loves helping leaders and their teams to connect

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Why rebranding as Intact Insurance meant a radical new approach to comms

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‘Comms means being curious and having moral and cultural literacy’

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Shalini Gupta on how AI and commercial acumen are reshaping internal comms

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Meet the HR man who embraced a rising comms tide at Severn Trent Water

Grenfell: ‘Winning back trust is not just the right strategic move, it's the only move you should make’

Shaping culture through communications at Haymarket

PRACTICAL GUIDES

How to… get the most out of Reddit

How to… ensure clarity for employees amid AI-driven lay-offs

How to get managers to effectively support internal comms strategies

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How to create a newsletter that really engages employees

How to handle an Amazon-style internal crisis

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Protect your brand from the downsides of using AI in advertising

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How to get more out of LinkedIn

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Turn comms from order taker to strategic partner

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Use your senior leaders as strategic assets

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Build a neuroinclusive workplace using internal comms

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RESEARCH AND REPORTS

Over half of in-house pros looking to move job

Almost one fifth of employees skip internal comms due to ‘volume fatigue’

Credibility gap in internal comms despite high professional esteem

Pay and bonuses for in-house comms teams outpace agency counterparts

Bots and GenAI exerting a hidden influence on our opinions

Poor redundancy comms increase the flight risk of remaining staff

PR spending rises again as companies ‘hold their nerve’

Businesses ‘noticeably cautious’ with hiring in Q1, report finds

Comms leaders ‘AI laggards’ despite productivity gains

In-house teams now manage an average of nine specialist areas