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Melcrum is a research and training business, expert in all aspects of internal communication. Through our global networks, we connect more than 25,000 professional communicators in sharing what works.

Victoria Mellor, CEO

Latest news and stories from Melcrum

RBC's 7 essentials of a strategic plan

Here are the 7 essential components of a strategic plan recommended by David Moorcroft, senior vice president of corporate communications at Royal Bank of Canada.

Communication needs to move away from the "news paradigm"

In the latest Melcrum Podcast, Charlie Nordblom, vice president strategic internal communications at Volvo, says communicators need to stick with corporate messages and follow them through, rather than put them out as "news", and watch them die out within a few days.

Today's a great day to be an internal communicator

“According to the experts, there's never been a better time to be in internal communication,” says Tiffany Markman, writing in an article called "Poking internal comms with a stick" for bizcommunity, but she then goes on to wonder why...

Mission Statement = mission impossible?

The Mission Statement is a powerful concept that can pull a company together, but it's certainly subject to ridicule. Sona Hathi asks, when does a Mission Statement become a gimmick?

Skill Courses

4th Annual Conference on Employee Engagement

Melcrum Skills Training

When was the last time you took time out of your busy schedule to work on your core skills as a communicator?

Treat yourself to the best training money can buy. All our courses are designed to address your key challenges and facilitated by industry experts to be highly practical and interactive.

Featured Events

Employee Engagement Conference
Employee Engagement Conference
UK: 14-15 May, 2008, The New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London
AU: 29-30 May 2008, Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Sydney

Nowadays, companies agree that engaged employees – those willing to “go the extra mile” – can have a very strong effect on the success of a business and so have been seeking effective techniques that will allow them to build engagement at all levels.

Intranet 2.0 Forum

Intranet 2.0 and Portal Makeover Forum
15-16 May 2008
Walt Disney World®, Lake Buena Vista, FL

Take a behind-the-scenes look at the highly regarded intranet sites of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts and Motorola, and learn how to apply Intranet 2.0 technologies within your organization.

 

Intranet 2.0 Forum

Intranet 2.0 Forum - UK
25-26 June 2008
The New Connaught Rooms, Covent Garden, London, UK

The Intranet 2.0 Forum has been designed to share the latest thinking, developments and practices relating to intranets, content management and web 2.0 tools and technologies.

 

Research Forum

Strategic Communication Research Forum

The Strategic Communication Research Forum
The Forum is an exclusive global membership group for senior internal communicators faced with the challenges of communicating in large, complex companies. Through our best-practice research, the Forum provides you with the insight, information and tools to do your job more effectively.

Latest research

How to develop outstanding internal communicators

Essential techniques for employee engagement
Our latest practitioner’s guide tells you how to implement proven programs to build a committed workforce. It guides you through the 4 most important techniques for engaging employees and shows you how to successfully introduce your own initiatives. 100% practical, this guide is the perfect tool for anyone interested in improving employee engagement within their company.

How to develop outstanding internal communicators
21st century leadership communication
Today’s CEOs know internal communication is key to realizing their strategic
agenda. This landmark report, produced in partnership with The Company
Agency, shows exactly how CEOs view internal communication.

 

How to develop outstanding internal communicators

How to get started with podcasting in your organization
This new report, by social media expert Lee Hopkins, will teach you all you
need to know to get started with podcasting in your company. Delivered as a
PDF, it'll show you everything you always wanted to know about how to create
a podcast.

 

Question of the week

Offer of the week

THE COMMUNICATOR'S NETWORK: "I was looking to see if anyone out there would be able to assist me by sharing their internal communications and/ or employee engagement strategies?"

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