July/August 2008, Volume 2, Issue 4 Non-traditional ways to reach your audience
Copy Deadline: June 25, 2008

• Why blogging and online discussions help increase transparency and develop your company culture.
• Using social media to communicate the boring but necessary information to employees.
• Connecting with and involving hard-to-reach staff using new modes of technology.
• Using storytelling techniques to convey an innovative workplace message.

September 2008, Volume 2, Issue 5
Engaging a workforce of the future
Copy Deadline: August 15, 2008

• Engaging a 4-generation workforce while still managing the workload
• Career development for communicators, including mentor programs
• Ensuring senior level staff understand and embrace the next generation’s preferred communication methods and approaches
• Reaching employees through informal communications like word-of-mouth, viral comms and behavioral champions.
• Engaging employees with company goals and objectives. What is it about the brand that really makes employees tick?
• Measuring which of your communication channels connect best with each of your audiences.

October 2008, Volume 2, Issue 6Leading change communication strategies
Copy Deadline: September 17, 2008

• Encouraging leaders to drive and demonstrate behavior change when necessary
• Looking at the world’s best workplaces and analyzing their change comms techniques
• Is having a messaging structure right for your company? Time to think about a change?

Key features of the Internal Comms Hub Monthly Member Bulletin include:

Case Studies: two in-depth case studies per issue
Reports from the frontlines of communication, talking to practitioners about recent initiatives and lessons learned from the implementation process. Case studies aim to provide honest feedback on a communication strategy: What works, what went well and what the practitioner would do differently next time. (1,200 words each).

Opinion
Communicators offer their thoughts on the challenges of the job and new trends in the industry. (750 words).

Five Fast Ways to...
A monthly section of tips on communication issues delivered in five applicable, digestible sections. (350 words).

Ask the Expert
Using existing content from the Internal Comms Hub’s editorial board and six permanent advisors. (550 words).

Resources
Number crunching: recent survey results. (200 words)
News: Selection of recent Hub news items. (800 words)

Downloadable toolkit
A downloadable, customizable tool/ model/ explanatory graphic explaining communication concepts and techniques for readers to use in their role. (100 words + image)

Top Tips/short case studies
Short case study on the application of a tool, technique or strategy, and how it was put into practice. Alternatively, a topical top tips article. (500 words + image)

Hub member profile
Shortened version of more in-depth, career-based interview with existing Hub member. (800 words)

Blog of the month
Quick review of comms-related blog. (100 words)

Other editorial opportunities
We also conduct audio and video interviews on communications topics.