Ragan Insider Prarthana Ghosh
20 questions to ask employees in 2020
Follow this guidance to craft smarter surveys and help your organization improve engagement, retention and morale.
Leadership Communications
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Publix and others offer COVID-19 responses, Apple and Google mark International Women’s Day, and Twitter’s first flagging of a doctored video
Also: Dairy Queen celebrates 80 years, effective crisis communications in the face of canceled events, and more.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Canceling over coronavirus: Should your event go on?
Many organizations worldwide are canceling trade shows, internal events and media happenings. What to do? Start with CDC and local public health advisories.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
PR pros mark International Women’s Day
The industry still has work to do to combat discrimination and close the pay gap. Here’s what some leaders are doing to spotlight the contributions of women in communications.
Ragan Insider Carmine Mastropierro
7 tips to make your email super effective
Organize your text, limit each message to a single topic, avoid jargon and redundancies and, for Pete’s sake, double-check names and spellings. Oh, and when you can, make a phone call.
Ragan Insider Ashleigh Kathryn and Joe Dunay
What strong women leaders mean to PR’s future pros
For the next generation of communicators, female initiative and mentorship has made all the difference.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Free remote tools to ease COVID-19 fears, chief D&I officers skew white, and PR pros say proving ROI takes time
Also: Crocs teams up with Peeps for themed footwear, Flybe’s collapse strands customers, Twitter testing ‘fleets,’ and other stories.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
Robinhood scrambles after outage; Amazon, Walmart fight COVID-19 price hikes and bogus info; and it’s National Grammar Day
Also: Twitter beefs up its Lists feature for Android, BB&B taps Walgreens exec, key stats on podcasting, Ragan’s 2020 Salary & Workplace Culture Survey, and more.
Ragan Insider Jaime Cox
10 tips to establish a consistent, captivating corporate tone of voice
Keep it simple. Be direct. Perhaps above all, use whatever influence or authority you have to help others succeed.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
Are your employees telling the truth in surveys?
Seeking feedback is a smart move, but are you undermining your pulse polls and long-form surveys with a closed workplace culture? A new guide reveals how to fix that.
Ragan Insider Joe McLeod
How reputation is the biggest factor for Super Tuesday
As the Democratic Party heads into a blockbuster day of primaries, one PR truth has been at the root of the top candidates’ success: long-term relationships carry a lot of weight.
Ragan Insider Robby Brumberg
Business bunk and other corporate ‘wisdom’ to ignore
Disregard these misleading, misguided, outdated or just plain bad executive exhortations.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
Infographic: Crucial habits for PR industry leaders
What makes a leader effective for his or her organization? This graphic lists some of the qualities that can elevate your efforts and inspire your team.
Ragan Insider Russell Working
4 ways to prepare for a crisis—and respond where it counts
Controlling the narrative often isn’t possible in the free-for-all of social media. From educating leaders to responding in the right medium, a Florida International University expert offers tips.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
MGM data breach affects 10.6M, L Brands chief to resign with Victoria’s Secret sale, and Twitter tests fake-news warnings
Also: Ragan’s 2020 Salary & Workplace Culture Survey, McDonald’s debuts Quarter Pounder scented candles, the reliability of online polls, and more.
