by Kara Cowie | April 6, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Employee Communications, Enrollment Communications, Generational communications, Millennials, Segmenting communications
I’ll admit, I am a millennial … but just by a hair. Born in September of 1980, I barely make the cutoff. And with a husband, three kids, mortgage and a minivan, I often have much more in common with Generation X than Y. But, technically, I am a part of the...
by | March 17, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Communications Technology, Employee Communications
Much has been written about Millennials and the very specific ways we, as benefits communicators, need to communicate with them. And while it’s important to plan for this group that will someday be the largest generation in the workplace, we shouldn’t lose focus on...
by Jeannie Wilcox | March 9, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Benefits Communication General, Employee Communications
With March Madness underway, communicating with your employees might be the last thing on your mind. But having a little fun with them related to the March Madness tournament could build camaraderie that lasts all year long (that’s communications cleverly disguised as...
by Jeannie Wilcox | February 24, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Best Practices, Communications Technology, Enrollment Communications
Older people like them. Younger people like them. Men, women, even children like them. What are they? Online videos! According to DigiDay.com, 81 percent of Internet users in the U.S. are on YouTube. One of my communications mantras is “meet people where they are” and...
by Jeannie Wilcox | February 15, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Best Practices, Employee Communications
Today, Presidents’ Day, I’d like to make a proclamation. Actually, it’s more of a strong suggestion. As you work through your employee benefits communication plan for 2016 (and beyond), rather than communicating like a President of the United States (top down,...
by | February 8, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Best Practices, Employee Communications, Enrollment Communications
Patefacio adscriptionem est maxime stressful anno gesta. Expectatur legere me ut auxiliemini mihi materiae ignoro verbis summa rerum facere quod ego faxo recte semper timet. Patefacio adscriptionem est stressful in hoc, quod ego magis verisimile habere radix canalis...