by Kara Cowie | May 16, 2016 | Benefits Communication, Benefits Communication General, Communications Technology, Crisis Communications, Employee Communications, Enrollment Communications, Generational communications, Millennials
With 68 percent of Americans owning smartphones, it’s no wonder employers are considering (and often embracing) mobile apps as an effective tool for sharing benefits and company information with employees and their family members. Across Lockton, our Account Teams...
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 | 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 Kara Cowie | September 30, 2015 | Communications Technology
Employee benefits mobile apps have been a hot topic for a few years now, but many companies are still hesitating … but why? We know mobile devices are the best way to reach employees. The Pew Center estimates 90 percent of American adults have a mobile phone – and...