We typically begin each year assessing business performance and needs, defining sales goals and organizing marketing campaigns and initiatives. After meeting with a variety of different stakeholders, we develop a fresh, and sometimes daunting, to-do list. With limited time and resources, and pressure to meet immediate deadlines, we’re usually inclined to get started executing tactics […]
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You’ve crafted a strong employee value proposition (or EVP) that clearly communicates the work culture you’d like to create in your company. You’ve also developed related visuals to help capture who you are as an employer. Now, how do you launch your brand and bring it to life? The first step is to flesh out
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In a 2009 TED Talk, Simon Sinek introduced the fundamental question, “What’s your ‘why’?” Eleven years and 47 million views later, the question has become ubiquitous, but corporate leaders are still grappling with the answer and fallout from that lack of understanding. Why does your company exist? Defining your organization’s “why” lets potential employees know
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Is your company looking for increased employee retention? Or hoping to better attract talented candidates? A good first step is to evaluate your employer brand – a combination of consistent visuals and messaging that tells employees (and job candidates!) what it means to work with your company. Talk to the subject matter experts within your
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At Signal, we believe that the employee experience drives the customer experience. We look to employees to deliver great experiences to our customers, yet many of us miss the opportunity to create great experiences for them. If you think that employer branding sounds like a “soft” activity, think again. With its focus on engagement – of both employees
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Considering a video for an upcoming industry event? Clients often engage us to create corporate videos – sometimes called “screensavers” – to get attendees’ attention at a tradeshow, conference or convention. The tradeshow video is the perfect opportunity to show your brand in a new light that goes beyond the dry corporate presentation. In this
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Employer branding, and the work culture that supports it, make a real difference to employees and to your bottom line. Are you having difficulties recruiting in a competitive market? Seeing more employee turnover in critical roles – or across the board? Experiencing employee engagement challenges? All of the above? A company’s employment branding is critical
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Dark patterns are features of online interface design, crafted to intentionally force or manipulate users into doing things they would not otherwise do under normal circumstances. These tactics, drawn from extensive behavioral psychology research, benefit the website’s business and are unethical to use. Soon, they may also be illegal: legislation has recently been introduced to
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If you’re looking for a new digital agency, chances are that you’re either unhappy with your current agency, or looking to supplement an unmet need on your team, and you want to explore options. Either way, it’s an important decision. Understandably, you want to make the right choice. Otherwise, it’s like hiring someone who isn’t
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You know how important it is to give your customers a positive user experience (UX) with your website. Now what about your employees? If you work for a large organization, you’re probably using SharePoint as your intranet / employee portal platform. But no matter which platform you’re using, in today’s increasingly digital workplaces, your intranet
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