Ted Kitterman
How Donna LaVoie is trying to shrink screen time
PR pros are trying to find long-term solutions for WFH and remote collaboration. Here’s how one agency leader sees the future of the industry.
Employee Engagement
Brian Pittman
D&I ideas to borrow from Scripps and MetLife
Scripps and MetLife execs share a pledge and checklist to help move your D&I forward.
Louis Alloro
Why workers need more than wellness benefits and initiatives
Perks and programs are great, but employees want leaders who express genuine care, compassion and appreciation for their labor.
Beki Winchel
Facebook CMO steps down, Delta Airlines to block middle seats until 2021, and Netflix offers socially distanced ‘Stranger Things’ experience
Also: Signing a DE&I commitment for agency pros, a Connecticut mayor lashes out at John Oliver, wellness consumers skew towards women with higher incomes, and more.
Ragan Insider Robby Brumberg
Study: 56% of workers ‘dread’ work in the morning
Employees are understandably experiencing heightened levels of loneliness and anxiety right now. Here’s how to help alleviate feelings of despair.
Beki Winchel
Taco Bell focuses on ‘to go’ design, Instagram adds ‘Suggested Posts,’ and Chipotle shares rice recipe on TikTok
Also: The MTA highlights its COVID-19 messaging on Twitter, General Mills offers Cinnamon Toast Crunch ‘dust,’ how D&I success relies on internal alignment, and more.
Rachel Kimmel
How student-run firms are adapting to—and learning from—COVID-19
PR students at universities around the country are involved in running their own agencies, and like every other business, have been forced to adapt to a global pandemic.
Ragan Insider Ted Kitterman
How to get ‘majority’ men involved with DE&I
In a report from the Center for Talent Innovation, data suggests that many white men are ready to embrace D&I initiatives if the right messages are deployed.
Keith Kitani
5 fatal flaws of wellness programs
Your efforts will flail if you fail to communicate the ‘why,’ try to do too much, or lack clearly defined goals.
Ted Kitterman
How Scotts Miracle-Gro sees its ‘purpose’
Jim King shares how the company aligns on core values, driving a process that works its way from the inside out.
Kim Clark
3 steps to start your journey as an ally in communications
Language can reinforce or dismantle status quo. When it comes to racial justice in our organizations, communicators must be ready to lead.
Michael DesRochers
How to manage burnout among your top performers
What you can do to keep these integral employees productive and engaged.
Beki Winchel
REI to sell HQ campus, Tribune Publishing closes five newsrooms, and Facebook warns users who share COVID-19 content
Also: Matthew McConaughey’s interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci on Instagram, WFH engagement drops for women and Black employees, Steinmart files for bankruptcy, and more.
Dan Smith
How COVID-19 and recent events have energized online advocacy
Here’s how PR pros should take advantage of this moment and use digital tools to tap into a powerful zeitgeist around social responsibility and collective action.
Ragan Insider Robby Brumberg
Building a wellness program that anticipates and counteracts life’s biggest regrets
By considering the most common sentiments shared by people nearing the end of life, communicators can act to help create more meaningful workplace environments.
