tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-283647772011-11-28T12:01:45.644+11:00better communication | leadership | resultsJonathan Champhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01153811515702363933noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28364777.post-24169178730682332202010-10-05T23:06:00.000+11:002010-10-05T23:06:05.220+11:002010-10-05T23:06:05.220+11:00

Ask me about evaluating Content Management Systems for SMEs. Having looked at a wide range of products, I have implemented a new WordPress site at www.meaningbusiness.com.au. It has been easy to configure, and allowed for seamless importing of the old posts from this site.  For scope, flexibility of integrating all the aspects of a site (information, media, blogs, resources) and support from my

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One of the benefits of not being a bleeding edge early adopter is that there is much wisdom and experience to be drawn from the pioneers who have learned the hard way. It is the equivalent of being at a busy intersection and choosing the right time to merge. There will never be a complete break in the traffic, but at least you know what you are joining. Experienced tweeps are going to

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Today I watched a webcast of the Media140 OzPolitics event held in Canberra. Media140 is an independent organisation committed to the application of the real time web (social media and related tools) to politics, business, NGOs and communities. Like a specialised TED, they have run a number of symposiums and events globally to explore the issues, ideas and social change arising from the new

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Some industries have a few key texts which were crucial to the development of the profession. Over at the IABC LinkedIn group discussion board, one of the hottest topics currently is a ‘required reading list’ for an Internal Communication Library. Kicked off by Betsy Pasley, ABC, there have been dozens of contributions and over 100 books suggested. I won’t hijack Betsy’s list here. If you

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I had a blast on Thursday chairing the Melcrum Strategic Communication Management Summit in Sydney.   Across two days of presentations and activities, there were some common themes that stood out for me as representative of the things that are helping communicators navigate the ‘new landscape’ (post/mid GFC, social media, changing industries, post-spin). They are not new themes, but

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The Melcrum Strategic Communication Management Summit is approaching on 15 and 16 September. With original chair Todd Montgomery called overseas, I am really excited to have been invited by Melcrum to chair day two of the Summit. The theme this year is “refocusing communication for a new business landscape”, and the lineup of guests on day two promises a breadth of experience in

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Find out from Paul Ritchie at IABC’s October 12 lunch event."Spin" is one of those polarising terms in communications. Still something of a dirty word, particularly outside public relations and topically so in the wash-up of the current Australian election, it is not always seen as the best way of describing what communication management sets out to deliver.As someone who has fiercely advocated

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IABC NSW have announced three new events. Click on the headlines for details and bookings or visit iabcnsw.com for all events.Unleashing creativity - lunch with Annalie Killian, AMP’s Catalyst for Magic26 August“In 2005 Annalie created the bi-annual AMPLIFY Innovation & Thought Leadership Festival, an event that draws edge-thinkers and change agents from all over the world to Sydney. AMPLIFY

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IABC have just announced a new service for members providing access to resources in an online library of Knowledge Centre resources for a set annual fee. As the volume of IABC resources has grown over recent years, it has been harder to find everything available to members - and harder to determine the value of member only resources.IABC Discovery: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

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Sinickas, the leading voice on communication measurement will present a half day workshop hosted by IABC, in conjunction with Ogilvy and St George on August 3 in Sydney. I'm looking forward to this event, which will be excellent value for IABC members!1/2 day workshop - Measuring ROI on Communications - IABC NSW Chapter Inc - Events: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

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The 2010 IABC Gold Quill Award winners have been announced overnight. Of the 106 entrants reconised from a field of 900, 15 communication Australian campaigns have been recognised. Congratulations to our Australian communication colleagues for their achievements:Let's Talk Transport PlanningAECOM and SKM as JV Partners in the ConnectWest Consortium supported by Phillips Group for the Department

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May is ideas month in Sydney.The countdown is on to this years Happiness and its causes conference in Sydney, May 5 & 6. My wife is a mental health professional and this event bridges our two worlds - corporate and health. It will be exciting to experience the lineup of speakers together, and with the date approaching there is increasing coverage through the sites twitter feed.The second half of

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Over the past two years, the Meaning Business blog took an extended break. You could go so far as to say it was dead.In that time, the communication world has grown increasingly connected, extending the use and reuse of social media at a breakneck speed. Since last writing, microblogging through twitter and other sources has boomed, the number of facebook users has tripled. The number of voices

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IABC NSW Chapter have announced a range of new events over June and July including a special lunch event on 19 June - Get the inside scoop from media guru John Mangos. John Mangos has been a working journalist for more than thirty years. He has also developed a successful media training business with FD Third Person, working with executives at the highest level. He's in the unique position to

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Oh, our busy friends at Ragan are nothing if not prolific! With their social media site myragan.com, Ragan Report, and the peripheral newsletters Face-To-Face, Engagement Report, and the Lean Communicator, I have had to instigate 'Ragan Rules' filters on my email to manage the flow. When the content is good, it tends to be excellent. There are at least a couple of items a week that warrant

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A nine month sabbatical is inexcusable in the world of social media. That amount of time is sufficient for new forms of media to be developed, launched, create headlines and become obsolete. The web is full of enough 'abandoned' blogs - so time to start the conversation again. I realise that I have not published anything to Meaning Business for that long.In that time I have come across some great

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The NSW IABC Chapter's monthly informal networking function, the Last Tuesday Club has been very successful this year in providing an opportunity for local professionals to come together on a regular basis.Bookings for the final session for the year due to be held on 30 October are now open - the November session will be part of the inaugural conference.http://www.iabcnsw.com/default.asp?action=

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Our NSW IABC Chapter's inaugural conference will be held in Sydney this 22 -23 November.The two day session will include a number of international speakers, including TJ Larkin. The full program can be viewed here:http://www.iabcnsw.com/conference/program.asp

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The October IABC NSW Lunch will feature Phillip Corne, CEO of Louis Vitton sharing his thoughts on:Insights into the strategies used to keep the Louis Vuitton brand fresh and alive The importance of managed communications in connecting with your stakeholders The ways in which Louis Vuitton tracks its audiences' changing tastes and perceptions The use of communications management in ensuring

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The PRIA national convention has updated the conference information including the full list of speakers:http://www.acevents.com.au/pria2007/The event will be held on 15 & 16 October in Sydney.

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For every fantastic web resource, insightful blog and great life hack that shows up in a google search there is still a lot of poor quality resources online.When a resource continues to surprise through it's quality, breadth, relevance and usefulness, it deserves a link.BNET is consistent in quality, and a frequent source of tips I share in my work to help leaders communicate more

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Not to be left behind by the good souls at Ragan, the good souls at Melcrum have waded into the social media pool with the launch of the Communicators Network. This site provides integrated links to many of the Melcrum resources.My home over there is:http://www.communicatorsnetwork.com/?page_id=24&tgt=1191768646

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Since it's launch earlier this year I have been watching Ragan's new networking site, myragan with interest. Following the amazing number of new joins in the first days, the site now seems to have settled down to provide a good selection of tools, resources and dialogues.My profile over there:http://www.myragan.com/Ragan/jonathanchampAs an aside, the launch of the site coincided with a review of

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Since 2006, Melcrum have provided the excellent Internal Comms Hub as a digest of their resources as well as articles from the UK an US versions of their publications. Earlier this year, they extended this to cover the Australian market. There is a range of Australian content available.The move, alongside the steady growth of the local IABC chapters, indicates the continuing development of the

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Communication World, the IABC monthly newsletter features a short piece on how work I have been doing within QBE to align internal communication around a common internal brand.For details of the article, read here:(Note -requires IABC membership to view)http://www.iabc.com/cw/private/pdf/2007/GlobalPerspectives_2007_0304.pdf

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