Employer Brand Headlines Newsletter

Maybe wisdom is accepting that you don’t get to decide who you are

Employees are less engaged than they were a year ago. See why the rise in disengagement calls for a return to the basics.

Kristin Graham sees a new paradigm shift that will lift all communicators. Editor’s note: We are re-running the top stories of 2021 as part of our year-end countdown. Kristin Graham is comfortable being uncomfortable. She just left her powerful role as Principal of Culture & Communications at Amazon to launch a consultancy to help organizations […]

A Special Edition of The Ruffian

Résumés may be more for robots than human eyes at first, but most job seekers are still advised to distill their work history in one typewritten page.

with @bhorowitz @smc90 This podcast (which was recorded at the Computer History Museum before the pandemic) is all about how companies create culture beyond their values and mission statements: A lot's changed... and a lot hasn't. Based on the book What You Do Is Who You Are, the nuanced discussion that follows probes how startups evolve and whether companies and people can change; common tropes that often come up in Silicon Valley folklore; and practical advice. Please note that the discussion that follows includes various mentions of violence.

“One key to high open rates? Write killer subject lines. What I’ve learned writing and editing 750+ email subject lines @TheHustle. 🧵...”

Here are four ways to help employees become more reflective and more productive.

So how do you explain why brand strategy is important? Through the lens that speaks to all business leaders: VALUE. On average, brand accounts for more

"Have you ever noticed that the most successful brands always seem to know exactly what people want? They serve customer needs and discover unmet needs that no other brand is addressing."

Google's Official Digital Marketing Publication. Discover what New Year searches related to changing priorities & self-improvement mean for marketers.

Your employer brand is what tech candidates think about your company. In today’s competitive marketplace, companies with a strong brand stand out from their competitors. Discover why employer branding is important and how it can help you attract the right tech candidates.

Should Agency recruiters turn their definition of a ‘good client‘ on its head? There are limited candidates. These candidates have wildely changing priorities. Are we being smart enough about where the likely hire actually is? For the first time in a long time, maybe ever, I have started to feel that smaller and medium-sized businesses […]

Your company purpose can’t materialize without it.

Short-burst, virtual collaboration modules can help employees solve problems quickly and creatively.

At the end of  2021 Time Magazine and Financial Times both selected Elon Musk as person of the year. There is a lot to be said for Mr. Musk’s selection.

An analysis of five dog food brands' positioning strategies. The article includes real-life examples and key takeaways for each brand.

Learn what a marketing strategy framework is and how it will help you improve your marketing strategies.

‘Buying a brand for the first time does not require a major conversion, just a bit of mental availability’ A new brand has to build ‘essential memories’,

Let’s compare what happened recently in women’s tennis with what happened two years ago in the NBA.

#WF25 Making better organisational decisions – asking big questions, cognitive bias, the rise of people analytics and enabling smarter teams

If you’re a business leader with big dreams and a big need for talent but you don’t have the McKinsey draw? Good news: You don't have to. But take a lesson for two rom The Firm's playbook.

The skills needed in many roles are continually changing—and sources of talent are too.

As the nature of work continues to change, clear internal comms strategies have never been more important. The progress made by corporate leaders in adjusting to pandemic-related challenges may not be quite as rosy as they think. A huge disconnect appears to exist between the views of executives and those of employees regarding the future of work, […]

Taking a step back can help you find the right path forward.