Posts By: K. Barker

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 9 March 2020

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 9 March 2020

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | This week: Social media health checks, quality in communication is more important than quantity, communicating bad news and a multitude of resources for conscious capitalism.

Why Do We Love Stories So Much?

Why Do We Love Stories So Much?

A Powerful Communication Model for Content Marketing On the one hand, when our organization’s marketing communications are producing results, we are able to build a connection with our audiences. We know this. These connections are the result of the right information, being delivered at the right time, to the right audience. We share our ideas,… Read more

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 17 February 2020

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 17 February 2020

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | This week: If haphazard writing styles are making you crazy, is long-term capitalism viable, how and why to treat your employees as customers and are you aware of the latest in effective leadership qualities?

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 3 February 2020

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 3 February 2020

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | This week: Why listening is a critical leadership capability, progress at the World Economic Forum and risks to your organization for 2020.

The Six Stages: Communication Planning for Purpose-driven Organizations

The Six Stages: Communication Planning for Purpose-driven Organizations

Communication plans often include these six key components: Communication goals and objectives Target audiences Communication strategies Tactics and/or activities Evaluation tactics Budget, materials, timetable and/or task list Here we’ve customized the basic outline of a communication plan for purpose-driven organizations. And, we’ve included a central question that each component should be able to answer. Here… Read more

Sh! … Your Customers Are Probably Listening

Sh! … Your Customers Are Probably Listening

I often see terrible marketing and advertising promotions from businesses as I go about my day. I’m sure you do too. They land in my inbox or my mailbox or cross my line of sight. I’m talking about promotions that seem to be begging for attention. Others seem to be screaming for attention. Most are… Read more

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 6 May 2019

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 6 May 2019

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | This week: Leadership’s primary purpose is to “concentrate on what’s right”, how to create a brand story in layman’s terms and is the workplace of the future good for our health?

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 22 April 2019

Positive Comms +Plus for Week of 22 April 2019

Interesting or inspiring articles (perhaps a bit of both)… | This week: Survey – What leadership wants to focus on in 2019, why you should avoid your industry’s jargon at all costs and is the digital world really more convenient or made our lives easier?

5 Simple and Important Communication Principles

5 Simple and Important Communication Principles

In a noisy world that has become the norm, it is more and more difficult to have our organizations’ messages heard above all the racket. Some organizations are succeeding, while others hope that they’ll see some results when their messages “go viral.” Many organizations are adopting the latest–and seemingly greatest–technology for broadcasting their messages–resulting in a… Read more