Crisis communication is strategic

Even in the frenzy of a crisis, you should seek to achieve specific objectives relevant to the overall goals of your organization in what you say and do. Your message platform can be built long before the hint of any crisis. Some people use the term “message points,”...

Upcoming IABC workshops

Visit the workshops website for more information and registration details. Social media workshop
 A series of eight weekly live online sessions on Thursday mornings with accompanying weekly on-demand online training modules. Presented by Shel Holtz, ABC, IABC Fellow,...

November 15, 2012 – Erin Dick presents Megatrends in Communications at Il Fornaio, Pasadena

One of my favorite laugh-out-loud commercials of all time is when a then-unknown Jane Lynch (of “Glee” fame) hammers a microchip into the forehead of a new customer at Washington Mutual’s competing bank. A few moments later Jane’s colleague tries to...

Cost-based dues increase

In 2013, there will be a cost-based dues increase of 2 percent, which will raise international dues for members by $5.00 or less. As required by a board motion from 2003, the IABC executive board conducted its annual review of consumer price index statistics and...

IABC launches redesigned 2013 Gold Quill Awards program

IABC has launched the 2013 Gold Quill Awards with a number of enhancements that will make it easier for communication professionals to enter the program. Key changes in the 2013 Gold Quill Awards include: New divisions and more categories: The awards will present a...