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Cristina Hure
Thanksgiving Internal Emails: Templates and Ideas for Employee Connection
If your holiday message feels like an afterthought, it probably reads like one too. This guide shows you how to craft Thanksgiving internal emails that go beyond “Happy Thanksgiving,” messages that build connection, express gratitude, and remind employees why they matter. Thanksgiving isn’t just a holiday, it’s a moment that helps companies reconnect with their ... Read more
Personalization in Internal Email: Step-by-Step Guide For IC Pros
If your company-wide email is ‘for everyone,’ it’s for no one. This playbook shows you how to ship role-based, location-aware emails in under 30-minute (without creeping people out) and lift read time by double digits. If you’ve ever hit send on a company-wide email and felt unsure whether it truly resonated, you’re like many internal ... Read more
Hit Cancel on Mistakes: Introducing Deferred Sending
Every communicator’s worst nightmare: you hit “Send,” and a second later, you spot the typo, the wrong date, or the missing link. Take a breather, you can now hit cancel! With Deferred Sending, ContactMonkey gives you built-in insurance for your sends: A short window of time to cancel a campaign before it goes out to ... Read more
How to Benchmark Internal Email Metrics Against Industry Standards
If you’re sending internal emails every week but can’t tell if your performance is “good,” you’re not alone. This article helps you add context to your analytics and enables smarter decisions. Many internal communications (IC) teams operate in the dark, tracking open rates or click-through rates (CTR) in isolation without any real sense of whether ... Read more
How to Write an Internal Email Employees Will Actually Read
Whether you’re crafting your first internal email or looking to improve how your team communicates, this is your go-to guide for writing internal emails employees will actually read and respond to. You’ll learn how to turn routine updates into meaningful messages that capture attention and inspire action. If you’re struggling with low internal email open ... Read more
Unlock Deeper Strategic Insights With Analytics API
Turn your email data into actionable intelligence: our new Analytics API gives Enterprise customers the power to programmatically sync ContactMonkey analytics into platforms like Power BI, Tableau, or your own internal dashboards.
15 Types Of Internal Communication Tools To Use In 2025
Every internal communicator knows this truth: your internal messages aren’t just about projects, deadlines, or strategy updates. They’re about helping people feel seen, heard, and connected. In this post, we explore the types of internal communication tools IC pros need to fulfill their goals in the workplace.
Send Internal Emails at Scale With More Flexibility
Unlock precise control over your Email at Scale sending: our enhanced “Send As” Permissions Management empowers enterprise admins to define exactly who can send on behalf of whom, ensuring unmatched security and compliance.Now, internal communicators can manage who sends what, from which address, all from the ContactMonkey dashboard…with zero IT tickets required. With Send As ... Read more
Plan Smarter With ContactMonkey’s Content Calendar
Our Content Calendar has officially landed! The Content Calendar gives internal comms teams a real-time, centralized view of all scheduled emails, live events, and internal planning dates. Introducing the Content Calendar, your new mission control for internal communications! Whether you’re scheduling an email, planning a town hall, or avoiding overlap with a blackout period, the ... Read more
Introducing ContactMonkey’s Timezone Sending
Our latest feature, Timezone Sending, has officially dropped! Timezone Sending allows you to deliver emails to employees at their local times—in a single campaign. Today’s workforce spans continents, time zones, and working hours. An email that hits your inbox at 9 AM might show up at midnight for someone else, and get buried before they ... Read more
Fix Link Errors Instantly With Our New Edit Sent Links Feature
Introducing Edit Sent Links, our newest feature that lets you update hyperlinks in your emails after they’ve already been sent. That’s right: No resends, no support tickets, no workarounds. We’ve all been there: you hit send on an internal email, only to realize a link is broken or pointing to the wrong destination. Now you ... Read more
2025 Guide To Internal Communications With Actionable Examples
Whether you're building an internal communication plan from scratch or refining your existing approach, this is your go-to internal communication guide for creating high-impact, employee-first internal communications that support your people—and your business.
Top 7 Employee Engagement Metrics To Track and Improve
Want to know how engaged your employees really are? Start with the right employee engagement metrics. You can’t improve what you don’t measure—and when it comes to team morale, motivation, and retention, the right data makes all the difference.
10 Employee Engagement KPIs to Know, Measure, and Optimize
As an internal communicator, your people are your internal audience. They scan emails, click links, ignore some messages, and obsess over others. And just like customers, their behavior can tell you what’s working—and what’s being tuned out. Use this post to narrow down which employee engagement KPIs you should focus on.
7 Steps To An Effective Internal Communication Plan
What’s the answer to fewer miscommunications, stronger collaboration, and a team that actually stays in the know? A clear, intentional internal communication plan. If you’ve ever had employees miss an important update, misinterpret leadership messages, or feel disconnected from what’s happening, this guide is your starting point to fix that.
10 Reasons Why Internal Communication Is So Important In 2025
Employees are overwhelmed by information and underwhelmed by what actually helps them. Internal communication is your chance to cut through the noise and become the one source your people actually trust. In this guide, we cover exactly why internal communications is so important this year.
15 Employee Engagement Trends Redefining Workplaces in 2025
What’s shaping the latest trends in employee engagement in 2025? It’s not just changing job titles or tech upgrades—it’s a collision of evolving values, demographic shifts, and a workplace environment defined by constant change. Check out what’s trending this year for employee engagement and how you can adapt your employee engagement strategies.
15 Benefits Of Employee Engagement For Employers And Staff
If your team is disconnected, unmotivated, or just silently coasting, you’re already paying the price. This post is your guide to the upside: the benefits of employee engagement that show up in retention, productivity, morale, and actual business results.
Employee Engagement In 2025: Strategies, Trends, and Examples
In 2025, employee engagement goes beyond surface-level perks—it’s about emotional depth, purpose, and real connection. This guide explores the why behind engagement, the systems that sustain it, and the strategies that build trust and motivation from the inside out. When was the last time you felt truly engaged at work? What sparked it? For most ... Read more
15 Effective Employee Engagement Strategies With Examples
If your employees are disengaged, your business may be stalling. In 2025, with hybrid teams and shifting expectations, keeping people connected and motivated is essential. Here are 15 employee engagement strategies that actually work.
15 Key Drivers of Employee Engagement To Know And Master
Employee engagement is the difference between teams that thrive and teams that check out. But what actually drives engagement? This guide breaks down the 15 key drivers of employee engagement that matter most in 2025—and how to activate each one with clarity, purpose, and data.
Importance Of Employee Engagement In 2025: Top 10 Benefits
If you’re wondering why employee engagement is important, you’re already asking the right question. Because in 2025, the companies winning aren’t just the ones with the best tech or biggest budgets—they’re the ones where employees genuinely care. Read on to understand just how important employee engagement is in 2025. So, what is employee engagement, and ... Read more
15 Employee Engagement Best Practices to Master in 2025
Internal communications and employee engagement best practices can transform a mediocre team into one that breeds excellence. Discover the best practices for employee engagement to build a measurable strategy that will supercharge your workforce.
Employee Engagement Analytics: How-To Guide For 2025
We understand the pressure to keep employees engaged—especially when workforces are hybrid, expectations are high, and budgets are tight. The problem-solver? Smarter data. This guide unpacks what you need to know to lead employee engagement at your organization, all driven by analytics.
Employee Engagement Surveys: How-To Guide For 2025
You can’t fix what you don’t understand—and when it comes to your employees, silence isn’t golden, it’s risky. An employee engagement survey is your window into what’s really going on behind the scenes. This guide will walk you through exactly how to build, run, and act on a survey that actually makes a difference in ... Read more
How To Engage Remote Employees: 10 Most Effective Strategies
Despite the rising popularity of remote work, we still haven’t fully cracked the code on how to connect with our dispersed workforce. Read on as we cover 10 of the most effective strategies to boost remote employee engagement and build a thriving workplace culture. As hybrid and remote work models evolve, internal communicators and people ... Read more
Staffbase Alternatives: Why You Should Choose ContactMonkey
We understand the importance of choosing the right internal communications tool for your workplace. After all, you’ll need to onboard it, roll it out, and introduce it to your team. If you’re debating between Staffbase and ContactMonkey, we’ve put together some key differentiators to make your software decision an easier one. If you’re an internal ... Read more
How To Create A Successful Employee Engagement Action Plan: 10 Steps
Trying to improve employee engagement without an action plan is like fixing a leaky faucet with a spoon—you might slow the drip, but you’re not getting to the root of the problem. Without a clear, step-by-step approach, even the best intentions fall flat. Follow along to access an employee engagement action plan that gives you ... Read more
How to Measure Employee Engagement: 10 Key Strategies
Knowing how to measure employee engagement is the first step to improving it. But that’s more easily said than done. In this post, we’ll explore 10 proven employee engagement measurement strategies, from email analytics to pulse surveys and eNPS scoring, so you can build a more inspired, productive workforce. Engaged employees are more than just ... Read more
Proving the ROI of Your Internal Comms: 10 Stats That Will Win Over Leadership
Want to show the value of internal comms in 2025? These are the stats every communicator should be spotlighting in leadership conversations, strategy decks, and budget discussions. When budgets tighten, the necessity of an internal communicator’s role may come into question. However, overlooking the power of internal communications, especially during times of uncertainty, is both ... Read more
15 Internal Communication Examples To Drive Business Success
Internal communication has come a long way. In 2025, it’s recognized as a powerful tool for driving engagement, clarity, and culture. Read along as we share 15 of the most effective internal communication examples to inspire your strategic outreach in 2025. Between hybrid work discomfort, economic anxiety, and the great corporate shrug (aka disengagement), communicators ... Read more
Internal Comms in 2025: 10 Data-Backed Trends You Can’t Ignore
In 2025, communicators are navigating AI, analytics, and executive scrutiny like never before. These 10 data-driven trends from our latest global survey reveal where the function is heading—and how to stay ahead. In 2025, internal communications has reached a tipping point. From AI integration to mounting pressure from leadership to prove ROI, the role of ... Read more
10 Best Internal Communication Strategy Ideas and Examples
In order to keep up with the laundry list of tasks and initiatives internal communicators own, we need to get creative. We have to adopt a new way of thinking, the right tools, and a bulletproof internal communications strategy. Read along as we discuss the top 20 ideas to explore when building your internal communication strategy.
10 Best Ways To Improve Employee Engagement In The Workplace
In the era of The Great Detachment, employees are feeling more disconnected than ever—disengaged from their work, uncertain about their future, and increasingly adrift in a world filled with noise and uncertainty. Read along to learn about how to improve employee engagement in the workplace as an internal comms or HR leader.
10 Steps To Designing Engaging Internal Emails and Templates
With hybrid teams, distracted inboxes, and high expectations from leadership, the pressure is on for internal comms. In this post, we’re covering just how big the engagement gap is in current times and how designing engaging internal emails and templates is one part of the overall solution to employee disengagement.
Best Communication Tools For Remote Teams in 2025
Remote work isn’t going anywhere—and neither is the need for better remote team communication. In this guide, we’re breaking down the 7 best communication tools for remote teams in 2025 to help you keep employees connected, engaged, and informed no matter where they are. Whether you’re working from a home office, a coworking space, or ... Read more