Writer bio: Mariya Postelnyak

Mariya Postelnyak

Mariya is a Content Writer at ContactMonkey with a background in communications, policy, and freelance journalism. With a Bachelor’s degree in English, French, and Spanish, she brings a multilingual, editorial perspective to her work. Mariya researches and writes about internal communications topics, drawing on her experience in public-sector communications and journalism to create clear, thoughtful content that helps organizations communicate more effectively with their employees.

Articles by Mariya Postelnyak

How To Create An HR Communication Strategy In 6 Easy Steps

May 22, 2023

Learn how to create an effective HR communication strategy to build trust, community, and collaboration in the workplace. HR policies and updates can be complex and difficult to understand, especially for new employees. An HR communications plan can help to ensure information reaches employees on time and in a simplified form to ensure that everyone

10 Companies with Outstanding Internal Communications

Apr 18, 2023

Companies with great internal communications have more in common than you think. Learn from the best and adopt their tricks and techniques for your own communications. This year, we’ve seen plenty of examples of bad internal communications: think Elon Musk’s internal memo to Twitter staff menacingly asking them to “show what they’ve accomplished.” Or the

How to Write an Engaging Organizational Announcement

Mar 14, 2023

Having trouble getting employees to notice your organizational announcements? Learn how to create an organizational change announcement that both informs and engages employees. Organizational change communications help employees and business stakeholders stay on top of key company updates. But getting employees to engage with your organizational announcement is easier said than done. In this post,

How to Create an Internal Email Template for CEO Updates

Sep 28, 2022

Considering a CEO’s hectic schedule, creating engaging messages from scratch is a tall order. It begs the question: how should a CEO communicate with employees? That’s where a weekly CEO email template comes in handy. Quality CEO email templates can help executive teams communicate more consistently and save up to 4 hours a week! Successful

Globe & Mail Rankings Press Release

Sep 24, 2022

September 23, 2022 ContactMonkey places No, 136 on The Globe and Mail’s fourth-annual ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Toronto, Ontario ContactMonkey is pleased to announce it placed No.136 on the 2022 Report on Business ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Canada’s Top Growing Companies ranks Canadian companies on three-year revenue growth. ContactMonkey earned its

How to Create and Embed Surveys In Outlook Email: 7 Easy Steps

Jul 21, 2022

Regular employee surveys are essential for staying in touch with employee needs while keeping staff engaged. In this post, we’ll look at how you can embed a survey in Outlook email and save up to 4 hours a week on your employee communications. Employee surveys are a versatile tool for internal communications professionals. They’re handy

We’re Building Up Our Team in UK and Australia

Jul 21, 2022

ContactMonkey is opening its first offices in UK and Australia, and we’re building out a dedicated regional team to deliver top-tier customer experience to local clients. Internal communications is in a position of incredible opportunity since the recent surge in remote work. Now it’s more important than ever for internal communicators to be able to