Articles By: Alex Cleary

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Alex Cleary is a Content Marketing Specialist at ContactMonkey. He completed a certificate in Technical Communication after achieving a Bachelor's in English, and did freelance writing before turning his sights to content marketing and SEO. When he isn't writing, Alex enjoys playing soccer, watching horror movies, and reading Roland Barthes.
Outlook Contact Groups for Internal Communications

Outlook Contact Groups for Internal Communications: Advantages and Disadvantages

With Outlook’s contact groups, users can send mass emails to their employees. But they aren’t without their issues. We examine the pros ...

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Performance Review Email Templates to Employees

Performance Review Email to Employees: 5 Templates to Use

Performance reviews can be anxiety-inducing for both employees and managers. Use our free templates for performance review emails to make the review ...

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How to Create an Employee Engagement Action Plan

Employees that are connected and concerned about their work are more productive than those who aren’t. Develop an effective employee engagement action ...

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Sample Emails to Employees About a New Process: 8 Free Templates

Your business is always changing and improving, but its success is dependent on how well your employees can keep up. Use our ...

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Email Design Inspiration: 10 Examples to Try in 2023

Good email design helps communicate information clearly and engages your employees. Learn how to design better emails using our list of email ...

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80+ Post Training Survey Questions to Use and Adapt

Employee feedback can help you refine your training processes to better prepare your employees for success at your business. Use our post ...

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Sample Inclement Weather Email to Employees: 10+ Free Templates

When environmental factors affect your employees ability to safely do their jobs, you need to be able to act fast. Use our ...

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How To Collect Employee Feedback

Learn how to collect employee feedback easily and efficiently. Turn your employee newsletters into two-way communication channels with ContactMonkey’s emoji reactions, pulse ...

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How to Send an Email to Multiple Recipients

Email is the most popular communication tool for businesses for good reason: it lets a single sender contact near countless recipients. We ...

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How to Use Google Sheets for Mail Merges

Mail merges let you personalize your mass emails to increase open rates and boost engagement—but setting up mail merges can be a ...

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How to Use Contactmonkey to Set Up Your Company’s Employee Intranet

Your company intranet can be a powerful internal communications tool—if your employees actually use it. We’ll show you how you can use ...

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Outlook vs. Gmail for Business Email: Which is Better?

Between the two most popular email service providers on the internet—Outlook and Gmail—which is the best for businesses? We compare Outlook vs ...

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How To Send Mass Email To Google Groups For Business With Gmail

Tired of restricting your internal communications according to Google Groups email send limits? Learn how to send mass email in Gmail using ...

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Email for Communication in Business

Email remains the most popular internal communication channel for businesses, but are there better alternatives? In this post, we explore the advantages ...

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20 Emergency Notification Systems for Business

When your business experiences a crisis or emergency situation, every second matters to ensure the safety of your employees. Choose the best ...

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How to Manage the Outlook Email Limit

If you’re communicating on Outlook with over 500 employees, you know firsthand about Outlook email limits. Have no fear! We have all ...

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How to Create Distribution Lists in Outlook: A Step-By-Step Guide

Ever wondered how to create an Outlook distribution list and track every email that you send to each person from the list? ...

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How to Create Email Newsletter Templates for Outlook or Gmail

Email is the most popular internal communication channel for businesses; suffice to say businesses send a lot of emails to their employees. ...

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How To Design Emails For Dark Mode

As more employees use dark mode  as their default display setting, you’ll need to optimize your email design approach to ensure your ...

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Employee Survey Best Practices: Top 14 Tips With Examples

Employee surveys come in all shapes and sizes, but how can you ensure your employees actually engage with them? Follow our employee ...

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20 Most Popular Employee Survey Templates For Your Company

Employee engagement is a crucial factor toward the success of your business—and employee feedback is your window into what matters to your ...

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Text Alert System: Using SMS For Employee Emergency Alerts

Some of your internal communications need to be sent with an urgency that email cannot keep up with. See how an SMS ...

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Staffbase Alternatives: Why You Should Choose ContactMonkey

With the number of internal communications tools increasing by the year, you have more choices than ever for choosing the right solution ...

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A Complete Guide for SMS Compliance and Texting Employees

SMS text messages can be an effective way to reach remote and hybrid workforces—but employers need to understand the legislation that regulates ...

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How to Create an Effective Internal Communications Content Strategy

Your internal communications help your employees stay connected to your business and their coworkers, but what specifically drives this connection? Develop a ...

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20 Strategies To Improve Employee Experience In 2023

How your employees feel about their work and workplace has a huge impact on their productivity. Learn how to improve employee experience ...

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SMS Text Message Templates for Employee Communication

If you need to reach your frontline or on-the-ground employees fast, email might not always be the best option. Use SMS employee ...

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Internal Email Analytics: A Guide To Campaign Comparison and Analysis

You’ve started collecting email tracking metrics on your internal communications; now what? Let’s examine how you can analyze your internal email analytics ...

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15 Effective Internal Communication Channels For Your Business

To understand how your business’ internal communications succeeds, it’s useful to categorize them according to their functions. Learn how different internal communications ...

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Internal Communications Software Buyers Guide: How To Choose A Tool

Your internal communications help your business grow and your employees flourish. Learn how our internal communications software buyers guide can help you ...

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Developing An Internal Communications Strategy And Action Plan

Achieve your engagement goals and demonstrate the value of your internal emails by developing an internal communications strategy. An internal communications strategy ...

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Innovative Internal Communication Ideas and Tactics for 2023

Your internal communications drive employee engagement and workplace productivity. Use our innovative internal communication ideas to enhance communication at your business. Within ...

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5 Internal Communication Case Studies and Best Practices To Follow

From employee engagement to workplace culture to change management, businesses often face similar challenges to each other even if those businesses are ...

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Internal Communication and Employee Engagement: Exploring the Connection

Employee engagement is one of the most important drivers of productivity and growth at your business. Understand the connection between internal communication ...

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55 Best Employee Newsletter Ideas With Examples

Your employee newsletter is the key to greater employee productivity. Get inspired by these employee newsletter ideas to create a strong internal ...

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Phishing Awareness and Training For Employees: Prevent Email Fraud

Email is the primary means of communication for countless individuals and businesses alike, so it should be no surprise that some unscrupulous ...

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Best Internal Communication Tools for Remote Teams

As the nature of work adapts to an ever-changing world, the tools you use to keep your employee connected and productive matter ...

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15 Best Employee Newsletter Templates for Internal Communications

In this post, I’m going to share 12 amazing employee newsletter templates for internal comms pros.  And trust me — as someone ...

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Diversity and Inclusion Survey Questions to Ask Employees

Like any other aspect of employee engagement, diversity and inclusion have major impacts on your employees and business. Our diversity and inclusion ...

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Employee Benefits Surveys: 30+ Important Questions to Ask

Your employee benefits program keeps your workforce healthy and happy. Provide your employees with a personalized benefits program based on feedback from ...

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Employee Appreciation Day Ideas for 2023

Recognizing your employees’ accomplishments and contributions leads to increased employee engagement. Emphasize the value of your employees with our favourite employee appreciation ...

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11 Best Employee Engagement Apps for 2023

Keeping your employees engaged with their work is an ongoing process. Using an employee engagement app, you can connect with your employees ...

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How to Create an Employee Handbook Step-By-Step With Examples

Starting out at a new company can be an overwhelming experience for employees. A well-crafted employee handbook can eliminate a lot of ...

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New Employee Onboarding Guide and Checklist

Your employees’ success starts their very first day at your business. Help your new employees achieve their maximum potential by providing a ...

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ContactMonkey is a Great Places to Work-Certified™ Company for 2021

It’s official: ContactMonkey is a Great Place to Work® for the second year in a row. ContactMonkey is proud to announce that ...

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Employee Pulse Surveys: Best Practices and Strategy Guide

With more remote workers than ever before, internal communicators need a fast way to gather employee feedback. Employee pulse surveys offer an ...

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How to Create an Email Newsletter Workflow

Internal communications is a repetitive practice. Weekly, monthly, and yearly emails are standard for most internal communicators. But this monotony provides ample ...

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11 Effective Internal Communications Examples and Ideas

Whether you realize it or not, your internal communications are the foundation for success at your business. Master your internal communications with ...

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How to Announce an Employee is Leaving the Company Using Email

An employee leaving for new opportunities can be a big shift for your company. Learn how to optimize your offboarding process by ...

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Top 15 Employee Engagement Best Practices For 2023

Want to improve productivity at your business? Start by engaging your employees with our employee engagement best practices. It’s no secret that ...

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