IABC Chicago

The Chicago Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators

The Hidden Cost of Misalignment: Why strategy without buy-in is just busy work

A blog post from David Polmer A new leader couldn’t understand why her meticulously crafted strategy deck wasn’t landing with her business partners.  After months of nuancing each slide and second-guessing every sentence and supporting visual, her final product had done little to move the needle with her most important audiences.  Each … [Read more...]

Go for Gold: How to Win an IABC Gold Quill Award – Thurs., Jan. 8, 1:00 pm CT (Free for Members)

The IABC Gold Quill Awards are like the “Oscars” for communication professionals – a stamp of the best of the best communication. An award-winning entry isn’t about completing the brochure, video or website – it’s about what the communication needs to accomplish and how successful it is at doing just that. Winning an IABC Gold Quill Award will … [Read more...]

5 Tips For Reaching and Engaging Your Most Critical Audience

Communicating with frontline workers is no easy task . . . but with the latest technology and the right approach to content, it can be done! Reaching and communicating effectively to front-line workers has never been easy, for several reasons:  They often don’t have access to the same technologies that other employees have;  They are … [Read more...]

An interview with: Natan Edelsburg of Muck Rack

ABC Chicago continues its learning series with a conversation with Natan Edelsburg of Muck Rack. Natan will share tips for grabbing a journalist’s attention based on findings from Muck Rack’s latest State of Journalism, State of PR and State of Tech Journalism studies. Take a few minutes to learn more about Natan before you meet him next … [Read more...]

Ragan Communications offers discounts to IABC Chicago

We are excited to announce that Ragan Communications, who run sites ragan.com and prdaily.com, is offering IABC Chicago members a $125 discount on the following virtual events: Internal Communications and Culture Next Practices Conference  Speechwriters and Public Affairs Conference Social Media and Digital Communications … [Read more...]