stand out from the noise with meaningful wellness communications
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Stand Out From the Noise with Meaningful Wellness
Communications
Wendy Haan, Senior Vice PresidentJen Cronin, Managing Editor
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1. The 3 Important Truths of Workplace Communication
2. Why You Need to Think Like a Marketer and Publisher
3. Good vs. Bad Communication
4. Identifying Your Learning Style
5. Focus on Quality of Life & ROAR
5 Things We’ll Cover
Today:
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“I was always told…‘Work hard when you’re young so you can enjoy it when you’re older.’… We should really be enjoying it all the way through.
“We shouldn’t just say, ‘Well, let me be miserable now, and later… then I’ll be happy.’ You’ve got to learn to find the joy all the way.”
Michael Strahan
Truth #1:
Not everyone will be receptive to your message at the moment you send it.
3 Important Truths of
Workplace Communications
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Truth #1:
Not everyone will be receptive to your message at the moment you send it.
Truth #2:
People will always say “I didn’t know!”
3 Important Truths of
Workplace Communications
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Truth #1:
Not everyone will be receptive to your message at the moment you send it.
Truth #2:
People will always say “I didn’t know!”
Truth #3:
Employees really DO want to hear from you!
3 Important Truths of
Workplace Communications
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ThinkLike a
Marketer &Publisher
• You’re trying to sell your program to people who may or may not be eager to buy into it.
• You have to convince your potential buyers by explaining and showing why they should care/why they should get involved
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CompetingWithOther
Messages
A typical adult’s daily media consumption:
• 5.2 hours in 1945
• 9.8 hours (or 590 minutes) currently
Source: Media Dynamics, Inc.
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CompetingWithOther
Messages
• Average number of advertisement and brand exposures per day per person: 5,000+
• Average number of “ads only” exposures per day: 362
• Average number of “ads only” noted per day: 153
• Average number of “ads only” that we have some awareness of per day: 86
• Average number of “ads only” that made an impression: 12
Source: Media Dynamics, Inc.
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DistinguishingGOOD
vs.BAD
Communication
Good Communication• Inspires• Is easy to understand• Uses a variety of techniques to
appeal to the audience• Is conversational• Takes into account the audience’s
perspective, wants, and needs
Bad Communication • Has a lecturing tone – tells
people what to do• Relies on only one style of
communication• Is time-consuming and/or
complicated
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Example of
GOODCommunication
Zappos Employee Handbook
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TailoringMessages
• Include information on topics that are pertinent to your audience’s lives.
• Give understandable and relatable examples.
• Use sources and places that your audience will recognize in copy and imagery.
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CraftingAn Annual
CommunicationPlan
• What topics you’ll cover each month
• What media you’ll use• Who will be responsible
for creating the communication
• When work on each piece needs to start
• When the piece is due• When you plan to
distribute the piece
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Seasonsof theYear
• Winter – Colds and flu, coping with cabin fever, being active inside
• Spring – Getting outside to be active, seasonal allergies, financial responsibility
• Summer – Sun safety, swimming, picnics, vacations
• Fall – Yard work, hikes, apple picking
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National Health
Observances
• American Heart Month• National Nutrition Month• National Distracted Driving
Month• Mental Health Month• Men’s Health Month• UV Safety Month• National Food Safety
Education Month• National Breast Cancer
Awareness Month• America Diabetes Month• Lung Cancer Awareness
Month
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Seasonsof Life
• Recent grads/Young professionals
• Young families
• Empty Nesters
• Soon-to-be retirees
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The YourNewsletter Foundation
• Ownership
• Familiarity, brevity & focus
• Relevancy & ease-of-use
• Regularity
• Inexpensive
• Multi-media friendly
• Production
• Customization
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IdentifyingYour
LearningStyle
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IdentifyingYour
LearningStyle
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• Visual – Reading and seeing pictures
• Auditory – Hearing and listening
• Kinesthetic – Touching and doing
• Newsletters
• Posters
• Email & Texts
• Blogs
• Social Media
• Videos
• Podcasts
• Presentations/ Workshops
Use Multi-Media to Appeal to Everyone & Reinforce Messages
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• Community of Caring
• Wellness Champions
• Involve employees
Powering Your Program with
Employee Volunteers
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• Repurpose content
• Use information/resources available for free
High Quality Content
withOUT a high
price tag
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Finding Resources at the Local, State, & National Levels
Resourcesin the
Community• Hospitals and Medical
Professionals• Local Farmers• Grocers• Restaurants and Chefs• Personal Trainers• Fitness Shop Owners• Non-Profit Agencies• Other Businesses
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Resourcesat the
State Level• State Health Department
and Other Health-Related Agencies
• State-Supported Colleges and Universities
• State Chapters of National Health Organizations
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• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (healthfinder.gov)
• American Heart Association
• American Diabetes Association
• American Cancer Society• Red Cross• Academy of Nutrition and
Dietetics
Resourcesat the
National Level
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• QOL Quality of Life
• ROARReturn on Allocated Resources
1. Feeling great2. Helping other people feel great3. Maximizing the ROAR
QOL & ROAR
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1. The 3 Important Truths of Workplace Communication
2. Why You Need to Think Like a Marketer and Publisher
3. Good vs. Bad Communication
4. Identifying Your Learning Style
5. Focus on Quality of Life & ROAR
Take-Aways for Today
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