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By Heather Ebert
More than half of IC professionals use gen AI multiple times a week, with a considerable impact on productivity. They turn to AI to research information, take notes, and generate content. The tools are open in the background. The habit is formed. But routine use and strategic use are different things.
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By Rachel Tolhurst
The fundamentals of internal communications haven't changed. Employees need clarity, context, and trust. But the environment around those fundamentals has shifted considerably. For many IC teams, the gap between what’s expected of them and what they’re equipped to deliver has only increased.
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By Randall Kerr
Enterprise AI is moving fast, but results aren’t keeping pace with investment. A 2026 commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Simpplr uncovered a foundational problem that better models alone won’t fix. Fragmented data, lack of governance, and disconnected systems are limiting what AI can do, and addressing them starts with rethinking the foundation of the digital workplace.
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By Kathleen O'Donnell
Internal comms is broadly valued and widely considered effective by practitioners and leaders. But it’s also hitting the same structural barriers it has been for years, limiting how much the function can scale. The organizations breaking through this ceiling share a set of operating conditions, and Simpplr’s latest research makes it clear what those conditions are and how unevenly distributed they remain.
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By Sanjoli Arora
Your best people may be disengaging, but you won’t know until they hand in their resignation letter. The warning signs were there. Declining participation, less initiative, a little more distance in every conversation. Without the right metrics in place, high-stakes retention decisions are made based on gut feelings and lagging indicators — and by the time the data catches up, the damage is done.
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By Dhiraj Sharma
Simpplr has been named a Leader in The Forrester Wave: Intranet Platforms, Q2 2026. We believe this recognition reflects something deeper than a strong product cycle. It’s evidence of a yearslong commitment to building the platform distributed organizations truly need.
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By Rachel Tolhurst
Internal communicators working with fragmented tech and limited analytics face real barriers to engaging employees and proving impact. In contrast, high-performing internal communicators use unified employee experience platforms to personalize content, measure key metrics, and connect their work to business outcomes.
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By Victoria Dew
The global economy is powered by frontline and deskless workers. They operate facilities, move goods, deliver healthcare, maintain infrastructure, and serve customers. They are where strategy becomes reality.
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By Regan Zuege
If you’ve ever found yourself asking, “Does this really need to go on the intranet homepage?” — you’re not alone. Internal communicators are constantly balancing visibility with relevance. In a world where every stakeholder believes their update is urgent and homepage-worthy, even the most valuable channels can quickly become overloaded. But when everything gets promoted, nothing stands out.
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By Heather Ebert
The average enterprise runs dozens of digital workplace tools. Employees navigate between them constantly, and so does information. It bounces across platforms, loses context, and reaches some people while missing others. The cumulative cost of that fragmentation rarely shows up in a single metric. But it shows up everywhere else.
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By Simpplr
Meet Comms AI — Simpplr's intelligent workspace built for internal communications teams. Coordinating IC campaigns across tools, approvals, channels, and stakeholders is chaotic. Comms AI brings it all into one place: from planning and drafting to reviewing, approving, and publishing — without switching platforms or chasing sign-offs.
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By Simpplr
We’ve got good news and bad news. The bad news: your tech stack is showing signs of systemsprawlidosis. We’ve seen the charts, and the diagnosis is clear: app sprawl is reaching critical levels. Between the mounting cognitive load and the endless “where did I see that?” search, your digital workspace is suffering from acute congestion. The good news: it’s treatable. Simpplr AI acts as the intelligent experience layer your organization needs — unifying and orchestrating people, knowledge, and agents into one coherent, guided workspace.
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By Simpplr
In this episode, we sit down with Jim O’Gorman, Chief People Officer at Included Health. With a workforce that spans clinicians, hourly care advocates, engineers, and corporate teams, Jim shares how his organization is rethinking connection and community in a complex, hybrid environment. Together with Simpplr’s Chief People Officer, Miriam Connaughton, they explore why belonging is critical to business success, how to move beyond outdated culture playbooks, and what it takes to build genuine connection at scale.
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By Simpplr
Performance reviews have long been a staple in the workplace, but are they truly helping people grow? In this episode, Simpplr’s Chief People Officer Miriam Connaughton sits down with Dr. Edie Goldberg, a future-of-work expert, organizational psychologist, and author. They explore why it’s time to move beyond outdated performance management practices and embrace a more impactful approach: performance enablement.
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By Simpplr
In this episode, we sit down with Gianna Driver, a passionate people leader who most recently served as Chief People Officer at Lattice, the popular AI-powered people platform. A recognized industry speaker frequently quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and other major publications, Gianna has spent two decades at the intersection of people, productivity, and business results across the HR and tech industries.
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By Simpplr
In this episode, we sit down with Sarah Kaplan, Director of Internal Communications at Smarsh. With a background that spans from opera performance to corporate communications, Sarah has led transformational change while building Smarsh’s internal communications function from the ground up. Carolyn Clark, Simpplr’s VP of Communications and EX Strategy, moderates the conversation as they discuss leading through acquisition and leadership changes, why ruthless prioritization is key to scaling small teams, and how communication can support a company’s transition from startup to mature organization.
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By Simpplr
In this episode, we sit down with Kelly Clarke, a seasoned internal communications leader, to explore how endurance and empathy power executive presence in times of transformation. With a foundation in PR and a passion for human-centered leadership, Kelly shares how she has guided companies through crises, cultural shifts, and massive change — always with transparency and trust at the core. Carolyn Clark, Simpplr’s VP of Communications and EX Strategy, moderates the conversation as it uncovers how internal comms can drive clarity, connection, and courage at every level of an organization.
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By Simpplr
This episode features an interview with Lisa Colella, Managing Director of Strategic Communications & Leadership Advisory at CRA Admired Leadership. With more than 18 years of professional experience, Lisa has worked with clients across agency, consultancy, and in-house settings.
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By Simpplr
This episode features an interview with Matt Rivera, Chief Marketing Officer at Day & Zimmermann and Gary Sevounts, Chief Marketing Officer at Simpplr. Matt has worked for Day & Zimmermann for 34 years, from payroll administrator to the first person in the marketing department. Gary is a veteran CMO with a track record of building high-growth demand and revenue engines, effective marketing teams, differentiated brands, and establishing categories. Previously, he was CMO at Malwarebytes, Socure, and Equifax’s Identity and Fraud Division.
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By Simpplr
This episode features an interview with Pat Wadors, Chief Human Resources Officer at Intuitive, where she leads a global organization responsible for all aspects of the company’s employee experience. In this episode, Miriam sits down with Pat to discuss her book Unlock Your Leadership Story, the evolution of DEI in the workplace, and the importance of storytelling for fostering connection among employees.
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By Simpplr
We are in the midst of a profound workplace transformation. With the Delta variant upending return to office efforts, it's crucial to consider how you'll build and maintain a healthy, thriving culture amid ongoing uncertainty. Download the new eBook "5 ways to make your intranet an indispensable return-to-work resource" and discover.
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By Simpplr
Now that uncertainty about the workplace model has begun to settle, internal communicatons has the opportunity to reimagine the employee experience organization-wide. But what exactly has changed? And where should you start? The State of Internal Communications 2021 is Simpplr's latest research on how employee communications have been impacted, comparing survey data in May and September 2020, and now.
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By Simpplr
Replacing or purchasing a company intranet comes at a cost. With so many competing priorities at the top, how do you begin to justify a modern intranet solution? And how do you demonstrate a clear return on investment on your business?
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By Simpplr
COVID-19 changed how companies communicate with their employees overnight. Many changes came out of necessity and a lot of the changes are still inflight. But we do know this: organizations are rewriting internal communication best practices as we speak. Simpplr Research interviewed customers and communication leaders to understand how changes are constantly evolving. In this eBook, we've highlighted 10 emerging best practices that are helping companies manage their crisis communication, keep their distributed employees connected, and make the most of this unprecedented situation.
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By Simpplr
This year's internal communications report is twofold: the annual State of Internal Communications 2020 and the State of Internal Communications, COVID-19 edition. COVID-19 has disrupted the norms of most organizations in operations and in communications. Simpplr Research surveyed over 600 participants to learn how IC has evolved and adapted to the new working environment and how organizations plan to transition employees back to the workforce.
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By Simpplr
Every year, Simpplr surveys hundreds of employee communications and IT professionals to understand how companies are engaging with and getting value out of their corporate intranet software technology. The 2020 survey edition benchmarks statistics such as intranet adoption maturity and seeks to understand how intranets are providing business value. Download the State of the Intranet 2020 to learn.
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Simpplr is purpose-built to help your employees collaborate across departments and stay connected to the broader organization.
Simpplr is on a mission to create an intranet that employees love and won’t fail. History says that’s easier said than done. So we decided to recreate the intranet industry from the ground up.
Transform communications and culture with modern intranet software:
- Start a Company Newsroom: Transparently give all employees up-to-the-minute updates, that won't get lost in email or Slack, with Simpplr's intranet software.
- Create a Virtual Headquarters™: Provide employees a single source-of-truth to access critical news, information, and experts.
- Replicate the Watercooler: Employees are dispersed, lonely, and confused. Throw them a lifeline so they feel connected.
Modern Intranet Software that simplifies employee communication.