Resources for Communications Professionals

Communication Research

• KDPaine & Partners: Measurement tools for social media and public relations
• Expert Survey Systems: Survey theory and tools
• Survey Monkey: free web-based survey tool
• Towers-Watson Communication ROI study

Consultants

• IABC Marketplace: a searchable database to connect consultants with prospective customers in need of communication services.

Crisis Communications

• Institute for Crisis Management
• Braud Communications: Crisis communication resources
• Larry Barton: Crisis communication resources

Internal Communications

• The Intranet Journal: Resources in employee communication, management, PR and speechwriting
• Ragan.com: news, ideas and conversations for communicators
• Shel Holtz: communication consultant, Web, internal communications and PR and media relations
• Crescenzo Communications: Steve Crescenzo, employee and corporate communications
• Tips for Communicating Change
• Planning Employee Communication
• Communicating change (and working with organizational development)

Communication (general)

• Melcrum Publishing: Resources in corporate communication, knowledge management and HR
• IABC International: IABC’s site: to get to online resource library, log in with your member number
• Communication Ideas: variety of e-subscriptions, articles
• Davis & Company: employee communications articles and resources
• Sinickas Communications: FAQs on variety of corporate communications topics
• What does a communications plan look like?

Professional Development / Skill Building

• Acronym finder
• Buzzwhack.com: Demystifies buzzwords
• Communication Arts: Graphic design resource
• Paul Brian’s Common errors in English usage
•  Training Registry: directory of online training resources

Web

• Web Monkey: Web developer resource
• Web Usability: Jakob Nielsen’s web site
• W3Schools: Free web-building tutorials
• WordPress training in Portland 
• Online WordPress training

Social Media

• Integrated Social Media strategy: Wrap-up from our March 2010 professional development presentation on social media

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We welcome suggestions and recommendations for new sites/links that we can add to this resource list, especially local resources.