6 steps to a robust comms audit

Analyze the scope of your current work, collect insights from employees, and let that raw feedback fuel your strategy moving forward.

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Comms audit tips

Having a clear vision of how you want to communicate starts with an honest assessment of where you are now.

That means taking an inventory of your communications toolbox and evaluating how your current efforts align – or don’t – with your path forward.

Take these six steps to perform a robust comms audit:

1. Analyze the scope of your current internal and external communications.

You’ll be amazed at the sheer volume of places where you communicate with various contacts. Remember, everything associated with your brand counts. Did you count your email footer? How about the subject line of your emails? Your YouTube channel description?

Whatever makes your list, it should go far beyond website content, social media posts, newsletters and press releases. Every brochure, sign, banner and piece of media coverage – and even your logo – they all contribute to the overall effectiveness of how you communicate.

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