Avoid vanity metrics, why you need more than likes

Is your end of month (or end of year report) due next week? What will it say?

You might discover you have been caught in the comms activity trap – emails sent, articles published, social posts scheduled.

We’ve all been there. Busy, productive…

But activity ≠ impact.

A key sign your communication function is growing up? Your organisational position is maturing?

You connect to strategy.

For example, align communication KPIs to the organisational strategic plan.

Instead of: “Email open rate increased 20%”
Try: “Improved awareness of the new resident feedback process led to a 20% increase in participation in the latest community survey.”

In other words, you stop asking “what did we send?” and start asking “what changed because of it?”

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