<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"> 
<channel>  <title>CiB - News for Business Communicators</title>   <description>News, features, courses and jobs from the British Association of Communicators in Business</description>   <link>http://www.cib.uk.com</link>   <copyright>Copyright CiB. Steve Nichols, steve@infotechcomms.co.uk </copyright>   <language>en</language>   <image>  <url>http://www.cib.uk.com/images/CiBlogo_rss.jpg</url>   <title>British Association of Communicators in Business</title>   
<link>http://www.cib.uk.com</link>
<width>75</width>   <height>51</height>   </image>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Editorial and Design vacancies</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1139.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Location: London
<br>Salary: competitive ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 15:33:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Top tips to zap up technical and tricky text</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1138.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Judi Goodwin runs CiB’s “Zap up technical and tricky text” course. It is aimed at anyone writing on dry or difficult topics including science, technology, finance, medicine, insurance, engineering and construction - or anyone who feels their writing style is in need of a boost. Here are top ten tips.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 07:53:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Intranet Editor</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1137.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London or Jersey <BR>Salary: £31,000 per annum]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:50:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Europe Internal Communications Business Partner</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1136.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: £ 40,000 to £ 45,000 (full-time) negotiable]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:40:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Wolseley UK: From zero to heroes</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1134.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Wolseley UK’s communications team, created just over two years ago, has already won 18 major international, national and regional awards for transforming the way the company engages with its employees. Jackie Davis finds out how it was done.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 13:04:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Central event: have you got what it takes?</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1133.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[What does it take to be an internal communicator? That’s the question which CiB Central will be exploring at its next dinner and discourse evening in Birmingham, to be held on June 19.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Anglia: Communic8 awards are launched</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1103.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   CiB Anglia Region has launched its Communic8 awards. The deadline for entries is 15 May and an entry form and details are available for download.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 10:56:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Business Partner, Transport</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1131.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Euston, London<BR>Salary: £40,000]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 18:07:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Looking for freelance help?</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_325.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Need interim help over the summer holiday period? Looking for a freelance for that upcoming communications project? CiB's latest freelance directory lists 100 independent communications specialists and is searchable by name, location and speciality. <A href="http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/cat_index_33.shtml">Click here to find out more. </A>]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:43:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Assistant Editor Publications</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1130.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Swindon <BR>Salary: c£25,000]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Communications Senior Business Partner</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1129.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Swindon <BR>Salary: Negotiable + benefits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 09:55:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: May issue of communicators now available</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1128.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[The May issue of Communicators, the magazine for members of the British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB), is now available. Each issue of this publication highlights some of the key issues facing internal communication professionals today and their role in ensuring organisations meet their objectives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Job: Senior Account Director </title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1126.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: £55-60k]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Conference update – 22-23 May 2008, Brighton</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_977.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Have you booked your place at this year’s CiB Conference in Brighton? Latest conference brochure available to download.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:03:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Wanted: new Editor in Chief at BT</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1124.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Former CiB chairman Ken Runicles is retiring in late summer from one of the plum jobs in corporate journalism - and has been asked to find his successor as BT's editor in chief before he leaves. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:42:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1123.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Jersey <BR>Salary: £ 31,000 to £ 51,000 (full-time) + benefits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:47:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1122.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: Competitive + benefits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Editor in Chief, BT Group</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1121.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: Competitive + benefits ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:25:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Senior Account Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1120.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: Competitive + benefits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:40:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>CiB Awards: The finalists have been announced</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1101.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[The finalists in the 2008 CiB awards have been announced. Huw Edwards, the BAFTA award-winning journalist, presenter and newsreader will present this year’s in Brighton on Friday 23 May 2008.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:23:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Business Partner</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1117.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Hatfield <BR>Salary: Up to £55k + car + benefits]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:55:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Advisor</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1116.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Chelmsford <BR>Salary: £30,000 per annum]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:13:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Senior Internal Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1115.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Gloucester, South West <BR>Salary: £65,000]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:03:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Web Editor</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1114.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Salary: £25-£28k circa <BR>Location: London ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:37:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1113.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Wolverhampton <BR>Salary: £30 - 35k pa + car + healthcare]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>CiB: New draft constitution now available</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1110.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[As outlined to members in an article entitled “Brave New World” by President Alan Peaford in the January issue of <EM>communicators, there </EM>are&nbsp;proposed revisions to CiB's Constitution. Members can now read about and download the draft Constitution in the member-only section.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 07:40:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Employee Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1109.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Chelmsford - South East <BR>Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 (full-time) Competitive + car + excellent benefits ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:34:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Online Corporate Communications Specialist</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1108.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location:&nbsp; Basingstoke - South East&nbsp; <BR>Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 (full-time]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 17:02:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press Release: Regulations mean employers need to get internal comms in order</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1107.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Changes in employment law this month mean that it has never been more important for organisations to have their internal communications in order warns Communicators in Business (CiB).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:53:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Corporate identity rests on seven pillars</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1106.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Geoff Davies argues that three key characteristics of a successful corporate identity are acquired only by meeting seven priorities.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:31:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Employee Communication: five ways leaders can engage with staff</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1105.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Marcia Xenitelis is often asked about the role of the CEO or leader of any organisation in employee communication. Her opinion is that no matter what the issue is, even if it is just business as usual, having a good communicator as a CEO is critical to impact the culture of an organisation in a positive way. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:16:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Staff engagement: getting people in involved in rebranding</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1104.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Liverpool Victoria went through a major re-branding exercise last year to become LV=. Lorne Armstrong, a partner in the consultancy team who assisted the project, looks at why the campaign was such a success.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:37:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Conference update: What you'll miss if you don't book now</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1102.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Make sure you book your place at the CiB Conference in Brighton on Thursday/Friday 22/23 May 2008. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:20:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Intranet Communications Manager, Financial</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1090.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: c£50k]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:27:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: Communic8 Awards launched for communications professionals in Anglia Region</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1111.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[It’s time for professional communicators to get recognition for their achievements with the launch of the Communic8 Awards, organised by the Anglia Region of Communicators in Business (CiB).]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:31:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Specialist</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1097.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: £ Negotiable (full-time) - 12 months maternity cover ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:25:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications and Resource Manager </title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1096.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: £35,000 - £37,500 per annum + benefits ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:19:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Manager</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1095.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Rate: £ 300 per day - six-month contract ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:14:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Specialist</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1094.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Central London <BR>Salary: £55,000 to £60,000 (full-time) ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 09:03:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Head of Internal Communications</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1093.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: London <BR>Salary: £ 90,000 (full-time)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:59:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Jobs: Internal Communications Specialist</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1092.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Location: Reading <BR>Salary: £40,000 to £45,000 (full-time)]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 08:50:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: April issue of Communicators now available</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1087.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[The April issue of Communicators, the magazine for members of the British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB), is now available. Each issue of this publication highlights some of the key issues facing internal communication professionals today and their role in ensuring organisations meet their objectives.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:21:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>The secrets to better corporate blogging</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1075.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Web logs, popularly known as blogs, have become one of the hottest communication tools on the Web. Corporations are turning to blogs as communication tools for both internal and external use, as Kari White shows.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:23:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Employee Engagement - 13 important questions for management</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1074.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Organisations are beginning to realise that their most important customers are actually their own employees, writes Cindy Goldwing. Dedicated, engaged employees can make a business prosper by building customer loyalty.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:14:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: Internal comms. holds its own in difficult financial climate</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1085.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Despite a challenging financial climate, most organisations have either maintained or increased spending in internal communications in the past three years. That’s one of the key findings from a study – the CiB IC Index &shy;&shy;– conducted by the British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB) in its monthly ezine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>South West: ACE Award Winners 2008</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1060.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[   Around 100 CiB members and guests attended the South West Region's Awards for Communications Excellence 2008 in Bristol on 6 March 2008. A total of 30 silver and gold awards were won across 19 award categories, including internal and external publications, face to face communication and communication programmes. ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 14:15:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: Social networking has part to play in internal comms. </title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1084.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[An overwhelming majority of corporate communicators think that social networking tools, like Facebook, have a part to play in internal communications, but they have to be relevant and tailored to the audience. That's the conclusion following an exclusive poll carried out by the British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB) in its monthly ezine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 12:17:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>New telephone number for legal helpline</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1047.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[Please note that the telephone number available to CiB members for Legal and Tax queries is changing from: 08707 454545 to 0844 5618133.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Press release: CiB appoints new PR and Marketing Executive</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1086.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[The British Association of Communicators in Business (CiB) has appointed Catherine Park as its PR and Marketing Executive. Catherine previously headed communications at the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management and the British Security Industry Association, and has also provided ]]></description>
     <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:19:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      <item>     <title>Survey results: Social networking has a part to play in internal comms.</title>     <link>http://www.cib.uk.com/artman/publish/article_1037.shtml</link>     <description><![CDATA[The overwhelming majority of corporate communicators think that social networking tools, like Facebook, have a part to play in internal communications. This was the verdict of a survey into social networking conducted by CiB in its free monthly ezine.]]></description>
     <pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate> 
    </item>      	                                                                                     </channel></rss>