stay ahead of the curve.

Continue to trust the essentials to drive your business forward.

Are your communication tools working for you? Are they keeping you focused on the most important aspects of your business right now, like staffing and labor strategies? Employee engagement and retention? The Buyer’s Journey? Digital transformation? Virtual selling? As a communications professional you want all of your attention right where it should be: optimizing your communication strategy … with the communication essentials.

the essentials:

virtual sales training

Everything we knew to be true about selling got turned on its head. How do we shift?

employer brand audit

To overcome recruitment and retention challenges, build a brand that is focused on your most valuable asset – your employees.

solve 2.0

Design your roadmap for the next 30 days. It’s time to expand beyond your pandemic communications plan.

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voice of the customer approach

The only voice that matters has had their world turned upside down. Has there ever been a better time to listen?

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buyer's journey stages

The journey looks a lot different. See for yourself and what it could mean for your business.

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creating an internal communications plan

Don’t take it personally. Make it personal. Employees want to feel heard right now.

read a little, learn a lot:

communication essentials – is this business model even possible today?

When was the last time you could honestly say you exceeded expectations? When was the last time you accepted anything less than ‘better than great’?

communication essentials – who we are at 25.

Over the past year we’ve been celebrating 25 years of akhia communications. But now is finally the day I’ve been waiting. It’s been hard to wait 11 months to do this but I now have the chance to close out our 25 year celebration by telling a little bit about just who we are at this quarter-century mark.

overcoming the inbox bloat that comes with election season

Election Day 2022 is less than a month away! Did you know there is a negative correlation between election proximity and email open rates? Learn four tips to help your brand stand out and get seen in a bloated inbox.

communication essentials – Jose Ramirez.

I’m a Cleveland Guardians fan and things have been pretty exciting for us lately. At the heart of this team is Jose Ramirez.

communication essentials – quiet quitting is anything but quiet.

September 22, 2022 Today’s Communication Essential: quiet quitting is anything but quiet. The quiet quitting topic has made the rounds. It’s popped up everywhere. Not so ‘quiet’ I’d say… Well, I guess it’s my turn to have a say on this. I should warn you that my take may not be what you’re expecting though. […]

The Science of Graphic Design

Design is all about making decisions. Every color, shape, line, piece of type, image and graphic will influence the message you are trying to convey.