Tag: Newsroom Ink
In a recent PRSA seminar on measurement led by Shonali Burke, ABC, attendees were informed that there are two kinds of measurement; bad measurement and good measurement. In reality, careful study of best practices shows that measurement numbers are never intended to tell the whole story – only a specific part over a specified period of time.
While compiling information for thier online newsroom study, the Corporate Executive Board’s Communications Executive Council interviewed Ed Lallo, a former partner in The News Group Net and the founder of Newsroom Ink, on the techniques and best practices used in implementing the Imperial Sugar Newsroom.
On the evening of February 7, 2008, the new CEO toured the Port Wentworth, Ga refinery;b meeting with employees in the 100-year-old facility. A little after 7 p.m., a series of explosions ripped through the refinery –killing 14 employees, severely injuring others and nearly costing Sheptor his life. The tragic events of that evening set in motion two years of corporate turmoil, which came close to destroying Imperial Sugar.