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My recommended internal comms/social media must-reads
Making the Connections: Using Internal Communication to Turn Strategy into ActionMaking the Connections: Using Internal Communication to Turn Strategy into Action by Bill Quirke
Buy new: £21.43 / Used from: £15.08
Brilliant for clear, concise theories and practical IC examples
Effective Internal Communcation (PR in Practice)Effective Internal Communcation (PR in Practice) by Lyn Smith
Buy new: £13.32 / Used from: £12.76
Particularly like the final chapter about the future of IC
Gower Handbook of Internal CommunicationsGower Handbook of Internal Communications by Mike Long
Buy used from: £3.34
Back to internal comms basics.
Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and HappinessNudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness by Richard H. Thaler
Buy new: £10.66 / Used from: £8.29
Lots of hype around about this book! Been released again in 09.
The Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited DemandThe Long Tail: How Endless Choice is Creating Unlimited Demand by Chris Anderson
Buy used from: £2.79
Find out what consumers want and how they get it.
The Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube and the rest of today's user-generated media are killing our culture and economyThe Cult of the Amateur: How blogs, MySpace, YouTube and the rest of today's user-generated media are killing our culture and economy by Andrew Keen
Buy new: £6.49 / Used from: £4.47
Read how blogs, MySpace and YouTube are 'killing culture'
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big DifferenceThe Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £2.18
No list would be complete without it!
The CEO: Chief Engagement Officer: Turning Hierarchy Upside Down to Drive PerformanceThe CEO: Chief Engagement Officer: Turning Hierarchy Upside Down to Drive Performance by John Smythe
Buy new: £18.23 / Used from: £15.08
How to drive change in organisations and take it forward
Yes! 50 Secrets from the Science of PersuasionYes! 50 Secrets from the Science of Persuasion by N. Goldstein; S. Martin; R. Cialdini
Buy new: £5.36 / Used from: £3.45
Really useful techniques that can be applied in internal comms
Throwing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and WorldThrowing Sheep in the Boardroom: How Online Social Networking Will Transform Your Life, Work and World by Matthew Fraser
Buy new: £11.19 / Used from: £5.99
Interesting book on the impact and power of social networking