1. POTENTIAL HR NEWS OUTLETS
BY: KOMAL PATEL AND BITRUS AUDU

2. PURPOSE
 Consider effectiveness of current and alternative communication mediums for
Human Resources information.
 Possible outlets include social media, print, targeted e-mails, and others.
 A recent survey provided an employee perspective of how employees receive
current Human Resources information as well as their preferred medium to
receive HR news.

3. BACKGROUND INFORMATION – SURVEY
Total Responses
875

4. RESULTS – SOCIAL MEDIA
 Facebook
 68% of respondents use Facebook as a source of entertainment and/or connecting with family and friends.
 48% said they use Facebook 8 or more times during any given week.
 18% stated Facebook as their preferred news outlet if they were to receive HR news via social media.
 Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube
 The survey revealed that usage in these forms of media were minimal and of those users, primarily for
entertainment purposes.
 Not recommended

5. RESULTS – LINKEDIN
 LinkedIn
 74% of respondents said they have used LinkedIn.
 82% of the users admit to “using” LinkedIn only 1-3 times a week.

6. ANALYSIS – SOCIAL MEDIA
Facebook
 Advantages
 Large number of users
 Frequent use
 Higher probability of messages being read
compared to other social media outlets
 Disadvantages
 High maintenance and upkeep
 Abuse of Freedom of Speech
LinkedIn
 Advantages
 Most appropriate medium for HR news
 Less maintenance
 Less risk for negative/inappropriate comments
 Disadvantages
 Exceedingly low frequency of use
 Very low probability of HR news outreach

7. RESULTS – TRADITIONAL OUTLETS
 Print
 Barely 20% of respondents preferred hard-copy printed news to be delivered at either their
home or workplace.
 Targeted E-mails & e-Inside
 74% preferred targeted e-mails as a medium for HR news.
 32% would like to receive HR news through e-Inside

8. ALTERNATIVE OUTLET
 Remind101
 Quick, short, one-way broadcast texts sent out to everyone’s phone
 Can be used to remind users of an upcoming event
 Highest probability for views of messages when compared to other mediums
 Originally meant for teachers to be able to remind their students of upcoming deadlines but can be used by
anyone
 Free of charge for all users
 Zero ads
 A great alternative to social media that takes advantage of a new trend in communication
 Simple to unsubscribe from future messages
– TEXTING

9. REMIND101 – HOW IT WORKS
 Sign Up – Create an account to use as your login information, same as any other site.
 Exploring the Site – Navigating the homepage once the account is created is relatively simple.
 Add Subscribers – You can add the recipients/invite them to receive HR news.
 Send a Message – Once they are members, you can broadcast a message to be sent out to everyone.
 Enjoy the Service – Enjoy the benefits of the free, safe and reliable service. You can deactivate anytime.

10. REMIND101 – SPECIAL FEATURES

11. REMIND101 – SECURITY
 Privacy
 Sent from a third-party number
 Contact information is never shared
 Recipients may sign up through the website of their own accord