“Brings the story to employees in one singular place. More than just a place to connect and engage, Dow Connect brings practical job information and assurance in times of change. For the communicators, it’s easy to use, it’s intuitive, and it’s easy for us to have the power and control …

“With Firstup, we were able to reach those who still had action items without spamming compliant team members. Promoting awareness among team members and providing leaders with resources to support noncompliant team members through the process was key to our success.”

“We wanted to think through if the content we had prepared was right for this new operating environment. Are our clients and contacts going to be receptive to hearing a message that had been planned weeks, if not months, earlier? Would it make sense, be relevant, and add value for …

"When you implement a piece of technology that looks like Dynamic Signal, it’s the easiest cultural play you can ever make. You’re organically going to see who you are because it really represents your company. We can’t market Isentia without people who represent the company well, and for that to …

“After the rollout, they were hungry for the connection."

“Anyone who thinks they’re reaching their folks by relying on just an intranet is kidding themselves.”

“Accurate and easily accessible information is the best way to ‘vaccinate’ our employees from uncertainty. When communication is timely everyone is best able to do their job at the highest level.”

“We looked at building something off of SharePoint or a custom app, which would have fit the bill for document storage, but having a platform purpose-built for engagement and experience is more important.”

“Associates will film their own videos on their phones and post them to share best practices, and other associates will respond. It’s someone standing in a store [filming themselves] on an iPhone saying, ‘This is what I do to do my job better.’ And others love it. It’s so real.”

“Expensive wrapping tissue—that’s what we discovered the circulars were mostly used for."

“There’s a lot of work behind a successful onboarding program, and it’s built on a tech stack of which Firstup is playing a part to bring it all to life.”

"[Firstup] has been a huge win. People really enjoy using the product, and they’re highly engaged. It helps us stay connected with what’s going on throughout the company. We see, hear, and read things on FarmFeed that enable us to understand what’s happening and build a sense of community."

"One of our store managers said, ‘Thank you for creating an avenue that lets us communicate with our Cumberland Farms family. There’s so much value in that.’ We really are a family, and this gives us a way to talk, interact, and engage with each other."

“With Firstup, we’re able to send push notifications directly to employees’ phones, and, if they don’t engage with mobile, they’re also sent an email. So they’re still getting reached everywhere. And we can really measure it— that’s important to us.”

“Our team loves the fact that VoiceStorm is a mobile platform because it means any employee can get involved. The programme is playing a key role in building confidence and advocacy for employees around social media and helping to build trust and engagement with the brand, so it’s a real …