Tribe Topics January 2017 | Page 2

WHAT ’ S IN AND WHAT ’ S OUT ?

IN : SaaS intranets IN : Videos
OUT : SharePoint Intranets OUT : Podcasts
IN : Mobile apps IN : Post-hire pre-boarding
OUT : Mobile texting
OUT : Onboarding starting day one
IN : Digital signage
OUT : Breakroom posters
IN : Finding ways to reach offline employees
OUT : Focus on online communications
IN : Printed magazines
OUT : Emailed newsletters
When we say OUT , we don ’ t mean those things are completely passé . In fact , we still do all of them for our clients . But the IN items are great options and we predict more of them in 2017 .

THE NEED-TO-KNOW TRENDS

At Tribe , we spend our days in conversations with internal communicators in a wide range of industries and cultures . When discussing the short list of next year ’ s priorities , we ’ ve noticed several common themes . This is our list of what we believe your peers in other companies will be working on in 2017 .