How Internal and External Comms Can Work Better Together
By Monica Miller Rodgers, APR
March 2024
“Whatever is said internally may go external, and whatever is said externally will surely be discussed internally.”
I shared this statement a little more than three years ago with the Aflac corporate communications director during an interview for my current position leading employee communications for the Fortune 500 supplemental insurance company with the famous duck brand.
While an interview process for an internal communications role may not always include interacting with the public relations lead, it should as the insight and relationship between these two disciplines continues to grow closer.
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Monica Miller Rodgers, APR
Monica Miller Rodgers, APR, is the senior manager of employee communications at Aflac, a Fortune 500 supplemental insurance company. She leads award-winning communications strategies that connect employees and other internal stakeholders to organizational objectives and the company mission and vision.
