Your communications with staff, customers and other audiences could be better, but resources are tight. Your emergency notifications aren’t efficient, but it’s not in the budget to improve them now. Your crisis preparedness is questionable, but your money’s tied up elsewhere. We get it. You need to prioritize investments and hold off on some wish…
What’s the difference between a timely warning and an emergency notification? For schools, that distinction could mean the difference between compliance and violation of Clery Act requirements, or worse: unnecessary risks to students. As with macaroons and macarons, the similar-yet-distinct meanings are also a frequent source of confusion the Clery Center recently covered in its…
How do you deliver time-sensitive instructions to audiences who may not see, hear or understand conventional communications formats? And how do you do so instantly when people under your care have just moments to react?
Threats to student safety continue to rise, but one thing remains unchanged: money’s tight. So when legitimate offers for free resources come up, astute leaders pay attention. Since signed into law in 2013, the Indiana Secured School Safety Program has granted more than $53 million to Indiana school districts so they can prepare and protect…
The largest pro audio visual tradeshow in North America, InfoComm 2019 just wrapped up in Orlando, hitting an all-time record with 44,129 registered attendees this year. Run by audio visual trade organization AVIXA (Audio Visual and Integrated Experience Association), InfoComm features nearly 1000 exhibitors, thousands of products, and plenty of education on the latest audio…
How and why to leverage digital signage to help you respond and resolve emergencies faster, reducing risks to people, property and profits.
Mental health, hunger, homelessness, and financial hardship are all threats to student safety, and prudent leaders need to consider them in protecting students, reports Campus Safety. Alarmingly, one in 30 children in the U.S. experience homelessness, and by age 12, nearly all (83%) have been exposed to at least one serious violent event, the magazine…
Just two more months, give or take, and you’re done with 2019. Pressure’s on for meeting pending 2019 goals, making the most of existing resources (and what’s left in the budget), defining 2020 plans and budgets. Safety and compliance. Operational efficiencies. Productivity and profitability. Employee & customer engagement. We’re betting whatever is driving you bonkers…
When you issue an emergency alert, you want people to understand and comply with your instructions as quickly as possible — especially when their lives or wellness are at risk, and risks grow every second. The same is true for non-emergency mass notification uses, whether your goal is to improve employee engagement, boost productivity and…
Healthcare facilities are struggling to turn profits, say researchers — especially nonprofit hospitals, which are on an “unsustainable path” with expenses outpacing revenue, says a report by Moody’s. Morgan Stanley, the investment bank and financial services company, has also been looking at hospitals, analyzing data on more than 6,000 facilities: Nearly 10% are at risk…