Jennifer Benz, Author at Ere Media API

Jennifer Benz

Jennifer Benz is Chief Strategist and Founder of Benz Communications, a San Francisco-based consultancy that focuses on custom, comprehensive benefits and HR communications services. Jen is an active member of the Council for Communication Management, the International Association of Business Communicators, the Northern California Human Resources Association and Women in Consulting. Contact her at jen@benzcommunications.com.

Here’s an Early HR Scare: 5 Ways That the IRS 1095 Form Reminds Us of Halloween

Jennifer BenzOctober 28, 2015

Hot on the heels of annual enrollment, employers’ next benefits communication challenge is just around the corner. In a few months, HR will need to send … Read more

What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Tips For Enrollment

Jennifer BenzMay 31, 2013

Last of three parts What’s left to say during enrollment if you told your employees everything else about the Affordable Care Act (see part 1 and part 2 of … Read more

What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Must-Do’s This Summer

Jennifer BenzMay 30, 2013

Second of three parts Yes, you need to get your health care reform communication out this summer. That will get you ahead of the consumer marketing and … Read more

What to Tell Employees About Health Care Reform: Where You Should Start

Jennifer BenzMay 29, 2013

First of three parts It has been more than three years since we first told you what to tell employees about health care reform. We’ve gone on a … Read more

Finally – Labor Dept. Sets Deadline to Tell Employees About State Exchanges

Jennifer BenzMay 10, 2013

The U.S. Department of Labor just cleared up a piece of the ambiguity lurking in your health care reform communication strategy! You may remember that the … Read more

A Health Care Media Onslaught Is Coming, But Will You Be Ready For It?

Jennifer BenzApril 11, 2013

Have you noticed an uptick in stories on health care? The ugly “U.S.-pays-way-more-than-any-other-country-for-health-care” graphics we used to … Read more

3 Ways to Help Employees With Their Physical and Financial Wellness

Jennifer BenzFebruary 13, 2013

Your workplace wellness campaign may be missing a huge opportunity. And it’s all because of how you define the word “wellness.” Or rather, how you don’t … Read more

4 Ways to Make Your Benefits Communications Plans Successful

Jennifer BenzFebruary 7, 2013

You may remember from our Inside Benefits Communication Survey that only 22 percent of employers reported that they currently document their communications … Read more

3 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be THE Year for Benefits Communications

Jennifer BenzJanuary 14, 2013

Benefits communication rarely gets the credit — or attention, or budget, or planning — it deserves. Despite well-documented empirical evidence of its … Read more

Did Your Open Enrollment Results Match Your Health Care Strategy?

Jennifer BenzDecember 6, 2012

Now that open enrollment is over, it’s time to look at its results. Your results will be key in helping you shape your strategy for the coming year. Take a … Read more