It\u2019s mid-December.\u00a0 Prime time for Seasonal Affective Disorder and, for those operating calendar year plans, its sinister cousin: Benefits Affective Disorder or B.A.D..\u00a0 The days have literally grown shorter while the work days have grown longer.\u00a0 You\u2019ve bopped between meetings to get renewals analyzed and scrutinized, plan open enrollments, educate employees, line up coverages and lock up deductions.\u00a0 And health care reform made it all easier, right?<\/p>\n
As a result, you\u2019ve got a B.A.D. hangover!\u00a0 You\u2019re tired, grumpy and ready to go on \u201cbenefits cruise control\u201d until at least the early Spring sun can warm your spirits.\u00a0 But if you do that, you\u2019re missing out on a prime opportunity to make a big benefits impact with your employees.<\/p>\n
January represents a great time to launch new benefits communications campaigns.\u00a0 Think about it.\u00a0 Maybe you just launched new programs \u2013 wellness incentives for example.\u00a0 But if you showcased these programs during the November\/December holiday season, it\u2019s very possible no one was really<\/span> paying attention.\u00a0 Work and life may have caused your employees to tune out.\u00a0 For this reason, if you want to get big value out of these programs, now is the time to amp up your benefits communications.\u00a0 That\u2019s right.\u00a0 You\u2019ll make a bigger impact by shrugging off that hangover and communicating more, not less, early in the plan year.<\/p>\n Our Benefits Communications Team is versed in developing customized, targeted campaigns that deliver sound results.\u00a0 Contact me if you\u2019re ready to put some ideas in motion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s mid-December.\u00a0 Prime time for Seasonal Affective Disorder and, for those operating calendar year plans, its sinister cousin: Benefits Affective Disorder or B.A.D..\u00a0 The days have literally grown shorter while the work days have grown longer.\u00a0 You\u2019ve bopped between meetings to get renewals analyzed and scrutinized, plan open enrollments, educate employees, line up coverages and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[10,11],"class_list":["post-377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-benefits-administration","tag-employee-benefits-administration"],"yoast_head":"\n