Content
Day Before Close
Immediately Pre-Close
Day 1 Upon Completion of Close
Sample Day 1 Run of Show
Day 1 + Welcome Week Strawman
Day 2
Sample Day 1 Run of Show
9 a.m. CST – Financial Closing Begins
- Green Light” Email to Integration Team Leads
- Press Release Announcing Close
- Heads-up Calls to Public Officials, High-Value Customers, Others
Enterprise Communications
- Immediately Following Close – Email CEO Letter to All Employees
- 11:45 a.m. – Extended Lead Team Call with CEO
- 1 p.m. – All-Employee Webcast / HQ Town Hall Meeting
Facility Communications
- Distribute Day 1 newsletter to employees
- Update interior signage/posters/banners
- Unveil exterior signage
- Distribute hardhat stickers, shirts
- Info distributed through customary channels
- Local media inquiries / interviews
- Community outreach
Function Communications
- Department Meetings, Conference Calls, Webcasts
- General Introductions
- Leadership/Org Structure/Reporting Relationships
- What’s Changing/What’s Not Changing
- High-Level 90 Day Integration Plan ...