Our 2024 Employee Safety Report is here! 🤩 📊 Discover what 2,000 U.S. employees have to say about workplace safety. 💭
From top emergency concerns to insights on communication and mental health, this report is crucial for employers looking to better protect their people! 💪🏼
We're excited to announce $15M in new funding.
Thx to
@Forbes
for featuring our story and one of our best-in-class customers.
@MetroDiner
is doing an excellent job of staying connected with their team during this difficult time.
We’re excited to announce we closed a $25M investment to help grow our company and satisfy the demand for our software. We look forward to bringing our world-class product and customer support to even more organizations as we grow in 2019.
We're excited to share more news on our additional $15M in funding. Thanks
@crunchbase
for featuring our story and sharing how our customer,
@PHIAirMed
, is using AlertMedia to keep their employees safe during the pandemic. Read the full article here:
THIS JUST IN: AlertMedia is ranked as the
#520
fastest-growing software company in the U.S. on this year's Inc. 5000 List! We are the
#2
fastest-growing software company in Texas and are the
#1
fastest-growing software company in Austin!
#Inc5000
In a new
#podcast
episode, guest host Sara Pratley speaks with Ian Phillips of
@AP
about the organization's initiative to ensure the safety, security, and mental well-being of journalists in the face of increasing threats.
Listen here:
Find out how AlertMedia can help your company elevate emergency communication and keep employees safe during critical events with two-way messaging, multichannel surveys, wellness checks, and more.
Learn more:
In the latest episode of the
#podcast
, Maggie Mortali of
@afspnational
shares valuable resources business leaders can use to launch
#mentalhealth
initiatives within their companies and explains why doing so can help create a stronger workforce. 💪
Thanks for all of your help in making AlertMedia one of the 10 Hot IoT startups to watch! Learn more about why we made the cut and how AlertMedia is disrupting the mass notification industry
We’re thrilled to announce that Sara Pratley has joined AlertMedia as VP of Global Intelligence! Sara, a former CNN executive, leads the team responsible for monitoring emerging threats worldwide helping keep millions of AlertMedia users safe. Read more:
We are thrilled to be one of the honorees for the Austin A-List with the
@AustinChamberand
@sxsw
! A-LIST celebrates innovative Austin companies and AlertMedia is honored to be nominated for the award
#ATXalist
AlertMedia CEO Brian Cruver sat down with Built In Austin to discuss what inspired the idea behind AlertMedia, the power of social media for emergency response, how our mission has evolved, and more.
We are excited to announce we've received a significant strategic growth investment from
@Vista_Equity
. Together, we'll continue our work building the world’s best emergency communication solution for our customers.
Read the announcement:
Read our latest blog to learn what to include in your pre-hurricane checklist and how to prepare your people and business in advance of a major storm.
#HurricaneSeason
#HurricanePrep
AlertMedia is proud to announce that we’re being recognized as a leading Austin startup on the 2018 Austin A-List of the Hottest Startups! We're excited that our innovation, hard work, and incredible team continue to make headlines.
"Putting employees first isn’t just the right thing to do—it’s good for business," says our CEO
@bcruv
on what to consider before reopening your office in
@FastCompany
:
Knowing your "Safe Place" is an important part of emergency preparedness for inclement weather. We've teamed up with
@WRNAmbassadors
to raise awareness and snapped a
#SafePlaceSelfie
with the AlertMedia team. Where is your safe place when extreme weather hits?
We had a great time celebrating our new office last week with barbecue, music, and a lot of fun. We’re proud of our product, our company, our team, and, most of all, our customers. Cheers to everyone who’s made AlertMedia what it is today!
We are proud to be one of the many Austin tech companies giving back to support our local community during this time! AlertMedia's VP of People, Kelsey Ozar, caught up with
@BuiltInAustin
on our Support Austin Initiative.
#UnitedWeTech
Learn more here:
Our team is in New Orleans this week for the Continuity Insights Management Conference! Stop by Booth 420 to chat about upgrading your emergency notification software and enter to win a Ring Video Doorbell!
#CIMCNewOrleans2019
"Disrupting any software market means you’ve done at least two things really well: improving functionality, while also simplifying the user experience." -Brian Cruver, AlertMedia CEO
We’re so excited to announce that AlertMedia was named one of Austin’s 50 on Fire 2019 by
@AustinInno
! Learn more about this award that celebrates local startups who are reshaping innovation in ATX:
#50onFireATX
We are thrilled to announce that AlertMedia won
@Capterra
's "Best Ease of Use" Award for 2021 in the internal communications category! 🏆
Thank you to our customers for spreading the word and to our team, whose hard work made this possible.
Through our community service program, AlertMedia gives back to a different organization in our community every quarter with volunteerism and donations. To learn more about joining a team that values giving back to our community, check out our careers page.
#GivingTuesday
Thank you to our team for recently volunteering with
@austinpetsalive
️! ❤️ 🐾 We're proud to support such an impactful organization.
You can learn more about
#APA
and how to support their life-saving efforts here:
In an interview with
@AuthorityMgzine
AlertMedia CEO Brian Cruver discusses creating a purpose-driven business and tips for being an effective leader during challengeing times.
Check out the Q&A here:
Excited to share AlertMedia was named by Inc. Magazine as one of the fastest-growing companies in America for the third year in a row! Check out the full list here:
🚨New Podcast Alert! 🚨
Today we're thrilled to announce the launch of The Employee Safety Podcast. Every week, we'll feature a new expert on a range of employee safety topics, from severe weather to staying safe during the pandemic.
Learn more:
“Watching those events unfold, and specifically how communication was affecting the outcomes, sent me down the path of thinking of ways that technology could save lives and prevent loss.” – Brian Cruver on the inspiration behind AlertMedia’s founding
In part one of our
#podcast
series on loss prevention, Jacque Brittain, Editorial Director at
@LPmag
, discusses how retail has adapted to address new challenges and how
#lossprevention
professionals can use technology to stay flexible despite new threats.
To learn how to keep your
#remoteworkforce
safe and connected, access our on-demand
#webinar
featuring
@sophaya
CEO Mari Anne Snow for best practices and tips to fulfill your organization's duty of care.
Our team is excited to kick off
#DRJFall
in Phoenix tonight! Come chat with us about keeping your people safe, informed, and connected at Booth 601 and enter to win a pair of Bose Wireless Headphones!
In an interview with
@AuthorityMgzine
AlertMedia CEO Brian Cruver shares his journey to creating a purpose-driven business and his advice for leading teams during uncertain times. Read the Q&A here:
We are excited to share that AlertMedia has won two
#StevieAwards
!
We're thrilled to be recognized for:
🏆 Customer Service Department of the Year
🏆 Best Customer Engagement Initiative
Read more about
@TheStevieAwards
here:
Every day, businesses face a wide array of threats - from severe weather to a global pandemic.
That's why we're launching The Employee Safety Podcast — to provide you with advice from leaders shaping the future of workplace safety.
Learn more ⬇️
🧠 Psychological safety plays an important role in
#workplacesafety
.
In a new podcast episode,
@15Five
's co-founders, David Hassell and Shane Metcalf, discuss the benefits of a holistic approach to
#employeesafety
and how to support employee well-being.
We’re honored to share that AlertMedia was once again recognized as one of Austin’s Best Places To Work by the team at
@BuiltInAustin
!
Read our new blog post to learn more about our string of recent awards:
“People are an investment, not an expense.”
This week on the podcast, Jenn Lim of
@DHMovement
discusses how organizations can build a culture that empowers employees by investing in their happiness and well-being. Learn more:
No company is too small for disaster, so no company is too small for disaster preparedness. Find out how small businesses can stay protected using mass notification.
Home care nurses, like many lone workers, face a much greater threat of workplace violence and harassment while completing their daily duties. Learn more about how AlertMedia and CentraCare work together to keep their lone workers safe.
Want the latest
#safety
and business continuity news in your inbox every Monday morning? 📩
Subscribe to our free newsletter, The Signal, for actionable insights that can help improve organizational readiness.
Join us for a webinar with
@forrester
and
@drj
on May 5 at 2 pm ET to learn more about the ROI that organizations can realize by migrating to a modern emergency communications solution.
Blood centers can’t shut down during an
#emergency
. We spoke to two experts from Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center (
@commitforlife
) about the preparedness tactics they employ in advance of major events to avoid blood shortages. Listen here 👉
Last week, our team had the pleasure of visiting the
@Whataburger
Command Center to meet their amazing team and witness the organization’s use of AlertMedia in action. 🍔 🤩
Big thanks to Ron Derrick and Whataburger for hosting our team and being such a great partner! 🤝
Evaluating emergency communication software providers can be overwhelming--especially when you need it ASAP to communicate coronavirus updates to your people. This Buyer's Checklist provides an easy way to compare vendors across key platform capabilities.
After a critical event, a company can either go back to business as usual or learn from it. The best way to do the latter is with an After Action Report.
Learn how to use an AAR to help your business evaluate and improve how you respond to emergencies:
First aid training can prepare your team to respond quickly to workplace injuries and stay safe on the job. 👍
Here's a comprehensive guide on how to establish a first aid training program at your company:
Office closures, inclement weather, active shooters—these events impact your people in specific areas. 🌎 Watch our on-demand webinar to learn how to leverage location data to distribute critical information to people in varying locations, over any device.
At AlertMedia, we believe in giving employees the flexibility to work from anywhere. 👩💻
But we still prefer having helpful coworkers by our side…
#WFH
#RemoteWork
AlertMedia is honored to be recognized as ‘ASTORS’ Homeland Security Award winners for both our mass notification and lone worker monitoring solutions. Thank you to our incredible team for helping us continue to stand out in the employee safety field.
"...leaders should use every available channel associated with a person—text, phone call, email, social media, mobile app push, intranet, Slack, television screens in the lobby, and any other message destination available to your organization."
Our team has been having great conversations at
#DRJFall
! We’d love to chat with you about protecting your employees when it matters most. See you at Booth 601!
Dr. Tracy Brower recently joined the podcast to discuss the sociology of work (AKA the relationship between people and their jobs).
She shared tips for prioritizing employee
#mentalhealth
and the benefits of doing so.
Learn more:
AlertMedia CEO Christopher Kenessey recently joined
@EHSDailyAdv
to discuss the evolving landscape of threats that organizations face today. 👀
🎙️ Tune in to hear his insights:
#EHSOnTap
We're excited to announce that AlertMedia was recognized as one of Austin Inno's 2019 Coolest Companies! Read on to learn more about what makes our team stand out in a city with so much innovation:
#InnoCool2019
#ATXCoolestCompanies
In our latest
#podcast
episode, we spoke with Mari Anne Snow, CEO & Founder of
@Sophaya_Inc
about how companies can build infrastructure and operational processes that enable healthy team productivity.👇
Drew Schrader of
@PanasonicNA
joins the podcast this week to discuss gaining stakeholder buy-in on
#security
initiatives that protect over 250,000 employees!
🎙️ Listen to his episode here for more tips and insights on
#employeesafety
:
In a new episode of our podcast, Jacque Brittain, Editorial Director at
@LPmag
shares top challenges facing the
#retailindustry
today and how to solve them. Listen to part one of our two-part series on
#lossprevention
in retail here:
Thousands of companies use AlertMedia every day to receive trusted intelligence on emerging events happening around the world that impact their people and business. Learn how you can leverage AlertMedia to respond to emergencies faster and prevent loss:
Today is the day! We’re so excited to kick off
#DRJSpring
, and we hope to meet you virtually as you stop by our booth to get a demo. 🎉 Don’t forget to leave us your card for a chance to win a Sonos One speaker!
"People love working here and care about the work we do to help our customers.” ❤️
Check out our feature in
@builtinaustin
to discover what it's like working at AlertMedia and explore our open roles.
#NowHiring
Registered for
#DRJFall
next week?
Stop by our booth and leave your virtual card to receive a Starbucks gift card on us AND be entered to win a set of Bose Headphones. 👉
“AlertMedia is so simple, anybody could learn how to use this platform in a matter of minutes." Download our case study to learn more about how Rockland Trust Bank and AlertMedia work together to keep their people safe, informed, and connected.
🎉 Today is the first anniversary of the podcast! 🎉
To help us celebrate, Brian Cruver, founder and CEO of AlertMedia, joins us to discuss his storied career path as an entrepreneur and how he arrived at the idea for AlertMedia. Listen here:
Designed to minimize injury to people and destruction to business property, our new
#preparedness
guide outlines key steps to developing and implementing an all-hazards emergency plan to tackle whatever crisis comes your way. 🗒️
Last week, Inc. 5000 revealed their annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the US. AlertMedia ranked at
#285
and the
#3
fastest-growing software company in Texas! Learn more about what drives growth at AlertMedia:
#Inc5000
Check out AlertMedia CEO Brian Cruver's latest article for
@Forbes
about technology’s role in combating climate change and what business leaders can do to protect their people and operations from increases in severe weather. Read more:
Our team is excited to kick off
#DRJspring
in Orlando tonight! Come chat with us about keeping your people safe, informed, and connected at Booth 416 and enter to win a pair of Beats Wireless Headphones!
Join us in Louisville, KY next week for
@ContinuityMag
's Management Conference!
Stop by Booth 501 for a chance to win an iPad Air and discover how AlertMedia can improve employee
#safety
and emergency communication at your organization. 🤝