Desktop Alerts for Internal Communication

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130221541986483402011-08-31T01:55:08.111-07:00Desktop Alerts for Internal CommunicationA blog about effective tools for employee communications.Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-83519656946571520192009-08-17T23:07:00.000-07:002009-08-17T23:26:05.121-07:00The reality of social media in the enterprise

I came across this useful report on Web 2.0 in the enterprise:http://www.useit.com/alertbox/social-intranet-features.htmlKey highlights for me were:Most companies are not very far alongThis is probably due to a number of factors such as perceived risk and the IT resource required (at a time when IT teams probably have limited resources and need to focus these resources on keeping business

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-63816583462691146592009-08-11T20:10:00.000-07:002009-08-13T18:23:02.934-07:00Melcrum SCM – Discount Offer for ‘Friends of Snap’

Since SnapComms are a global sponsor of Melcrum this year, there is a special offer for 'Friends of Snap' for Melcrum's SCM Summit in Sydney.Enter the keyword “Snap” when you sign up and you’ll get the pre-conference workshops on the 15th Sept for free. (The Workshops Package is usually AU$3,195 + GST, but friends of Snap can attend for AU$2,395 + GST.)If you have stumbled on this but are not

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-90661611165392127972009-08-04T21:04:00.000-07:002009-08-04T21:05:00.504-07:00Alternatives to Twitter for Internal Communication

Sorry, couldn’t help myself… there’s a new page on the SnapComms website here outlining some alternatives to Twitter for employee communication. (Hint - its tickers, alerts, discussion forums and interactive screensavers – feel free to ignore if you don’t want a product push :) )

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-61683720035808075342009-07-29T22:45:00.000-07:002009-07-29T22:56:45.521-07:00The strengths of Twitter as an Employee Communications Tool

Some great feedback from Jen Frahm to the strengths of Twitter as an internal communications tool. Here’s some more thoughts:Comment: Twitter encourages brevity and clarity in writing (the 140 characters)An internal communicator who is not good at this does not need Twitter to train them. I can think of better ways to deal with this. (Yes it certainly helps get the point across, so maybe

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-5038815356548590422009-07-28T15:28:00.000-07:002009-07-28T15:33:32.590-07:00Twitter as an employee communications tool – part 2

Twitter as an external communications channel. Tim Nichols from 2degrees spoke at a PRINZ event last night about helping employees (in his case those in the call centre) become an external communications channel via social media (in terms of engaging the market, brand management and customer support).This is just another example of how the line between internal and external communications is

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-71819718238518649332009-07-23T14:59:00.000-07:002009-07-27T21:18:43.967-07:00Twitter as an effective employee communications tool – really?

Twitter is a much covered communications tool that has seen a massive growth in users..and press coverage in recent months. There is little doubt that it is an important communications tool but is it really the next big thing for internal communicators? The short answer is NO.Effective employee communication is about providing context. How much context is possible in 140 characters? Research

Sarah Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12756808172062769781noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113022154198648340.post-3975657679756980442009-04-14T21:17:00.000-07:002009-04-14T21:21:18.130-07:00Fast Response Internal Communications Tools

Staff should hear important company news from the company first: nothing is worse for morale than learning about changes to their organization from the media or family and friends before they hear about them from their employer.For some types of messages we need a fast response internal communications tool with high cut through.

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