What to look for in a visual designer

By: James Robertson Posted: September 18, 2009

Visual design is considered as part of most entrant redesigns, and involves the colours, fonts and graphics that make up the presentation of the pages. A redesign might need to …

Video can be a useful and powerful communication tool for large organisations, and has been used effectively for many years. Until recently, the benefits of video have been out of …

Enterprises should live in a mobile world

By: James Robertson Posted: September 1, 2009

Mobile devices have changed radically. In just the last two years new devices, such as the iPhone and modern Blackberries, have transformed the ability to access the net. Gone is …

Using audio and video on the intranet

By: James Robertson Posted: August 30, 2009

Video and audio is part of the web, deeply ingrained in everyday browsing, whether it’s a news site with audio reports, a social network with links, songs and videos suggested …

There are literally hundreds of content management systems in the marketplace. The goal of any selection process is to progressively cut these down until only one remains: the chosen solution. …

What is the biggest mistake an intranet manager can make?

By: James Robertson Posted: July 22, 2009

Most intranet managers have previous experience in a related discipline such as communications, information technology, marketing or sales. Generally, intranet managers are also savvy about using web pages, searching through …

Planning to demonstrate success

By: James Robertson Posted: July 22, 2009

Intranet teams are often expected to justify the work that they do, whether to protect current intranet resources, or to gain support for new projects and improvements. This leads to …

More reviews of “What every intranet team should know”

By: James Robertson Posted: July 10, 2009

My latest book, What every intranet team should know, has generated a great buzz, perhaps due to the stripy cover! It seems that the contents are also proving valuable, and …

What intranet content should be in PDF format?

By: James Robertson Posted: June 30, 2009

The typical corporate intranet will consist of a mix of HTML-based web pages and a variety of PDF-based content available for download. PDFs can be derived from word processing documents, …

What do successful intranet managers have in common?

By: James Robertson Posted: June 30, 2009

The role of an intranet manager is very new, and most intranet managers only started on this career path in the last five to ten years. Intranet managers come from …