In this modern age, there is no reason to continue the 50 year-old practice of sending corporate newsletters.

Intranets are an important internal communications channel, and it’s important to get the right mix of news.

The intranet should have a section devoted to the intranet itself, communicating to stakeholders, authors and general staff.

There are many different uses for the intranet homepage, and a balance must be gained to meet business and staff needs.

There is very real cost of the reliance on email: the duplication of information management activities, which has a significant impact on productivity, consistency and accuracy.

While news on the intranet home page is widespread, the question needs to be asked: how effective is it?

Intranets must be more than just a dumping ground for ‘second-hand documents’ if they are to be successful. Instead, a radically different policy needs to be put in place.