Building a Business Case for your new Intranet
Making a case for building or redesigning your company’s intranet in the current climate can be tricky. With senior management scrutinising every penny spent in an organisation you have to be able to prove that the investment in a new or improved intranet solution is going to bring a clear return on investment and not [...]
Share content and collaborate on your intranet with images
There are many ways to collaborate on your intranet including blogs, micro-blogs, forums and comments on documents but if your employees are still afraid to take the plunge then an innovative way to ignite their interest is with an image gallery. The Image Gallery on Interact Intranet version 4.9 enables users to easily upload multiple images in [...]
The power of ‘Game Theory’… in your intranet?
Remember hitting the arcades when you were a kid and seeing someone’s name or initials flashing away on the scoreboard of the pinball machine or Frogger? Or setting track records on Mario Kart on the Super Nintendo so that your name flashed at the top of the screen? For me it was a challenge. I wanted [...]
Is your intranet encouraging collaboration? 10 easy steps to get collaboration started
You have heard a lot of people talk about ‘the social intranet’, ‘internal collaboration’ and ‘enterprise 2.0′ and many internal comms executives, intranet managers and HR teams have tried to set up business oriented forums, blogs and status updates. The success rate is sporadic but those who get it right will reap massive benefits and [...]
How Romec launched their intranet with a trip to New York!
Successfully launching a new intranet into your company can sometimes be a challenge. Gaining user adoption and ensuring staff utilise the many benefits an intranet can bring is something that needs to be accomplished from the offset. We always love hearing the unique and innovative ways our customers have launched an intranet into their [...]
We take an in-depth look at The Intranet Management Handbook, by Martin White
When we heard Martin White – Managing Director of information management and intranet management consultancy, Intranet Focus Ltd was releasing a new book called ‘The Intranet Management Handbook’ we couldn’t wait to read the latest addition to his portfolio of publications. After Martin very kindly sent a couple of copies of the book to the [...]
How Waterstone’s intranet forums attract over 100 posts a week and have led to improved customer service and increased sales
Waterstone’s is one of the leading booksellers in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe, with more than 300 stores and a successful online store at www.waterstones.com. They have been using Interact Intranet for over two years and have found great success using the intranet forums. The forums are an integral part to Waterstone’s intranet and [...]
Intranet, or…? Give your Intranet an Identity and Personality
When implementing an intranet for the first time or re-launching an existing intranet, I’m often asked whether it’s a good idea to give the intranet a name. The answer is simple – yes it’s a fantastic idea! The intranet is part of your business and the last thing you want is people saying “it’s on [...]
