Articles

December

Which hat does a CEO wear online?

According to the OSIRIS database there are about 46,000 listed companies in the world. This means that there are at least as many CEOs who must answer to shareholders. Frequently, CEOs do not... Read more

Geert Jan Grimberg - Tue 2 Dec 2008

November

Jungle Rating from now on Jungle Minds

We launched Jungle Rating eight years ago. There seemed to be a demand for an independent agency that helps companies improve their online results. Our challenge was to lay bare the laws of the... Read more

Geert-Jan Smits - Tue 25 Nov 2008

Communication as First Aid in damaged reputation

Nowadays, everyone demands respect. As if you were automatically entitled to it. My grandmother used to say that you had to earn respect. I think the same holds true for trust. That, too, is... Read more

Saskia Buijl - Tue 11 Nov 2008

October

Online recruitment: employees as recruiters

Enabling people to get in direct contact with each other without the need of an intermediary. That's the amazing power of the internet. It has enabled the web to impact our daily lives in a major... Read more

Bart ter Steege - Tue 28 Oct 2008

Local co-creation

"Increase efficiency of council meetings and involve citizens more in local politics." This is on the wish list of many municipal councillor. Increasing the efficiency of council meetings isn't... Read more

Sebastiaan van Rijsewijk - Tue 14 Oct 2008

September

Internet and sustainability: remain silent, listen or engage in dialogue?

In recent weeks, electronics manufacturers in particular have stood in their self-created spotlight. In late August, alarming reports emerged about mountains of computers, TVs and other products... Read more

Geert Jan Grimberg - Mon 29 Sep 2008

The online news environment of the future

Journalists are lazy and like to take the easy way out. Or so I’ve been told. In any case, they always have tight deadlines. If you want them to write about your company, you’ll therefore... Read more

Saskia Buijl - Tue 16 Sep 2008

Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things

"Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things"; What does that suggest to you? Most likely not an article about effective information architecture or the title of a book written by George Lakoff unless you... Read more

Linda Volkers - Tue 2 Sep 2008

August

Create an online bond with your applicant

Declining economy or not, starters with a high level of education still have their pick on the employment market. Job offers are plentiful and starters are critical. The question is how can... Read more

Bart ter Steege - Tue 19 Aug 2008

The online annual report's catch-up race

The 2007 annual report season has just come to a close. Most companies are now publishing their second-quarter figures. This is an opportunity for Jungle Rating to look back briefly at the recent... Read more

Geert Jan Grimberg - Tue 5 Aug 2008

July

Good usability of Rich Internet Applications

Website visitors are becoming more and more visually oriented and expect companies to cater for that. Rich Internet Applications (abbreviated as RIA's), sometimes referred to as interactive... Read more

Nicoline van Elten - Tue 22 Jul 2008

Help, there's a customer on my corporate website!

How do you successfully cater for your customers on your corporate website, ensure that they are partial to your brand and end up at the right place? Customers rarely receive much attention on... Read more

Linda Volkers - Wed 9 Jul 2008

June

Sponsoring and the role of the website

The months during which the great sports events take place are already underway. Euro 2008 and Wimbledon are in full swing and the Olympic Games are just around the corner. Such events are... Read more

Kars Kingma - Thu 26 Jun 2008

The credit crisis: online transparency not yet optimal

Nearly a year ago the first rumours about the credit crisis surfaced. In the meantime, banks and insurers had to write down some $ 380 billion. A good time to examine how the world’s largest... Read more

Geert Jan Grimberg - Tue 10 Jun 2008

May

Results of the preliminary research conducted for the 2008 FD Henri Sijthoff-Prijs prize

Small-cap companies lag behind in the quality of their online financial communications compared to mid caps and large caps. This can be concluded from preliminary research conducted by Jungle... Read more

Saskia Buijl - Wed 28 May 2008

Turning your corporate website into a success: formulating effective KPIs

In previous articles Jungle Rating introduced the internet scorecard methodology, claiming that a sound strategy forms the basis of success. From this strategy one can derive success factors and... Read more

Linda Volkers - Thu 15 May 2008

April

Effective usability testing for Intranet

Intranet plays a vital role in informing and empowering employees. But surprisingly, many companies still do not pay enough attention to the usefulness and usability of their intranet. Testing... Read more

Nicoline van Elten - Tue 15 Apr 2008

March

How to make an exponential success of your recruitment viral

Do you want to increase the number of visitors to your recruitment website? Do you want to get more, or at least better, applications? Launch a viral recruitment campaign! Learn from the cases of... Read more

Saskia Buijl - Mon 31 Mar 2008

Listed football clubs: assessing their online financial communication

There is a lot to do about the AFC Ajax lately. Latest years' results are disappointing, there is a lot of criticism on the clubs management and there is doubt whether to stay listed on the... Read more

Kars Kingma - Wed 19 Mar 2008

How do you manage your online reputation?

Since the blogging and social media boom, information - or misinformation - can almost instantly reach anyone who is connected to the Internet. Journalists', Investors, job-seekers' opinions... Read more

Claire Le Moigne - Wed 5 Mar 2008

February

Internet professionals: Get 5 tips from Clinton and Obama!

The US presidential elections are dominating the media these months. Research by E-marketer shows that this year, approx. 24% of all American adults will check the internet for information on the... Read more

Geert Jan Grimberg - Tue 19 Feb 2008

9 valuable tips to save money on online recruitment

Tired of always having to call in expensive recruitment agencies? Improve your corporate recruitment website and bring in your own candidates. Jungle Rating provides you with 9 valuable tips that... Read more

Saskia Buijl - Tue 5 Feb 2008

January

Getting your intranet focused: 7 tips for effective personalisation

An average intranet portal of a large international organisation can consist of millions of pages. Key is to increase the relevancy of content. Give employees the opportunities to select the... Read more

Linda Volkers - Wed 23 Jan 2008

Microblogging - what is your company doing?

One of the trends these days is getting into an online active dialogue with stakeholders. The corporate communication professional has several online tools at hand. The most important tool is the... Read more

Linda Volkers - Tue 8 Jan 2008