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
"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