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Employee communicators created a video contest to reinforce the company’s brand.

Follow these suggestions to boost traffic to your intranet. Video

Surprise, surprise, bloggers are overly competitive. Now please cut it out.

New speechwriter for Obama VP candidate, Bush speechwriter joins CBS News and a new look at the Bush legacy.


PR JUNKIE
I’m much better looking than that ad!
Companies will begin targeting you with personalized ads on digital screens.

Ragan’s Virtual Conference:
SharePoint Secrets Revealed

Have you heard about SharePoint, but still have no idea how to best use it? We have a solution and you won’t even have to leave your office! Gather your team together for an all-day virtual training session to learn how to use SharePoint for your company’s communications. You don’t need a technical background to find out how SharePoint can be user friendly communications tool. Register today for Ragan’s Virtual Conference: SharePoint Secrets Revealed on September 16.


MYRAGANTV.COM
Ragan's Roadmap: Avoid the intranet dumpster
CEO Mark Ragan shares seven tips on how to avoid letting your company's intranet become a dumpster of content. Read more. Video


WHAT'S NEW ON MYRAGAN.COM
Know of any minority groups for communicators
A university communicator is looking for organizations that serve minorities in communications. Any suggestions?


PODCAST: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Are you paying attention to India?
Take one minute to learn why this booming nation has crept onto Shel and Neville’s radars—and why it should be on your radar too. Audio


JOB OF THE DAY
Senior Public Relations Specialist
Plan and execute local market public relations campaigns for the franchise system; assist in coordinating national and regional publicity initiatives; frequently communicate with various members of the Auntie Anne’s system and media community; collaborate with internal departments to steer public relations tactics for store opening celebrations; and serve as point person for charitable partner. Some travel required.

RaganSelect
A look at how the Produce Marketing Association kept the public informed following the tomato salmonella outbreak.

This 1962 column from Larry Ragan reminds us why cute messages are ineffective.

Selecting a content management system for your intranet or Web site? Read this first.

Ragan's poll