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In here, you'll find a compendium of useful and useless facts, trivia, thoughts and unsolicited opinions from the staff of CommuniCreations.
"Everything has been thought of before. The problem is to think of it again." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The Ronco Egg Scrambler
Spray on Hair Color
A car drink holder that can actually hold a decent size drink.
Q: What was the name of Dudley Do-Right's horse? (Answer at bottom of page)
Surveys conducted on employees have consistently show there is a gap between what employees want most, and what their managers think they want. See if you can guess the top three items employees want in their job:
(Answers at bottom of page)
IABC Web Site's interview with John Perry Barlow, The Cyberspace Cowboy (http://www.hooked.net/iabc.com/welcome.html). The article is in the November issues of CW Online.
MIT's Student Information Processing Board has an interesting discussion on why they don't use Netscape Enhancements on the page. Click on Why Not? to access this interesting article. (http://www.mit.edu:8001/)
24.3 million full- and part-time home based businesses, an increase of 2.1 million over 1994.
Approximately 95%. 85% are still in operation three years later. This compares to an average three-year survival rate for general small businesses of only 20%.
IRS: We've got what it takes to take what you've got!
Having worked in corporate for most of our lives, we've been privileged to read many superfluous memos. Now it's your chance to send us yours. Just e-mail the text of your favorite CorpSpeak memo or fax it to us at (206)727-5424. Every time we get enough to judge from (probably quarterly), we'll choose a winner and slap in on our page for all the world to see. The more inane or insane the better.
A Communications Audit or Survey doesn't have to cost $50,000 or more to conduct. Many times, a full blown employee survey is overkill, particularly in times when budgets are tight and you only want to learn more about the methods and channels employees use to gather and exchange information, not compensation and overall job satisfaction.
But surveys can be remarkably affordable, if they're kept simple and are carefully matched to organizational goals and objectives. For instance, we regularly conduct surveys for clients that cost 1/5 to 1/4 the cost of a traditional survey. The three to four pages of questions query respondents about existing communication channels and tactics, management communications, tactics the communication department is thinking of enacting and issues management. Response rates typically hover around the 28% to 40% rate by offering incentives. The client not only receives information on a cross section of topics, but also written comments and recommendations in a final printed report.
If you're interested in learning more about our affordable Communication Audits, please click here: More Information. Be sure to type the word audits into the Comments section.
If you're pitching a new exhibit concept for an upcoming trade show, take the extra time to make an actual model or architectural rendering. Committees or senior managers are less likely to make drastic changes in a concrete idea they can touch and see. This is particularly effective if your exhibit stretches the company's comfort zone.
A. Dudley Do-Right's horse was named HORSE! Nell was the lust of his life, Inspector Fenwick his boss, and Snideley Whiplash his nemesis.
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