Alison Harrison
INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT
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October 25, 2012
“If only I had a little more time.” If I had a dollar every time this thought went through my head, I’d be rich.
October 15, 2012
Developing great stories and features for your corporate intranet or newsletter is a time-consuming and often thankless task. You spend hours researching and writing articles that are read in a matter of minutes (if at all) and then displaced almost immediately by the next feature.
August 31, 2012
We've been big fans of infographics for a while now at Brilliant Ink (check out our Pinterest board on information design for proof), and we get particularly excited about their possibilities as a tool for employee engagement. If you haven't yet thought about harnessing the power of infographics internally, here are five ideas to get you started.
August 9, 2012
My friend Josh is an Instagram aficionado. Instagram is the photo-sharing app (complete with vintage photo filters and hashtag capability) that took the smartphone industry by storm.
August 2, 2012
Here at Brilliant Ink, we’re in the midst of awards season. No, we’re not indulging in the Teen Choice awards or the MTV Video Music Awards (okay, maybe some of us are).
July 19, 2012
Don’t you hate it when everyone and their grandma piles onto a media story and dissects it to death? Yeah, me too, but in this case I really couldn’t help myself.
July 9, 2012
Look up from your screen for a moment and count how many tchotchkes you have sitting on your desk. Now, count how many are collecting dust.
June 20, 2012
My friends and I have been around the internship block. Some internships are superb, but others become horror stories for the freshmen.
May 17, 2012
Graduation season is approaching, which reminds me of a tradition at my Alma matter. School administrators don’t bring in big-name speakers for the commencement ceremony; instead, they invite graduating seniors to apply for the honor of giving the speech.
April 11, 2012
I have to admit – I hate scary things. I am terrified of horror films and even have to turn away when an ad for a scary movie comes on TV.
March 22, 2012
“Show me the money.” It’s a now infamous line, thanks to Cuba Gooding and a little movie called Jerry Maguire.
