aspic » Extras http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk brought to you by The Sequel Group Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:37:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Best websites of 2008 http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/best-websites-of-2008 http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/best-websites-of-2008#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:24:16 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=408  

What are the best websites of 2008? Cick here to see Time magazine’s selection.

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]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/best-websites-of-2008/feed 0 Jelly http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/jelly http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/jelly#comments Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:44:50 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=377 Find out more about ‘jelly’ working where freelance, casual and home-based workers get together, both physically and online, to brain-storm and exchange information.

The concept, which is named after jelly beans, was started three years ago by a 25-year-old Web entrepreneur called Amit Gupta, and is now becoming an increasingly common phenomenon in big cities around the world.

 

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/jelly/feed 0 Top 50 favourite words http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/web-pick/top-50-favourite-words http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/web-pick/top-50-favourite-words#comments Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:11:13 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=340 The BBC asked for readers favourite words and were swamped with nominations. For a list of the top 50, hit this link!

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/web-pick/top-50-favourite-words/feed 0 ‘We have a problem with communications’ http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/blog-of-the-week/we-have-a-problem-with-communications http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/blog-of-the-week/we-have-a-problem-with-communications#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 13:26:10 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=315 Ramon Greenwood shares his common sense.

“Everyone I know agrees–or at least say they do–that effective communications are necessary for career success and a smooth-running organization. 

Despite all the lip service and investments of time, money and effort, large numbers of employees at every level give internal communications poor grades….” 

Read the full entry on Ramon’s blog here here

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/blog-of-the-week/we-have-a-problem-with-communications/feed 0 What would happen if traffic signs were designed by marketeers? http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/what-would-happen-if-traffic-signs-were-designed-by-marketeers http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/what-would-happen-if-traffic-signs-were-designed-by-marketeers#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:00:50 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=256 ]]> If you have four minutes, watch this spoof client brief – educational and a ‘how not to…’ guide.

If the video above does not play, try here.

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/vid-of-the-week/what-would-happen-if-traffic-signs-were-designed-by-marketeers/feed 0 12 ways to pimp your office http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/12-ways-to-pimp-your-office http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/12-ways-to-pimp-your-office#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:17:03 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=216 Chief happiness Officer, Alexander Kjerulf shares his tips here.

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/12-ways-to-pimp-your-office/feed 0 “Design is irritating when it gets too poncy” http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/quote-of-the-week/design-is-irritating-when-it-gets-too-poncy http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/quote-of-the-week/design-is-irritating-when-it-gets-too-poncy#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 11:12:45 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=210  

Sathnam Sanghera, The Times Online, 2008

Read the full article here

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Name:
Tim Pemberton 

Job title:
Head of Communications Coordination

Organisation:
British Red Cross

How long in present role:
5 years

Describe yourself in five words or less:
Creative, impatient, reflective, bald.

What’s your role?
To lead the strategic delivery of internal and external communications.

What’s your current top communication challenge?
Getting my organisation to really understand the value of face-to-face communication.

What has been your greatest communication achievement?
Building up from scratch a really effective, creative and buzzy multi-disciplinary team.

What do you think is the secret of great communication? 
That would be telling.

If you could do any other job, what would it be and why?
Theatre director. I love getting the best out of people. 

 

 

 

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/member-profile-tim-pemberton/feed 0 50 office-speak phrases you love to hate http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/50-office-speak-phrases-you-love-to-hate http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/50-office-speak-phrases-you-love-to-hate#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:00:39 +0000 aspicadmin9945 http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=74 Don’t you just hate management speak? Here’s the BBC’s 50 ‘best’, worst examples.

]]> http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/50-office-speak-phrases-you-love-to-hate/feed 0 How have you harnessed the power of Web 2.0? http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/how-have-you-harnessed-the-power-for-web-20 http://aspic.sequelgroup.co.uk/extras/how-have-you-harnessed-the-power-for-web-20#comments Mon, 19 May 2008 14:07:01 +0000 admin http://www.sequelgroup.co.uk/aspic/?p=33 Post your experiences or your questions here…

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