Excellence in Business Communication, 13th Edition
Chapter 12. Planning Reports and Proposals
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"Learn how to optimize content for mobile devices.
"Videos and photos are more likely to get clicked and shared on social media.
"This article takes a look at the rise of visual content - and why 2014 will be the year of visuals.
Take a look at Shalene Gupta's and Jake Turtel's treatment of the topic in a piece at Fortune.
"How often do you use Google to find something on the internet?
"In this post, we will dig deep into some statistics and facts to further convince of why eLearning developers should embrace visuals when creating their courses," writes Karla Gutierrez in a piece at ShiftLearning.
According to Carrie Cousins (photo, left), "Text is not an afterthought in the design process.
Kevan Lee did some digging on the topic and came up with this.
According to Pamela Wilson, "Your website is like a dark cave.
In this video the editors at Wipster interview key people in the industry.
"According to Fast Company, Instagram is becoming an important part of the hiring process for some employers, especially in more creative fields.
Jerry Saltz covers the topic at Vulture.
This video presentation by Professor Patricia Jenkinson describes the process of perception and helps explain why we each perceive the world in a unique way.
"Professionals of any level and in any industry can benefit from having their own site, and if you set it up right and maintain it, you can get it to the top of the search results page," writes Richard Feloni in a piece featured at BusinessInsider.
Catherine Rampell (photo, left) is an economics reporter at The New York Times.
"It's estimated that 2% of the world's population suffers from face blindness, or prosopagnosia, a neurological condition preventing people from recognizing faces.
"The big upside of Instagram for companies is the ability to easily develop a communication strategy about their products and services that is by essence more direct and engaging than that of their website, which tends to be more institutional and corporate," writes François Mathieu at Pikock.
"I was walking around Seattle's Sea-Tac International Airport yesterday, waiting for my flight to Maui, when I admired a T-shirt with a clever slogan: Washington Rain Festival, Jan.
Jasmine Henry reports that, "There is only a 16% chance someone will actually read your entire blog article.
To view the entire infographic click on the image or the link below.
According to John Brownlee (photo, left), "In a world where inbox zero is the ultimate goal, who cares about good typography?
"Nowadays writing is a part of what I do, but it isn’t my whole job," writes Chris Lake.