Ragan Staff
Announcing Ragan’s 2024 Video, Visual & Virtual Awards finalists
Congratulations to this year’s finalists!
Visual Communications
Emma Atkinson
Meeting in the metaverse: Fantasy or the future of work?
As virtual worlds become more accessible, communicators might consider taking their workplaces into the metaverse.
Ragan Insider Emma Atkinson
How to engage employees around Earth Day
Holiday-centric employee engagement initiatives can be fantastic, or they can flop. Give these ideas a try to successfully mark Earth Day with your workforce.
Stacy Hintermeister
Why corporate communicators should abandon PowerPoint – and how to do it
It’s time to scrap the one-way, top-down presentation tools of yore. Try these tips to craft more interactive meetings, speeches and gatherings.
Aaron Paquette
Why and how you should caption your video content
Visual content continues to soar, but you could be leaving out a crucial portion of your audience. Follow these best practices to make your videos more inclusive in 2022.
Ryan Jordan
How visual storytelling is changing the way brands earn attention
You must be flexible, adaptable and raise the storytelling bar if you want to keep pace. Here’s where to start.
Tiffany Sauder
Rebranding guidance for comms pros
Make sure your new image matches your business strategy, and prioritize employee feedback every step of the way.
Kyle Shannon
How pro-UGC video offers low-budget visual success
Just because you are crowdsourcing your content doesn’t mean it can’t look professional. Here’s how to get the video content you are looking for.
Beki Winchel
How ‘Time’ uses captivating visuals to make a splash on social media
The media company’s ‘Person of the Year’ franchise is a popular effort that drives web traffic, brand buzz and revenue. Here’s how the team has modernized the annual feature.
Christina Hennessy
How to bring more diversity and inclusion to your PowerPoint deck
A failure to find photos that represent the diversity of your community risks losing your audience. Here’s how to find better images.
Nick Morgan
3 keys to better, less painful video meetings
Follow these “three rules of Zoom” to make your meetings more tolerable in 2021.
Ragan Insider Beki Winchel
6 communication lessons from Giphy’s ‘Year in Review’
Top GIFs racked up hundreds of millions of views, showcasing trending topics, breakthrough strategies and shifting behaviors to prepare for in 2021.
Michael DesRochers
How internal communications will change again in 2021
Think multi-channel and measured.
Christina Hennessy
11 fantastic tips to improve your virtual presentation slides
With audiences viewing your PowerPoint on smaller screens during WFH, it’s important to reimagine your visual format.
Beki Winchel
4 employee engagement tips from Volvo, Microsoft, NRMA and more
Check out how organizations across industries are reaching members of their workforce with information, leadership connections and more—all without a big budget.
