How to get the bosses to greenlight a cutting-edge intranet

Is your internet a virtual company headquarters, uniting your workforce wherever your associates may be?

Or is it a document graveyard, serving little purpose beyond allowing people to dredge up outdated versions of your travel expense form—before they give up and email a co-worker to request the right one?

A free report from Ragan Communications and Simpplr, “How to make the case for upgrading your intranet,” provides tips for elevating your hub from dusty digital shelf to powerful tool.

The guide will help you build a case for an internal platform that promotes your culture, recruits talent and fights fake news. It cites informed sources from GoDaddy, Simpplr, eVestment, Strategic Communications, J.M. Wilson Corp. and other organizations.

A modern intranet unites employees who would otherwise work in silos, and it aligns them with the strategy and purpose of the organization, says Sam Keninger, senior director of product marketing at Simpplr.