Do you need a comms plan, or a plan for your comms team?
By Louise Neilan, Chair of LGcomms, Thurrock Council Learning and development: a nice to have or an essential component of the employer offer? All too often we see L&D offered …
Survey: Tell us – How inclusive is our profession?
Are there glass ceilings? How well does our profession reflect the communities we serve? Can we better support those from lower-income backgrounds to thrive? Building on from what was the …
Future Leaders at Comms Camp 25
By Cate Jaques, Epsom & Ewell Borough Council As part of my Future Leaders course, I was fortunate enough to able to attend CommsCamp this year. I have never been …
WhatsApp Channels: how to grow and engage your followers
By Molly Williams, Social Content Coordinator, Sheffield City Council Communications Team More people use WhatsApp than any other social media messaging platform in the world according to Statista. Still, most …
Why comms teams need to remember to communicate – with each other
By Jonathan Schroder, Barnet Council When I joined LGcomms Executive last year, one of the first things I did was agree to work with a fellow Executive member to develop …
Improving accessibility in social media communications
By Louise Gibson – LGcomms Executive Committee and Social Media, Design and Advertising Team Manager, Sheffield City Council. I’ll start this blog off by saying it’s long! I make no …
Introducing your new Chair – Louise Neilan
LGcomms has appointed Louise Neilan as its Chair for 2025 following its Annual General Meeting. Louise succeeds Andy Allsopp who served a three year term as LGcomms Chair. Louise Neilan …
Can you give 6 minutes to support diversity and inclusion in public sector comms?
Three years ago LGcomms carried out the biggest demographic survey of local public sector communicators ever undertaken in the UK. Its purpose was to understand the experiences of all professional …
Why all leaders should be journalling
By Harshil Shah, LGcomms Future Leader, Waltham Forest Council When you picture journalling, what do you think of? A modern self-care practice that you may have heard about in a …