Coronavirus – what comms teams need to think about
While we all hope that a pandemic can be averted, the number of cases that are rising in the UK every day means that we have to be prepared for the worst.
Putting performance data at the heart of foster carer recruitment
To use the analogy of a 4 x 400m relay team, communicators are often involved in running the first leg of the race: managing marketing activity to generate initial enquiries.
Six lessons from a year of campaigning
Find out what South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue discovered in delivering campaigns over the last 12 months.
Is it time to revive the use of print?
Council newspapers or magazines are becoming an endangered species… aren’t we missing something?
Eight questions that could secure you more influence at the top table
Find out how to make friends and influence people. Know the questions and attend our event to learn the secrets.
Is it time we stopped telling stories in our internal communication?
The idea of narrative-based internal messaging is not new but the story of Kennedy visiting a space centre before the moon landing probably had something to do with it. According …
Making my voice heard at Comms Camp North
Victoria Hardcastle tells us about her experiences at Comms Camp North.
The proverbial elephant in the room…
An opportunity to look critically at the processes in our respective organisations to see where unconscious bias may be playing a part in limiting access for a more diverse range of communicators.
Why does diversity matter?
At last year’s LGcomms Academy, not for the first time, I noticed the lack of diversity, not just on the panels, but amongst the delegates.
George the Poet helps Brent Council communicate with a different audience
Rob Mansfield, Head of Communications at Brent Council, explains how they sought the creativity of George the Poet to communicate with a different audience.