Free virtual events for LGcomms members
The ongoing challenges of Covid-19 mean it is more important than ever to do our best to keep up with the latest in communications and marketing thinking and practice. We’ve …
Survey: comms teams face familiar challenges in a new landscape
A survey conducted by LGcomms in partnership with Panacea shows that, in the realm of public sector communications, there is certainly an appetite to improve and innovate, and scope to do so.
Is it time to revive the use of print?
Council newspapers or magazines are becoming an endangered species… aren’t we missing something?
Take the test: are you an insider?
For years, comms directors and senior comms people have relished the prospect of getting a seat at the top table. It’s up there alongside having a direct report to the …
Nudging rubbish into the bin
The colour pink, voting bins and giant footsteps can all have a big impact on what people do with their litter.
JICMAIL Discovery Tool: putting mail alongside other major media
JICMAIL Discovery Tool is a unique ‘gold standard’ (a cross-industry developed and accepted standard) research and data resource, its database holds over 120,000 pieces of mail and door drops. Each …
From Future Leaders to Head of Communications – my journey
The combination of the amazing opportunity that a year of Future Leaders gave me along with the belief in me by my former council bosses finally made me believe in myself, says Emma Hollingworth.
Are we part of the solution or part of the problem?
Are we part of the solution or part of the problem? In the early days of public sector comms, the focus was on projecting a clear and simple message to …
‘I have a confession to make… I’m an imposter’
When I saw the Future Leaders programme I wasn’t going to apply – I didn’t think it was for people like me, writes Neil Stewart.
If you want to deliver world-class communication, there’s no room for comfort zones
Jack Grasby, from South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue and one of this year’s Future Leaders cohort, explains why playing it safe is never an option.