Academy 2020: a thank you from the Chair
Last week we went online for the first ever virtual Public Service Communications Academy. More than 600 delegates signed up and attended the event programme of more than 20 sessions. …
Don’t think communication: think problems, create solutions
Will you survive the next round of cuts? Truth is that money spent on communication, in stringent times, is often questioned. But that doesn’t mean you’re necessarily under threat. Survival …
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Digital accessibility regulations: are you ready?
If your organisation’s website was built more than two years ago, there is less than a month to go until it must meet the new digital accessibility regulations. The regulations, …
Case study: Hertfordshire County Council’s Covid campaign
Councils up and down the country have been playing a crucial role in the fight against COVID-19. One of our members – Hertfordshire County Council – have shared information on their work – a high-profile, public information campaign, which is already delivering positive results.
Academy 2020 – be part of it!
This year’s LGcomms academy is going online with a three day event from Tuesday 24 November to Thursday 26 November. Themed Science, Strategy and Standards, this year’s academy will cover the big issues of the year and provide practical training for communications professionals at all career levels.
A brief encounter with Neuro Linguistic Programming
I was first introduced to the world of NLP a few years ago, so when the course tutor asked what I knew about the subject I had to admit I couldn’t remember much. With a title like Neuro-Linguistic Programming I concluded honesty was the best policy!
Eight pieces of crap comms and what we learned from them
Perhaps though we could all benefit from a bit more humility from time to time and own up to some of the stuff that didn’t go so well, instead of rewriting history when things go wrong.
Satisfaction with local councils at record high
The latest Local Government Association polling into satisfaction with local councils has shown the most positive results since we started this research back in 2012.
Community engagement in Covid-times
When we got the word that council staff were being asked to work from home in mid-March, most of the communications team were neither surprised nor particularly worried. After moving …
Welcome to our new website!
Since the new year began, we’ve been working hard on building a new website to allow us to provide you with a better experience. We hope you enjoy it!