Six new members join the LGcomms family
Welcome to six new member authorities joining the LGcomms family, all from Northamptonshire. Of the seven district or borough councils in the county, plus the county council, until now we’ve …
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.
Webinar: How has comms evolved during COVID-19?
In our first LGcomms virtual event we would like to welcome speakers from diverse councils to discuss their experiences. We will be hosting an event that allows for discussion amongst our peers so we can share our learning and deliberate on what lies ahead.
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!
Four questions to help you build your communication strategy
A communication strategy should bring about change outcomes. Outcomes are audience specific. Think of outcomes in terms of four things: perceptions, emotions, actions or knowledge – or PEAK.
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!