Elections and all that
With the dust settling on the local elections, colleagues are adjusting to their council’s new political complexions following one of the most fascinating protest votes of recent times.
Five tips to help you optimise your Facebook ads
As of December 2018, there were over 2.32 billion monthly active users of Facebook and 1 billion Instagram users. However, Facebook’s ever-changing algorithm can make it difficult for Pages to connect with their audience organically.
Where do cuts and GDPR leave public sector communications?
Job satisfaction among public sector communications teams seems to have flat-lined or even fallen over the previous year with on-going funding constraints taking their toll on morale.
Future Leaders: leadership theory into practice
It’s easy to dismiss leadership theory in public sector communications. In many town halls across the country the ivory towers of academia can seem irrelevant and distant.
Future Leaders: the importance of an evidence base
Last week we Future Leaders spent an excellent two days in Leeds talking communications leadership with Professor Paul Willis of University of Huddersfield. This was quite timely for me as reflecting on …
Future Leaders: my first peer review
Two days. 130 people to talk to. 25 meetings. A small group of four communications professionals, one local councillor and one LGA improvement manager faced with the task of Peer …
Love for humanity draws Doctor to Sheffield
Sheffield City Council’s Media Relations Officer Nic Allen explains why Dr Who’s arrival in Yorkshire made perfect sense.
Academy award winners – case studies
You can now read case studies from the council and fire and rescue service winners from this year’s public service communications excellence awards. The London Borough of Waltham Forest, South Yorkshire Fire …
Five things I learnt running #OurDay
Reaching over 28 million people around the world, with over 11,000 tweets highlighting the day-to-day work of council staff and elected members, 2018’s #OurDay was once again a huge success. …
My teenager’s musical epiphany is lesson in communicating with hard to reach groups
As we come to the end of a busy year in Wandsworth, our thoughts are already turning to 2019 and a New Year of communications priorities, campaigns and activity. Working …