WhatsApp Channels – learnings from an early adopter
t South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, we’ve very recently dipped our little toes into WhatsApp Channels- a new and potentially game-changing communication channel for brands and organisations.
Keeping calm in the face of change
By Desiree Weston, Future Leaders Graduate & Strategic Communications Manager, Innovation and Change Westminster City Council Let me take you back to the early hours of Thursday 5 May 2022, …
Conference week – changing times
By Alix Macfralane, LGcomms National Secretary This week LGcomms heads to the Steel City for our annual conference. Public sector communicator from around the country will be gathering in Sheffield …
A sneak preview of upcoming articles in LGC
By Georgia Turner and Alex Waddington The rise of fake news – a local problem, Georgia Turner, Communications Consultant at Georgia Turner Communication, and LGA Associate When I hear the …
What’s your route to mental wellbeing?
Today (10th October) is World Mental Health Day. For many years, now, industry research has consistently shown that the pressures faced by those working in communications, and in fact, public …
Tackling Cost of Living comms
As earlier in the year, our friends from JCDecaux and Chris Felton, JCD’s Director of Data and Insight, were reminded us that even though times may economically challenging (that goes for councils as much as individuals) its important to see beyond the here and now and into the longer term.
Webinar review – Letterbox and Hammersmith and Fulham Council
How Letterbox Distribution supported Hammersmith and Fulham Council with delivering essential bridge closure information direct to residents’ homes. But which days of the week are the best days to deliver?
Birmingham’s blues – and how balance was the key to their comms
Just hours after Birmingham City Council announced it was issuing a Section 114 notice – having already frozen non-essential spending earlier in the summer – at least one academic was speculating that the authority, our largest council could be broken up.
A Manchester masterclass in branding, humility and hats
By Claire Thrower is Communication & Engagement Manager at London Borough of Sutton Council and a 2023 LGcomms Future Leader
As local government comms professionals, we wear many hats.