Category: Communication Breakdown

Final 4 for the Inaugural Trending Now! Award

From 50 to 14 to 4, we have the inaugural Final Four for the Trending Now! Award. More than 16,300 votes were cast. Numerous media outlets covered the competition. Numerous community leaders and groups took to Facebook and Twitter to encourage their community to vote. The finalists are: City of Hamilton, OH City of Kansas City, … Continued

How Three Local Governments Increased Their Social Media Impact

By Ashley Fruechting, Senior Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships Though they come from very different communities, Brett White of West Hollywood, CA, Anthony Wilson of San Angelo, TX and Jen Snyder of Queen Creek, AZ definitely have one thing in common – they’re taking their local government social media presence to the next level. … Continued

Public Engagement in the Digital Age: Local Governments Surmounting Internet Negativity

Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc (NRC).   By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn, Twitter, Website The Internet allows for quick and convenient public engagement through social media, forums and comments.  Businesses … Continued

Winner! Winner! Chad Vader Brings Home the Trophy

The Cap Times: Chad Vader voter ID video wins best municipal public service announcement The votes have been cast, the hanging chads have been ignored, and the first annual “Best Local Government Video” award has been revealed. On ELGL Live!, we revealed that Scott McDonell (Dane County, WI) and Chad Vader won the most prestigious award … Continued

What to Expect When You Launch a New Municipal Website

By Ashley Fruechting, Senior Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for Vision It’s been months in the making, your agency’s beautiful new website is ready to go, and how do you feel? Like you just ran a marathon? Few projects involve as many stakeholders and internal interests as a website redesign, which is why completing … Continued

Never Run Out of Content Ideas Again

Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc. By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn and Twitter The best way to drive traffic to your website and keep your audience coming back is to offer new content on … Continued

What’s a #Hashtag and How to Use It

Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc. By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn and Twitter What do you call this symbol:  # ? I’m guessing half of you said “pound sign,” … Continued

How Not to Be a Pirate: Top Ten Tips for Copyright Compliance

Angelica Wedell brings more than eight years of experience in multimedia communications to her role as marketing and business development coordinator and editor-in-chief of The Civil Review at National Research Center, Inc. By Angelica Wedell – LinkedIn and Twitter  When tasked with outreach efforts to your community, chances are you may also need to contribute to or help … Continued

Who Holds the Keys to Your Website?

Ashley Fruechting is Sr. Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for El Segundo, Calif.-based Vision Internet, a leader in government website development with more than 700 government, non-profit and education clients across the U.S. and Canada.  We’re Not Selling Toasters Here! Running a government website comes with a unique set of goals that distinguishes it … Continued

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