Videos, proclamations, graphic, and giveaways — the hype for the 2nd annual International #CityHallSelfie Day has been incredible. Luckily, much of the creative preparation for #CityHallSelfie Day is transferable to future projects that you or your staff may work on. Sign up to share your experience on how your organization prepared for #CityHallSelfie Day. By Nick Smith, LinkedIn and … Continued
Link: Sign up as a guest writer. Videos, proclamations, graphic, and giveaways — the hype for the 2nd annual International #CityHallSelfie Day has been incredible. Luckily, much of the creative preparation for #CityHallSelfie Day is transferable to future projects that you or your staff may work on. We want to capture the creative spirit in … Continued
By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Every local government has an invested interest in building and maintaining a meaningful relationship with its residents. But it can be hard to keep up with a world that rapidly changes the way it talks. The average person today is walking around with a computer in their pocket, kids … Continued
By John Lisle (LinkedIn & Twitter), Chief of External Affairs at DC Water Last month, Jennifer Davies with the City of Las Vegas wrote a great post about a request she often fields from within the government: “We want our own Facebook page.” Reading Jennifer’s sensible advice on what to consider before saying yes, I immediately thought … Continued
Chris Floore serves as Assistant to the County Manager for the consolidated Macon-Bibb County local government. Chris Floore, LinkedIn & Twitter If we are to believe the quotes, comments, posts, stories, and more prevalent on social media, on the 24-hour news cycle, and coming from our federal offices, then we are a nation at war with itself. We could easily believe we’re divided … Continued
By Angelica Wedell – National Research Center, Inc. Did you have low attendance at your last town meeting but you’ve got important information to share with your community? Hosting a webinar is one low cost way a jurisdiction can reach its busy, web-connected residents. National Research Center, Inc. (NRC) data show younger adults and working … Continued
By Angelica Wedell, National Research Center, Inc. Recruiting from the new workforce, retaining skilled employees and preparing city and town leadership for the future are major challenges for the resiliency of local government. Many jurisdictions are making plans and setting strategies to help their employees and organizations achieve higher levels of success. And while there are … Continued
With all the chatter about government communications, we want to highlight content that our members have provided on the topic. Articles How to Write an Irresistible Press Release AND Get It Noticed – Angelica Wedell, NRC, Inc. The matters of local government are solid, hard news to local media outlets. City plans, decisions and events have direct impact … Continued
Chad Doran (LinkedIn and Twitter), City of Appleton, WI, is blogging about his experience at the Certified Public Communicator Program at TCU. Part I: Rattlesnake and Mao 1/14/17: It’s Tine for a Hotwash Back in in the classroom, I joined about 25 other communications professionals from around the country. With strategic communication plan drafts in hand we … Continued
By Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications, LinkedIn and Twitter New Year’s Resolutions….Yep. I went there. Perhaps it was the impressive amount of calories consumed over Thanksgiving inspiring me to think about new fitness goals. Or maybe it’s the prolonged delay to start my Christmas shopping that’s nudging me to procrastinate less. Regardless, I have self-improvement on my … Continued
