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
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
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
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
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
Mary Leong is the Communications Manager for PlaceSpeak. PlaceSpeak is a location-based consultation platform that solves the problem of how to engage with people online within specific geographical boundaries – and prove it. By Mary Leong, Communications Manager, PlaceSpeak When I was at the IAP2 Foundations in Public Participation training session recently, it seemed as though everyone … Continued
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
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
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
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