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Selling the Digital Revolution

Posted on October 17, 2016

Ashley Fruechting is Sr. Director of Marketing & Strategic Partnerships for Santa Monica, Calif.-based Vision Internet, a leader in government website development with more than 600 government, non-profit and education clients across the U.S. and Canada. By Ashley Fruechting – LinkedIn and Twitter In this day and age it’s hard to argue that the Internet...

What is a ‘Virtual Town Hall’?

Posted on October 14, 2016

This guest blog post is by Matt Crozier with Bang the Table. Learn more from Matt at #ELGL16 in Denver - he's on a panel about citizen engagement. With the evolution of online tools for engaging citizens in government business, a whole range of descriptors have emerged for this practice. At its core, online citizen...

Civic Engagement Toolbox

Posted on October 7, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]'Civic engagement' is a popular buzzword at conferences and for consultants. But what does it really mean? We're sharing best practices from our members, and compiling civic engagement plans and ideas for your use. Please use this uploader to share your civic engagement plans and policies. We'll share them below for your review and inspiration.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color="violet" style="dashed" border_width="2"][vc_column_text]...

“It’s Too Expensive” and Other Bad Excuses for Not Using Video in Local Government

Posted on September 29, 2016

By Kim Newcomer, CEO, Slate Communications Before you dismiss online video as a frivolous distraction fraught with adorable kittens, consider this: 1/3 of all online activity is spent watching video Video in an email leads to 200-300% increase in click-through rate the average time users spend on a text only website is 57 seconds, compared...

GOVQ: What government website analytics should I track?

Posted on September 8, 2016

GOVQ is a digital government advice column curated by ProudCity CEO Luke Fretwell. Tweet your questions with the hashtag #GOVQ or email luke@proudcity.com, and we’ll answer them here. Thank you to Rebecca Olson for this GOVQ: .@ELGL50 @lukefretwell what are best analytics to track for a website to improve usability? Landing pages, sessions, pg/session, etc....

How Local Governments Are Using Pokémon Go

Posted on September 2, 2016

By Angelica Wedell and Michelle Kobayashi Astronomical Stats Within just one month after its release in July, Pokémon Go surpassed 100 million downloads. Even into August, reports show more than 20 million people use the app each day, and it has become the most popular mobile game in US history. An onslaught of news reports...

Local Gov is Fundamental: #CPBB16 Presentation

Posted on August 3, 2016

We just completed the "Local Gov is FUNdamental" session at CPBB. Special thanks to our incredible panel who compiled 12 innovative local government ideas and shared them at the conference. View the presentation (and the results of the audience polls) online here. Team No Name Chris Maddox Stacy Schweikhart Justin Cutler Team Pawnee Ain't Got...

Top 10 Reasons to Write a Top 10 List

Posted on July 6, 2016

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 When it comes to communicating ideas for any reason and in any profession, a list is your best friend. Local...

Last Call: Vote for the 2016 Trending Now! Award

Posted on July 5, 2016

The most exciting Final Four in local government begins now. The Trending Now! award will be awarded to the local government with the best social media presence. You are responsible for selecting a winner. The champion will be crowned using two criteria. 90% of the award will determined by the results of the official poll....