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Report: Growing Influence of Social Media on Politics

Posted on January 28, 2016

Twitter! Facebook! SnapChat! Pinterest! Instagram! Does any of it make a difference? This report seems to indicate that social media has a growing influence on the public discourse. Social media has clearly changed how we receive and engage with information. But many complex questions remain about exactly what role it plays in shaping public discourse...

More than a Paperweight: Keys to a Successful Annual Report

Posted on January 28, 2016

By Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications, LinkedIn and Twitter It’s that time of year. The euphoria of the holidays has worn off. Snow has turned from magical into a huge pain in the butt. And we’ve all broken our New Year’s resolutions. It can mean only one thing: it’s annual report season. Yes, the tried and true...

So Fresh, So Clean…Social COOP Invigorates Social Media in Sterling Heights

Posted on January 26, 2016

Bridget Doyle, director of community relations for the city of Sterling Heights, Mich., and former communications coordinator for the village of Lombard, Ill., is a member of ELGL leadership team. By Bridget Doyle -- LinkedIn and Twitter Since this summer, the City of Sterling Heights, Michigan has been working with a social media management and...

White House Social Media Strategies You Can Use

Posted on January 11, 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. White House Social Media Strategies You Can Use By Angelica Wedell - LinkedIn and Twitter It’s no secret that the White House has...

Clip Art Is Not an Infographic

Posted on December 10, 2015

By: Kim Newcomer, LinkedIn and Twitter You would be hard pressed to find someone who would describe government as trendy. Skinny jeans and retro-moustaches? Not in this Town Hall! Yet with the rise of infographics and data visualization, government FINALLY has the opportunity to hang with the cool kids. If there is one thing we have...

Follow the Light! Creating a Multimedia Experience

Posted on December 7, 2015

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 A new year is on the horizon, along with a host of local government conferences to...

Transforming Government Communication through Website Content Strategy

Posted on November 12, 2015

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 When I began working with local government agencies ten years ago, the...

Dealing with Trolls: Handling Negativity in the Age of Social Media

Posted on November 2, 2015

Link: Register for the Nov. 24 Webinar Dealing with Trolls ELGL is excited to announce a new webinar coming up in a couple of weeks! Chris Hernandez the Communications Director of Kansas City, Missouri will be chatting with us about handling negativity as a government communicator. From trolls on facebook to the local anti-government blog, every...

Beyond the Logo…Tale of Two Cities

Posted on November 2, 2015

Kim Newcomer, Slate Communications, provides substance to the trendy, but often hollow, suggestion that local government needs to tell a better story. By Kim Newcomer – LinkedIn and Twitter Every new parent has that moment. The one where you look lovingly at your newborn child and think, “What the hell am I supposed to do with...
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