Simon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and diSimon Wakeman - marketing, public relations and diI blog about marketing, PR and communications, with a focus on new media and how technology can help organisations communicate more effectively. Articles
Senior web developer wanted ? Canterbury, Kent
2011-10-12 21:49:00 My good friends over at Canterbury-based online design and development agency Tinderhouse are on the hunt for a senior web developer. More About: Senior , Developer , Kent
Latest LGinsight/Populus local authorities perceptions research
2011-10-06 09:15:00 Some really interesting research and analysis from Neil Wholey, Chair of LGinsight, on UK local authorities, reputation and local government communications. More About: Research , Local
QR codes in marketing ? why?
2011-10-06 05:27:00 Some musings on QR codes and their applicability in marketing. More About: Marketing , General
Take two minutes to help a worthwhile cause for nothing
2011-09-27 22:23:00 Help Rossendale & Pendle Mountain Rescue Team raise money for their new HQ by voting for them in the Natwest CommunityForce competition.
Staff, social media policies and managing risk
2011-09-20 09:04:00 Thoughts on a recent employment tribunal case about use of social media and the role of social media policies. More About: Social , Media , Risk , Policies
Who are your internal communications for?
2011-08-30 23:32:00 How could internal communication be improved by thinking about the motivations and the needs of the "ignored majority" of employees? More About: General , Internal , Communications
Shabby PR from SOCITM
2011-08-24 22:55:00 Why SOCITM shouldn't be using shabby PR tactics to flog their new cookie service.
An empowered communications team equals an empowered community?
2011-06-15 22:59:00 A guest post by Adrian Winterburn about the role of PR in successful community engagement More About: Community , Team , Equals , Communications
Differentiation in communications
2011-05-25 08:07:00 What does the concept of differentiation have to do with public sector communications? More About: General , Communications
How effective is social media as a tool for community engagement?
2011-05-24 19:55:00 Read Karen Connell's research exploring the nature of two-way symmetrical communications in public sector organisations, with a focus on whether the growth of social media is affecting the nature of one of the four models of PR originally proposed by Grunig and Hunt. More About: Social , Media , Community , Tool
The Brand Republic 200
2011-05-19 23:34:00 The BR 200 list of the best advertising, marketing, media, PR and digital blogs from around the world, ranked in terms of traffic and social influence, is out. More About: General , Brand
New publicity code for local government
2011-04-05 23:31:00 The new code for marketing, public relations and communications for English councils is now in force. More About: Government , Publicity , Code , Local
Social design, systems thinking and communications
2011-03-25 22:12:00 My thought's on John Shewell's call to council communicators to adopt social design as their future role. More About: Social , Design , Systems , Communications
Public sector social media workshop
2011-03-24 22:26:00 I'll be running an advanced social media course for public sector communicators in Leeds on 25 May and in London on 23 June. More About: Social , Media , General , Public , Workshop
Local government purdah
2011-03-24 21:42:00 Local election purdah for many councils starts tomorrow. Find out more about what that means and how it affects council communications. More About: Government , General , Local
PRs and journalists ? exploring the relationship
2011-03-10 22:16:00 A guest post from Emily Turner looking at some of the aspects of the relationship between PRs and journalists - from someone who has experience from both sides of the fence. More About: Relationship , Exploring
Advanced public sector social media workshop
2011-02-05 23:21:00 Find out more about my April workshop in Glasgow on public sector social media More About: Social , Media , Public , Workshop
Local government publications
2011-01-26 23:50:00 The report from a select committee hearing into the proposed new local government publicity code have been published. More About: Government , Publications , Local
Where did it go?
2011-01-20 18:18:00 It's been quite a while since my last post but it won't be as long until the next time, I promise! More About: General , Blogging
Council communications ? HoC job and a contract opportunity
2010-12-07 23:06:00 Find out about a Head of Communications job at Reading Borough Council and a contract communications opportunity with Bournemouth Borough Council. More About: Opportunity , Contract
Change and internal communications with IC expert Kevin Ruck
2010-11-14 19:27:00 An interview with Kevin Ruck, author of new book Exploring Internal Communications , about change and internal communication. More About: Change
The change curve and communicating difficult messages
2010-10-18 22:08:00 How the Kubler-Ross change curve can be applied to communicating bad news to internal and external audiences. More About: Change , Messages , Curve
Test drive the Medway Council website in beta
2010-10-12 22:57:00 Get a sneak preview of the new council website and let the project team know what you think. More About: Website , Drive , Beta , Test Drive , Council
Writing the public sector communications book chapter
2010-10-09 21:39:00 My initial thoughts on what I should write in a chapter on public sector communications in the Public Relations Handbook. More About: Writing , General , Book , Communications
Publicity code consultation underway
2010-09-30 09:06:00 A short summary of the government's proposals for changing the local authority publicity code and what they mean for communicators in local government. More About: Publicity , Code
Council publications
2010-09-28 18:49:00 The debate about council-run newspapers, magazines and newsletters has been running for some time now but it looks likely that a new publicity code consultation will launch this week. More About: Publications , Council
Meeting the public sector communications challenge
2010-09-23 10:17:00 My reflections on the current state of public sector communications and where we go from here. More About: Public , Challenge , Communications
Strategic communication in a changed media landscape
2010-09-21 00:01:00 Sarah Hazen's research into how strategic communication is changing. More About: Media , Communication , Landscape
Professional institutes, PR and marketing
2010-09-19 21:12:00 Some thoughts on CIPR and how members need to engage to secure the institute's future. More About: Marketing , General
Useful research from Ipsos MORI
More articles from this author:2010-09-11 22:46:00 A couple of useful research summaries from Ipsos MORI for those working in public sector communications. More About: Research , Mori 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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