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Author Archives: Dan Wood
Council websites miss a trick
There’s no doubt that online channels offer an opportunity to improve communications at the same time as delivering greater efficiency. But it is surprising that it is IT managers, rather than comms professionals, that seem to be leading the way. Read more ...
New government comms roster
Interesting news this week that the Department for Children, Schools and Families is looking to set up a roster of creative agencies that all government departments can use, in parallel to the COI’s rosters. What is driving this move, and can it help improve efficiency? Read more ...
Safety first for Election 2010
Public sector bloggers are considering staying silent during election purdah. They shouldn’t need to, but as we enter the uncharted territory our first social media election it looks like ‘safety first’ might be a wise approach.
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IT managers see social media benefits
Public sector resistance to social media often comes from IT managers. But a report from the public sector IT managers' society has called for its members to embrace social media.
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The sidewiki cometh?
You’d have to be a fool, or someone seeking a topical introduction for a blog post, to make predictions for the coming year. So, I’ll stick my neck out and predict that this time next year we’ll all be much more familiar with the Google ‘sidewiki’, a new front on fight to manage reputations. Read more ...
The hardest word
2009 may go down as the year of the apology. PR people have long been advising those in the public spotlight be more forthcoming with apologies, so why haven’t the reputations of the contrite improved?
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Glass half full or empty?
With PR industry leaders predicting a year of growth in 2010, while public sector comms prepare for massive cuts in public spending, is the glass half full or half empty this Christmas?
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Glimmer of hope in Manchester gloom
The mood at Communicate 09, the national NHS comms conference, was pretty gloomy this week. Outside the old Victorian Palace Hotel in Manchester it was grey and damp; inside cold and dingy. What really brought the mood down was the collective awareness of the massive financial challenge facing public services in the coming year. But is there an opportunity for some good to come out of the challenges ahead? Read more ...
And the winner is…
And so to the regional CIPR awards in Brighton on Tuesday night to celebrate some of the outstanding achievements of those working in the PR industry outside of London and to collect a very pleasing clutch of honours. Read more ...
The ‘internet election’ begins