Roll calls, rallying cries and reveilles
Last week we looked at what the demographics of those responding to the recent GCN survey tell us about government communications. I won’t revisit the key points as the blog post is here. Suffice to...
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Alex Aiken on the new competency framework
An important message about your career from Alex Aiken, Executive Director of Government Communication Colleagues, I am writing to you about the new competency standards we are publishing for...
View ArticleLocal Election Guidance 2013
Cabinet Office has published guidance on conduct for Civil Servants for the Local Government Elections for England and Wales and for the Mayors of Doncaster and Tyneside. The elections are to be held 2...
View ArticleWhen is a TV not a TV? That is the question…
When it’s an internet connected, home shopping, game playing, social networking, app enabled black box in your corner. Is that still a TV? Whatever new technology comes along, the TV adapts itself to...
View ArticleAspiring to be exceptional
Profession (noun): a paid occupation, especially one that involves prolonged training and a formal qualification. For me, one of the most interesting areas covered by the recent GCN survey was...
View ArticleFire Kills – it’s time to test your smoke alarms
This week’s guest blog is from Mary-Ann Auckland, Head of Campaigns at Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) on the ‘Fire Kills’ campaign. The DCLG/Fire and Rescue Service run the...
View ArticleForeign Office team wins CIPR internal communications award
The Foreign Office’s Internal Communication team won a ‘Highly Commended’ award for Best International Programme at a Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) awards ceremony on 28 February...
View ArticleNew Creative Solutions Framework published
The Cabinet Office has today announced details of the new Creative Solutions Framework which will streamline communications by delivering more effective, value for money campaigns. The new framework...
View ArticlePinned – social media for press officers
This week’s guest blog is from Susy Wootton, Digital Engagement Manager at Department of Health on their Pinterest social media toolkit. Why Department of Health built the social media toolkit A large...
View ArticleFSA on the recent horse meat incident
This week’s guest blog is from Jane Seymour, Head of Channels at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on the recent horse meat incident When I heard on the midnight news on 15 January that the Food Safety...
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