Government Communications, Internal & External: Event Roundup
Over the past two months, ALI Conferences hosted two government trainings dedicated to improving both internal and external communications within various agencies.
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Over the past two months, ALI Conferences hosted two government trainings dedicated to improving both internal and external communications within various agencies.
...Read Full ArticleWelcome to the fishbowl! Life as government communicators involves a higher responsibility to transparency and honesty than working in the private sector. We work for the public. And the public, including the media, has the absolute right to scrutinize our work. It’s a right they exercise frequently. Recognizing that truth is sacred; that providing public
...Read Full ArticleFACEBOOK + INSTAGRAM | METRICS THAT MATTER Odds are your social media team can rattle off the number of likes, shares and other basics off the top of their noggins. Here’s the real question—what do those metrics mean? Also, how do you go beyond the basics and make those numbers work for you? Big business
...Read Full ArticleGovernment communications is often a thankless profession in today’s world of government’s mistrust of media and media’s mistrust of government. Standing in front of an agency to communicate a message in an informative and transparent way can feel like you have a target on your chest. Who’s aiming to “getcha” next? But if you are
...Read Full ArticleJoining us at the 5th Annual Government Employee Engagement & Internal Communications Strategies training are over 10 professional internal communicators who will be leading interactive workshops and engaging sessions over the 3-day event. A few of them sat down with us to answer some questions on why they are passionate about internal communications and what
...Read Full ArticleWritten by Maddie Ecker, AgencyChief.com. Social media trends are, in a word, ephemeral. Just when you think you’ve finally locked down how to properly use Snapchat filters, the platform changes. Despite the ever-evolving landscape of social media, we took a look at the top five trends that will undoubtedly dominate the back half of 2018.
...Read Full ArticleWritten by John Boyle, ICF.com. When it comes to finding a survey research partner, make sure you ask these questions. The survey research field is evolving and expanding at a rapid rate. On the one hand, emerging technologies and methods promise faster and more cost-efficient methods to gather that information; on the other, however, there’s
...Read Full ArticleWritten on ICF.com. Results show that federal agencies face an uphill battle—but not an impossible one. What does digital transformation mean for government agencies? And how can they achieve it in the context of the unique challenges they face? This kind of sea change is no longer a luxury, but a critical component for increasing
...Read Full ArticleWritten by Ally Sherman, Chief. Facebook has been in the news for some problematic issues. Recent scandals around “fake news” and the misuse of data have many wondering about the platform’s credibility and asking what impact this has on, well, everyone. Despite this, Facebook remains one of the biggest players in the social media game
...Read Full ArticleWith CHIEF being right here in the heart of DC, of course we’re always thinking about politics. While we are strictly a non-partisan shop, that doesn’t mean we can’t learn things from the “industry” of our city. And as a former political staffer, this is a topic near and dear to my heart. Let’s go on a
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