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To measure or not to measure
It is the last day of March and I am trying to quantify what I have achieved during the first quarter of 2013. I have to say it is quite a scary thing to do as you realise that although … Continue reading
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Tagged #swchat, communication, evaluation, measurement, policing, PR, public sector
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Eight predictions for 2013
We are just hours away from seeing the end of 2012 and the arrival of 2013. The New Year really provides us with an opportunity to draw an end to some things and to start new things. Many people will be … Continue reading
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2012: a year of crisis, social media and integrity
As we head into the last few days of 2012, I decided to review what the year looked like for me through my blog posts during the 12 months. There were three clear themes that have emerged for me throughout … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Crisis, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, honesty, innovation, journalists, local newspapers, media, newspapers, policing, PR, public sector, social media, social networks
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Building trust one day at a time
In this ever controversial and fast paced world it can be difficult to keep focused on what matters to people. Given the work I do it is easy to get caught up in the latest media frenzy around some particular … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, twitter, social media, social networks, public sector, media, GMP, Greater Manchester Police, honesty, integrity
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Positivity: the sign of a good leader.
Communicating during a time of financial pressure when staff are facing uncertainty is not an easy task. For one thing there is always criticism about how much money is being spent on both internal and external communication, and for another … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, challenge, communication, internal communication, manager, positive, public sector
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My year in social media
As we are heading towards the end of 2011, it seems to be essential for everyone to undertake some form of review of the year. It is as predictable as the many Christmas songs that we can’t escape from the 30th November … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab spring, bloggers, communication, cutbacks, disorder, Eurozone, financial crisis, media, newspapers, PR, public relations, public sector, recession, riots, social media, social networks, tweeting, tweets, twitter
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Video made the social media star
If there is one thing that social media calls out for it is more than words. Whether it is audio, photographs or video all of them bring an important additional dimension to the interaction. But of all three elements it … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, communication, followers, impact, media, public sector, radio, social media, social networks, twitter, video
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The social media challenge for policing
A detective from Norfolk police has said that his investigation into the murder of a pub landlady was hampered by social media. He said it was the first time that social media rumours had caused problems for an investigation. The … Continue reading
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Tagged #facebook, #police, communication, detectives, followers, GMP, investigations, media, newspapers, policing, public relations, public sector, radio, rumours, social media, social networks, TV, tweets, twitter
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Five steps to winning change communication
There are lots of books that talk in detail about communicating change. They discuss the theories about what works and why. Of course, many of them are interesting but more can be gained by spending time with other organisations outside … Continue reading
