If you’re anything like me a good TV or film recommendation is a handy thing to have. Here are my watches in February….
by Darren Caveney
Read moreSLAs for internal comms – the pros and cons
Service level agreements (SLAs). They’re not a new idea by any means but might it be a good time to debate whether you should introduce them right now to help manage demand and expectations? Would they give you a better chance to deliver your best and most important work?
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Read morewhat’s your community not telling you?
Social listening - not a new concept but something that’s definitely beginning to come to the frontline of social media and comms strategies of those working in the public sector. In case you haven’t used social listening before, it allows you to gain insights into conversations that you’re not directly part of (as in, when you haven’t been tagged) and discover your unknown unknowns… Pretty cool, right?
by Hardeep Johal
Read morei survived 5.5 years as a “freelancer”. here’s what i (and fellow freelancers) learned along the way…
Four and a half years ago, I wrote a blog post. And amazingly, I still get people asking me about it to this day.
by Ben Capper
Read morecoulda, woulda, shoulda: how we turned hindsight into insight with a midpoint evaluation
The UnAward-winning team at Companies House share this new case study and their lessons on evaluation.
by Anna Ellis and Jocelyn Keedwell
Read moretv, film and cinema recs and reviews for comms people: january
If you’re anything like me a good TV or film recommendation is a handy thing to have. Here are my watches in January….
by Darren Caveney
Read moreunawards winners masterclass 2024 – how to grab your free ticket
It’s back - the best free learning event in the comms calendar - the UnAwards Winners Masterclass.
by Darren Caveney
Read morehope and positivity from being together
The prevailing mood in public sector communications might be a bit grey but a day of collaboration with your local public sector peers can add much-needed colour.
by John-Paul Danon
Read more5 ways data will shape communications in 2024 - and how you can make the most of it
In 2023 we saw data have a significant and ever-present impact on communications. It was used on a massive scale to power the launch of ChatGPT, which took AI into the mainstream, presenting opportunities and headaches (reputational risk, bias issues, and ability to produce authentic-sounding misinformation on an industrial scale) for pressed communications pros.
by Alex Waddington
Read morethe public sector comms landscape: 2024
Blimey. 2024 marks my 28th year working in comms. What an old fart, I hear you cry. There are a tonne of blog posts I could write from my experiences in those 28 years. But here’s one I thought might be useful to some of you.
by Darren Caveney
Read morepublic affairs - the 2024 'must have' for public sector comms pros: are you ready?
tv, film and cinema recs and reviews for comms people: december
If you’re anything like me a good TV or film recommendation is a handy thing to have. Here are my watches in December….
by Darren Caveney
Read morea day to warm the heart – the unawards 2023
Two days on, I still have a lovely warm glow from the 8th annual UnAwards.
by Darren Caveney
Read morethe unawards 2023 - your guide to the big day
After a three-month build-up the #UnAwards23 is almost here. Here’s your guide to the big day…
by Darren Caveney
Read morecan data and chatgpt predict the unawards 2023 film?
If there’s one thing more hotly discussed than the UnAwards shortlists themselves, it’s surely Darren’s big reveal of the film shown on the day the gongs are handed out.
by Alex Waddington
Read moreI was asked to write this blog so that my boss could watch the new Barbie movie
I’m not joking. She said, “How long does it usually take to write a blog for the UnAwards website?”. I bobbed my head for a bit, thinking, before replying “About two hours, give or take.” It was then her turn to have a good think, but I already knew what was coming. “Could you write it for me please? I’ve got some other work I need to catch up on.”
by Harry Loney
Read moreunawards 2023 shortlist announced
shortlist success that’s a big win for children in care
A film project involving more than 80 council fostering teams that’s on the shortlist for this year’s UnAwards shows how collaboration on a grand scale is both doable and fruitful.
by John Cooper
Read morethe view from the other side of the fence
How does it feel to leave the public sector, and what does it look like on the other side?
by Shirah Bamber
Read moretv, film and cinema recs and reviews for comms people: october
If you’re anything like me a good TV or film recommendation is a handy thing to have. Here are my watches in October….
by Darren Caveney
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