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I’m sure, like this author, you must be aware that season three of Bridgerton is the talk of the Ton. The tuneful strains of violins giving new dimension to Pitbull echo throughout Mayfair and beyond, leaving many a fan a-flutter. I will leave it to you, dear reader, to decide if by fan, I mean the device ladies use to cool themselves, or those enamoured of the Bridgerton world…
by Jill Spurr
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I’ve covered a few elections in my time, council, generals, Europeans and the PCC. The one that sticks with me is when the MP in my council patch was Theresa May, was the Prime Minister ,and called a General Election in April 2017. I remember it clearly, I had just returned from leave and had a long list of work to deliver which suddenly got scrapped when the enormity of the Prime Minister’s election count dawned on me.
by Louisa Dean
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Climate Change is the biggest threat to our existence and tackling it can often feel like an insurmountable task. Brent, alongside many other councils declared a climate emergency in 2019 and have pledged to do everything in our gift to reach net zero by 2030. The team’s work won an UnAward in 2023.
by Nadia Khan
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In today’s fast-paced world, time has become an increasingly precious commodity. Thankfully, innovative solutions are emerging to revolutionise the way organisations operate. Artificial Intelligence is leading the charge, helping companies to automate tasks and handle data analysis by using virtual agents, reducing the need for human intervention in everyday processes.
by Francesca Esses
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There’s an old saying “after the Lord Mayor’s procession”. Which if you haven’t heard it before essentially means the things which follow the procession aren’t as good.
by Darren Caveney
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Beautiful, isn’t it?
Lessons from the winning “Best Use of Video” UnAwards entry
by Ben Capper
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The role of communications teams in local authorities has always been far reaching, challenging and packed with opportunities for new ways of thinking and working. Every time we think the political and social landscape can’t get any more challenging, new issues arise.
by Victoria Ford
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‘With every challenge there is an opportunity.’ I remember that being one of the key messages from a Corporate Management Team risk workshop I was at a few years ago.
by Andreas Christophorou
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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
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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?
A crowd-sourced blog post
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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
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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
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The UnAward-winning team at Companies House share this new case study and their lessons on evaluation.
by Anna Ellis and Jocelyn Keedwell
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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
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It’s back - the best free learning event in the comms calendar - the UnAwards Winners Masterclass.
by Darren Caveney
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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
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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
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