Granicus Blog
Reach the Public - Ideas and support for public sector communicators.
Have you seen the future? Get ready now.
Have you seen #FutureComms yet? This is a brilliant new resource by the LGA, LGComms, Solace, and the Public Relations and Communications Association. It brings together fresh thinking on the role of communications in building public services for the future. You must identify weaknesses now and shift your comms I was privileged to be… Read more »
10 changes to Advanced Bulletin Editor you should know about
Granicus is in the process of rolling out changes to Advanced Bulletin Editor (ABE) within our govDelivery solution. We are excited to deliver features that allow for a better experience when creating and editing bulletin content. As we prepare to offer this new functionality to clients, we wanted to offer you a preview of 10… Read more »
9 ways to reduce NHS winter pressures with effective comms
During the first six weeks of last winter, on average 70% of hospitals had a bed occupancy level over 92% – an extreme level of demand that put tremendous pressure on NHS services. NHS Improvement and NHS England have recommended that occupancy should be kept below 92% to support patient flow through hospitals this winter.… Read more »
Why fire and rescue services must make better use of email now
In order to engage people (at scale) in public programmes and services, and in challenging and emergency circumstances, organisations must ensure they have a robust and effective public engagement strategy. Sounds obvious – and by the way, the intention here certainly is not to patronise anyone – we know you’re super smart and preparing for… Read more »
Are your emails engaging? [Benchmarks and best practices]
When it comes to digital communications we all want to know how well we are engaging with our audiences. With emails it’s quite easy to work that out, well, it is if you have ways of tracking how many people have opened the message and how many links in the message have been clicked –… Read more »
2018 Granicus Digital Engagement Summit recap blog
From data to dog poo, winning to wellbeing. Why the Granicus event had just about everything for the communicator. Darren Caveney is creator of comms2point0 and owner of creative communicators ltd. He moderated the ninth annual Granicus Digital Engagement Summit which brought 300 people to the Royal Institute of British Architects in London on 20 September… Read more »
Change is coming to Advanced Bulletin Editor
Your experience with Communications Cloud Advanced Bulletin Editor is getting an upgrade. We’ve been listening to our customers and having conversations with people like you to see how we can improve the message content creation experience and which changes would be most impactful to your success. Since then, we’ve been working hard to implement those… Read more »
Email marketing vs social media
Over the last few years there’s been a mad scramble to get people liking, following and engaging with their local council on social media. It’s not difficult to argue that social media has proved to be a great tool for localgov comms especially – with councils up and down the country having thousands of followers… Read more »
The power of employee storytellers in a world of social media
Will is Chief Story Officer at Stronger Stories Studios and Co-Founder of the Stronger Stories movement. After 15 years in creative agency roles working with clients such as Coca-Cola, Unilever, and EDF Energy, Will co-founded Stronger Stories, a not-for-profit movement of professional storytellers excited about the abundance of good ideas that can have a positive impact… Read more »
An event to help you prepare for the future
You do not need us to tell you how important your job is. In many ways the future of public services depends on your organisation’s ability to strengthen the connection with the people you serve, and how you support them to make decisions that lead to productive, healthy and safe behaviours. Challenging circumstances abound, which… Read more »