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Is the communications team from the ABS ready to explode? They should be!
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) recently stated that it planned to actively prosecute Australians who had failed to complete their census within the allotted timeframe. Apparently there are up to one million Australians facing a fine for an incomplete census! There are questions that have to remain.
Data-driven Communications
In the olden days – aka 5 years ago – consultancies could produce great communications programs built on instinct and experience. Fast-forward to 2016, and communication experts can take that instinct and experience and triangulate it with data. Here are just a few ways modern communication teams are integrating instinct with data.
Facing the Music can build Community Trust
I recently had the pleasure of travelling throughout the Surat Basin in south west Queensland with a client of Articulous for a week, facilitating community information sessions. There were a few key lessons that I took away from that week that I thought were worth sharing, purely from a practical perspective.
The Art of Communicating Controversially without Resorting to Name-Calling
The level of animosity in public discourse seems to be at an all-time high. So how can we ensure than we communicate effectively, yet steer away from inflammatory rhetoric?
Can Business Executives catch the Digital Wave at 50-something?
Social media is just another communication channel. With its own pros and cons, different measurements, different tone of voice and a whole new way of connecting. Catching the digital wave is possible even if you’re a 50-something or 60-something executive.
Big Data or Human Data?
Much is made of big data and data-driven communication. But so very little is spoken of human data. So what is the difference?
Does Online Community Engagement just mean having a Facebook page?
It can, but it doesn’t have to. There are heaps of tools, here are just some and how they’re being used.
Eight Easy Steps to Workshop Greatness!
There are workshops that conjure up images of a dreary room full of disinterested people, negative attitudes, poor outcomes and bad coffee. I’m going tell you how to avoid running one of these workshops, ever again.
Top Fears for running Online Community Engagement
We’ve been delivering training to government and private sector companies on how to engage communities and stakeholders through digital and online tools. Using live polling and yes, even butcher’s paper, we’ve tallied the most common fears and obstacles for running online or digital engagement.
