by Hel Reynolds | Dec 10, 2017 | Blog post, Twitter
Yes, public sector tweets can be exciting and interesting! In the public sector, we often have small, or no, budgets for social media. But our organisations do amazing work and our communications teams have bags of talent. I salute communications professionals in...
by Hel Reynolds | Aug 3, 2017 | Blog post
Public engagement is something all public services do, and many do badly. This is an opinion piece on crap apps, and what makes useful public consultation, along with some genuine questions about the role of the politicians, that you might be able to help me...
by Hel Reynolds | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog post
Posting text and video bilingually to social media sites is possible, but not simple! This is a practical post on posting to social media for audiences that speak more than one language. I work with many organisations in Wales that post bilingually, and I...
by Hel Reynolds | Jun 1, 2017 | Blog post
I have written The Comms Manifesto, partly because I want something I can show people when they have the wrong end of the stick about what I do. Modern and professional communications has nothing to do with spin, lies and propaganda. This is my idea of what we do....
by Hel Reynolds | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog post
Communicators often confide in me that they don’t really like using Facebook (and other social media) for their organisations because people will probably post snarky things in the comments section of each post. Especially if they’re communicating potentially...
by Hel Reynolds | Oct 25, 2016 | Blog post
Do you want to cry when someone asks if they can have an app? Do you shout for mercy when a colleague tells you to make their boring story go viral? Now you can enjoy these excruciating moments, with Comms Facepalm Bingo! Gamify that pain. (If you like my scrawls, I...
