how to get your message across
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Some ideas for how local (parish and town) councils can engage online, quickly, easily and without much - or any - cost.TRANSCRIPT
Getting to everyone – how to get your message across
Norfolk ALC & SLCC conference
2nd July 2012
Need to combine traditional comms with new approaches
Not everyone is online
But not everyone is offline, either
Traditional comms have their online equivalents
Noticeboards = websiteNewsletters = email lists
Meetings = social networks
Some quick and simple ideas for online communication
Tweet a meeting
Twitter.com
Storify.com – to collect tweets together
Start an email newsletter
Mailchimp.com
Map your parish
Google.co.uk/maps
Ask for ideas
Wordpress.com
or
Ideascale.com
Verify a decision
Wordpress.com
Run a web chat
Twitter.com
or
Coveritlive.com
Hold a Skype surgery
Skype.com
Become a local online hub
Not a technical thing!
Open your website to the community.
Any questions?
