Government communicators and digital outreach
It was really exciting to welcome some online influencers to BIS today.
Engagement
Working with partners and stakeholders
Stakeholders and partners can help your digital engagement so you don’t have to do it all yourself.
"An infographic is not a visual list..."
Notes from a data storytelling mini-conference by Rob Adey from the BIS Internal Communications team.
9 ways for BIS to work with Buzzfeed
A site that counts a list of 27 middle-class problems as one of its most-read articles probably isn’t a media outlet that government press teams would naturally consider targeting.
Video killed the radio star
With all the emphasis on video as a means of digital engagement these days it seems we're quickly forgetting the art of storytelling / digital engagement using audio. Not so fast I say...
Digital in policy making: where are the challenges?
On 25 February we held the second meeting of the BIS digital in policy group.
Engaging with the Queen's Awards Office
The Queen’s Awards Office is responsible for managing and delivering the prestigious Queen’s Awards for Enterprise which recognise and reward outstanding achievement by UK businesses and individuals.
Cloudy with a chance of space weather
It’s not every announcement that combines weather (surely every Brit’s favourite topic of conversation?!) with space (a subject which never fails to excite and amaze). So when the digital team learnt the department was planning on announcing a major investment in Space Weather forecasting, we were immediately interested.
A government apprentice's guide to social media
Recently as a BIS Communications Apprentice I went to a Government Communication Network course on Social Media PR and Media Relations. Here is a summary of what I learned.
MT: Twitter talk
Twitter is like a dinner party. But you’re not the host. By Rebecca Lefort and Ruth Nunn.