This blog first appeared on www.comms2point0.com
It’s not often that I’m nervously tuned into ITV right before Coronation Street, furtively waiting for a middle aged TV star and former hit-maker to wax lyrical about my patch.
I say not often, when of course I mean never. In fact, last Monday is probably the first time I ever pressed the ‘3’ button on my TV.
But working in local government comms has taken me to some strange places in recent years. Continue reading
A guest post this week from @angela_tait, who works in our tourist information centres, but has really embraced social media to help promote what’s on offer. She writes:
Joining the County Councils Tourism Team back in October 2011 I was charged with managing the Tourist Information Centres and developing visitor information.
Immediately I was impressed by the staff I was going to manage, their immense knowledge of the county and their passion for attracting new faces to Northumberland. It’s not just about providing visitor information though, we also support more than 250 local producers, showcasing the finest locally made products from art, photography, jewellery, food, crafts and much more which made me question from day one – how do we tell people about this?
Another repost for you today, this time something I wrote for a tourism blog by Park resorts.
This was all about trying to find an angle that would help interact with people away from our usual core audience.
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