Communications in a hung council
May 8th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
What role do communicators need to play in new hung councils
Waddington for president!
May 2nd, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
My thinking about the two candidates for this year's CIPR President-Elect and who'll be getting my vote
Deloitte’s 2013 UK Media Consumer survey
April 30th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
A useful bit of research looking at social media, digital and consumer behaviour in the
UK Social Media Communications Awards 2013
April 10th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
I'm really pleased to have been asked to be a judge for this year's UK Social Media Communications Awards - which are are about celebrating the very best in UK social media communications
Attack of the Customers by Paul Gillin and Greg Gianforte
April 9th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
Attack of the Customers looks at the power that consumers have in a social media-enabled world and how organisations need to operate in this environment
“Town hall Pravdas” once again
April 8th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
The government has launched a new consultation to put the local authority publicity code on a stronger legal footing
Communications and agile
March 28th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
What does the agile approach to software development mean for communications teams
Guide to competitions and promotions on Facebook
March 10th, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
A new guide from the Institute of Promotional Marketing in the UK to the rules you need to know about when running promotions or competitions on Facebook
The social media plateau?
March 3rd, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
Has social media got stuck as a communications tool and is the local public sector missing out on the broader transformational potential of digital tools
Five days in…
March 1st, 2013 | by Simon Wakeman
Reflections on my first week in my new shared Head of Communications role at Medway Council and East Sussex County Council
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About Simon
Simon is a CIPR and CIM qualified senior communications and marketing professional with experience working across the full communications mix in the public and private sectors.He is currently Head of Communications and Marketing at Medway Council and Head of Communications and Engagement at East Sussex County Council. He also occasionally writes a public sector communications blog.
Outside work he enjoys running, road cycling, mountain biking, caravanning and generally being outdoors. Simon is married with two young children, has an energetic miniature labradoodle and lives in Canterbury, Kent.
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