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On the road next week - speaking at…

Friday, November 28th, 2008 at 9:09 pm

I’m speaking at two conferences next week - taking a local government angle on the mobile internet in Birmingham and social media in Manchester.

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Role of social media in local government - project report

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm

Here’s my final report from my CIPR dissertation earlier this year.

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Four roles for social media in local government communications

Thursday, October 9th, 2008 at 6:32 am

Read more about the roles that social media can play in local government communications.

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Local authorities and social media - the future

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008 at 7:04 am

How can UK local government use social media in the future? Part two of a three-part series.

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Local authorities and social media - the current picture

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 at 7:00 am

Looking at the use of social media in local government in the UK. Part one of a three-part series.

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Public sector workers say go social

Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 6:16 am

A new study looking at social media and local government is consistent with the findings of my CIPR research on the same topic.

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Looking for UK local government communicators

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008 at 5:00 pm

I’m looking for UK local government communicators to help with my CIPR Diploma research project.

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Using plain English in local government communications

Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 9:36 pm

Last week the Local Government Association published its list of banned words in an attempt to highlight the use of poor language by local authorities.

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Simon Wakeman

I've been on the web since 2001 and have been blogging about marketing and public relations since January 2006.

I'm currently Head of Marketing at Medway Council as well as a freelance marketing and PR consultant.

The content and opinions expressed on this website are not endorsed by nor reflect the views of any company or organisation I work with.

I have always found him knowledgeable, pleasant and professional…I would happily recommend him to anyone needing a professional advisor in the areas of social media, web 2.0 and public sector communications although it’s worth mentioning that his skill set is much wider than that. Raul Gonzalez, Ether-Ray

Simon has worked for our company on several occasions over many years. He has constantly delivered the desired outcomes, on time and to budget. Nick Bentley, Ether-Ray

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