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e-shot and LGComms in partnership

e-shot and LGComms in partnership

With higher audience expectations as the new digital communications baseline, e-shot joins LGComms to support public sector communicators meet and exceed them.

We are delighted to announce our partnership with LGcommunications (LGcomms). LGcomms is a national body consisting of an association of authorities that work to raise the standard of communications in local government. e-shot are joining a select few marketing service providers who specialise in working with local government, supporting them with the unique challenges that they face.

Alix Macfarlane, LGcomms Chair commented; 

“This new partnership with e-shot is timely for our members. Email is an essential communication channel. We’ve seen increased email engagement throughout the pandemic, and this looks set to be a trend that is here to stay. Having a specialist like e-shot share their wealth of experience adds expert knowledge that can help us keep ahead in the ways we serve our residents and raise the standards in our sector.”

LGComms provide a forum for discussion and exchange of information, views, and opinion on local government communications to encourage the highest standards of practice. We are looking forward to sharing our experience with local government communicators through dedicated articles, videos and webinars specifically designed to address their on-going challenges. And to play our part supporting professional communicators to meet and exceed the growing expectations of the audience.

e-shot™ is a secure digital communication platform trusted by government organisations to deliver email and SMS at scale. From data protection to design accessibility, e-shot gives a solution and the support to digitally engage residents.

Andy Allsopp, Head of Profession for Communications and Marketing at Essex County Council, said:

“e-shot have helped take our direct corporate communication with residents to the next level, with a class-leading product which will lead to increased engagement.  Their willingness to work with us establishing the new platform from the off has been invaluable, and we are enjoying rolling the new product out across our network of departmental communicators so they can enjoy the same benefits.”

e-shot is entirely UK based and the Customer Success team are particularly well versed in understanding the higher demands of public sector customers from a security perspective. e-shot™ gov is exclusively available to public sector organisations and can be used for a variety of purposes including public awareness campaigns, community engagement and internal communications.

Forfront, creators of e-shot, remain committed to never outsource services, and everyone dealing with data and access to client accounts have the relevant security clearance for Government work (BPSS). With infrastructure hosted exclusively in certified, Tier 3 data centres in the UK. 

Ron Kellermann, Forfront CEO commented, 

“We are proud of our 22 years of history providing services to the most demanding industries including major financial institutions, NHS and government departments, including The Ministry of Defence. We are looking forward to sharing this experience with our local government customers and partners and working with them to enhance resident and stakeholder engagement.” 

Find out more about e-shot’s tailored local government packages or sign up to our dedicated public sector newsletter and watch out for us at LGcomms events and invitations to joint workshops and sessions that we will be available for members in the coming months.

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