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Colour, contrast and avoiding confusion

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Colour, contrast and avoiding confusion

September 10th, 2023 - Isabella Winter

Colours are like powerful messengers. They can show when it's time to do something, change how we feel, and even affect our bodies. Some...

Action Oriented Design

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Action Oriented Design

September 7th, 2023 - Isabella Winter

In this digital age, where attention spans are shorter than ever, grabbing and maintaining the attention of your audience is crucial. One powerful...

Email Library Campaign: Don't be fooled - Money Mule

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Email Library Campaign: Don't be fooled - Money Mule

September 1st, 2023 - Harry Thomas

Criminals may ask you to receive money into your bank account and transfer it into another account, keeping some of the cash for yourself. If you...

Email Library Campaign: THINK! ‘Travel Like You Know Them’

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Email Library Campaign: THINK! ‘Travel Like You Know Them’

September 1st, 2023 - Harry Thomas

A government campaign to improve road safety by reminding people to ‘Travel Like You Know Them’ to help keep everyone safe on the road has been...

Reactions in Microsoft Outlook

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Reactions in Microsoft Outlook

August 4th, 2023 - Harry Thomas

Since October 2022, Outlook users have been able to react to email messages. Since its release this feature has been gaining popularity amongst...

Link in Bio Apps: The Missing Piece of Your Email Marketing Strategy

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Link in Bio Apps: The Missing Piece of Your Email Marketing Strategy

May 26th, 2023 - Jakub Gacon

Social Media is a powerful tool to reach an audience of thousands, however it lacks in many areas in which email is key. Obtaining a following is...

Using digital comms to improve waste and recycling services

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Using digital comms to improve waste and recycling services

March 31st, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

Waste and recycling teams are collaborating closely with communications teams to create campaigns that inform, educate and engage citizens in...

Improved accessibility is better for everyone

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Improved accessibility is better for everyone

March 15th, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

The Curb-cut/curb-drop effect refers to the idea that designing for accessibility for people with disabilities ultimately benefits everyone. The...

What's new with WCAG 2.2

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What's new with WCAG 2.2

March 15th, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are a set of technical standards and guidelines created by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) to...

Writing effective alt text

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Writing effective alt text

March 7th, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

Inconsistent use of alt text, or misunderstanding of what is required, is one of the most common problems we find when reviewing our customers’...

Designing forms for gender diversity and inclusion

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Designing forms for gender diversity and inclusion

February 20th, 2023 - Sadie Burgess

We understand how asking about someone's gender on a form can be a sensitive and controversial issue. Gender is a personal characteristic, and...

The ABC of CTAs

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The ABC of CTAs

December 22nd, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

The call to action (or CTA) is one of the most important elements of an email. Whether you’re writing a newsletter, marketing email, fundraising...

Cookies and Challenges: An interview with Joanne Sweeney

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Cookies and Challenges: An interview with Joanne Sweeney

December 8th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

Cookies and Challenges with Joanne SweeneyThis week I was delighted to talk to the multi-award-winning Joanne Sweeney, Chief Executive of the...

Environmental impact of an email

Environmental impact of an email

Environmental impact of an email

December 1st, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

Understanding and Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Email When we think about carbon emissions, our minds usually jump to planes, cars, and...

Building a business case for internal comms

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Building a business case for internal comms

December 1st, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

“Internal communications function is responsible for equipping our people with the organisational knowledge they need to work effectively, with...

New email library for national campaign toolkits

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New email library for national campaign toolkits

November 30th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

On 30th November at #CommsAcad 2022, LGcomms and e-shot launched a new resource for LGcomms members.  Have you noticed that in many of the national...

It’s Living Wage week

It’s Living Wage week

It’s Living Wage week

November 14th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

The 14th-22nd November marks the 2022 living wage week, with both the Living Wage Foundation and Living Wage Employers, like us, hosting events up...

Increase the effectiveness of internal comms

Internal communications

Increase the effectiveness of internal comms

November 10th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

In the words of LGA “Delivered correctly, internal communications have the ability to inform, engage and inspire your workforce to fulfil your...

Email and social are more than just friends

Email and social are more than just friends

Email and social are more than just friends

November 4th, 2022 - Dan Hare

“E-mail - in digital communication terms - is an ancient and often under-utilised channel, but it’s clear that it remains a stubbornly popular...

Building successful behavioural change campaigns

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Building successful behavioural change campaigns

October 18th, 2022 - Sadie Burgess

Many government communications seek to change behaviours in order to implement government policy or improve society.The objective of most behaviour...

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