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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
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...
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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...
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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
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...
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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
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
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
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
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
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...
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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
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
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
December 1st, 2022 - Sadie Burgess
“Internal communications function is responsible for equipping our people with the organisational knowledge they need to work effectively, with...
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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
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
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
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
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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