This morning I read a blog post by Mark Drapeau that neatly said in a very eloquent way lots of things I have been thinking but failing to express very well for a long time. Please go and read the original article entitled Government Social Media: Five Questions for 2011. I couldn’t resist reproducing a […]
10 years ago
Attempting to outlaw Facebook, Twitter and their lesser-known cousins may cruel your pitch with Gen Y staff. To allow or not all? That is the conundrum for many councils when it comes to the question of staff access to social media during working hours. But think carefully before pushing through a ‘no’ vote. Quite apart […]
10 years ago
Chain Valley Coal has embraced consulting online about mining activities with the communities of Newcastle and Lake Macquarie.
10 years ago
I have been getting increasingly alarmed at reports of central purchasing initiatives for Gov 2.0 where contracts are signed at a whole of government level. Central purchasing seems like ever such a good idea to drive down costs. If the Government buys all its pens from one source then the pens are cheaper – is […]
10 years ago
Astonished as I am that anyone could reject the healthy meaty charms of a convenient local Macca’s, the reason I am highlighting this is the reporting of the Facebook debate which I think throws light on a genuine problem with Facebook Groups.
10 years ago
I am sometimes confronted by a prejudice in my travels; that relationships developed through online community engagement are less real than those created via face-to-face engagement processes. Like most prejudices I believe it is based on fear and misunderstanding. Earlier this week I was lucky enough to be asked to chair a mini-conference in Sydney […]
10 years ago
Author, web content strategist and e-learning trainer, Rachel McAlpine from NZ organisation Contented, reminds us that when it comes to web copy, less is more.
10 years ago
Creating a captivating citizen engagement platform is about much more than having a pretty website. Yes, a site needs to look smart and deliver the goods design-wise, but with the main objective being to rally community participation, it’s crucial that you deliver a site based on sound methodology and highly engaging content. Of course, there is […]
10 years ago
Read about the top six most frequently asked questions about the communications risks for brands when using an online discussion forum.
10 years ago
They say a man’s home is his castle. So when Hornsby Council made the decision to try consulting online about urban consolidation we expected some serious community feedback. attracted a large amount of visitors and opinions when it consulted its community online for Stage 1 and Stage 2 of its Housing Strategy. Tamara Shardlow spoke […]
10 years ago
Risk perception and demonstratable mitigation strategies are the biggest challenges we face as a new industry. Online consultation has opened up a world of new opportunities for reaching new audiences and enhancing community involvement in public life. However, with new opportunities come new risks. To start the ball rolling on this topic, I’ve picked six […]
10 years ago
Our new office – Bang the Table View more presentations from Bang the Table. For nearly three years the Bang the Table team has been determined to be the very model of a modern 21st Century business. Everyone has been happily working from our homes dotted across Australia and around the world. Over the past […]
10 years ago
Bang the Table has transitioned from a single website exhibiting forums for many clients to many websites using the EngagementHQ Platform each of which has individual client branding. We believe that this leads to much better results from online engagement processes. This blog post discusses why we have made this move.
10 years ago
Rachel Trigg is one of the first of a growing number of Corporate Development Managers to have used Bang the Table’s EngagementHQ forums to consult their community on the Council’s strategic plan; first at Waverley Council in 2009, and just recently with the Marrickville Council in 2010. Tam: So Rachel, can you tell me exactly […]
10 years ago
Adrienne Murphy, the Environment Officer from the Blue Mountains City Council talks about the lessons from one Council’s first steps into online engagement. Learnings that includes early experiments in engaging its local community online about the Council’s long-term management plans. The Blue Mountains City Council is responsible for one of the largest municipal areas in […]
10 years ago
Max’s vast experience as a community engagement practitioner, combined with the fact that he’s used our product, means he’s ripe for the picking when it comes to answering people’s online engagement questions.
10 years ago
There are a number of clear advantages of online communication that need to be considered when you are planning a digital citizen engagement strategy.
10 years ago
If Facebook were only configured so we could find interesting things on there more easily and reach out to people more effectively it would be a very powerful medium for engagement and community participation. The problem is you can’t so it isn’t… yet.
10 years ago
Anne Bransdon, Broken Hill City’s Community Engagement Officer, reflects on how one local government has used online methods to support its remote community engagement goals.
10 years ago
I had been involved in the world of online community engagement for literally days when I was extracted for a month to re-emerge intensively aware of the how, what, where and the when. Buffed, spick and span, my head full of knowledge and senses tingling with a combination of trepidation and excitement, I thrust myself […]
10 years ago
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