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A podcast by contentgroup, GovComms explores our industry through conversation with industry greats, experts and innovators from around the world. Hosted by our Founder and CEO David Pembroke, we share with you insights from our years of experience and through the vast knowledge of our guests. Whether you’re an industry professional or just starting out, this podcast is a must listen.

EP#154: Part 1 - Building Relationships, Government Spokespersons and Pandemic Response

In this episode of GovComms, we are joined by Bevan Hannan, General Manager of the Communications Division at Services Australia.

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EP#153: Climate Communication, Empowering Storytellers and Overcoming Misinformation

In this episode of GovComms, we are joined once again by Stephanie Speck, who is now the Head of Communications for the Green Climate Fund, for a conversation focusing on effective climate change communication.

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Featured

EP#152: Marketing Communication Careers, Stakeholder Engagement And Impactful Campaigns

This time on GovComms Podcast, we are joined by Andrea Garcia, a communication professional with over 15 years’ experience working for various organisations.

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EP#151: Climate Communication, Community Engagement and Strategic Storytelling

In this episode of GovComms Podcast, we are joined by Ruth Dewsbury, a communication strategist with more than 20 years’ experience in government communications in the Australian federal government. Her most recent role was as a Senior Director of Communications at the Department of Climate Change, ...

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EP#150: UK Government Communication Tactics, Disinformation and the Ukraine War

GovComms Podcast is back with brand new episodes. Our first episode of the season welcomes back Alex Aiken, the Executive Director for Government Communications in the UK, who was our very first guest when the podcast debuted in 2015 as the 'InTransition Podcast'. The landscape of government ...

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From the Vault

Digital Storytelling to Captivate Audiences with Tim Price (2022)

This week's episode marks the final episode of Govcomms 'From the Vault'. In this episode, host and CEO of contentgroup, David Pembroke, revisits his conversation with Tim Price, the Acting Director of Strategic Communications and Content at the Australian Federal Department of Prime Minister and ...

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Featured, From the Vault

Strengthening Democracy and Citizen Engagement with Sanjay Pradhan (2022)

This week on GovComms 'From the Vault,' we revisit our conversation with a special guest, the CEO of the Open Government Partnership, Sanjay Pradhan. Sanjay joined OGP in May 2016. Prior to joining OGP, he served as the Vice President for Leadership, Learning, and Innovation at the World Bank, as ...

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From the Vault

Communicating Humanitarian Crises with Osama Saeed Bhutta (2017)

This week on Govcomms 'From the Vault', we revisit our conversation with Osama Saeed Bhutta, who is currently the Director of Communications, Policy & Campaigns at Shelter UK. At the time of this conversation, he was the Director of Communications at Amnesty International.

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From the Vault

Communicating Public Health Risks with Clare and Alice Collins (2015)

Are you interested in public health advocacy? This week on Govcomms ‘From the Vault’, we revisit our conversation with Clare and Alice Collins, a mother-daughter duo who run Insight Communications- a multi-award winning agency specialising in communication management for cause, culture, community ...

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Content Communication, Government, Design

Four Resources on Co-Design for the Australian Context

FOUR RESOURCES ON CO-DESIGN FOR THE AUSTRALIAN CONTEXT 3 minutes of reading Co-design (also known as participatory design) is an approach that involves all stakeholders in the design process. Co-design ensures that results meet their needs. In this fast-moving world, where issues are becoming more ...

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Government

Eddie Jones joins the GovComms Festival

I remember it like it was yesterday. The first day I met Eddie Jones. It was a day much like today in Canberra. Bright blue skies, fresh clean air and a sense of optimism and nervousness. Back then I was worried the team leadership had made a poor choice and we would be stuck with a young dud ...

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Content Communication, Government, Government Communication, Creative, Creativity

How To Build A Creative Culture In Government Communication

“My team is not creative enough.” “I don’t have the skills to be creative”

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Government

Key learnings from Open Gov Week 2018

Celebrated annually, Open Gov Week aims to increase awareness of the open government movement organised by the Open Government Partnership (OGP). It’s a week for open government thinkers, doers and leaders to share ideas, discuss solutions and commit to citizen participation in government.

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Content Communication, Strategic Communication

Four media skills that comms professionals need

“When I first started working in journalism, I was given the advice to write for my 12-year-old cousin. If they don’t understand what you have written, start again.” – David Pembroke, CEO & Founder

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Content Communication, Strategic Communication, Government, Content, Digital, Communication, Communications Strategy, Social Media, Audience Research, Content Strategy, Audience, Strategy

Authenticity, government and social media

Those of us who’ve worked in government communications for any length of time have probably had a conversation with someone from Business Area X that started something like “I want to do 12 Facebook posts to tell people about this thing they have to do”.

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Content Communication, Strategic Communication, Communications, Tips, Content, Digital, Writing, Communication, Data, Communications Strategy, casestudy, Virtual Reality, Communicator, Social Media, Audience Research, Content Strategy, Audience, Story, Future, Story Telling, Augmented Reality, Strategy, Example, Examples, PR, Technology

Data footprint paves the way for world of stories

It’s a fact. Communicators love finding inventive ways to tell poignant stories – even more so when audience data shows they are hitting the mark.

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Content Communication

Listen: Making sense of data, visually

Scott Berinato, Senior Editor at Harvard Business Review and data visualisation guru talks us through the ins-and-outs of getting your message across visually, including how to build the right team, advice for business and government and achieving the “bliss point” of getting an infographic just ...

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Content Communication, Strategic Communication, Communications, Government, Content, Digital, Writing, Communication, Communications Strategy, Social Media, Blog, Content Strategy, Strategy, Podcast

Listen: If you’re writing for everyone, you’re writing for no one

Brody Dorland, long time #contentgroupie and founder of content creation and workflow platform Divvy HQ, sits down with Dave Polglase, our Head of Consulting, to talk all things content marketing.

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