zencity

MARCH 10, 2025

In todays digital-first world, local governments must effectively leverage social media to engage with their communities, enhance transparency, and build trust. Our recent Zencity Impact webinar, featuring experts from October Social Media, the City of Source

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Social Pinpoint

MAY 10, 2023

With interactive and visual content being consistently preferred over traditional, text-based, or static media, it is no surprise that video content should be prioritized. According to a study republished by Forbes , “91% of consumers now prefer visual content over traditional, text-based or static media.”

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Super Library Marketing

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Twitter is the 7 th most popular social media platform worldwide and has far fewer users worldwide than any other social network we’ve covered in the recent Social Media Guide for Libraries. But I’d also focus on the positive – leaving social media platforms can be incredibly liberating.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 25, 2024

As an independent library that is free and open to the public, of course, our overarching goal is to get people in the doors, engaging with the collection, learning, reading, and discussing,” says Lili. ” “Facebook is a text- and link-oriented site, we focus more on sharing relevant articles, blog posts, and events.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2022

But in my work with libraries, I try to pay attention to engagement rates and post length. But you can do two other things to improve your library’s Twitter engagement. Include rich media in your post, like photos, graphics, and video. There are other caption tricks that help with Instagram post engagement.

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Super Library Marketing

JUNE 12, 2023

The Law Library Victoria has an outstanding social media presence. For special libraries on social media I would say look at related organizations in your field, see what they are doing and what their audiences respond well to,” advised Renee. “I We post exclusive content there, such as videos and research articles.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

JANUARY 31, 2023

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.

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GovLoop

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Know When Engagement Matters (and Doesn’t) Agencies develop many digital tools for constituent engagement, but sometimes the best response is…silence. According to Summer Xiao , Deputy CIO in Houston’s Project Management Office, “The public actually doesn’t want to engage with you.” How do we get more feedback?

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 28, 2023

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Federal Reserve Bank article describes food desert program in a rural area that brings groceries to a central point in town.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 24, 2017

Engaging online increases participation rates. Online digital platforms such as social media have helped foster this. The post How engaging online increases participation appeared first on Social Pinpoint - A Place to Engage Your Community. If you only interact with one group then you’ll miss out on.

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Super Library Marketing

MAY 8, 2023

It’s likely your news and social media feeds have been filled with chatter about Chat Generated Paragraph Techniques or ChatGPT. Launched six months ago, it’s become the center of every tech article and philosophical debate. This article has more information on the potential privacy and security risks.

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Social Pinpoint

JULY 18, 2023

When it comes to collecting authentic and high-quality data, mandatory registration for your community engagement site can prove to be a valuable tool. In this article, we will explore the benefits of using mandatory registration and provide recommendations on how to effectively implement this useful tactic on your community engagement site.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Concerning this surge in mental health disorders, we spoke with a well-known mental health agency to understand the implications for engagement levels between individuals and agencies post-pandemic. When it comes to mental health engagement, a local focus is preferred.

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 15, 2024

The primary goal was to engage readers and encourage them to check out library materials. Patrick and his team promoted the challenge using a press release, a graphic for our website carousel, scheduled social media posts, and the library’s e-newsletter. “The experience itself was up and down,” remembers Patrick.

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

MARCH 31, 2023

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Follow us on twitter or facebook to receive regular updates.

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Super Library Marketing

MARCH 11, 2024

But for this branch-specific engagement program, I thought an informal email might be more personal and effective.” “I Leslie also writes library-related articles for two different outlets, 400 Life and My Forsyth. And that willingness to help her local media outlets has paid off in big ways for her library. “I

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GovLoop

JANUARY 3, 2025

Frontline personnel can offer important anecdotes, but website analytics, focus groups, surveys, and social media feedback, for instance, also are important. Use the Right Data You should base your user personas on trusted data from a variety of sources. Walk in a customers shoes.

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Social Pinpoint

AUGUST 24, 2023

With the rise of technology, online community engagement has become a powerful tool for public participation. But how can we foster community engagement among the younger generation? Well, engaging with the youth can prove to be difficult, as they’ve often been met with the feeling of being dismissed, unheard, or misunderstood.

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Let's Talk Parks

MAY 6, 2021

In this article, we dive into strategies and ideas to recruit seasonal employees. Given those challenges, in this article I wanted to share 7 strategies to recruit seasonal employees, improving more quality applicants. Paid ads through google or social media channels may also be effective as well. So now it’s your turn.

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Social Pinpoint

JANUARY 30, 2024

We are in the enviable position of collaborating with hundreds of organizations worldwide and innovating together to drive community and stakeholder engagement forward. Our clients range from local and state governments to industry and nonprofits that use and rely on engagement in their decision-making processes.

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Social Pinpoint

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

As people get used to using them, we can see them playing a huge role in boosting community engagement too. QR codes have gained popularity ever since and the number of scans quadrupled in 2022. Can I Use QR Codes in Community Engagement Too? The technology is incredibly flexible and convenient. In fact, over 6.6 million U.S.

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Social Pinpoint

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Online community engagement has truly transformed how we connect, communicate, and access information. In this article, we will explore how to combat these challenges by sharing five ways to empower online community engagement in older adults. But how can you effectively target older adults in order to seek feedback?

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GovLoop

JUNE 11, 2024

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2024 (12 posts total). What’s in It for You?

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Social Pinpoint

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Learn how you can also create positive project outcomes with your online community engagement platform of choice. DCTA’s ambitious public involvement project required a flexible suite of online community engagement tools to easily gather informed feedback from residents. Keep your public engagement “hub” up to date.

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Let’s say you launch a constituent engagement initiative and within one year you see a significant rise across various metrics: website hits, comments received and event registrations. For Alanna Reed, San Antonio’s Director of Communications and Engagement, numbers tell only part of the story. Building Engagement Through Trust.

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Social Pinpoint

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

It’s essential that we build consensus throughout the community engagement process, especially when the project is new or controversial. It’s becoming clear that community and stakeholder engagement can no longer be considered as an add-on to a decision-making process. There is a difference between informing and engaging.

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GovLoop

JUNE 9, 2023

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who each will submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2023 (12 posts total).

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GovLoop

MAY 5, 2023

The world is full of PDF documents, audio and video files, social media posts, and other “messy” data sources, called unstructured data, that most agencies overlook. This article appears in our guide, “ Decision Intelligence: New Possibilities for Data-Based Decision-Making.” But other data exists, doesn’t it?

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GovLoop

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the first half of 2024 (12 posts total). What’s in It for You?

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GovLoop

MAY 23, 2023

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who each will submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2023 (12 posts total).

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

DECEMBER 30, 2022

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. Watauga County engages UNC DFI for affordable housing pre-development assistance on County-owned land: bit.ly/3VEiarP.

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GovLoop

MAY 28, 2024

Specifically, we are looking for between 12 and 15 writers, who will each submit an approximately 500-word blog post every two weeks during the second half of 2024 (12 posts total). What’s in It for You?

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Super Library Marketing

JANUARY 22, 2024

Photo courtesy of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library If you send emails for library marketing, you may have been scared by recent articles on X, LinkedIn, and other marketing blogs that predict doom and disaster for email marketing in the coming months.

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Super Library Marketing

AUGUST 1, 2022

That means that if you can engage your cardholders’ sustained attention, your marketing will be memorable. Social media is a perfect example. How One Library Turned Their Ordinary Annual Report Into a Storytelling Masterpiece That Connected With Their Community [ARTICLE]. It is where real connections are made.

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GovLoop

JULY 20, 2023

Using artificial intelligence, sentiment analytics scours social media posts and other public resources for text that conveys real-time complaints, and then objectively transmits that data to relevant agencies for remediation. How can you solicit public feedback in such a sustained way?

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Community and Economic Development Program of UNC

APRIL 29, 2022

The following are articles and reports on the web that the Community and Economic Development Program at the UNC School of Government shared through social media over the past month. DFI in the news: Buncombe County engages DFI to create affordable housing: bit.ly/3rZJxzz. Triangle Business Journal: bit.ly/3kf9l6L.

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GovLoop

AUGUST 1, 2023

The survey also asked about social media preferences. For more information about belonging, read our featured contributor blog series and/or check out a recent New York Times article that explains why “belonging” has become so important in the workplace. “Describe your relationship with your neighbors.”

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