Social Media and government. A note on communications.

Monday, 15 February 2010, 9:45 | Category : Public Affairs, Social Media
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We had this discussion the other day with Stavros Kontaksis (blog in Greek) -  @stakon on Twitter – the fact that parties in government seem to be a lot less quick on the Social Media front.
I have blogged in the past about the differences between the two main parties in Greece. PASOK – then the [...]

The forgotten group of policy development

Thursday, 17 December 2009, 14:13 | Category : Influence, Policy
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Odd One Out
Uploaded by momoryuji on 18 Jan 09, 8.06AM GMT.
This is the first lesson I remember from my experiences with policy development that really made a lasting impact.
When you sit down to develop policy on an issue, good policy makers start a process of engagement with stakeholders. Thankfully this is not something that [...]

Tophost.gr & Papaki.gr: Engagement wins from 2 Greek companies

Monday, 17 August 2009, 9:54 | Category : Communications, Services, Social Media
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Customer Service Hero
Originally uploaded by lepriveconcierge
And now for something completely different: Two companies that actually helped me online and engaged with me and responded to me via social media.
You know how we all nag ALL THE TIME about companies who don’t get it? It’s difficult to count how many times I’ve read/ written blog posts [...]

Election Campaigning 2.0

Sunday, 2 August 2009, 9:46 | Category : Public Affairs, Social Media
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The Three
Originally uploaded by Rebecca Mckevitt
The UK Conservatives are gearing up for the elections and here is an appointment that should please their supporters.Sam Coates is moving over to Conservative Campaign Headquarters (CCHQ) to take on a new media role. Sam will be working with Rishi Saha, Head of New Media.
Here is a lovely quote [...]

My top 5 wishes for Dora online

Tuesday, 14 July 2009, 12:22 | Category : Communications, Public Affairs, Social Media
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Foreign Minister, David Miliband with Greek Foreign Minister, Dora Bakoyanni
Originally uploaded by UK in Greece (British Embassy, Athens)
Dora Bakoyannis is the Greek Foreign Minister – serving under the current Conservative government – and I would really like to see her do better with online presence and engagement. So here goes my intro and wish list.
Being [...]