Contributed blog by Rhonda Simpson, Communications Specialist for the City of Dallas Office of Emergency Management and a member of the 2022 Government Social Media Conference Local Host Committee. GSMCON2022 is happening both online and in person in Dallas, Texas March 29-31. Reserve your spot now before regular registration ends on Friday, February 25, 2022!

Believe it or not, some of our...

Are you planning to join over 900 of your peers at the 2022 Government Social Media Conference?

Happening both virtually and in person in Dallas, Texas, March 29-31, 2022, GSMCON2022 is the largest social media conference in the United States for government agencies. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to get together with representatives from social networks like Twitter, LinkedIn...

Recently, Pages started automatically transitioning to Facebook's New Pages Experience. What questions do you have on this change for your government social media Pages? 

Get answers directly from members of Meta's Government Team in this free, 1-hour webinar webinar specifically designed for government social media professionals. This webinar will not be recorded, so join us live for...

Elevate your 2022 Government Social Media Conference experience this year by adding on one (or all!) of these pre-conference workshops hosted by leading industry experts. In each workshop, we’re taking a deeper dive into some of your most requested topics to get the latest need-to-know info important to govies who handle social media. 

How to register? Purchase workshops for $75 each...

What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? Here’s a helpful roundup of some of the observed days happening in February you might want to build content for — or be mindful of — for your government social media accounts. 

We also put together a free, downloadable resource of observed days for 2022! Download our 2022 Observance...

This is a contributed blog by Kristy Dalton, founder of Government Social Media and the Government Social Media Conference, where ArchiveSocial is a GSMCON Sponsor.

In summer 2014, I started planning the first Government Social Media Conference, which would happen the next spring. Naturally, I invited a handful of companies that I thought would be interested in a first-ever event geared...

Government social media professionals across the U.S. only have until 11:59 p.m. PT, tonight Monday, February 7 to get your Golden Post Awards nominations submitted! Be recognized for all the hard, dedicated work that you do through this special awards program created to celebrate your agency’s social media accomplishments. 

There is zero cost to you or your agency to enter! This...

The entry period for the Golden Post Awards is extended through 11:59 p.m. PT, Monday, February 7!! Be recognized for your dedicated work and share your agency’s social media accomplishments by getting your entry in before the deadline closes.

Does your agency have an exceptional presence on a certain social network? Excel at social media customer service? Have a podcast you’re...

Your hard work in the government social media field doesn’t go unnoticed, but the time to submit your entry into the Golden Post Awards is closing soon! Be recognized for your dedicated work and share your agency’s social media accomplishments by getting your entry in now before 11:59 p.m. PT Thursday, February 3, at no cost to you or your agency.

While this awards program is...

Contributed blog by Russel Lolacher, Director of Web and Social Media Services for the BC Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure and author of the Relationships at Work blog

We can love what we do and still need to practice self-care to address our mental health.

In providing digital engagement to the public through frontline social media services, you will engage every day —...