Government Social Media Blog

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 gettin...

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...

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

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Humans are social by nature, so it’s no surprise that more than 80 percent of Americans use social media, according to Statista. 

As government agencies lean to social media to communicate current ev...

Gone are the days when you could repurpose the same image or graphic across multiple social media platforms. Now, the recommended social media image sizes vary by platform and are seemingly always cha...

Share your agency’s social media accomplishments and be recognized for your dedicated work by submitting your entry for the Golden Post Awards now through 11:59 p.m. PT Thursday, February 3.

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What days should you keep in mind for your government social media content calendar? 

We’ve heard many government social media professionals like you ask for a helpful roundup resource of calendar ob...

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 January you might want to build content for — or...

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

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What struggle edged out figuring out how to measure social media ROI as the top challenge faced by government agencies when it comes to social media? According to Hootsuite’s 2021 s...

With a new year beginning in just a few short weeks, start thinking now about how you can set yourself up for success in 2022 as a government social media professional.

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What questions do you still have on Facebook’s new Pages experience? Let’s get them answered!

In this special Government Social Media professional association member-only webinar, hear directly from ...

Over 600 of your fellow government social media peers both across the country and internationally have already signed up to be a part of the 2022 Government Social Media Conference. 

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Part of being a government social media professional is understanding how the First Amendment, rulings and laws affect your official profiles. You also need to successfully collaborate with your agenc...

It’s time to check out the initial speaker lineup for the 2022 Government Social Media Conference! GSMCON2022 — the largest social media conference in the U.S. for government agencies — is happening M...

Whether it’s part of your role or your full-time job, we understand that social media — and especially, social media in the government space — is challenging. You face unique frustrations other social...