Government Social Media Blog

Contributed blog by Angie Ramirez, Freelance Writer at Government Social Media®

Let’s face it: Mastering Instagram isn’t just about slapping up a post every day and calling it a victory. If you reall...

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 2024 you might want to consider buildin...

Contributed blog by Ariana Donley, Social Media Manager at Government Social Media

As a former broadcast journalist, I often had sources from various government agencies over the years tell me they f...

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

LinkedIn can be an extremely useful tool for government agencies. While the network may be thought of first as a recruitment platform, LinkedIn is a valuable tool for government communicators to reach...

Over the past 20 years, government agencies in the United States – especially police, fire, EMS and military – have planned moving tributes recognizing nearly 3,000 people who lost their lives in the ...

Gone are the days when it was perfectly acceptable to repurpose the same image, no matter the size, on more than one social media platform. Nowadays, the recommended social media image sizes seem to b...

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 September you might want to build content for — ...

We’ve all heard the phrase, “content is king,” originally written by Microsoft founder Bill Gates in 1996. Many years later it still remains true, especially because of the increased emphasis on socia...

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

One of the biggest...

Government Social Media along with digital accessibility experts from Minnesota IT services hosted a free, publicly-available webinar, “Connect to All of Your Community: Engaging and Accessible Social...

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

Contributed blog by Yael Bar-tur, Social Media Consultant

I don’t know one police officer who isn’t filled with a combination of rage, disappointment and embarrassment after watching the video o...