The Communication Brief
A monthly digest on communication strategy and practice
Seven outlets to get you in front of your audience
Here are seven examples of outlets you could use to connect, engage, and expand your audience with written content.
Tell us your story
For the most part somebody else telling your story isn’t the thing you should be most concerned about. Here’s what you should be.
Don’t jargon-away your audience
Let’s talk plainly. If you use big, complex, specialist words, the only people you will engage with are the people who understand those words.
The public is not your audience
As the old adage goes, one size does not fit all. One communication platform does not reach all. One style of communication does not engage all. One message is not relevant to all.
This is true whether you are a business trying to sell your products or services, a researcher trying to share your science, or an NGO trying to help address a social or ecological problem.
To inspire action, should you be optimistic or pessimistic?
How should you frame your message on a global issue? Should you be optimistic, or should you be pessimistic?
Twelve types of content for your communications strategy
Did you know you can use different types of content to engage current and potential clients, become a trusted brand, and increase your online presence - and of course increase sales?
Here's a quick overview of 12 types of content you might want to include in your communication strategy.
Keeping your image use ethical and legal
From using copyrighted images taken straight from the web, to images without attribution, it seems that many people simply aren’t aware that what they are doing is wrong - ethically or legally. In this short overview, we look at how you can obtain images that keep the image creators happy - the long arm of the law at bay.