P2 Training For Municipalities

May 10, 11, 17 & 18, 2023

1:00 - 4:00 pm Eastern   

Why Municipalities Need Effective Marketing & Communications Strategies

Traditionally, marketing has been most often associated as a private-sector tool, with a primary objective of driving sales and business growth.  

But for municipalities navigating the challenges of diverse priorities, projects, and communities, the public sector is increasingly recognizing the need for effective marketing strategies to help communities achieve their most important goals.  

Crafting and executing compelling marketing strategies offers municipalities a range of tools, and municipal governments can no longer afford to ignore the role their communications plans play in effective change management, citizen engagement, or even dealing with an emergency. 

In this section, you’ll learn about:

Communications Planning for Municipalities

Unfortunately, as with any business in the private sector, it's becoming increasingly difficult for municipalities to anticipate when or where they might face a crisis.  

Whether it be a dangerous natural disaster, a political scandal or a contentious development project, every municipality needs to be prepared to conduct urgent and effective communications to rise to the challenges a crisis will inevitably bring. 

When you factor in our increasingly interconnected world, it's become clear that traditional approaches to crisis communications will no longer be enough to protect people and property and keep communities united in the midst of growing societal polarization. 

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

Municipal Media Training

Every organization needs to be prepared to speak to the media in order to promote themselves, manage a crisis or respond to a newsworthy event. Attendees will learn the basics of how to be prepared to speak to the media in multiple environments and you will also be provided with:

With anti-government feelings on the rise, and the ease with which disengaged residents can share and spread their dissatisfaction, responsive and forward-thinking municipal governments have an opportunity to connect with their residents. 

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

Overcoming Disinformation for Municipalities

Overcoming disinformation is hard. And for small municipalities navigating significant changes through major municipal projects, the spread of disinformation can make managing change even more difficult.

Whenever you are introducing a new project or policy that will impact day-to-day life in a community, you need to be thinking about a strategy for change management - the planning, processes and tools you will use to help residents understand, contribute and adapt. 

For any major change to be successful, an effective communications strategy is essential. In fact, most change management failure can be traced back to a lack of good communication.

In this section, you’ll learn how to:

Cost: $530 member, $710 nonmember, $275 student member

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