5 Local Government Website Providers and 3 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Deciding on One
Think of your agency’s website as your first point of contact with the community you serve. It should offer all the information someone could expect from talking with staff, regardless of their primary language or whether they have a disability. That includes everything from instructions for obtaining a business license to a calendar of upcoming [...]
Social Media News to Know: June 2021
At Tripepi Smith, we know it’s hard to stay up to speed on social media platforms when they constantly change. You may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let us provide you with a [...]
6 Tips for an Engaging Consumer Confidence Report
Follow our tips to create a digital Consumer Confidence Report to better engage residents while saving money.
Facebook COVID Announcements
Facebook’s newest feature, COVID Announcements, helps municipal government pages get their COVID-19 messages out to a wider audience.
Social Media News to Know: May 2021
At Tripepi Smith, we know it’s hard to stay up to speed on social media platforms when they constantly change. You may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let us provide you with a [...]
How to Optimize your Public Agency’s Social Media
Updated April 2021. Get the Tripepi Smith team’s tips on optimizing your public agency’s social media profiles.
Social Media News to Know: April 2021
At Tripepi Smith, we know it’s hard to stay up to speed on social media platforms when they constantly change. You may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let us provide you with a [...]
Facebook and Nextdoor’s Emergency Alerts
Facebook and Nextdoor have joined the emergency alerts space to allow authorized users to notify their constituents via News Feeds, in-app notifications, text messages and emails.
Social Media News to Know: March 2021
Tripepi Smith’s latest roundup of social media news you need to know for March 2021.
Social Media News to Know: February 2021
At Tripepi Smith, we know it’s hard to stay up to speed on social media platforms when they constantly change. You may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let us provide you with a regular roundup of social media news we think you need to know.
Facebook’s Newest Design Tool: Business Poster Generator
Facebook’s free Business Poster Generator is making it easier for businesses to create eye-catching graphics.
2021: Design Trends for Public Agencies (Part 1)
Looking for the Hot Colors and Fonts for 2021?
Facebook’s New Pages Experience
With a new year comes a new look for Facebook Pages. The mega-platform is in the process of rolling out what it calls “the new Pages Experiences” to its 60 million-plus “Classic” Pages. Tests are currently running on the Facebook mobile app, but there is no clear launch date for these features across the platform. [...]
Social Media News to Know: January 2021
With social media constantly evolving, you may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let Tripepi Smith provide you with a regular roundup of social media news we think you need to know. Here are [...]
Resiliency Through Color: Pantone’s 2021 Color of the Year
Pantone instills hope and resilience with 2021’s colors of the year: Ultimate Gray and Illuminating.
Social Media News to Know: December 2020
At Tripepi Smith, we know it’s hard to stay up to speed on social media platforms when they constantly change. Instead, let us provide you with a regular roundup of social media news we think you need to know.
5 Reasons to Start Using Stories on Instagram and Facebook
Creating social media content is more complex than ever, but newer features like Stories can really drive positive engagement between your residents and your agency.
Are You Ready for 2021 Redistricting?
For the hundreds of jurisdictions in California with by-district elections, the 2021 redistricting process is right around the corner. Is your agency ready? Here are three tips to keep in mind as you head into 2021: Start planning now. Redistricting might not be on your radar right now since the deadlines for map adoption are [...]
Social Media News to Know: November 2020
You may not always have the time to learn about the latest and greatest social media trends (let alone the luxury of resources and budget to implement them). Instead, let Tripepi Smith provide you with a regular roundup of social media news we think you need to know. Here are five stories that caught our [...]
Create Conversations with Long Form Discussions
In our work at Tripepi Smith, we meet a ton of thoughtful people in the local government space who we get to learn from. Working as communicators in the public sector often puts us on the 50-yard line, front row, to see all the major policy challenges and social changes affecting America (especially California). It [...]
