{"id":115749,"date":"2018-06-14T14:37:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-14T13:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/?p=115749"},"modified":"2018-06-14T14:54:27","modified_gmt":"2018-06-14T13:54:27","slug":"vuelio-at-the-communications-conference-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/vuelio-at-the-communications-conference-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuelio at the Communications Conference 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>#CommsConf18 took place on Tuesday, kicking off the NHS Confederation\u2019s annual conference and exhibition. The very best of internal and external communicators came together in Manchester to listen to, learn and share the latest thoughts on health comms and best practice for the future. Vuelio was delighted to join the Communications Conference 2018, and hear from some of the leading experts in health comms.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Host Helen Reynolds, from <a href=\"https:\/\/socialforthepeople.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social For The People<\/a> and of <a href=\"https:\/\/commscartoons.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comms Cartoons<\/a> fame, presented The Comms Unicorn, which \u2018poos insights\u2019, \u2018flies over chaos\u2019, \u2018sweats engaging content\u2019 and delights the NHS comms crowd.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn.jpg\" alt=\"Helen Reynolds\" width=\"760\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn-705x399.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/The-Comms-Unicorn-500x283.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 760px) 100vw, 760px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She also created cartoons for each speaker, including the This Girl Can campaign lead Kate Dale, comms2point0\u2019s Dan Slee and CIPR president Sarah Hall.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115751\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kate-Dale.jpg\" alt=\"This Girl Can\" width=\"611\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kate-Dale.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kate-Dale-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kate-Dale-450x317.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Kate-Dale-500x352.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The This Girl Can campaign is known for its inspirational tv spots and advertising, but Kate was able to lift the curtain to give a behind-the-scenes look at how the campaign was put together, the challenges they faced and the difference they\u2019ve made to women\u2019s sports participation.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115752\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Dan-Slee.jpg\" alt=\"Comms 2point0\" width=\"611\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Dan-Slee.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Dan-Slee-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Dan-Slee-450x275.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Dan-Slee-500x305.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan Slee is always a favourite among comms audiences, and #CommsConf18 was no different. Using a variety of examples, Dan was refreshingly honest about digital comms: only use it when it\u2019s appropriate and genuinely the best option, don\u2019t just focus on Twitter and make sure you\u2019re engaging with your audience, not just broadcasting.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted this <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RochdaleCouncil\/status\/1005039446704689153\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">incredible thread<\/a> from Rochdale Council responding to a \u2018dig\u2019 at the town.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sarah-Hall.jpg\" alt=\"FuturePRoof\" width=\"611\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sarah-Hall.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sarah-Hall-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sarah-Hall-450x275.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Sarah-Hall-500x305.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>CIPR President, Sarah Hall, has just released <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/blog\/futureproof-the-nhs-at-70\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FuturePRoof edition three<\/a>, titled \u2018The NHS at 70 with Lessons for the Wider PR Community\u2019, making her an obvious choice for #CommsConf18. As ever, Sarah advocated best practice and the need for comms at all levels for the NHS to thrive. With 25 experts backing her up, it\u2019s hard to disagree that comms is vital for the health service\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p>As you&#8217;d expect, there was a lot of chat across social media for #CommsConf18, which we&#8217;ve gathered together in this Vuelio Canvas. To see the full Canvas, <a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.vuelio.co.uk\/democorporate\/commsconf18#\/walls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a> or on the image below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;d like to make your won Canvas, and show off your coverage, share visual link or replace boring slides, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/pr-software\/canvas\/?clid=Blog#pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">get in touch<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/canvas.vuelio.co.uk\/democorporate\/commsconf18#\/walls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-115757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CommsConf18.jpg\" alt=\"Communications Conference 18\" width=\"611\" height=\"581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CommsConf18.jpg 611w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CommsConf18-300x285.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CommsConf18-450x428.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/CommsConf18-500x475.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 611px) 100vw, 611px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#CommsConf18 took place on Tuesday, kicking off the NHS Confederation\u2019s annual conference and exhibition. The very best of internal and external communicators came together in Manchester to listen, learn and share the latest thoughts on health comms and best practice for the future. Vuelio was delighted to join the Communications Conference 2018, and hear from some of the leading experts in health comms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":423,"featured_media":115750,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7365,7272,3725],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115749"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/423"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115749"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115756,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115749\/revisions\/115756"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.vuelio.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}