A raw and honest conversation about communicating with First Nations People brought together over 120 professionals from across Canberra’s public and private sector at an event hosted by IABC Canberra. Country and City: Communicating with First Nations People offered an insightfulpanel discussion at the National Museum of Australia drawing out lessons learned in communicating with this diverse audience. Dan Bourchier, Indigenous affairs journalist and ABC presenter emceed the event, whi..... Read more »

When I signed on to be IABC Canberra President for 2020, I had no idea that I’d be leading our volunteer team through times of smoke and bushfires and coronavirus, virtual board meetings and events, and difficult health and financial times for the community we live in. The highlight for me this year has been how much exposure this role has given me to the breadth and complexity of work that communication professionals in Canberra have tackled this year. As a group, we’ve repeatedly risen..... Read more »

Hear from Etienne Maujean, Head of Research and Design at Cordelta Digital, about design thinking and remote collaboration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9LVSJZUb54 Video from our webinar on 15 October 2020 ..... Read more »

At the IABC Canberra Board strategic planning session at the beginning of the year, we committed to holding our first Global Communication Certification Council exam in Canberra. Until fairly recently it was difficult for Asia Pacific members to sit for the Communication Management Professional (CMP) or Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP) exams as most were held at the international IABC conferences in North America. We were determined as part of our three year strategic plan..... Read more »

The Australian War Memorial has been recognised by the Australian Marketing Institute, winning the Marketing Excellence state award (ACT) for their Our Continuing Story campaign. The Public Sector Marketing category award recognises marketing excellence in campaigns delivered by or for the public sector.  Our Continuing Story was developed as a brand campaign to support the Memorial’s development project. The campaign aims to establish a narrative and strategically influe..... Read more »

The ATO wins AMI award for Single Touch Payroll campaign It’s not every day you get to work on an award-winning communications campaign but for the team at the ATO, this became a reality last week after walking away with the state award (ACT) for their Single Touch Payroll (STP) campaign at the Australian Marketing Institute’s Marketing Excellence awards for the best integrated marketing communications program.  The award recognises excellence in the implementation of an int..... Read more »

Everyone I speak to lately is ready to say goodbye to 2020 and welcome new opportunities in 2021. If you're looking to challenge yourself in 2021 joining the IABC Canberra Board could be just the thing! Serving on the IABC Canberra Board helps grow your professional skills, build your personal network, and provides an opportunity to contribute to the communication profession not just in Canberra but across the world. We are looking for experienced communication professionals who have dive..... Read more »

By Juliette Taylor, creativeXpeople It used to be a creative’s dream. Break free from the shackles chaining you to the desk to get outside and let your creativity run wild. Brainstorm at the park. Ideate in a cafe. Write scripts from your own couch. Get out of the stifling four walls of the office and get the creative juices flowing in a new environment. It was the perfect formula for thinking outside the box. And to most, a mere dream of an alternate reality. Then, all of a sudden, it ..... Read more »

Hear from Peter Rekers, one of Australia’s leading experts in crisis management. Video from our webinar on 11 June 2020: Are you crisis ready? webinar recording ..... Read more »

'Friends, Romans, countrymen – lend me your ears!' Like Mark Anthony exclaims in Shakespeare’s oft-quoted Julius Caesar, the function of communications is often diminished to a one-way exercise. Whether it be the presidential candidate waxing lyrical at the lectern, or the young revolutionary calling his fellow citizens to arms from a soap box styled pulpit – the focus is on message transmission. But what if that was only half the picture? If you were to ask a layman to des..... Read more »