Comments on: Government communications doesn’t suck. I mean it. http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/ ... it's about public relations, marketing, retail quirks, government communications and oddities ... and written in Canada! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 17:51:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: SoSaidThe.Organization » Blog Archive » Government Communications is interesting, dammit! http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-34789 SoSaidThe.Organization » Blog Archive » Government Communications is interesting, dammit! Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:40:05 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-34789 [...] Following up on my previous post -  Government communications doesn’t suck, I mean it - I’d like to discuss the wide range of subjects and topics that could draw your attention as a government communicator. After all, government work doesn’t mean professional or personal stagnation. [...] [...] Following up on my previous post -  Government communications doesn’t suck, I mean it - I’d like to discuss the wide range of subjects and topics that could draw your attention as a government communicator. After all, government work doesn’t mean professional or personal stagnation. [...]

]]> By: Ketcheson.net :: Working in Government Communications http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-14113 Ketcheson.net :: Working in Government Communications Thu, 19 Oct 2006 03:37:27 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-14113 [...] I’ve been remiss in my duties as someone blogging in the space of government communications issues for not pointing to a series of good posts from fellow government communicator Colin McKay around the benefits of working inside government. [...] [...] I’ve been remiss in my duties as someone blogging in the space of government communications issues for not pointing to a series of good posts from fellow government communicator Colin McKay around the benefits of working inside government. [...]

]]> By: Inside PR: a public relations podcast - Inside PR #28 - Wednesday, October 11, 2006 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12538 Inside PR: a public relations podcast - Inside PR #28 - Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Wed, 11 Oct 2006 16:59:11 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-12538 [...] 10:50 Terry starts this week’s topic by reading Colin McKay’s comment on last week’s show. Colin talks about “government” and “not-for-profit” areas of PR in the “agency vs. client side” debate. On his blog, he makes the case for working on the government side of PR. Terry spends a few minutes talking about the advantages of working for government. [...] [...] 10:50 Terry starts this week’s topic by reading Colin McKay’s comment on last week’s show. Colin talks about “government” and “not-for-profit” areas of PR in the “agency vs. client side” debate. On his blog, he makes the case for working on the government side of PR. Terry spends a few minutes talking about the advantages of working for government. [...]

]]> By: Terry Fallis http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12363 Terry Fallis Wed, 11 Oct 2006 02:59:49 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-12363 Great post Colin. I completely agree. As someone who used to work in government, albeit on political staff, I should not have overlooked government as great place to learn. When you listen to IPR #28 I hope you think we've corrected the oversight. Thanks for bringing it forward... Great post Colin. I completely agree. As someone who used to work in government, albeit on political staff, I should not have overlooked government as great place to learn. When you listen to IPR #28 I hope you think we’ve corrected the oversight. Thanks for bringing it forward…

]]> By: trevor http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-12280 trevor Tue, 10 Oct 2006 21:25:16 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-12280 I appreciate the fact that you're fighting the uphill battle on this one. It's true that the govt offers an upside - and you've hit on that - but your comments on the manager's attire get to a difficult truth: there are alot of wasters that will be your colleagues. The presence of the unmotivated and distinterested (and, yes, unstylish) can really wear on anyone with even a miniscule amount of ambition. The temptation to saw a good percentage off one's salary and get an agency gig is ever-present. I appreciate the fact that you’re fighting the uphill battle on this one. It’s true that the govt offers an upside - and you’ve hit on that - but your comments on the manager’s attire get to a difficult truth: there are alot of wasters that will be your colleagues. The presence of the unmotivated and distinterested (and, yes, unstylish) can really wear on anyone with even a miniscule amount of ambition. The temptation to saw a good percentage off one’s salary and get an agency gig is ever-present.

]]> By: David Jones http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/comment-page-1/#comment-11527 David Jones Mon, 09 Oct 2006 00:20:35 +0000 http://canuckflack.com/2006/10/07/government-communications-doesnt-suck-i-mean-it/#comment-11527 All great points. And clearly we didn't give the government communications stream enough (if any) love on Inside PR 27. We'll fix that in the future...please don't send Rev Can to the palatial towers of the Inside PR podcasting empire! All great points. And clearly we didn’t give the government communications stream enough (if any) love on Inside PR 27.

We’ll fix that in the future…please don’t send Rev Can to the palatial towers of the Inside PR podcasting empire!

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