VODG Marketing & Communications Professional Network Meeting July 2023

The next meeting of the Marketing & Communications professional network is now open for booking.

We have some great discussion points on the agenda, including storytelling - how can we help learning disabled people to tell their own stories? This is intended to be a "blue sky thinking" session with the aim of helping members with this important area of communication.

Next we have some one-to-one networking time to allow members to engage in the types of conversations that can be tricky in a wider online meeting.

Finally we will also be discussing employer brand. Specifically we will address how to encourage colleagues/ex colleagues to leave postiive reviews on external websites, what have members done to understand what their current emplyer brand is, and how to share your organisation's values to colleagues and external audiences as a way to support the recruitment and retention of staff. Please come to the meeting prepare to discuss your ideas around these questions. 

Programme

10.00

Welcome

 

Sue Howarth, Membership & Marketing Officer, VODG

Welcome

10.05

Introductions

 

VODG Co-chairs

Welcome

10.15

Storytelling – helping learning disabled people to tell their own stories

 

Member-led workshop

Workshop

10.45

One-to-one networking

 

Members

Discussion

11.15

Organisational culture and employer brand

 

Member-led workshop

Workshop 

11.45

Future meetings and speakers

 

VODG Co-chairs

End

11.55

Final round-up and finish

 

Sue Howarth, Membership & Marketing Officer, VODG

End

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The Marketing & Communications network provides colleagues a secure space to discuss pertinent issues and topics via our online forum, to upload documents and to view the lastest network events. 

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VODG Marketing & Communications Network Co-chairs

Lizzie Courtney

Lizzie Courtney

Head of Brand, External Communications and Marketing, Hft

Kat Akass

Kat Akass

Head of Marketing, Digital and Communications, SeeAbility

Alison Freestone

Alison Freestone

Communications Manager, Thera