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Our new White Paper 'Best by West Midlands', highlights best practice in the use of social media across local government in the West Midlands. The world has undergone a digital explosion over the past few years and social media sits at the heart of the rapid changes that have taken place. We’re fortunate enough to find in 2013 the West Midlands leading the way in the UK and being genuine pace setters in the field.

We have teamed up with and commissioned founders of comms2point0, a free online resource for creative communicators in the public, private and third sector, to take a snapshot of what social media looks like in the West Midlands in 2013 - details from 31 of 33 councils in the region are included. The Paper also addresses some of the challenges individuals and organisations are facing and signposts to a microsite with access to over 30 case studies which can help you understand your own digital and media landscape.

Thanks to the Best by West Midlands online resource, we will keep adding new content over time, including some more innovative examples of best practice from the region. The launch event, opened by Jan Britton, Chief Executive of Sandwell Council and IEWM Board Lead for Transformation, was very well attended by communications professionals and social media experts from across the region and beyond. The paper has featured in various regional and national media and so far, the microsite has been accessed over 6,300 times.

Contact us:

For media enquiries and further information, please contact:

Maggie Sybilska
Communications and Marketing Manager
t: 0845 352 7017
e: msybilska@westmidlandsiep.gov.uk