3. City of Raleigh
North Carolina
Capital City
Approximately 400,000
citizens
20 departments
Existing communication
channels
• Web
• Social media
• Mailings
• Email
4. Email Communications
Prior to GovDelivery
Email Distribution Lists Communication Platforms
Staff maintained in Outlook 2 commercial products
Isolated, departmental Across 4 business areas
No clear method to get added No integration within the same products
Pirated across the City Not leveraging pricing
Landing on blacklists
5. GovDelivery
Key Benefits
Numerous User
Enterprise Single citizen
communication customization
platform entry point
channels and control
6. Evaluation
and Buy In
Identified Broad
Included all City Flexible user Ran the
potential participation in
departments management numbers
communications demos
7. Timeline to
Implementation
Jun 2011 Aug 2011 Sep 2011 Oct 2011 Nov 2011 Dec 2011
• IT introduction and • Departmental demos, • Software decision and
evaluation evaluations and contract process
comparisons
Jan 2012 Feb 2012 Feb 2012 Mar 2012 March 2012
• Planning, • Staff training and • Soft launch and then
configuration and testing full release
information gathering
8. Tw e n t y ( 2 0 ) D a y
Activity Report
• 120 city staff trained
Launch • 12 new business areas
• Over 100 topics
• 127 bulletins sent
• 43,291 delivery count
Metrics • 25% open rate
• 32,149 subscribers
• 54,347 subscriptions
• Cross-department cooperation and partnership
• Standardizing communication branding
Added Benefits
• Providing numerous choices for citizens
• Multiple departments working toward common goal
9. Financial Case Study
Monthly Newsletters
• 5,600 items sent USPS
Mail • $2,350
Delivery • Estimate 25% convert to electronic
• Estimate $587 monthly savings
• 378 items still sent USPS
• Actual 93% conversion rate
GovDelivery • Actual $2,179 monthly savings
• 7,205 subscriptions
11. Allowing for
Individuality
Police
Communications
Press Releases & Media
Communications
Parks & Recreation
News and Events
Planning and Development News
12. Maintaining
The Brand
Same look
Department
level
Unique
addresses
Individual
social media
links
13. Using the
Questions
Bids & Solid Waste P&R
Alerts
RFPs Services Programs
Professions, P&R:
businesses and Days of service fields, programs, Types
trades greenways
Bulletins sent
based on current Types of service RPD: districts Facilities
listings
Days
14. It will
Happen
• Cast a wide net
Train users that will • Training can’t be an excuse
never use the application • Expose more people to the potential
• Evaluate usage
Create topics that don’t • Market
get used • Don’t be afraid to drop under achieving topics
• Turn on reminder alert
Send a bulletin by • Catch it and correct it
mistake • Leverage “no send” roles
• Work with staff
See poorly crafted • Share good examples
bulletins • Craft defaults
21. H o t To p i c :
Parks & Recreation
News and Events
• 13,216 subscriptions
• Weekly
Tennis
• 4,636 subscriptions
Greenways
• 1,348 subscriptions
• Monthly
22. H o t To p i c :
Raleigh Arts
News and Events
• 7,008 subscriptions
• Biweekly
Block Gallery
• 5,539 subscriptions
• Exhibits
23. H o t To p i c :
Planning & Development
Newsletters
• 2,364 subscriptions
• Monthly
Development Process
• 3,977 subscriptions
Special Events
• 1,788 subscriptions
25. Questions?
Beth Stagner
IT Manager, City of Raleigh
919.996.5485
Beth.Stagner@raleighnc.gov
Sara VonBargen
All presentations will be
Client Success Consultant Manager
emailed to participants in a
651.379.6217
Sara.VonBargen@govdelivery.com
day or two!
Jennifer Kaplan
Product Marketing Manager
651.379.6213
Jennifer.Kaplan@govdelivery.com
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