We recently put in place a new Event Parking notifications system for our friends in the Parking Team. The old system kept failing (a ClickDimensions/MS Dynamics CRM solution), so we built them a simple system that utilises our forms builder, Open Forms, and integrations with email marketing software Campaign Monitor and SMS gateway BurstSMS. New…
Month: November 2020
A day in the life of a council marketer
Your name is Alex and you work in the Marketing Team at the City of Radelaide. It’s February. Festival season is nigh and you’re super busy putting together marketing materials for the busiest time of the year in Radelaide. You’re sitting at your desk responding to emails on your computer when you sense a presence…
Assessment Books available digitally
Accessing these massive, bound, gold-embossed Rate Assessment Books used to be one of the main reasons why people would visit the City Archives in Topham Mall, Adelaide. These enormous books record the property owner and rateable value of every property in the City of Adelaide dating back to 1847. But it’s no longer necessary for…
Search function improvements on City of Adelaide sites
We have gone ‘live’ with some changes to the on-site search function on the CoA website. The search results are now more Google-like: they’re delivered in an integrated fashion (rather than segmented by ‘document type’ as they were before), the search is faster, and there are a number of cosmetic improvements (eg. outline box, thumbnail…
Staycation and Trails now available in chatbot
We’re continuing to add new functionality and content to the City of Adelaide chatbot. Have you tried it yet? Search ‘City of Adelaide’ on Facebook Messenger to give it a go. We’ve just added our popular ‘Staycation Deals’ for city-based accommodation, tours and attractions, as well as access to our 70+ city trails and guides….
Minecraft project in KPMG Smart Cities paper
Our Minecraft project has received a mention in a KPMG Smart Cities paper. Here’s the text: To engage the community and relieve boredom in isolation during school holidays, the City of Adelaide released two Minecraft challenges. The city asked citizens to become chief town planners and engineers and build a new city based on the…