What a year!
The OPF team will be taking a short break to relax and refresh for an exciting 2021. Our office will be closed from December 23, reopening on January 6. We hope you have a safe [...]
Media and presentation training – even if you never speak to a journalist
Skills learned through media training are skills for life. Defining your message succinctly, delivering it clearly and directly, managing those unwanted questions, handling the unexpected – they are all skills that are transferrable to every [...]
Welcome to the team Kaycee Meads
OPF Consulting has appointed Kaycee as a Communications Consultant to implement marketing communication and public relations programs for clients. Kaycee completed a marketing and public relations degree in Perth. In her final year, she provided [...]
Making a website relevant
As the world changes it’s important to ensure your website reflects the current mood of your market and doesn’t appear so irrelevant that visitors wonder if you are even still in business. Whilst many companies [...]
How to Update your Stakeholder Database
Updating the stakeholder database is one of those jobs for the quieter work times. It never really seems urgent until the task has become too big to tackle! Now is the perfect time for any [...]
We’re seeking a Digital Content Specialist!
If you're a talented, experienced and creative digital marketing professional who thrives in a fast paced environment - this job is for you! We're looking for a confident, enthusiastic, self-starter and strategic thinker who can develop [...]
How COVID-19 Tested Your Crisis Preparation
Most modern companies will have an issues or crises plan of some kind. Years of watching the unexpected happen to other companies, has motivated most organisations to put plans in order to some level. But [...]
Engaging through video conference calls
Whilst we are all becoming more comfortable engaging with our stakeholders via video conferencing, it’s good to remember that the technology isn’t new and there are some long-term guidelines which are good to stand by. [...]
Online Stakeholder and Community Engagement
With most Australians currently working from home and travel almost at a standstill, organisations and governments are rapidly navigating the world of online stakeholder engagement. Whilst the technology is not new (it has been [...]
Earth Hour 2020
The impacts of the climate emergency are being felt across our country more than ever before. This summer alone: - Over 12 million hectares of Australian land burnt during an extended fire season. - Over [...]
News in social media land 👻
Snapchat has announced it will bring forward the launch of its new 'Here For You' mental health resource center, making it available to all users this week in response to rising angst around the COVID-19 [...]
Welcome to the team Lee McLean
OPF Consulting has appointed Lee McLean Senior Executive to provide expanded strategy, issues and stakeholder services to its Canberra and national clients. Lee was formerly National Senior Counsel and Queensland General Manager for PPR (now [...]
The top 12 most powerful design trends that will dominate in 2020 and beyond. Do you agree?
In anticipation for 2020, it’s time to make an educated guess on the trends that will dominate the web design world over the next year. Read more here.
AAP closure: An era in journalism ends
Since 1935, Australian Associated Press has covered news in Australia the way it was meant to be done – in a factual, neutral and non-biased way. In June we lose this source of factual news [...]
Creatives for Bushfires
We have pledged our in-kind support with Creatives for Bushfires to help the devastated communities in their rebuild efforts when the time is right. #creativesforbushfires