Putting social media at the heart of the organisation

Aside from their corporate accounts, the Comms team were tasked with gaining visibility of all the Council’s associated social accounts and understanding how other services across the organisation used social media. Orlo helped bring all of these together, helping the team produce consistent and quality content that remained targeted to specific audiences. Not only were the central Comms team on-hand to support others, they were also able to retain overarching control of security and output. Early on, the Comms team recognised the need for a joined-up approach between them and the Customer Services team and looked to further incorporate social media into Horsham’s customer service offering.

While building a positive reputation online remains their main goal on social, they’ve experienced benefits elsewhere too – a reduction in calls to Services and Customer Services teams, a better understanding of resident sentiment and a lower spend on physical print as people look to self-serve through digital channels instead.

The positive impact of social media, alongside the control and efficiency that Orlo has brought to Horsham, now means that it no longer sits on the periphery of the organisation, but is embedded firmly within it.