At the end of October the People SIG welcomed back Alan Barnard (this time aided by colleague John Braggins) from Campaign It! who was returning for Part 2 of How to construct a campaign of communications to achieve support for your project, Part 1 of which was held back in June and during which time beat us from completing the evening. Alan reminded us that a campaign is… ■A planned sequence of communications ■That makes use of all appropriate channels ■To achieve defined outcomes ■In a specific time-frame ■By influencing the decision-makers who will allow success Alan also walked through part of the Campaign It! Model focussing in on 4 main areas… ■Start with the end – work out your desired outcome and the cause associated with it ■Know who gives you permission to succeed – they are the audience you need to influence ■Work out the compelling story that will persuade them ■And then tell that story – repeatedly using all appropriate channels of communication Then it was time for the planned lengthy Q&A session during which time we bounced around many live queries folks had bought with them involving Asda, The Law Society, libraries and Heathrow Airport to name but a few. You can follow the People SIG on Twitter at @PeopleSIG or if you would like to know more about what we are planning then why not email us at peoplesig@apm.org.uk