Joanne Sweeney

Joanne Sweeney is the founder of Digital Training Institute and a passionate writer, podcaster and vlogger. A former broadcast journalist, Joanne has an impressive 20-year career in all forms of media and communications, from PR to lecturing, corporate communications, digital marketing and social media. She is the founder of Public Sector Marketing Institute, a specialist digital communications agency for government and public sector organisations. Joanne is the host of the Public Sector...See more

Joanne Sweeney is the founder of Digital Training Institute and a passionate writer, podcaster and vlogger. A former broadcast journalist, Joanne has an impressive 20-year career in all forms of media and communications, from PR to lecturing, corporate communications, digital marketing and social media. She is the founder of Public Sector Marketing Institute, a specialist digital communications agency for government and public sector organisations. Joanne is the host of the Public Sector Marketing Show podcast and organiser of the Public Sector Digital Marketing Summit. Her first book, Social Media Under Investigation: Law Enforcement and the Social Web, takes a forensic look at how police forces are leveraging social media for crime investigation, public relations and community engagement. She has also developed a suite of accredited online courses and coaching programmes to help public sector marketing pros excel in digital communications. Her global audience of clients comprises marketers, business owners and communications professionals in public life.A life-long learner, Joanne holds 11 academic and professional qualifications, including a master's degree in journalism and a master's degree in digital marketing. Joanne is an advanced digital marketing trainer for Google and is a regular on the speaker circuit and has appeared on numerous stages in the US, Australia, mainland Europe, the UK, and Ireland. She was a speaker at Meta's first Government Digital Transformation Summit in 2021. See less