Before I worked in library marketing, I spent nearly 20 years as a broadcast television journalist. I was a newscast producer for a local TV station. I created a nightly newscast from scratch. I decided which stories would be told,... Continue Reading →
Watch Now The Library Marketing Show, Episode 65In this episode, answers a viewer question about how to use customer testimonials for library marketing.Kudos in this episode goes to Madison County in Mississippi for creating a Virtual Library.Do you have a... Continue Reading →
Watch Now The #LibraryMarketing Show, Episode 46Angela explains the Circle of Promotion and how all of your marketing tactics should tie together so we can reach our whole community. Here is the blog post by Angela's former library that she... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year again. September is Library Card Sign-up Month in the United States. According to American Libraries Magazine, the campaign was created by the American Library Association (ALA) in 1989 to remind parents, caregivers, and students that... Continue Reading →
I need your help! In a few weeks, I'm giving a short online seminar to library directors about marketing! I have 15 minutes to convince them to throw their full support behind library marketing. I really want this talk to... Continue Reading →
It's ironic that a former broadcast journalist can find herself without a good plan for getting more positive news coverage for her library. And yet, that was the situation I found myself in last year. I run the content marketing... Continue Reading →
We talk a lot about emailing our cardholders with information about new products, services, and collection items. But you can also use your email list in a powerful way to reach people who have just signed up for a library... Continue Reading →
I have a revelation to share with you. You don't always have to send out a press release to get media attention. I KNOW, RIGHT!! Now, don't get me wrong. You should not stop sending press releases completely. In fact,... Continue Reading →