I hold a controversial opinion. Newsletters are an ineffective tool for library marketing. I totally understand why libraries create them. Our customers are a wide and diverse audience and our budget is limited. Newsletters are an easy and efficient way... Continue Reading →
Watch Now What We Talked About I'm looking for examples of libraries that are having success and failure with email marketing. I always talk about what I'm doing at my library. Now I want to know what you're doing at... Continue Reading →
We did a big, big thing at my library this year. We launched a blog. It's been a long time coming. I first pitched the idea of a blog to senior leadership in 2015. I created a document that explained... Continue Reading →
I don't know about you, but I spend the majority of my day as a library marketer making decisions. I answer probably two dozen or more questions a day from co-workers, staff, and friends about everything from the title of... Continue Reading →
I'm so excited to be the keynote speaker for the Illinois Library Association Marketing Forum Mini-Conference in Chicago in a few weeks. My brain is entirely engulfed in content marketing as I formulate the talk. There are also some big... Continue Reading →
Nearly a year ago, I shared my top five holiday marketing ideas for libraries. These ideas work for any size library, in any part of the world. It was one of the most popular posts on this blog. We all... Continue Reading →
One of my most vivid class memories from college happened during my freshman year. A woman visited our communications class to talk about this new thing sweeping the nation: the internet. She said that someday companies would be able to... Continue Reading →
I wrote this post while sitting in my hotel room at the end of a week in Cleveland, Ohio at Content Marketing World. My brain is packed with ideas. My laptop battery is dead. Everywhere I look, I see orange.... Continue Reading →
