Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Public Library I do my best writing in the darkness. I wake up most workdays around 5:30 a.m. I pour coffee and add enough creamer to turn the liquid from black to beige. Then... Continue Reading →
I recently read a beautiful post on Greenheart.org. It began with this insightful observation. "Language is one of the most important parts of any culture. It is the way by which people communicate with one another, build relationships, and create... Continue Reading →
In 1960, Kelly Johnson was the lead engineer at a division of Lockheed that made spy plans. One day, he handed a team of design engineers a handful of tools. Then he told the engineers that they must design a... Continue Reading →
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 93 In this episode, I'm sharing two tools that will help you when you're writing any kind of library promotional copy for any type of marketing tactic. Kudos go to the Elizabeth Public... Continue Reading →
I learned a skill as a journalist which has been invaluable to me as a marketer. As a journalist, I was an expert at knowing when to let go of a piece of content and send it out into space, even though... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago, a good number of you were kind enough to respond to this question, "What is your biggest library marketing concern right now?" As you can imagine, many of those worries are not all marketing related. In... Continue Reading →
In my former life as a web journalist for a television news station, crafting the best headline for each story was the most challenging part of my day. It was also the most crucial task. A compelling headline for any... Continue Reading →
Watch Now In this episode, we talk about an anonymous question from a reader who has a little problem: The departments in their library get upset when they re-write their text suggestions for marketing messages. I'll talk about how I... Continue Reading →
Super Library Marketing: Practical Tips and Ideas for Library Promotion 