Photo courtesy Cincinnati and Hamilton County Library This is the final part of a series on social media best practices for libraries in 2023. These posts include best practices for the following platforms: LinkedIn Facebook TikTok YouTube Instagram Twitter for... 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 →
I know work is hard right now. But there is one time-saving social media marketing technique that libraries should avoid at all costs. Libraries should avoid cross-posting on social media. Cross-posting is when you post the same text and graphics... Continue Reading →
This may mean I'm weird but one of my favorite things to do is check for information about social media on the Social Media Today website. And I'm a little obsessed with their monthly statistics report, which they publish in... Continue Reading →
The most effective, free marketing tactic in the library marketing professional's toolbox is social media. Personally, I love it. I think it's fun. And interesting. And despite the trolls, I've made some actual friends and professional connections in the social... Continue Reading →
So, Instagram is a thing. A REALLY BIG THING. 700 million active users each month. 400 million active users each day. 250 million active users of Instagram stories each day. 4.5 billion photo likes each day. 59% of internet users... Continue Reading →
Confession: I am a Pinterest junkie. I've loved the platform since its infancy. When it debuted in March of 2010, I scored an invite to join from a journalist friend (at that time, you needed an invitation) and it was... Continue Reading →
Sometimes, luck shines on the hardworking marketer and all the stars align to hand you an unexpected victory. This happened to my library recently. One of our branches held a stuffed animal sleepover. I'm guessing someone in your library system... Continue Reading →
Super Library Marketing: Practical Tips and Ideas for Library Promotion 