David Lee King

social media | emerging trends | libraries

Handy Library Marketing Resources from Innovative

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Check out Innovative’s blog post Top 10 Resources for Library Marketing Inspiration. There’s some good stuff here, including:

  • Webinars from Cordelia Anderson and Kathy Dempsey
  • A handy TikTok Tipsheet from Dallas Public Library
  • A link to two marketing-focused publications: Marketing Library Services – lots of handy how-to tips for marketers, and to the Marketing Libraries Journal – for the more academically-minded side of library marketing
  • A case study on using Vega Program (an event management platform)
  • Two “library influencers”: The way-cool Mychal Threets … and me.

Anyway – check it out, click the links, and find some handy marketing tips in the process! And Innovative – thanks for the mention!

Attend the Library Marketing Conference

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Update: Had someone ask, so – registration prices are being set now, and should be announced in a few days. Click through to the website to find more info!

Did you know there’s a Library Marketing & Communications conference? There is – and it’s being held in November!

It’s called the Library Marketing & Communications Conference, and it is being held November 16-17 in Addison, TX (Dallas suburb).

Here’s what the conference focuses on:

The Library Marketing and Communications Conference is designed for library employees of any level who are involved in marketing, communication, public relations, social media, and outreach in academic, public, and special libraries. Sessions explore issues that are important for this niche of library work, and the conference includes time for attendees to network and to discuss mutual challenges.

Honestly? Anymore, that means ALL OF US. It’s never a bad time to improve your communication, marketing, and PR skills.

Want to attend? Go here to find out more info!

Image – me talking at the conference, by the South Carolina State Library