What They Didn't Teach You in Library School: The Cycle of True Marketing
December 1, 2022
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
About this Webinar:
Have you been tasked with marketing library events or services without ever having a course that taught you how? If so, you’re an “accidental marketer,” and you’re not alone! This webinar will give you a solid foundation in the tenets of library marketing, covering definitions, strategies, reasoning, and the steps in the Cycle of True Marketing. With a dash of humor, marketing maven Kathy Dempsey will answer these burning questions:
• What’s the difference between marketing, public relations, promotion, and advocacy?
• Why didn’t anyone come to the event that I worked so hard on?
• How can I get my message through when people are inundated with information and advertising?
• Why is library lingo evil?
• What mistakes am I making without realizing it?
• How can I make my marketing more effective?
Wonder no longer, this is the “Marketing 101” lesson that will help it all make sense! Kathy Dempsey wrote a book called The Accidental Library Marketer, so she knows how to get you up-to-speed.
Presented by Kathy Dempsey:
Kathy Dempsey wrote the popular how-to book The Accidental Library Marketer and founded her own marketing consultancy, Libraries Are Essential. Her work is dedicated to helping librarians and information professionals promote their value and expertise in order to gain respect and funding. Kathy has been the Editor of Marketing Library Services newsletter for 27 years.
She's Founding Chair of the Library Marketing and Communications Conference and serves on the Executive Board of LibraryLink New Jersey, a statewide cooperative. This writer, editor, and marketing maven has been giving presentations across the U.S. and Canada for 25+ years, always sprinkling them with humor to make marketing concepts more interesting and accessible.
Registration Closes November 29, 2022
This project was funded under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Florida’s LSTA program is administered by the Department of State’s Division of Library and Information Services. For FY2022-23, 74% of the total costs for the SEFLIN Continuing Education Program 2022-23 ($218,625) is supported by federal money. The total budget of the project is $296,692.