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How Virginia unleashed the power of data

AWS Public Sector Blog

Community leaders could use the root cause and supplier information to publish press releases and community outreach warning the user community of the potential danger from a specific batch. From January through March of 2019, 28 people in the Winchester community died from fatal Fentanyl overdoses.

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Market, Message, and Medium: A Library Marketer Shares How She Tackles Promotions in a Time Crunch

Super Library Marketing

In her role, she coordinates outreach, consults on youth services, helps secure state aid for library construction, manages continuing education for her libraries, and does the marketing. I think it will become easier.”. Suzanne knows how difficult it is for small libraries to promote themselves. I’m exhausted just making that list!)

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The Biggest Problem Library’s Face? Reaching New Cardholders! Here’s a 6-step Plan for Growing Your Library User Base

Super Library Marketing

Instead of sending out a generic press release about the benefits of a library card, send your media contacts a pre-written story of a real person who got help with a real problem at the library. Reporters and newsrooms are more likely to pick up a story about a real person than a press release.

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How One Library Marketer Transformed a Library Website: See the Stunning Before and After!

Super Library Marketing

“The blog is a great place to put press releases or share important library updates without building individual landing pages that disappear over time. Depending on the content, I do find that the blog articles drive traffic, especially if the blog article is about the library itself.”

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How To Create a Marketing Plan for an Entire Year Even if Your Library’s Strategic Plan Sucks or Is Non-Existent!

Super Library Marketing

A strategic plan defines targets and objectives for the entire library organization, including facilities, human resources, reader services, youth services, outreach, and more. What is the difference between a strategic plan and a marketing plan? A marketing plan outlines your initiatives to support your library’s strategic plan.

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I Spent 3 Hours in a Room Full of Curious and Committed Library Staff: Here Are the 4 Things I Learned From Them!

Super Library Marketing

We must make print collateral, send emails, schedule social media posts, attend meetings, make press releases, do outreach events, and then attend more meetings. Here are the four things I learned from this fantastic, dedicated, intelligent, creative, and curious set of library marketers. Library marketers need time to think.

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Getting Feedback From Residents: A New Survey

Barrett & Greene

Here are a few of the key results from the survey taken from a press release announcing its publication: ● A large majority (71%) of respondents reported they are not being “asked” by government for their input or feedback. The other options he had in mind included e-mail, phone, texts and social media.