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Back in 2018, I sat in front of 400-ish library professionals at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference, and tried out an idea that had been rattling around in my head. What if libraries looked at how they engage with customers using the framework of a marketing funnel? At the time, my goal was simple:… Continue reading Seven Years of the Library Marketing Funnel: Where Are We Now?
What if the reason more people don’t use libraries isn’t because they don’t want to, or even don't know about the services and programs, but because we’ve unintentionally made it too hard? That’s the central question I kept coming back to as I listened to the recent Freakonomics podcast series on a concept called “sludge.”… Continue reading Are Libraries Serving “Sludge?”
Since I debuted the "marketing funnel or sieve" concept at the Library Marketing and Communications Conference in St. Louis last November, I've been trying to figure out a way to share it with a broader audience. I decided to create a video – and even though it's still a work in progress, I'd like to share… Continue reading New video on the Marketing Funnel and Sieve
Last week, I had the pleasure of delivering the keynote address at the annual Library Marketing & Communications Conference with LMCC President Jennifer Burke. Jennifer and I covered a lot of topics during our keynote conversation and follow-up breakout session, but the topic that seemed to resonate with people most of all was my concept… Continue reading Recapping My Keynote at the 2018 Library Marketing & Communications Conference
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