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Gill Colbourne's presentation at CILIP West Midlands event on promoting your service. The presentation highlights examples of promotion work from Warwickshire library and information service.
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CILIP West Midlands – Promoting Your ServiceGill ColbourneBusiness Development LibrarianWarwickshire Library & Information Service
Promoting Your Service
• Using flyers, posters, giveaway items• Through advertising and newspaper articles• Outside the library by giving talks and
networking• Promotion in every day opportunities• Through staff and advocacy
Images and Branding
Advertising• Use different methods to try and capture different audiences• Posters in public buildings e.g. sports centres, community
centres, children’s centres, etc.• An advertisement in the Council Tax booklets• An advert on buses on routes covering Warwickshire through
Stagecoach• Advertisements or editorial in Community Forums,
Village/Town magazines – online and hard copy• Opportunities such as Warwick Hospital advertising space
Bus Advertising
Social Media• We have a section on the Warwickshire County Council
website www.warwickshire.gov.uk/libraries• Facebook page https://
www.facebook.com/warwickshirelibraryandinformationservice
• Twitter account https://twitter.com/warkslibraries • Pinterest http://pinterest.com/warkslibraries/ • Youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAE9CPJ78Zk
News articles• Using local newspapers for interesting stories and promotion
of events remembering to use a photograph if possible• Using the County Council Intranet• Using County Council publications• Look out for any opportunities to publicise
Staff advocacy• One of our most important marketing tools!
Staff advocacy• Staff welcoming people in the libraries, so customers want to
return again• Promoting the service at external events such as College Open
Days, Children & Family events, Reading & Learning Events, etc.
• Speaking at general public meetings such as Warwickshire Racial & Equality Partnerships, rural town community forums etc.
• Giving talks for groups from Brownies to Women’s Institute• Higher level meetings and conferences involving councillors,
partners and potential partners• Any opportunity!
Any questions?