Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention

Marketing is a necessary function of academic libraries but is frequently deprioritized in library job descriptions and organizational structures. This article serves as a case study of how one library worked to formalize marketing efforts by moving from ad hoc committee-based work to structured pos...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth Fowler, Wendy G. Pothier, Donald Dow
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Language:English
Published: Marketing Libraries Journal 2025-05-01
Series:Marketing Libraries Journal
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Online Access:https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/spring2025/03_MLJv9i1.pdf
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description Marketing is a necessary function of academic libraries but is frequently deprioritized in library job descriptions and organizational structures. This article serves as a case study of how one library worked to formalize marketing efforts by moving from ad hoc committee-based work to structured positions guided by an organizational marketing plan. Sharing examples over time to show the impact of marketing efforts, the authors detail the process of creating an outline for a marketing plan, as well as new initiatives that developed through the process.
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Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention
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library outreach
marketing academic libraries
marketing plans
social media
marketing strategies
title Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention
title_full Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention
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title_full_unstemmed Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention
title_short Growing Organizational Marketing, Publicity, and Outreach Strategies with Intention
title_sort growing organizational marketing publicity and outreach strategies with intention
topic library outreach
marketing academic libraries
marketing plans
social media
marketing strategies
url https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/spring2025/03_MLJv9i1.pdf
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