Customer Experience, Marketing, Nonprofits

Optimizing customer interactions with a Customer Relationship Management tool (CRM)

I've spoken for years at conferences and meetings about the value of a good Customer Relationship Management tool, or (CRM). CRMs have been around for decades, but I first encountered one when I took a job as Director of Marketing at a small private school. Though the school was small, they had invested in a… Continue reading Optimizing customer interactions with a Customer Relationship Management tool (CRM)

Marketing

Tell me about your needs in 2019

What kinds of marketing and communications support do you need in 2019? I'd love to know! Take this 3-minute survey and you can sign up to receive my free whitepaper "5 ways to boost your marketing & communications in 2019." http://ow.ly/5IsC30mZxXH Take the survey

Marketing, Professional Articles

Aligning Communications Strategies with Measures

Several years ago my organization began gathering and tracking data about public perception. As part of a larger survey of community residents conducted by one of our partners, we began asking residents to respond (on a scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree) to the following statements: The library is a top institution in the… Continue reading Aligning Communications Strategies with Measures

Advocacy, Marketing, Professional Articles

ALA Newsletter: Because One Week Can Make a Big Difference

The American Library Association wrote this nice piece about my quick and effective National Library Week campaign using the Libraries Transform toolkit. Just goes to show that you don't need a big budget or a lot of time to plan an effective campaign! When the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library System in North Carolina staff realized National… Continue reading ALA Newsletter: Because One Week Can Make a Big Difference