Marketing the Best Deal in Town

This book covers basic marketing tenets and terminology, how to go about setting up a marketing plan, and contemporary topics such as branding and marketing to women. This book is illustrated throughout with successful strategies libraries are currently using to market their services. Skill-building exercises are included for students and practitioners and cases studies are incorporated for analyzing current library marketing issues.- Special topics in library marketing including branding, marketing to women, creating ''buzz'', marketing yourself- Emphasis on creativity and innovation- Practical advice from practitioners on what works and what does not