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Marketing and Public Relations (PR)

Read these guides for advice on how to promote your museum or gallery through press, advertising, and digital content.

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Social Media Toolkit
Social media can play a key role in supporting your museum’s marketing and engagement objectives. This guide will help you develop a digital presence that's right for you and your audiences.
Marketing Toolkit
Our Marketing Toolkit will help you with your marketing activity. It includes information on knowing your audiences, where and how to market, developing your branding, and improving your photography.
Public Relations (PR) Toolkit
We've developed a PR Toolkit to help you with your PR activity. This includes advice on which channels to use, how to write a press release, and how you can work with influencers.
Make an impact with Google Business Profiles
Google Business Profiles are something many people use every day. From checking opening times to flicking through images of cake from the cafe, visitors will often use a Google Business Profile as their primary source of information before visiting your museum.
Calendar of annual awareness events
Public advocacy or awareness days can be a great way for museums and galleries to celebrate their collections, engage with audiences, and raise awareness of social causes.
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Knowledge Exchange: Working with influencers
This Knowledge Exchange event explored how museums and galleries can work with influencers to effectively promote their venues.
Identifying your audience
You need visitors for your museum to be a success. Understanding your visitors and who you’d like to attract is essential: who they are, where they come from, their likes and dislikes. This can help you build a stronger museum that appeals to more people.
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Knowledge Exchange: project managing your next museum website
In this knowledge exchange event we hear from Adam Lisik, Software Operations and Support Lead at Waterstons Ltd. Adam shares some insights and tips on things you need to consider when creating a new website.  
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Lunch and Learn: Making the most of your social media
This recorded presentation highlights how museums can create compelling social media content that reaches the right audiences and supports their organisational objectives.