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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.
Resilient approaches from museums in Scotland
Many museums and galleries are building resilience by developing innovative responses to a wide variety of social, economic, and environmental challenges. Learn more about some of the innovative approaches museums are taking.
Top tips for a visitor-friendly website
This page suggests simple adjustments to help people find the information they need before visiting your museum.
Top tips for a ‘no budget’ marketing campaign
By using existing resources and planning ahead it’s entirely possible to run a small marketing campaign on a limited budget. Here are some top tips on how to do that.
Understanding your audiences through Evaluation
Evaluation helps you understand who comes to your museum. Learn more about evaluating your audience to help inform your content, interpretation, marketing, strategy, and planning.
Webinar: diversifying your audiences
This webinar will help you define what ‘diversifying audiences’ means for your organisation. There is value in clarifying what diversity means. Approaches to and the understanding of ‘diversifying audiences’ are changing. It’s distinct from equality and inclusion.
Webinar: reaching digitally excluded audiences
This webinar explores how you can engage with digitally excluded audiences. Many of us have had to, or chose to, move to a digital-only approach to marketing. It’s important to remember that this doesn’t work for everyone and that we have the right tools to reach people.
Working with photographers and models
Professional photography can transform your marketing and attract new audiences to your museum or gallery. This guide will help you identify your needs, build a brief for photographers, and plan a photoshoot.
Working with Scottish Tourism Organisations
Find out how you can work with VisitScotland, as well as regional and destination marketing organisations to attract more visitors to your museum or gallery.