<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hello Lillian,<div>The Friends of Michigan Libraries is active. I tried the website link moments ago, and it’s working. <a href="https://foml.org/">https://foml.org/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I will also ask our web developer to check the site.</div><div><br></div><div>Pat Orr</div><div>President, Friends of Michigan Libraries </div><div><br></div><div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPad</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 17, 2023, at 6:20 AM, Lillian Steuben via Michlib-l <michlib-l@mcls.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p class="MsoNormal">I recently joined my local library’s Friends group (Orion Township) and am going to (attempt!) to assist with PR/Marketing efforts.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I looked online but didn’t come across an active list-serve or forum type environment to query public library friends group, so I am hopeful I can get some feedback this way.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(FOML website seems to be defunct).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have a moment to respond to the below – or find out the responses from your Friends group –
<b><i>I’d greatly appreciate it!<o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]-->What type of email marketing service is your Friends of the Library utilizing to capture emails and market (ie Benchmark, Constant Contact, etc.) – and do you pay?
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">We currently use Benchmark – free – but have been having many issues and are looking to possibly change.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></i></b><!--[endif]-->What type of social media is your Friends of the Library group utilizing AND what medium have they seen the most success?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in">They only have an active Facebook group currently. Curious if it would be worth it to market on twitter, Instagram, etc.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Many thanks in advance -<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Lillian Steuben</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Manager of Knowledge Management<br>
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