Publicity Guide
HINTS
Items to always include in all publicity:
    Event Name, Date, Time, Location
    Spell out Day and Month, use year
          (Thursday, December 9, 2004)
    Use p.m., a.m. -- Lowercase, with periods.
          (10:30 p.m. or 8:00 p.m.)
    Give address   (17th & Lincoln Streets)
    Give City & State  (Blair, Nebraska)

    State the sponsor
   (Sponsored by the Friends of the Library)

When needed, used the following standards:
  contact email is:   libraryprograms@huntel.net??
  Free program, open to the public, no admission  ??

One of the key elements to publicizing an event is having the basic information easily accessible.

Two Main Steps:

1)  Outline the main four W's --  Who, What, When & Where.

2)  Develop a one or two sentence descriptive statement that describes what this event is about and in a way that is very easy for the public to under stand.  Avoid flowery language.  Be simple and concise. Be accurate.
 

Decide what leave of publicity is needed for the event.

 

OWH / Mo Valley / Fremont / Tekamah
Chamber News Letter
Radio & TV contacts
Designing Posters & Handouts

Simple design
Styled design
 
Printing Posters & Fliers

Simple design
Styled design
Handouts
Consider including a contact person name and phone number.

 
Distributing Posters
The person doing the publicity for an event will coordinate the distribution of posters how can guide volunteer help in when and where to hang posters.  [Keep list of new places for poster]
 
Top 20 places to post publicity notices/filers
Country Gardens   Library
McDonalds  
Burger King Super Foods
Blair Book Store  
Eagles Club  
VFW  
Blair Bakery  
Pizza Hut
Goodrich Dairy

Blair Plaza
  Jeff Nelsen Photography
  No-Frills
 

  
Churches
  • Assembly Of God Church 10194 S Hwy 75 426-4566
  • Church Of Christ 615 S 13th 533-2713
  • Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints Branch Building Sunrise Dr 426-3299
  • Congregational Church (United Church Of Christ) 353 S 16th 426-2785
  • Country Bible Church 13121 Co Rd 16 426-5592
  • Episcopal Church-St Mary's 1734 Grant 426-2057
  • First Baptist Church 205 S 18th Blair 426-2336
  • First Christian Church 205 S 20th 426-3771
  • First Lutheran Church-ELCA 2146 Wright 26-4073
  • First-United Methodist Church 1656 Colfax 426-2165
  • Immanuel Lutheran Church Orum 19862 Co Rd 20 Blair NE 68008 426-5249
  • Son-Rise Community Church 2610 S Hwy 30/PO Box 331 533-8060
  • St Francis Borgia Catholic Church Rectory 2005 Davis Dr 426-3823
  • St Francis Borgia Catholic Church Religious Education Center 426-4204
  • St Francis Borgia Catholic Church Social Hall  426-4237
  • St Mary's Episcopal Church 1734 Grant 426-2057
  •  Trinity Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod 141 S 20th 426-2851
  • United Church of Christ 16th & Colfax  426-2785
  • United Methodist Church-First 1656 Colfax 426-2165

Hints:

  • Posters can be put up about 2-3 weeks before the event.
  • In come cases, the responsibility of taken the poster down is place on the person putting the poster up.
  • Need Permission ??
Contact News Paper
Consider include a contact person name and phone number.

Fremont
Burt County
Mo. Valley paper

 

 
Contact Cable TV
HunTel Cable Vision will post event notices for non-profit organizations on the Local Access Channel (Channel 97) free of charge.
 
Send information to:
hlivermore@huntelworld.com
or fax to:  533-1111 attn. Heidi

Include:
   Event Name, Date, Time,
   Location, Sponsorship
   Date for to start & stop ad.

              Example:

For Children
Valentines' Storytime & Party
Thursday, February 12, 2004
6:30 P.M.
at the Blair Public Library
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Start Ad:  Feb. 6  -- End Ad:  Feb 12

Hints:

  • Be careful not to include too much information.  The slide is only shown for a short time.
  • It's good to check the the Access Channel to make sure the ad was posting.
  • It's good to send a quick thank you email for the service.
  • It's best not to start and ad more than two weeks before the event.
Web Site


Avoid: including peoples phone number.

Program Note, Sign-up Form, Link to additional information
Mailings


Consider including a contact person name and phone number.

 
Email


Consider including a contact person name, email and phone number.
Consider adding a note to forward email on to others, have link to website page

Tekamah librarian
Ft Calhoun Library??
Omaha Friends
Fremont Friends
Calling

 
Maintain a Mailing List (US mail and Email)

 
Room Setting