Skip to main content
Article
Increasing Patron’s Outreach and Engagement through Relationship Marketing: A Case Study
Journal of Library Management
  • Margaret Adeogun, Andrews University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-25-2022
Keywords
  • Library marketing,
  • relationship marketing,
  • relational marketing,
  • library outreach,
  • library engagement,
  • diversity and inclusivity,
  • multiculturalism,
  • higher education,
  • cultural competency,
  • information user,
  • academic library
Abstract

Increased diversity, demographics, and population shifts in higher education have led many academic libraries to reexamine their marketing efforts and adopt strategies that promote relationships and inclusivity. This requirement has become more prominent among libraries serving a highly diverse user community, particularly in a more racially and ethnically diverse campus. Adopting a marketing model that cultivates more meaningful long-term relationships with customers ensures long-term satisfaction and loyalty to the library brand. Using marketing and promotional examples from the James White Library, this article addresses the academic library’s relationship marketing strategy in an increasingly multicultural higher education environment.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/01930826.2022.2043691
First Department
Library Sciences
Acknowledgements
Accepted version provided by the author and posted with permission from the publisher. Published version available from https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01930826.2022.2043691
Citation Information
Margaret Adeogun. "Increasing Patron’s Outreach and Engagement through Relationship Marketing: A Case Study" Journal of Library Management Vol. 62 Iss. 3 (2022) p. 359 - 375
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/margaret-adeogun/14/