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How to Write Effective Survey Questions to Get Useful Data

Contact Ann Marie Creegan at acreegan@azlibrary.gov to register.

There are a limited number of seats for Arizona library staff. 

Is your library planning for upcoming services, programs, or events? They'll be more successful if you know what sorts of things the people in your service area truly want and need. Great marketers and planners don’t guess what people want, and they don’t presume to already know. They ask! Still, doing a “simple survey” isn’t all that simple. If you don’t know exactly how to write and ask the questions, you may find out later that you didn’t get any actionable data.

Marketer and wordsmith Kathy Dempsey can prepare you to avoid survey pitfalls. Sign up for this webinar so you’ll understand the tactics:  Every word you choose matters.  Beware open-ended questions.  Always avoid library lingo.  Never ask about “interest.”  Ask the same question more than once.  Write, test, tweak, repeat.  What makes people take surveys? This webinar will also touch on how to distribute surveys to get good response rates.

Presenter: Kathy Dempsey wrote the how-to book The Accidental Library Marketer and founded her own marketing consultancy, Libraries Are Essential. Her work is dedicated to helping librarians and information professionals promote their value and expertise in order to gain respect and funding. Kathy has been the Editor of Marketing Library Services newsletter for 27 years, and was formerly Editor-in-Chief of Computers in Libraries magazine. She also blogs at The 'M' Word, and is a member of the New Jersey Library Association. She's the Founding Chair of the popular Library Marketing and Communications Conference.

Date:
Thursday, April 29, 2021
Time (MST):
11:00am - 12:00pm
Time Zone:
Arizona Time (change)
Location:
Online