Using Social Media to Promote Your Hall
A training session on
using social media to promote your hall was held at Tidmarsh village hall on 11th
June. 15 village and community hall volunteers heard talks from Nigel Morgan
from Morgan PR and Wendy Dacey, Community Buildings adviser at CCB, on ways to
promote their halls and the activities which take place inside.
Nigel explained the
benefits of Twitter and Face book and how they can be used to make more people
aware of their local hall and what’s happening inside. One or two halls already
had Facebook accounts but learned how to use them more effectively, and the
benefits of Twitter meant that a much wider audience could be reached than by
traditional marketing methods.
However, there was still
scope for other marketing strategies and something as simple as a sign outside
the building with information as to how to book a session is important. It’s good
practice for halls to have websites to showcase what goes on in their buildings
and there is still a place for a regular column in the local village newsletter
to outline village activities.
The course was well
received and feedback included ‘The course’s basic message is do it! I will!’
CCB is grateful to
Comic Relief’s Communities Fund for providing a grant to run the meeting and
further training will take place in the autumn.
.jpg)
(1).png)
.jpg)
