Continuing Education and Communication Services offers comprehensive marketing services to help you identify and market your outreach courses, events, programs, and materials. We can help with any single aspect of a marketing plan, or manage all marketing efforts to promote your program.

"Inclusive" no-charge services
All of the following services are provided at no charge to stimulate interest about distance and continuing education opportunities in general or specifically targeted programs.

Initial marketing consultation and strategic marketing plan

World Wide Web
---All conferences, workshops, credit courses, programs, publications, and other instructional materials we create, manage, or facilitate are listed on this Web site.
---Listings on applicable sites including
ADEC primarily agriculture and family emphasis,
Globewide Network Academy distance learning catalog, and
Research 1 Universities distance learning.
--- Iowa State collaborates with other academic institutions to offer courses and programs in specific Iowa sites. We partner with centers who promote offerings available in their specific locations:
Tri-State Graduate Center (Sioux City)
Quad Cities Graduate Study Center (Rock Island, IL)
Southwest Iowa Regents Resource Center (Council Bluffs)

Publicity and public relations
From time-to-time we provide newsworthy information to targeted media, Iowa State University administration, and others. These efforts are designed to stimulate newspaper, journal, TV, radio, newsletter, and magazine coverage. We also generate public relations value by promoting Iowa State distance and continuing education offerings at college and training fairs throughout the state.

Grant opportunities
We research funding, awards, and grant opportunities applicable to lifelong learning and make resources available to help you apply.

Custom marketing services are available.