Alison Circle has more than 25 years marketing experience. For 13 years she was National Marketing Director for Garrison Keillor and "A Prairie Home Companion," which included performances, tours, products and international media coverage. Following that she was Account Director at Jack Morton Worldwide, a global branding agency, where her primary client was Target, for whom she managed internal branding, gift card and Target Visa launches. In 2004 she joined CML as Director of Marketing and Strategic Planning. In that capacity she rebranded the organization and won over 20 national and international awards for her work. In 2010 that work was recognized with the Library Journal’s Library of the Year. She blogged about libraries and marketing for Library Journal, titled Bubble Room, and speaks extensively around the nation on the subject. In 2011 Library Journal recognized her work with the Mover & Shaker award. In 2012 she was promoted to Chief Customer Experience Officer where she serves on the Executive Leadership Team and oversees 23 library locations, Marketing and all programs and products.