Marketing Templates, Tips and Tutorials
Marketing materials and MSU Extension templates are available to assist with basic marketing needs. They provide a standardized MSU Extension branded look using commonly available fonts and office software. Workflows for meeting web accessibility standards for Adobe Acrobat PDF format documents are included in the tips and tutorials.
MSU Extension Marketing Checklist
Published
The following templates are available on SharePoint (login required) in the MSU Extension Communications & Marketing Documents section:
- General MSU Extension
- Children & Youth Institute Templates
- Michigan 4-H Event Template
- Michigan 4-H Program Template
- Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Event Template
- Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Program Template
- Community, Food & Environment Institute Brochure Template
- Community, Food & Environment Institute Impact Template
- Community, Food & Environment Institute Program Template
- Health & Nutrition Institute Brochure Template
- Health & Nutrition Institute Impact Template
- Health & Nutrition Institute Program Template
- Tip Sheets & Tutorials
- MSU Extension Branding & Templates Webinar
General MSU Extension
- MSU Extension Social Media Templates
- MSU Extension Printable News Article/Fact Sheet Template
- MSU Extension E-Letterhead Template
- MSU Extension Envelope Template
- MSU Extension PowerPoint Templates
General MSU Extension Flyers - Promotional
These templates do not include the accommodations language that is required on all event and program marketing materials. If you are working on materials that require this language, please use the General MSU Extension Flyers – Event/Programs templates below.
Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option.
General MSU Extension Flyers - Event/Programs
These templates include the accommodations language that is required on all event and program marketing materials. If you are working on materials that do not require this language, please use the General MSU Extension Flyers – Promotional templates above.
Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option.
General MSU Extension Brochures
Each of the following templates includes three different color options, in addition to a 4-H branded option.
Looking for the old institute specific templates? They are located on SharePoint.
4-H Grows Here Campaign Materials
To assist 4-H staff with local marketing efforts, a complete catalog of 4-H Grows Here campaign materials has been created. This document contains links to all 4-H Grows Here materials that are currently available.
Tip Sheets and Tutorials
- The MSU Extension Marketing Brochure and Flier Templates Tutorial 3-page handout provides step-by-step instructions for using the MSU Extension templates and making accessible PDFs.
- The MSU Extension Templates: Professional Tips and Tools 2-page handout provides some basic points to consider when developing materials using the MSU Extension templates.
- The MSU web site tutorial for PowerPoint accessibility provides a number of tools that you can use to make your documents more accessible.
- The WC3 Web Accessibility Initiative “How to Make Presentations Accessible to All” goes beyond the PowerPoint file and discusses presentation setup and methods.
Videos
MSU Extension Branding and Templates Webinar
The MSU Extension Branding and Templates Webinar is an online training session recorded on 2/21/17. It includes MSU Extension brand information, how to work in the Publisher templates, and how to work with ANR Communications and Marketing (ANR Creative) for more complex communication project needs. (54:21 minutes)