How to Put Parents First When Creating a School Website
My friends at Morweb put together a great post on how to make your website appealing to your prospective parents. This is great guidance when you are looking at redesigning your school's website.
Telling the Story of Your School
Change your thinking when you are marketing your school. You shouldn't be reciting facts and figures, but instead, you need to be telling the story of your school. Here is guidance on how to become a great school storyteller.
Overcoming Negative Perceptions About Your Catholic School
As the father of two sons who experienced the wonderful benefits of Catholic schools, I want them to be successful. But marketing a Catholic School requires you to understand and counteract the negative perceptions people have of the church and Catholic schools. Here is guidance on the best way to do that.
11 Tips to Create a Stop-Them-In-Their-Tracks School Website
Your school’s website is your number one marketing tool for attracting prospective parents to your school. Here are 11 tips to make sure yours are doing the job
20 Ideas for School Blog
You know you need to have a school blog, but when you sit down to write, the dreaded writer's block stops you in your tracks. Here are 20 ideas for your school's blog
How to Use the School Review Site Niche to Find New Students
Love them or hate them, online review sites are an important part of your school's marketing mix. In this post we do a deep dive into the largest and most popular review site; Niche.
How to Identify and Develop Your School’s Brand
Many schools make the mistake in thinking that their brand is merely their logo or their mascot. Your school's brand are the attributes and emotions that parents and students have when they think about your school. In this post we talk about how you can identify your school's brand and begin to shape it in the eyes of your prospective families
Enrollment Is a Journey, Not a Decision
How do parents shop for a school? It is a multi-step process that if you understand it well, you will be able to increase the likelihood that they will enroll in your school. Here is how to do it.
Making Enrollment Success Part of Your School Culture
Having a culture that is focused on driving high enrollment is critical to filling your school. Here are some tips on how to instill it
Expert Predictions of the Impact of Covid-19 on School Enrollment Marketing
How will the Corona virus impact school enrollment? I asked a number of my colleagues in school enrollment on what their advice would be to a school struggling to recruit in an era of social distancing and quarantine. Here is what they had to say
Successful Marketing Strategy for Private Schools
A comprehensive guide to implementing marketing strategies at your private school
Creating a School Communication Plan
For public school districts - having a strong communication strategy is key. Here is a guide to thinking about your communication in a strategic way.
