The external community needs to get to know your school, teachers, staff, and campus sometimes years before they make a decision. If the only opportunities to engage with your school are admissions events, you’ll need to rethink your strategy. Some families don’t know they’re...
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It's admissions season 2022! How's it going?
If you're feeling overwhelmed, don't worry—today I have 3 admissions funnels (that aren't open houses!) which you can be planning and implementing year-round. These are great ways to widen your funnel and boost...
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At independent schools, and small independent schools especially, it can be a challenge to keep up enrollment in middle school and high school.
If you currently have families in those prior levels who are approaching middle or high school (or whatever your next level is), how many of...
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Are you a part of an independent school? Understanding these common digital advertising mistakes that schools make will help you improve your ads, drive traffic, and help to increase enrollment at your school.
To explain some of these mistakes and how to fix them I've...
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How are your retention efforts coming? It's so important to be thinking long-term when it comes to retention and building these practices into your family's experience.
These key strategies will not only allow you to gain insight into your families, they will help you shape...
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Today we have a NEW topic—strategies to widen your enrollment funnel this summer. You can be implementing these ideas for outreach now, AND for free or at very little cost. So why not give it a try?
I've recently been working with a few small schools...
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Did you have an influx in enrollment last year? Are you wondering how you are going to keep all these new families?
If so, this is the video for you! Even if you didn't see an increase in enrollment, these strategies will still help with your retention efforts.
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We're in Spring 2021 and we're seeing record numbers from enrollment and more interest from prospective families in small and independent schools.
While this is an incredible opportunity for growth and engagement, this also means that we need to put in twice the...
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We're here at the beginning of 2021 and we're seeing a lot of interesting things in independent schools. Some schools have an increase in interest, and others who took on new families are wondering if those families are going to stay.
Regardless of where you're at, you want to...
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Happy new year! We've made it to 2021. Now, it's time to get the ball rolling, because I'm here today to talk about what is at stake for this year in your school.
What if I told you that your actions right now could cost you 10% in revenue this time next year and an increase in...
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As we are in December heading into January, I have 3 strategies to set you up for success in 2021. I know these will help you get into the new year, but really, these are going to be applicable anytime!
Here we go...
1. Be clear about who you are serving, and what your...
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I'm here today to discuss a huge issue I'm seeing right now that is killing your enrollment efforts!
Let me start by asking you to do a quick exercise: look at another school's homepage photos right now. What do you see? What is your initial reaction?
Probably, what you're...
