05/02/2018
Improve your website
Like most websites for business, you have a great opportunity to provide a good experience, leaving the parents with a positive impression.
Search Engine Optimisation
Parents are conducting research long before they come to you asking questions. This is why having a search engine presence is vital in your efforts to attract and engage parents.
Google Adwords
This is where perhaps your greatest, most immediate opportunity lies. Advertising to parents at the very moment they are showing intent. An opportunity ignored by print, billboards, and direct marketing.
Facebook
Facebook is great for businesses and brands to create an online community and generate conversation. For a school or college, it can be another vehicle to provide information to parents, families and students. Upload videos, post events, run polls, ask questions and generally improve communications.
LinkedIn
LinkedIn is a social media tool with the key aim to provide a vehicle for professionals to network online. It doesn’t sound relevant, does it? Give me a minute and I might just convince you that it has a place.
Email Newsletters
Email newsletters are low-cost, promotional and communication tools. You can take a basic approach and send a weekly or monthly email newsletter to existing parents.
Online Video
Online video is one of the most powerful communication and promotional tools available.
Online Reviews
Some reports out have highlighted that online reviews are as important as personal recommendations.
Offline/Online Integration
Whilst I have chosen to focus on the online opportunities, it is imperative to integrate online and offline by using your current communication tools to promote your online efforts.
Blog
Blogging is the perfect tool for establishing knowledge in the marketplace and it provides a valuable tool to improve search engine performance.
The above are Ten marketing ideas that and can
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