How would a first-time visitor to your school describe its atmosphere? Is it warm and inviting? Or is it cold and unwelcoming? From the grounds, signage, and parking lot to the front office and the website, your school atmosphere is evident. Is it the message you want...
How to Get a School Website Redesign That Pays for Itself
While a school website redesign can feel like a Herculean task, not worth the time or the money, keep in mind that your website is your most important marketing and communications tool. It will have the highest return on investment of any of your marketing...
Creating a Buzz through Strategic School CommunicationBasic marketing tips you can apply to any school public relations campaign.
Have you ever walked into a crowded room where a hundred little conversations are taking place all at once? It sounds a little like a beehive buzzing, doesn’t it? In school communications we don’t throw the term “marketing buzz” around much—although maybe we...
Summer Bucket List for Updating Your School Website3 Hacks from School Webmasters to prepare your school website for a fantastic fall
It’s summer. Are you enjoying the quiet hallways, catching up on paperwork, and working on your summer maintenance? Taking time off for some outdoor adventures on your bucket list? I recently hiked to Havasupai in Northern Arizona with my family. We were short...
What You Need in School Website HostingAnd how to select the best school website provider for your school
When looking for a new school website hosting provider, there are some areas to consider before making your selection. In addition to the obvious areas like the specific needs of a website design for schools, service provider reputation, services provided, and...
From Good to Great: School Customer ServiceHow to improve your school customer service
Who could forget Seinfeld’s 1995 version of “the Soup Nazi”? He served the best soup on the planet. So good that his customers had to follow his ordering procedure (step into the store, move to the right side, proceed directly to the counter, order without comment,...