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When you are managing a team of marketers of any size in a school, you are always seeking the best return on your time and

The numbers are clear: people would rather watch video than read about your school. Give your audience what they want and keep up with your

Parents’ expectations of school performance and the quality of education provided to their children continues to increase. This is driven, in part, by parents having

When parents accept the offer of a place at your school, it is in many ways the culmination of a lengthy, extensive and often expensive

Reverend Chris Ivey, Principal of St Andrew’s Anglican College on the Sunshine Coast, talked with SMJ about student enrolment and how marketing metrics influence decisions.

Marketers hold two of the three pillars of your school’s intangible capital*: people strategy and brand strategy. To fully realise their potential, it is incumbent

The meteoric rise of video as a communication tool has caught school Heads by surprise. It is no longer an option to be camera shy.

Word-of-mouth is the number one way that prospective parents discover your school. Think about it. A parent begins the search process. She reaches out to

What if I told you there was a secret weapon in your marketing arsenal that you could use to increase contact touchpoints with your prospective

Most school marketing and communication strategies don’t live up to their promise.  They become bloated documents with little relevance to daily operational requirements, so turn