This month, several of the schools with which we work are kicking off their digital recruiting campaigns – one of those schools is Omaha’s Gross Catholic High School. We asked Nicole Evans, the director of advancement at Gross Catholic, to explain why they made the leap to a mostly digital strategy and the lessons she
Most independent school marketing professionals will say they are frequently tasked with the seemingly impossible – keeping their school front and center with prospective families often with a limited budget. To make the most of every marketing dollar, many school professionals are now moving past the “we’ve always done it this way” strategy and incorporating
In the fall of 2004, I started my new job as the director of communications at a private school in Washington, DC. My first few months were spent dealing with the ramifications of an already-made decision to stop printing the parent weekly newsletter and shift to an e-mail only delivery. The move caused unrest among
Change. It’s a word that evokes an uneasy feeling in many, particularly those who work in schools. But, ask yourself these questions: Is the devil you know, better than the one you don’t know? Is “how we’ve always done it” going to keep attracting families who want to enroll or make the investment in private
In January, our team accepted the Paper Anvil Award from the Public Relations Society of America’s (PRSA) Nebraska Chapter for a branding campaign we developed to assist Omaha’s Gross Catholic High School, in advance of its 50th Anniversary. School officials challenged us to create a brand that was authentically reflective of the school’s mission, vision and