Branding and Positioning Strategies

A Fantastic Education Marketing Program: An Army of Students Selling Your Product

Marketing to schools studentsThe ultimate strategy for marketing to schools is to use your customers as a channel. This strategy has been used successfully for many companies that sell to schools. Now, here's is a flavor that you may not have heard of before. It's a spin on using student reps that has the potential to create excitement and elevate your brand to the top of the heap.
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Education Sales Promotions or Education Marketing Programs - Which Work Better?

School Sales MethodsHow best to drive sales given today’s tight economy and pressure to deliver revenue. It’s a timely topic and sometimes an argument whether to invest in sales or education marketing programs. Your decision should be based on evidence and the big differences in sales results you can expect over the long haul. If you insist on results, then you need to study this piece carefully.
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Should an Industry Award Be Part of Your Education Marketing Plan?

Education Marketing AwardsIndustry awards and recognition are an oft-overlooked and underrated strategy for marketing to schools. Most companies in the education marketplace believe their products are world-class, but few make the effort to get endorsements that earn valuable PR and competitive differentiation. You may want to take a closer look.
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You Can Profit from Rapid Change in the K-12 Education Market

You can profit from rapid change in education marketWhat K-12 market trends are driving customer demand? The next couple of years may be among the most dynamic we've ever seen. You can take advantage of rapid change. Join the conversation with Adam Newman of Berkery Noyes and STS Radio talk show host and STS founder, Glen McCandless.
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Marketing to Educators with Blogs: Why or Why Not?

blog teaserYou’ve been reading a number of educator blogs and you’re thinking: “Hey, I can do this. My company can create blogs to market to teachers and school administrators. What a great 'free' vehicle for spreading information and getting input from our educator audience!”
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The ELL Market – Is It an Opportunity to Boost Your School Sales?

Are you looking for new sales opportunities in the K-12 school market? Maybe you should consider the English Language Learner (ELL) market--the fastest-growing segment of public school students in the United States. Is this opportunity ripe for you?

An Advisory Council: Make It Part of Your Education Marketing Plan

How would you like to pick up the phone or dash off an email and get reliable feedback on your sales pitch, or some suggestions for your education marketing strategies and programs? You can do that, and much more, by investing in an educator advisory council as part of your school marketing plan.
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Better Education Marketing with the "Hammer" of Custom-Publishing

hammerHow do you go about building brand quickly? How do you create a strong reputation in the K-12 education market with its long purchasing cycles and multiple buyer influences? Custom publishing is a powerful way to do this--and generate leads--that few education-market companies utilize.
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Education Marketing Tip: Five Ways to Mine Gold from Customer Testimonials

fiveEducators rely on peer recommendations more than any other source when they are investigating new products to use in their school offices and classrooms. Given the importance of your customers as a channel, what will you do this year to develop this source of leads?
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