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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INDUSTRY
Lorrie Jackson
Lausanne Collegiate School
OUR INDUSTRY
    Independent?

      self-funded
    
     self-governed
     board of trustees

  33 in MAIS


 Many more “private”
  schools
LAUSANNE COLLEGIATE SCHOOL
OUR MARKETING GOALS




         students
Recruit
Retain students
Raise money
IN LOCO PARENTIS
LESSON #1
Find Your Customer
SOCIAL MEDIA MATTERS!
“In my life as a




FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL, COLO SPRINGS, CO
                                           web content
                                           administrator, th
                                           e key was
                                           always „drive
                                           traffic to the web
                                           site.‟ That hasn‟t
                                           changed with
                                           social
                                           networking
                                           but…now you
                                           are going where
                                           your audience
                                           already is. Then
                                           when you begin
                                           interaction, you
                                           can entice them
                                           to visit your site
                                           for more
                                           goodies.”
30% INCREASE - FACEBOOK
FRIENDS ACADEMY, LOCUST VALLEY, NY
                                     Problem:
                                     Existing
                                     facebook
                                     page by
                                     eager but
                                     unofficial
                                     alum.
                                     Solution:
                                     Work with
                                     page owners
                                     to encourage
                                     migration to
                                     the official
                                     page.
LESSON #2
Trust Your Customer
NO ONE EVER DIED FROM A BLOG
COMMENT.

  One consultant says risk is

  overrated.
 10,000 comments on her
  My Space/facebook
  pages, less than five
  comments had to be
  removed.
PROCTOR ACADEMY, ANDOVER, NH
                               Being honest
                               can pay off:


                               100% over
                               capital
                               campaign
                               goal.
                               Strong
                               admission
                               numbers.
                               Increased
                               school spirit
WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL?
LESSON #3
Know the Medium
As of January 2008, over 400 facebook pages

  about/by colleges
 Often hard to tell if it‟s official or unofficial.

 Groups vs. pages
      Groups – relationships, can email facebook users
    
      directly
     Pages – general landing pages for overview on school

    Recommendation:

      Page for whole school
    
     Groups for alumni or other special interest, um, group
LESSON # 4
Know All Your Customers
GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
  17% of Lausanne‟s

  student body
 CyWorld
“The social




AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BOMBAY, MUMBAI, INDIA
                                           media
                                           movement at
                                           our school has
                                           been led by
                                           our students.
                                           There is no
                                           need for an
                                           „official‟
                                           presence on
                                           these types of
                                           communica-
                                           tions.”
TCKS
LESSON #5
Close the Sale
WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?
URBAN SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA
                                  Goal:
                                  Registering
                                  either on
                                  your Web
                                  site or
                                  through your
                                  alumni office.
                                  Urban uses
                                  finalsite‟s
                                  online
                                  alumni
                                  community.
LAST WORD?
DIGITAL
VISION
LJACKSON@LAUSANNESCHOOL.COM

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Lessons Learned From The Ind Schoo L Industry

  • 1. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL INDUSTRY Lorrie Jackson Lausanne Collegiate School
  • 2.
  • 3. OUR INDUSTRY Independent?  self-funded   self-governed  board of trustees 33 in MAIS   Many more “private” schools
  • 5. OUR MARKETING GOALS students Recruit Retain students Raise money
  • 9. “In my life as a FOUNTAIN VALLEY SCHOOL, COLO SPRINGS, CO web content administrator, th e key was always „drive traffic to the web site.‟ That hasn‟t changed with social networking but…now you are going where your audience already is. Then when you begin interaction, you can entice them to visit your site for more goodies.”
  • 10.
  • 11. 30% INCREASE - FACEBOOK
  • 12. FRIENDS ACADEMY, LOCUST VALLEY, NY Problem: Existing facebook page by eager but unofficial alum. Solution: Work with page owners to encourage migration to the official page.
  • 14. NO ONE EVER DIED FROM A BLOG COMMENT. One consultant says risk is  overrated.  10,000 comments on her My Space/facebook pages, less than five comments had to be removed.
  • 15. PROCTOR ACADEMY, ANDOVER, NH Being honest can pay off: 100% over capital campaign goal. Strong admission numbers. Increased school spirit
  • 16. WHAT DO THEY SAY ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL?
  • 18. As of January 2008, over 400 facebook pages  about/by colleges  Often hard to tell if it‟s official or unofficial.  Groups vs. pages Groups – relationships, can email facebook users  directly  Pages – general landing pages for overview on school Recommendation:  Page for whole school   Groups for alumni or other special interest, um, group
  • 19. LESSON # 4 Know All Your Customers
  • 20. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE 17% of Lausanne‟s  student body  CyWorld
  • 21. “The social AMERICAN SCHOOL OF BOMBAY, MUMBAI, INDIA media movement at our school has been led by our students. There is no need for an „official‟ presence on these types of communica- tions.”
  • 22. TCKS
  • 24. WHAT IS YOUR GOAL?
  • 25. URBAN SCHOOL, SAN FRANCISCO, CA Goal: Registering either on your Web site or through your alumni office. Urban uses finalsite‟s online alumni community.