Your School Communications Scoop covers topics and best practices for K-12 schools. Whether it is tips for improving school customer service, strategies on how to market your school, or ways to use your school website and social media to build a respected school brand and increase enrollment, you'll find proven, effective advice from the experts at School Webmasters, LLC.
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Welcome! These podcast are stories from the members of the St. Augustine's Chapel in Nashville, TN. Each person shares a personal story around a selected theme or topic. The purpose of Just Sayin' is to grow and celebrate the art and craft of storytelling. In sharing our stories we build community.
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tay up-to-date with the latest research in medicine and science with TT HealthWatch. This 10-minute podcast is hosted by Richard Lange, M.D., M.B.A., president of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso and dean of the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, and Elizabeth Tracey, M.S., Baltimore-based medical journalist. Each week, Richard and Elizabeth explore recent peer-reviewed studies and breaking medical news, offering a Texas Tech perspective on the latest developments in heal ...
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Breast cancer, stalking and CVD, dementia, and lipoprotein(a)
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13:31Program notes: 0:45 Intimate partner violence and CVD 1:45 12% reported stalking 2:46 Screening in primary care 3:47 Fifty to 200% increased risk 4:00 Number of psychiatric disorders and dementia risk 5:00 Important to be aware when mental health disorders exist 6:03 Anxiety and depression associated 6:33 Lipoprotein(a) and widespread vascular dise…
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LSD and Anxiety, Cardiac Rehab, CT and Pregnancy, and Resistant Hypertension
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13:16Program notes: 0:45 LSD and treatment of generalized anxiety disorders 1:45 Change in anxiety score to 12 weeks post administration 2:45 100 micrograms appear most efficacious 3:45 Require inpatient 12 hours 4:44 Cardiac rehab in older patients after MI 5:44 Frail individuals can improve outcome 6:45 Oftentimes think it won't make a difference 7:10…
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If Parts 1 and 2 explained what terrific service looks like, Part 3 shows how to teach it, practice it, and keep it pulsing through your halls long after the kick-off workshop. Because the best school customer service training isn’t a PowerPoint—it’s a living, laughing, problem-solving culture. Training tactics that work (and don’t bore anyone to t…
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Post-MI Care, NSTEMI Revascularization, Afib Anticoagulation, and RSV Outcomes
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13:16Program notes: 0:53 Who needs a beta blocker after MI 1:53 Those with mild reduction of ejection fraction 2:53 Confined to those with 40-50% ejection fraction 3:15 Revascularization in NSTEMI 4:20 Composite outcome 5:20 Closes gap, do FFR 6:20 May not be physiologically significant 6:40 Is lifelong anticoagulation needed after ablation 7:41 Occurre…
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Brain networks, AI, ADHD and medication affordability
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13:30Program notes: 0:44 Drug prices around the world 1:41 German prices as standard 2:40 Wide variation in price and affordability 3:40 Generic pricing 4:20 ADHD meds and behavior choices 5:20 Largely treated with methylphenidate 6:20 Significantly impacted suicidality and other behaviors 6:49 AI assistance and colonoscopy skills 7:49 When you stop AI …
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Great school customer service training doesn’t stop at catchy greetings and mission statements. Today, we’re sharpening the tools that turn everyday conversations into relationship-building moments: Active listening – hear what’s said and unsaid Grace under pressure – defuse difficult situations without breaking a sweat Intentional word choice – us…
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Staph Treatment, Type 2 Diabetes, and Cancer Care
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12:11Program Notes: 0:44 Spuds are what we call potatoes 1:47 Followed for over 5million person years 2:45 No mechanism for why french fries are problematic 3:25 DASH4D diet for glycemic control 4:25 4 diets compared 5:25 Extends benefits outside hypertension 6:20 A new antibiotic for staph infections 7:20 IV therapy until cultures are negative 8:20 Cos…
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Health care after dementia diagnosis, alteplase after stroke, obesity and IVF, and ultraprocessed foods
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11:42Program notes: 0:40 Alteplase after stroke 1:40 Expand time window 2:40 Imaging crucial in use 3:20 Use of health care and mortality in those with dementia 4:20 Women used much less healthcare 5:20 Focus on prevention in women 5:50 IVF outcomes and weight loss 6:50 Did not appear to increase success with IVF 7:45 Ultraprocessed foods versus minimal…
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Parents, students, staff, and community partners judge your school long before anyone sets foot on campus. A snappy email reply, a friendly “How can I help?” at the front desk, or a quick website update can build trust—or break it. In public education, good enough is yesterday’s news. Families today expect concierge-level support, and the schools t…
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Covid Variants, Antithrombotics, Contraception, and CRC Screening
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13:24Program notes: 0:40 Screening young adults for CRC 1:40 Four different screening options 2:41 Awareness issue 3:40 "Yuck" factor associated 4:34 Persistent Covid infections and variants 5:35 Who ends up with variants? 6:35 Did not render more infectious 7:35 Humans as mixing vessels 7:50 How do men and women respond to antithrombotics 8:50 15% redu…
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Flu in kids, obesity risk score, cognition lifestyle intervention, and HPV, immune dysfunction and carcinoma
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12:08Program notes: 0:44 Flu consequences for young children 1:44 Fulminant course 2:44 16 kids of total unvaccinated 3:10 HPV, T-cell receptor signaling and SCC 4:10 Unresectable disease 5:10 Thought virus facilitated 6:10 Target in recurrent or metastatic disease 6:26 Nonpharmacologic intervention in older adults to improve cognition 7:26 More intensi…
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Characterizing Cancers, Human Phenotype project, and CBT by telehealth
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11:58Program notes: 0:40 Human Phenotype project 1:43 Metabolomics 2:42 25 year follow up 3:43 Two control groups 4:00 CBT via telehealth or online 5:00 2000 people with chronic pain 6:00 Completion rate for videos lower 6:50 RNA analysis in cancer molecular diagnostics 7:50 4.8% failure rate 8:50 CNS or blood cancers primarily 9:25 Middle age exposure …
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In the world of education, communication is everything. Whether it’s a parent checking on enrollment requirements, a student looking for the bell schedule, or a teacher needing quick access to a district policy, the flow of information can make or break the user experience. And let’s be honest—school websites are often overflowing with information,…
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Reanimating Hearts, Suicide Among Older Adults, Opiate Use Disorder, and Breast Cancer
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12:43Program notes: 0:44 Reanimating hearts for transplant 1:44 Allow heart to sit for two to four minutes 2:34 Outcomes in DCIS without surgery 3:34 Free of breast cancer six months after diagnosis 4:34 Numbers who went on to develop invasive disease low 5:34 May change how we approach DCIS 6:09 Suicidality around the world in older adults 7:09 Guns, p…
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Kids’ Health, Life Expectancy and Heart Risk Calculators
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13:17Program notes: 0:40 AHA risk calculator in various ethnicities 1:40 Works well in all of them 2:40 Women and ethnicities 3:00 Hepatitis C screening in EDs 4:01 Many ethnicities represented 5:01 Identified as having the virus 6:01 Once they tested only 24% were referred 7:01 It was free testing 7:40 Failing US children 8:41 78% more likely to die in…
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Ever clicked on a broken link and felt that pang of frustration, like biting into a cookie expecting chocolate chips and getting raisins instead? (Sorry, raisin fans!) Or did you spot a glaring typo on an otherwise awesome website and wonder if anyone else noticed? Your school’s website visitors feel the same way. That’s why quality checks on your …
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Aphasia After Stroke, Chemotherapy Drugs, and New Hypertension Medicine
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12:49Program notes: 0:40 A novel way to help aphasia after a stroke 1:40 C7 nerve ligation 2:42 Somatosensory function versus speech processing 3:36 Substandard anticancer medications 4:40 Tested many using HPLC 5:40 Alarming that one in six is impacted 6:40 Paying out of pocket 7:38 New type of medicine for treatment resistant hypertension 8:38 Need to…
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Oral GLP-1 agonist, Satiety Pathways, and Stem Cell tx for T1D
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12:57Program notes: 0:40 Stem cells for type 1 diabetes 1:40 None had hypoglycemia afterwards 2:40 Autologous stem cells? 3:20 Oral GLP-1 agonist 4:20 Primary endpoint HbA1c reduction 5:20 Weight loss modest 6:20 Injectable GLP-1 plus an amylin analogue 7:20 Both those with diabetes and those without 8:20 No increased safety events 8:40 Mental health ho…
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From Concept to Launch: Building Exceptional School Websites
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6:16Creating a school website is more than just piecing together pages online; it’s about telling your school’s story in a professional, user-friendly, and visually compelling way. At School Webmasters, we’ve been perfecting the art and science of school website development for over 23 years. Our streamlined, step-by-step approach ensures that every pr…
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Screen Time, Cannabis Risks, and PET Scanning
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12:43Program notes: 0:35 Screen time trajectories in adolescents 1:33 31% had increasing addictive use trajectories 2:31 Females more involved in social media 3:06 Cannabis and CV risk 4:06 Smoking or using other products 5:06 Mechanisms include oxidative stress 6:06 Haven't regulated 6:28 Tau PET imaging in Alzheimer's 7:28 90% of tau positivity concur…
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Family Affluence, Gut Bugs, Heat Illness, and Low Potassium Diets
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12:39This week's topics include family affluence and telomeres in children, gut bugs and respiratory illness in children, heat illness and homelessness, and low potassium diets and hypertension and diabetes. Program notes: 1:05 Heat illness and homelessness 2:05 No access to water 3:05 More likely in southern states 3:20 Telomere length, family affluenc…
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5 Lessons: Storytelling for Your School's Success
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5:57In our last article, we discussed the importance of storytelling to improve your school’s reputation, public relations, branding, and possibly even your enrollment. Let’s build on that information now with five lessons to improve your storytelling. For more information or help with your school website, contact School Webmasters at 888.750.4556 or v…
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Breast And Colorectal Cancer, And CAR-T Therapy
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13:19This week's topics include treating hot flashes in breast cancer survivors, a blood test for detecting colorectal cancer, exercise to improve survival after colorectal cancer treatment and CAR-T therapy for solid tumors. Program notes: 0:40 CAR-Ts for solid tumors 1:40 Advanced gastric or gastroesophageal cancer 2:40 Cytokine release syndrome 3:22 …
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Skin Cancers, Second Stroke Risks, Weight Loss
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12:49This week's topics include the worldwide burden of skin cancers, risk of a second stroke when a person is taking anticoagulants, patients supporting each other for weight loss maintenance, and imaging for dense breasts. Program notes: 0:45 Dense breast tissue imaging 1:40 MRI and contrast enhanced mammography superior 2:40 Giving IV contrast with m…
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Every school has a story to tell. From the triumphs of its students to the dedication of its staff, a school’s unique identity is shaped by the people’s experiences within its walls. These stories aren’t just anecdotes; they’re powerful tools that can transform your school’s website into a compelling gateway, inviting families to explore and engage…
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Mental Health, Fatty Liver, and Resistant Hypertension
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12:33This week's topics include treating resistant hypertension, gabapentanoids and the risk of self harm, risk for depression after diagnosis of a medical condition, and fatty liver and pregnancy. Program notes: 0:35 Depression after medical condition diagnosis 1:36 Any of a number of medical conditions 2:37 A much lower risk in comparison group 3:37 M…
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This week's topics include USPSTF on screening for syphilis in pregnancy, when to take blood pressure medicines, comparing weight loss drugs, and a narrative intervention for PTSD after an ICU stay. Program notes: 0:40 NEJM publication of comparison of obesity medications 1:40 Tirzepatide versus semaglutide for 72 weeks 2:41 Also had reduction in b…
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The Importance of School Customer Service and why your school website matters
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7:21How can your school website make or break parent engagement? In today’s digital age, school customer service is more than answering phone calls or resolving in-person concerns. It’s about providing a seamless, accessible, and user-friendly experience for parents, students, and the community—and much of that experience happens online. Schools that p…
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Multi-Component Vaccine, Urinary Incontinence, Diabetic Kidney Disease and Discharge Summaries
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12:29Program notes: 0:40 Covid and flu vaccine 1:40 More immunogenic response 2:40 Female urinary incontinence treatment 3:40 Mid urethral sling or botox 4:40 Doesn't require surgery 5:40 Combined therapy group 6:10 Large language models and discharge summaries 7:10 100 hospital encounters 8:10 Maybe provides a draft 9:00 AI and diagnosing diabetic kidn…
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Cancer patients, lung cancer, Pepfar cessation, and gun injuries
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13:07Program notes: 0:47 Gun injuries and deer hunting season 1:47 Other associated injuries 2:47 Coincidence of hunting? 3:48 Restrict hunting guns to that use 4:10 Can we avoid surgery in some with cancer? 5:10 Dostarlimab treatment 6:10 Can help avoid surgery in few who have this mutation 7:10 Look at specific pathways 7:30 Lung cancer treatment 8:32…
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Stroke, clot formation, breastfeeding, and prostate cancer
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12:14Program notes: 0:40 Polygenic risk score for prostate cancer 1:40 90th percentile or higher 2:40 Genetic risk for cancer 3:41 Avoid false positives 4:00 Cervical artery dissection and subsequent stroke risk 5:00 High in older people, Black and Hispanic people 6:00 Nonspecific symptoms may predict 7:00 Preventing clotting in patients with cancer 8:0…
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Are you sharing schools vocational education's value?
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6:24Attending a tech school, trade school, vocational school, or other job training program offers various advantages that can benefit many individuals. Are you sharing these benefits and effectively marketing your vocational school to increase enrollment and attract students and staff? If you haven’t already one so, here are some key benefits you shou…
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Strep, hearing loss, MS, and TAVR outcomes
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12:03Program notes: 0:33 TAVR outcomes improved 1:33 Dapagliflozin 2:33 Looked at comorbidities 3:00 Tolebrutinib for relapsing MS 4:00 Annualized relapse rate 5:00 Works in the CNS 6:00 First endpoint wasn't proven 6:20 Invasive group A strep 7:20 Become more resistant to antibiotics 8:01 Not a single type of group A strep 8:25 Hearing loss and heart f…
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Diet, dementia, cardiovascular disease and risk factors
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12:27:00This week's topics include aging and diet, blood based biomarkers for dementia, ten and thirty year risk for cardiovascular disease, and global effect of cardiovascular risk factors. Program notes: 1:00 Five factors and cardiovascular disease 2:00 Additional life years free of CVD 3:00 Irrespective of where you live 3:27 Optimal dietary patterns fo…
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Many parents are looking for the best educational solution for their children. Some are looking for pre-schools, others are selecting the right K-12 district. Either way, they are making choices, and for you to become one of those choices, you need to take ongoing steps to boost your school’s enrollment. With many states making school choice an opt…
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A-fib, bleeding, penicillin, hypertension
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12:10:00This week's topics include a better way to treat A-fib, managing bleeding in cardiac surgery, penicillin for strep infections, and treating pulmonary hypertension. Program notes: 0:55 Ablation for afib 1:51 Pulsed field ablation PFA 2:55 Training physicians 3:23 Prothrombin complex versus frozen plasma 4:24 Noninferiority outcome 5:24 Documented bl…
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This week's topics include cell signatures in PCOS, a new technique for prostate biopsies, improving the safety of carotid endarterectomy, and long term risk after TIA. 0:41 Long term risk of stroke after TIA 1:39 About one in five over the next ten years 2:40 Need to continue antiplatelet agents 3:33 New technique for prostate biopsy 4:36 Biopsy n…
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School Choice Marketing: embracing the challenge and competing ethically
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8:30The concept of school choice has gained significant momentum in recent years, reshaping the educational landscape. It introduces a competitive dynamic, urging schools to adapt and innovate to attract students. However, this competition must remain ethical, prioritizing transparency and student welfare. By embracing ethical strategies, schools can p…
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Are Parents Actually Using Your School Website?
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5:25Let’s be honest: your school’s website is one of your most important tools for communication and engagement. It's often the first impression prospective families get of your school, and it's also where your current families turn for information. But is it serving its purpose? Are parents actually using it the way you hope they are? Let’s explore wh…
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Using testimonials to build your schools reputation; a comprehensive guide
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4:50In today’s competitive educational landscape, a strong reputation is key to attracting prospective families, retaining students, and solidifying community trust. One of the most powerful tools in the arsenal of school marketing, school public relations, and school communications is testimonials. These authentic, first-hand accounts from students, p…
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15 Reasons to Choose School Webmasters for Website Management
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7:16When it comes to running a school, having a professional online presence is not just beneficial—it's essential. That’s why many institutions turn to School Webmasters, the trusted school website provider, and school web design professionals to manage their digital needs effectively. Outsourcing your school web design projects and management to Scho…
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Implementing Simple School Marketing; one day at a time
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10:15In the competitive world of K-12 education, effective school marketing can seem overwhelming. Discover how to simplify your school’s marketing efforts with daily, manageable strategies. For more information or help with your school website, contact School Webmasters at 888.750.4556 or visit www.SchoolWebmasters.com and request a quote!…
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So, now that we are heading into the second half of the school year, it is the perfect time to review the school website and refocus on how you can better communicate with and engage your parents and students. Here are five New Year resolutions that you can use to improve your school communications. It is worth the effort, and you’ll realize long-t…
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Effective marketing strategies to increase school enrollment
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7:35Many academics and school administrators hate to think of their institution as a business, so even the thought of marketing makes them uncomfortable. Somehow, they are convinced that attracting leads and customers detracts from their primary objective of providing a quality education. But the reality couldn’t be more different. School marketing str…
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Importance of your vocational school website
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10:19While traditional high schools, colleges, and universities offer the necessary prerequisites for academic and intellectual fields, their offerings and curricula are often generic. On the other hand, the vocational school can stand out from the crowd of choices because you can provide specific examples of what you offer and what your students can an…
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Can Becoming a Phone-Free School Improve Student Education?
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8:59There are advantages and disadvantages to immediate access. It is reassuring for parents to know they can reach their child anytime. However, research shows that the reassurance parents enjoy limits the self-assurance that this continual supervision denies their kids. Let's discuss the advantages and disadvantages. For more information or help with…
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Why school need to keep their websites updated
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6:23In the digital age, a school’s website is more than just a virtual brochure—it’s a dynamic hub of information, school communication, and community engagement. Keeping a school website updated is not merely a matter of aesthetics or professionalism; it has profound implications for student success, parental involvement, and the institution’s overall…
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What teachers wish parents would do in preparing students
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7:30Okay, so this blog post isn’t targeting school administrators, my typical target audience. However, I thought the topic was so interesting that maybe schools could find ways to incorporate this kind of information into their websites. For example, it might make an excellent website news article for back-to-school or even repurpose this information …
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How Trade Schools Win Using Inbound Marketing
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8:58If your school is a trade school or vocational ed tech school, this is an excellent time to be one. Now more than ever, parents and students are considering alternatives to academic colleges and degrees. Make sure your trade school stands out. For more information or help with your school website, contact School Webmasters at 888.750.4556 or visit …
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Every school manager aspires to improve admissions. So, the question is, how can you improve your brand awareness and increase your student enrollment rate? One of the most effective ways is school advertisement. You have numerous options to promote your brand. For instance, you can optimize your social media presence, start email marketing, create…
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