The most practical thing we can achieve in our teaching is insight into what is happening inside us as we teach.
-Parker Palmer
When we started Exchange, one of our bibles was Guerilla Marketing by Conrad Levinson. Now, decades later, Levinson has an updated version (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007) taking into account the tools of this digital age. Here are some of the secrets he shares:
- Your task: to make prospects confident in you.
- Your secret weapon: commitment to your plan.
- Your marketing: an assortment of at least 20 weapons.
- Your format: the spirit of consistency.
- Your operation: convenient for customers.
- Your message: one that leaves readers in amazement.
- Your chore: measurement of who your customers are and how they heard of you.
- Your relationship with customers: one of involvement with them.
- Your never-ending task: to augment your marketing arsenal, understanding, and prowess, leaving your competitors shuddering at the very mention of your name.
CORRECTION: In my hurry to complete the ExchangeEveryDay for November 5, I unintentionally failed to provide full credit for a conflict resolution strategy cited in Ann Epstein's book, The Intentional Teacher. The author of the strategy cited is Betsy Evans -- you can learn more about Evan's work and ideas at Kids And Conflict.
This volume of Exchange Essentials includes 8 selected Exchange articles, in pdf format, focusing on the strategies for promoting your program:
- Listening to Parents Translates into More Referrals
- Community-Building in the 21st Century: Social Media and Digital Marketing
- Five Ways to Economy-Proof Your Enrollment
- Creating a Video Tour to Market Your Center
- Enrollment-Building Ideas from Exchange Readers
- And 8 More!
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