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Storytelling > Strategy > Success = School Growth

Storytelling > Strategy > Success = School Growth

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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Everyone loves a good story. Whether you are reading a book, watching a movie, listening to a speech or talking to a friend, stories grab your attention and help you understand and connect. Think about it. We live in a story. We relate to stories. We love to listen to stories. And, we can see […]

9 Factors that Affect School Growth

9 Factors that Affect School Growth

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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My career has been focused on school growth. For 12 years, I led the enrollment and marketing effort at a liberal arts university in Michigan. During that time, our enrollment doubled. For the past nine years, since I launched Enrollment Catalyst, I have partnered with hundreds of schools as a catalyst for their enrollment growth. […]

VirCon7 – A Can’t Miss Conference for Private School Leaders

VirCon7 – A Can’t Miss Conference for Private School Leaders

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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Once again, Brendan Schneider is offering his virtual conference for school leaders around the world. This is the one of the best ways to sharpen your enrollment and marketing knowledge and skills. And, it is the best value for your professional development budget. For the low cost of only $197, if you register soon during the […]

Webinar: 10 Content Strategies Proven to Drive Enrollment Growth

Webinar: 10 Content Strategies Proven to Drive Enrollment Growth

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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Rudi Gesch has lead the enrollment and marketing effort at Eastern Christian School for the last five years. Utilizing strategies that Rick Newberry and Enrollment Catalyst prepared for the school, Eastern Christian School’s enrollment has soared. Enrollment is up from 700 to over 830 students in this five-year stretch—18% growth. In the last enrollment cycle, […]

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy’s Steady Enrollment Growth

Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy’s Steady Enrollment Growth

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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  In 2016, Michelle Salyer, director of marketing and communications at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne, FL, reached out to me to discuss her school’s needs. The school’s enrollment had experienced decline. As a result of our partnership through my Enrollment Catalyst Program and the focused work of the HTEA team, the enrollment has […]

Word of Mouth is Not an Elevator Pitch

Word of Mouth is Not an Elevator Pitch

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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It happens often when I am at a school. A board member or administrator will suggest that they need to develop their elevator pitch. The underlying tone behind this suggestion is that they want to come up with a message that they teach everyone to say. Let’s think about this concept for a moment. If […]

6 New Parent Marketing Strategies to Implement

6 New Parent Marketing Strategies to Implement

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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It’s hard to believe that the start of another school year is here. I love the new beginning of a school year. This is the time when you are able to celebrate the success of your new family and student recruitment efforts. From first day of school pictures to back-to-school nights, the energy for the […]

Sharing the Story of Your School

Sharing the Story of Your School

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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Recently, I asked Teri Rash to write a guest blog post on storytelling. Teri is the Director of Marketing and Communications at Grace Christian Academy in Knoxville, TN. I had the opportunity to work with her and the GCA team a couple of years ago though my Enrollment Catalyst Program. Teri is passionate about telling […]

Webinar: Too Many Hats, Too Little Time

Webinar: Too Many Hats, Too Little Time

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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It’s true. We all wear many hats and have limited time to accomplish everything on our list. During this free webinar, Kaleen Goodeill and Rick Newberry will discuss how you can prioritize your strategic marketing and enrollment priorities for maximum impact. Drawing from her experience as Director of Enrollment and Marketing at Riverside Christian School […]

7 Reasons Why Enrollment and Marketing Plans Fail

7 Reasons Why Enrollment and Marketing Plans Fail

  • rick.newberry@enrollmentcatalyst.com
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In a recent blog post, I discussed why it is important to develop a comprehensive plan for school growth. On Thursday, I will discuss how you can develop your enrollment and marketing plan in a free webinar (even it you cannot attend live, make sure you register to receive the recording). But before we develop […]

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