Lists work on the internet, even though some of us might disdain this ‘dumbing down’ and ‘click-bait’ approach. But the school-year countdown can contain real news and updates that are helpful for families to know. How many new items can you think of for your school? Imagine counting down the final seven weekdays before the …
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Surveying websites Open up the home pages of a handful of K-12 schools (public and private) and colleges and universities. For fun, take a look at the top 5-10 non-school websites you visit most often and explore them with an eye for functionality and design. The content could be drastically different (what do they showcase, …
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Our teachers are busy during the summer, and that doesn’t have to mean they don’t have down time. There are ways to develop content that highlights teachers as both professionals and as people. You may not get a lot of immediate responses as teachers are less likely to check email every day during the summer. …
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One of your communications strategies could be to educate (or remind) people of the history ingrained into your organization.
So we know video tends to play well, and video does a bit better at stopping the scroll. But we can’t create video for everything, right? Correct, but we can look at this video from Michigan for some inspiration. They don’t have much to work with (head-and-shoulders video and names), but they keep your interest …
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No, don’t worry, I’m not asking to swap links. I’m here to share them, one way, for free (unless you want to share your sources of inspiration with me). First, a book – The Passion EconomyAuthor Adam Davidson (Planet Money and other things) goes into great detail on people and their businesses to uncover what makes …
You know how dreams are often confusing and you can’t quite explain them. That’s because your mind fast forwards or outright skips parts of the dream. With your dreams of awesome content strategy (and most other real-life dreams), there is no fast-forwarding, no skip button. Just small steps lined with hard work. Small steps … …
Can you be the one on social media providing a twist? This photo from Duke University made me ‘stop the scroll’ because it looked quite different than most middle-of-this-oh-so-hot summer posts. It’s an easy post to create if you keep your archives organized and you have a fun side to your communications strategy. And notice …
The continued adoption of live-streaming events is substantial and has produced new opportunities for all involved. To maximize these opportunities, these events need to be kept free to watch.