Engaging with Schools: Lessons from the Business World€¦ · The Business World? Or… Share...
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Engaging with Schools:Lessons from the Business World
Alison Holland
Projects and Partnerships
Brightkidz social enterprise
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The Business World?
Or… Share lessons in success Collaborate with you
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What’s Your Problem?
Survey: top issue was ‘engaging with schools’
– Too much ‘noise’
– Limited resources
– In business: engage or fail
Remember these?
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How Can I Help?
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Lesson 1: Know Your Customer
Who are your customers?
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Understand them and their needs
What do they
read?
How do they communicate?
Who do they
network with?
How do they operate?
What’s important to
them?
What to do…Talk to them!
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Lesson 2: What’s In It For Them?
For the group?
For individual schools?
You can: Research, talk and adapt
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Lesson 3: Find Your Allies
‘Givers Gain’
Use Your Allies
What can you all bring to the table?
How can you support each others goals and campaigns?
Good Networks
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You MAY Recognise Her!
Different kinds of allies
– Enlisting politicians
– Social media divides us
– Find common ground
– Car industry
You can: step outside your
comfort zone
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Lesson 4: Get Good Ideas
If opportunity knocks, open the door.
What’s worked elsewhere?
Use your BRAIN
Benefits Nothing
Instinct
Alternatives
Risks
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Lesson 5: Meet AIDA and H
Village TravelSurveyOr
Attention Interest Desire Action
…and Habit
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Lesson 6: Expect to Make Seven Touches
• Why aren’t they listening?
• Try different ways:
– emails, snail mail, phone calls.
– Also social media, eg facebook ads, contacts, events, press, partners, coffee cups?!
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Lesson 7: Test and Measure
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How to Measure?
• Trial on small scale
• ST:EPS – pilot with 5 schools
• How to measure?
– Voucher codes
– Surveys
– Other data
• Not working? Quit!
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Lesson 8: Show Your ValueBecause You’re Worth it
It’s never ‘free’ – tell them what it’s worth
Limit your offer – eg time limit, max number
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Lesson 9: Communicate Your Success
• Your Comms team is an asset• Use ‘piggy-back’ PR• Be social on social• Improve your professional reputation and opportunities• You can: Send us your news!
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Lesson 10: Forward to the Future
– Reward your champions
– Ask for referals
– If it works – do it again
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Your Takeaway
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