School Admissions Strategy
Best practices for increasing website traffic, inquiries, applicants and enrollment.
Fill Your Funnel with Finalsite
How do you get most prospective families to your website or inquiry page? How do you get more prospective students to actually fill out that form? What can you do to fill your funnel? We have the answers to your biggest admission strategy questions in our free resources.
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From The Finalsite Blog
Dive into our library of blog posts of examples, strategies, tips and inspiration to help you improve your school's website.
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Mia Major
When your school’s inquiries are down, it’s time to evaluate the root of the problem and make a game plan to fix it. Here’s how!
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Keisha Croxton
Interested in building social media campaigns to boost open house attendance and applications? We've outlined five social media best practices to get you started.
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Andrew Martin
Schools face the increasingly difficult challenge of boosting engagement and enrollment year-to-year. Here’s five ways a mobile app can help.
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Hadley Rosen
Personas are the foundation of your school’s inbound marketing strategy. Learn how to craft personas to improve your website's performance and email open rate.
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Mia Major
Need to drive more traffic to your school's open houses this fall? Try these 10 proven strategies.
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Additional Resources
Blogs just don't cut it? We get it! That's why we have an entire library of additional resources on admissions strategy that you'll love!
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn from Finalsite Founder & CEO Jon Moser, Chief Product Officer Lauren Barth, and OpenApply Director MacKenzie Hovermale how Finalsite's integration with OpenApply helps international schools improve their admissions process to drive inquiries and increase enrollment.
- On-Demand Webinar
Learn from Red Abbott and Ryan Nolan how you can maximize digital channels, such as search engines, digital ads, and social to target new families, and then use email marketing workflows to drive engagement and boost open house attendance.
- Worksheet
Looking for a simple way to get started with personas? This worksheet is perfect for school marketers of all skill levels.
- On-Demand Webinar
Join members of the Ravenna and Finalsite teams to discuss proven ways to overcome the most common enrollment barriers in the independent school industry.
- Whitepaper
Looking to start a school blog? Wondering what to write about? Start here.
- On-Demand Webinar
Get a first look at Finalsite's email marketing platform, Messages, and learn how to use it to improve your school or district's email communications.
Free eBook: A Study and Analysis of "Why" Pages
Learn how a "why" page on your school's website can impact your admissions activity in this data-backed research study.
Webinar On Demand: 10 Tips to Fill Your School's Admissions Funnel
Learn new strategies for increasing website traffic and inquiries, and filling your admission funnel in this free webinar on demand.