Wassom’s Marketing Wisdom Blog
The Enrollment Opportunities in the Staff Recruitment Crisis
Is your school unable to start families eager to enroll because you cannot find teachers? If so, have the number of families on your waiting list increased to an all-time high? Is your current staff harder to retain than ever? The pandemic, the Great Resignation, and...
Bump Up Your Volume of Referrals from Friends and Family
Parent surveys reveal that over 85% of young families turn to referrals from friends and family when investigating early care and education services for their children and family. Beyond that, research shows that some 57% or more also check online reviews....
Three Ways Teachers Can Improve Communication to Families
Real-time apps, such as Remini, Brightwheel, and Tadpoles, have become the norm as a method of communicating daily classroom activities with families. However, parent surveys show that families want more communication specifically about their child. Even when they...
Engaging Waiting List Families until They Start
As enrollment numbers have increased, so have those families you have to put on waiting lists. Those families may need to enroll elsewhere while they wait for you; however, constant communication with them will help them look forward to becoming part of your school’s...
How Better Enrollment Retention Impacts Your Bottom Line
Exceptional customer experience retains enrollment. Every new enrollment has the potential for lifetime value to your school. When you summarize the revenue each enrolled family provides to you for every year they stay, you reach the lifetime value of the customer....
You Get 90 Days Max!
As you transition into a new school year, there's a lot that will be familiar to you, and a lot that will be new and unproven to your enrolled families. With the COVID Delta variant spreading, new families may be extra anxious about precautions such as leaving...