It is very much an effective mway to communicate what we offer in today's marketing... We (Harrison College) have a particular way to intergrate facebook and /or twitter to communicate with or students. It's called KnowU and it's like a virtual campus for online students to have custiomized to the way they learn and communicate among fellow students (allowing them to use facebook and twitter).
We have our own page on Facebook, and we are continuing to promote it for information about different campuses. It is a great tool!
I think social networking is important for communicating with students. Being able to link your facebook, twitter, linked in, etc pages with your online course work has been something that is unique to my institution. Marketing on social media is beneficial as well because it has tracking capabilities that are not associated with television and radio.
Social networking is very vital in today's success. Sometimes I think too much.
Social networking takes away the personal one-on-one. People make decisions based on these sites, than rather going in and speaking with the school. Many students only want to be contacted by email, stating do not call. You don't see or feel the passion, the knowledge, or the ambiance based on an email.
My university has just started to really get into social media. I feel that it is good for advertising and initially contacting students. I don't feel that is a good place to keep in contact with students though. With all the privacy laws and identification requirements needed now a days, it is much more difficult to keep it secure through social media. Does anyone else feel that way?
I am collecting all marketing material which we are using for our school.
After that i am planning to work on different networking sites.
Social networking sites are a great reasource to discuss topics that are of interest to our students and alumni.
Social networking is important and could be helpful as a marketing plan.
Students in today's society are more likely to respond to social networking than to more traditional forms of communication. It's a benefit to the school to have multiple ways of reaching a student quickly. Many students may respond to a text on their cellphone more quickly than any other type of communication.
It is my fourth day at my school so I am not sure what the school takes advantage of with regard to social networking. I am interested to find out!
We utilize several social networking sites to communicate and promote our school.
I think that this is a fantastic way to reach a greater number of people and market our school in a more efficient way. I also think it is easier to target and pinpoint a demographic of individuals that would most likely be in need of our services.
Social Network Sites are an excellent tool to reach students whose numbers have been disconnected and are hard to reach.
Many students will respond to these sites quicker and faster than they will traditional phone or mail communications.
I agree that these social media sites are an untapped source that will open many doors, and not just facebook. As long as they stay with in the parameters of the rules. Twitter, Pintrest and many others.
Years ago people would talk to friends or someone who may have gone to a school or knew someone who had gone and what the atmosphere was like. it was 'word of mouth'. Today everything goes on social networking, chat rooms and if there's anything you want to know, the information is there for viewing. Prospective students seek out information to get an idea of what to expect and websites will show how schools are rated and what others have to say about their experiences; nothing is hidden.
We use Facebook as a marketing plan for our students and it works really well. I think with technology these days you really need to use some type of social media to reach out to prospective students. A lot of people our on some type of social media so it really is a good way to get your name out there!
Many social networking sites are great to use for advertising for many schools because there are so many people that sign up for social networking sites today. It doesn't matter what age you are now, everyone has an account with a social networking site. Also, it doesn't just take a computer now to stay connected to these sites, you can do it from your phone, ipad, tablet, etc., so people are always connected which gives the school a better chance at catching leads.
Absolutely! Not only is social networking a great communication tool to reaching out into our student body, but sites like fb reach out to the a large portion of the community if one uses some of the options such as tagging. I was responsible for our fb page for a couple of years and was able to quadruple the interest in our school. It is especially useful to connect with high school students and to get family and friends of the students involved in our school. Great tool to market high schools.
I posted interesting pictures on what our students were doing. For example, blood draw and EKG days in medical assisting are great days to go in and take pictures to post online. It shows your potential students out there exactly what they get to do if they want to become a medical assistant! Same with our Dental program- student making dental forms, taking x-rays, or nursing students doing dissections make the programs so much more interesting to people who aren't really sure if what dental students, medical assistant students, or nursing students study in class.
Sites like FB, and twitter always enhance the fundraising our school does, you would be surprised at how many people in the community follow your school's page and how many actually involve themselves in these activities even if they have no connections to students. The more interest you can generate, the more calls we get!
since alot of potential students use social media sites, i believe that advertising on these sites will open more marketing oportunities for the school.
The school does have a marketing plan for the students to find us on a social network. I belive social networking and the use of it for communication with students has helped me in the past. If a student is difficult to bring into the school or get on the phone for the interview, I normally reach out to them via social network. Students check these types of sites often, so the use of them is smart and helpful.
I know our school uses Facebook, twitter or Myspace but i don't know how they follow the process as i am new.
I think that social networking sites may be used to discuss important topics that are of interest to our students and our alumni. They may also be used to by prospective students to ask questions that can be answered by a certified and trained school representative.
