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Angie Ward

Angie has spent the last 13 years helping schools with result-driven digital marketing strategies. With a knack for advertising and analytics, Angie has helped hundreds of colleges, universities, K12 schools, and summer camps achieve their enrollment marketing goals via SEO, PPC, and Social Media campaigns. She is a regular presenter on digital marketing for enrollment and co-hosts the Upgrade School Marketing podcast.
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Your School’s Fall Digital Marketing Checklist is Here

  Sep 4, 2024 6:15:00 AM / by Angie Ward

Setting up your school’s digital marketing strategy for the busy admissions season ahead requires all hands on deck. Here are 10 digital marketing strategies your school should consider as you get planning underway:

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How to Set Up Events in GA4 for Your School

  Jul 29, 2024 6:15:00 AM / by Angie Ward

Tracking the performance of your school's online presence is crucial for optimizing engagement and improving communication with future students, current families, alumni and donors. Google Analytics 4 (GA4) offers a powerful, free platform to monitor and analyze key events on your school's website.  

Here’s how to set up Key Events on your website to measure marketing efforts:

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How to Market Your School's Open House Online

  Aug 31, 2023 6:30:00 AM / by Angie Ward

There’s a lot to consider when planning your school’s admissions open house and event marketing is key to ensuring the fruits of your labor result in strong attendance.

Here are 5 ways you can promote your school’s open house online to drive event awareness, inquiries, and registrations.

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How to get your school ready for Google Analytics 4

  Jun 1, 2023 6:30:00 AM / by Angie Ward

With all the discussion around Google Analytics 4 (GA4) over the last year, and the impending July 1, 2023 deadline, school marketers may be starting to panic, but don’t.

Here’s what you need to know to ensure your school has a plan to tackle this major analytics change.

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Should My School Run Bing Ads?

  Mar 28, 2023 7:30:00 AM / by Angie Ward

Incorporating Bing Ads into a comprehensive digital marketing strategy is becoming increasingly popular among private schools.

If your school is looking to increase qualified traffic to your website to grow your inquiries, here’s why you should consider running search ads on Bing.

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6 Free Google Tools that Schools Should Be Using

  Jan 10, 2023 7:15:00 AM / by Angie Ward

While there are dozens of free digital marketing tools available from Google, school marketers have a lot on their plate and can’t be expected to master them all. We narrowed it down to the top 6 that we recommend: Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, UTM Codes, Google Search Console, Google Trends, and Google Business Profile. 

Here are the most beneficial ways schools can leverage these free Google tools effectively to maximize their digital marketing ROI.

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Should Your School Bid on Its Brand Name in Search Ads?

  Apr 28, 2022 7:30:00 AM / by Angie Ward

If you’re running a Google Ads campaign, you’ve probably wondered: should I bid on my school’s own brand name? At Enroll Media Group, we partner with schools across the country to help them manage their Search Ads (Google Ads and Microsoft/Bing Ads)  to drive enrollment. In short, our answer is yes, schools should bid on their brand when running a paid search campaign as part of an overall brand strategy.

Here are the top 10 reasons why schools should bid on their own brand name.

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Why School Marketers Need to Get Started with Google Analytics 4 Now

  Mar 28, 2022 8:15:00 AM / by Angie Ward

If you’re a school marketer who relies on Google Analytics for things like advertising attribution, website design enhancements, or other marketing performance reports, then you will want to set up GA4, aka Google Analytics 4, as soon as possible. (See our post from last year introducing the rollout of the beta product.)

Many school marketers have been slow to adapt—until now. Follow the tips below so you don’t get left behind…

Google Analytics 4 is replacing Universal Analytics in July 2023

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How Schools Can Use LinkedIn Ads for Enrollment Marketing

  Jan 18, 2022 11:12:07 AM / by Angie Ward

Are you a school marketer looking for a new way to expand your enrollment marketing efforts online? In addition to having a LinkedIn page, and optimizing your school’s LinkedIn presence, schools should also consider LinkedIn Advertisements. 

Here’s how you can incorporate LinkedIn Ads into your school’s marketing plan.

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What Happened to My School's Google Reviews?

  Dec 1, 2021 10:18:00 AM / by Angie Ward

You may be one of the many schools wondering what happened to Google Reviews. Many organizations, including schools, are experiencing a range of issues as it relates to users being able to review a business. This poses a challenge for schools that use Google Reviews as a way to manage their brand and communicate with prospective and current families.

So what happened to Google reviews for schools?

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