Landing Pages Done Right: Case studies of effective private school campaigns

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Last fall, we hosted a webinar on how to build the perfect private school landing page. Now it’s time for real world school examples. In this talk, Peter Baron breaks down school landing page campaigns. He explores what worked, what missed the mark, and shared advice on how to create landing pages that convert.

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Landing Pages Done Right: Case Studies of Effective School Campaigns

30 minutes (+/-)

pbaron@whipplehill.com

Welcome to this WhippleHill

#whipplehill

Peter Baron WhippleHill

Special Guest?

What is a landing page?

Landing page resources

When do you use a landing page?

Source: boyetboy via Flickr & Creative Commons

Landing pages

Landing pages are often linked to/from social media, email campaigns or search engine marketing campaigns in order to enhance the effectiveness of the advertisements. The general goal of a landing page is to convert site visitors into sales or leads.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_page

Landing PageWebsite

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Slide Inspiration: Oli Gardner, Unbouncehttp://bit.ly/unbounce-lp-design

admissions student life

academic programs school news

athletics...

Goal = Explore, Learn

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Slide Inspiration: Oli Gardner, Unbouncehttp://bit.ly/unbounce-lp-design

Targeted group

Goal = Conversion

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Landing Page Resources

http://bit.ly/lp-that-convert

Anatomy of the Perfect Private School Landing Page http://bit.ly/private-school-landing-page

Designing for Conversion: 8 Visual Design Techniques to Focus Attention on Your Landing Pages http://bit.ly/8-design-conversion-tips

The 7 Principles of Conversion-Centered Landing Page Design http://bit.ly/7lpprinciples

When do you use a landing page?

Annual Fund

Make a gift in honor of a teacher, advisor, program or department!

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12.5%

Admission Events

Accepted Students!

“It certainly worked, as we had the largest attendance ever at Revisit Day.” Liz Schmitt Director of Admission Miss Porter's School

Open House

Crowdsourcing

Peter SalibaHead of School Tilton School @TiltonHOS

www.experiencetiltonschool.org

www.experiencetiltonschool.org

Lead Generation

Special Guest?

Brendan Schneider Sewickley Academy www.sewickley.org

www.schneiderb.com

Challenge

Inbound Marketing Blueprint

1) Personas

Anne Ramsey • First generation independent school family • Two parents working • Concerned about transportation • Pain point in before and after-school care !

2) Keywords

3) SEO

4) Content +

5) Social Media

6) PPC

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