Transcript QED Education Summit

Marketing from Confidence
Delivered By
Dean Kephart
Kephart Marketing
QED’s 8th Annual Education Marketers’ Forum
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Marketing
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Marketing
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National Trends
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Results, results, results
Anecdotal is not enough
Validation
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Education CODE RED
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Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
Fear
of budget cuts
of test results
for safety
of teacher satisfaction
of community perceptions
QED’s 8th Annual Education Marketers’ Forum
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Marketing Approach
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Awareness of fears
Provide tools to address fears
Move beyond fear to passion
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Value of Research
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Customer requirements
Product development
Public relations
Product positioning
Internal mentality
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Attitudes Toward Research
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Internal mindset
External validation
On-going commitment
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Research Model
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Inputs
Activities
Outputs
Outcomes
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Incenting Customers to
Participate
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Prime the pump
Share outcomes
Highlight key sites
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Start Something Research
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From “nice to have” to “must
have”
Pre and post
Analysis
Publicize
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“The Dark Side clouds
everything.”
Yoda
Star Wars: Episode II
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