Student searching courses on mobile phone with a laptop in background.

You’re talking to yourself, not the student

You understand what you’re saying. Your colleagues understand it. But does the 15-year-old reading your website? It’s a question I come back to regularly when working with education providers on their content. Having spent many years in education marketing, I understand how it happens. A course page starts with information from curriculum, marketing edits it, …

What sharing our AI work has taught us

What sharing our AI work has taught us

We’ve been doing more speaking recently and there’s something really enjoyable about sharing work we’re doing with clients, explaining the process behind it and giving other people something they can try. This year, AI has been a recurring theme in our webinars, presentations and workshops. We’ve covered prompting, synthetic audiences and ways AI projects can …

Education jargon

Why education jargon is quietly costing you enrolments.

We’ve all done it. We talk about Level 3 provision, HTQs, T Levels, HNCs, degree apprenticeships… and we assume our audience is following along. But step outside the sector for a moment. If you’re a school or college leaver trying to work out your next step or an adult considering a return to learning, this …

Aligning your marketing strategy to find clients who share your values

Aligning your marketing strategy to find clients who share your values

In my business who I work with matters just as much as what I do. For me, marketing has never just been about the next campaign, the next metric or the next big idea. It’s about people; understanding them, connecting with them and working alongside people who share your values and outlook. Because when your …

creating a marketing campaign

Creating a Marketing Campaign

The most important things to remember about any marketing campaign are: Without knowing why you’re doing something, you’ll never be able to know if you’ve achieved your goals. It’s easy to get excited by the shiny outputs (like new branded pens or a fancy new video) rather than coming up with a solid plan about …