Child Care Marketing

Did you know that only about 11% of early childhood program directors & owners have had some sort of business and/or marketing training? Yes, they’ve had many hours of training in early childhood topics, but not much training in how to manage a profitable center, and how to stay fully enrolled for the long term [...]

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Have You Planned Your Events for Week Of the Young Child?

The Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is an annual week of celebration of early education programs and events, sponsored by NAEYC. This year, WOYC is April 11-17. Has your center or school planned out yet what you’ll be doing to celebrate WOYC? If you need some ideas and/or inspiration on how to celebrate WOYC, [...]

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Here’s a Great Video On How to Live Your Best Life

I want to pass along this video called “Core Influence” from probably THE coolest guy in internet marketing. His name is Frank Kern. You gotta watch his stuff, it’s very cool and funny. And maybe even life-changing. Here’s the link: http://www.getcoreinfluence.com/?ref=J0M40PjjRjQZ06d6 (I get no compensation for sending this to you – it’s just cool stuff). [...]

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Protected: How to Create an Online Survey Video – Gold Coaching

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Success in 2010

I just posted a brand new 4-minute video, and I think you’ll get a kick out of it. Plus, you might learn a thing or two. Go watch the video now: Success in 2010 To your success in 2010, Kris

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Child Care Professinals One of a Kind Holiday Party

You’re invited to join me and my friend Julie Bartkus for the first ever, one-of-a-kind holiday party for child care professionals! This party will take place via a LIVE conference call. No special equipment is required to join us. All you need is a telephone. During this call we will be featuring several guests who [...]

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10 Great Ways to Get a Grant

Experts reveal their top 10 secrets about writing grant proposals that demand attention and get funding. Grant writing is seldom easy. Many schools are chasing after the same pot of gold, fiercely competing for technology dollars offered by corporations, foundations, and state and federal government. So there’s no room for mistakes. Yet, many pitfalls exist, [...]

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How to Build a Winning Customer Referral Program for Your Child Care Center

We all know that word of mouth is the most powerful form of advertising. So why do so many child care centers lack a customer referral program? Maybe we figure that if people love us, the referrals will come naturally, without us having to ask for them. This might be the case, but there’s one [...]

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Child Care Center Business Plans: Why You Need One

Why do you need a business plan? First and foremost, a business plan is a basic requirement to getting government grant and loans, as well as bank loans. It is also a great way to focus the complete picture of your daycare, get it out of your head and down on paper. There is something [...]

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Strategies for Getting Your Child Care Center Website Ranked High in Google’s Local Search

A recent report by independent research firm eMarketer.com (September 2009) provided some great insights into how people are searching online for local products & services. Here are some of the major findings of the study: 37% of people who conducted an online local search ended up visiting the store in person. People were 46% more [...]

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