Marketing & Advertising

(MARKETING IDEA) I came across something that I’m looking forward to implementing. I know somebody who is in early implementer of the technology and is having great results. This is a system that allows you to capture professionally assembled testimonials in a video format. I…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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Kat Marie’s Facebook Marketing Initiative Hi all. Several of you have been asking about how to advertise online for students. I said I would share anything that I came across. . One of our newer Simply Music Teachers, Kat Marie, has been posting about her…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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Has anybody had to do their introductory session online yet ? Has anybody thought about recording themselves talking and sending it to possible future students or post it live on Facebook ? I don’t know if I’d do a recorded version as I believe it…

• Last updated 4 years ago
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The Introductory Session has always been a successful marketing tool for Simply Music teachers. However, we live in a different world now than when the FIS was first created. We now have the opportunity to share how learning with the Simply Music method can equip…

• Last updated 5 years ago
• communicating benefits, FIS, introductory session, music education role, relevance of music

I would love to grow my studio from the plateau of about 20 students to more like 50. One thing I want to do is add Workshops. I see a 6-minute training on Workshops in Business Support. Where else would you suggest I look? Also,…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• advertising, facebook, growing your studio, marketing, pricing, Workshops

I’m hoping to find some advice and encouragement. For several months, I have felt bogged down in studio management (mostly involving recruiting and keeping students since my finances are very restricted at the moment). In the process of trying to fill vacancies and keep my…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• long-term relationship with teaching, marketing, personal growth, retention, running your studio, student retention, teacher valley

When promoting Simply Music Piano, do you use the phrases “Play right away” or “Play from the very first lesson”? I feel such statements may set the bar too high for the new student. I can think of no other discipline (physical or musical) where…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• improvisation, Laurie Richards, marketing, results

Online self-study piano courses and YouTube instructional videos are here to stay. There are populations of people who can benefit from those, who otherwise would not have the opportunity to, or choose to, learn with a teacher. We as educators are still a vital resource…

• Last updated 6 years ago
• benefits of online lessons, learning online, self study, self study programs, ssp, tdp, teacher directed programs, technology, YouTube

In this webinar we discuss the inevitability of technological advances, how those can affect our teaching studios, and the critical nature of remaining relevant and influential as music educators. Topics include: Introduction (00:05) What Does it Mean to be “Relevant”? (03:29) Paradox of Technology in…

• Last updated 6 years ago
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Some folks asked me to share about growing your adult student population. Here are a few things that have worked for me. 1) Deciding that’s what I wanted. Yes, I have turned down requests for teaching children. I adore kids, but at this point in…

• Last updated 7 years ago
• adult students, advertising, facebook, growing your studio, marketing, social media