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Managing External Relations

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ISBN-10: 0335207898

ISBN-13: 9780335207893

Edition: 2001

Authors: Frank Albrighton, Julia Thomas

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Universities and colleges must pay attention to their external relations. They need good media coverage, successful fundraising, effective student recruitment and good relations with a wide range of groups. This book gives practical guidance on how to manage all areas of external relations: what to do and how to measure your success. The contributors are experienced practitioners who share their knowledge on everything from how to deal with the media to creating a web site, and from producing publications to advertising. For chief executives and senior managers, there is sound advice on how to organize the work efficiently. The world of marketing has arrived in higher education, with…    
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Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Series editors' introduction
List of figures and tables
Preface
Notes on contributors
What is external relations for?
A rose by any other name: Brand management and visual identity
So that's what they think: Market research
The role of opinion research
Examples of higher education research
How does market research work?
How to gather the information
Qualitative research
How to choose
Whom to survey? The principles of sampling
Formulating the questions to ask
Market research 'deliverables'
Cost-effectiveness of market research
Further reading
Impress in print: Publications
Who is in charge?
Who is going to write it?
Design: I know what I like
Who shall we get to print it?
Commercial breaks: A planned approach to advertising
Effective advertising
The role of research
How to plan a campaign
Setting your budget
Achieving value for money
A uniform approach
Conclusion
Casting your net: The Internet and its role in education marketing
Thinking across media
Promoting a culture of change
Developing a website that markets the institution effectively
Other applications for the web: business processes and learning and teaching
'Happy Days' or 'Nightmare on Fleet Street'? Media relations
Uncertainties of the marketplace
What the interviewer really wants
Preparing for interviews
Selecting your material
Common problems
The importance of pictures
Can things go wrong?
Editors' note
Further reading
Why aren't we speaking to each other? Internal communications
Guess who's coming to dinner! Event management
What are friends for? Alumni relations
Organizational and budgetary considerations
Building a programme
When does it all begin?
Future trends and scenarios
Alumni and development
Money, money, money: Managing the fundraising process
The fundraising process
Well connected: Organizational structure
All together now: A strategic institutional approach to integrated marketing
Why now?
How does integrated marketing relate to higher education?
Developing a model at Texas Christian University
Transforming institutions
Marketing higher education as a way of thinking
Integrated marketing communications
Branding
New focus on research
Launching integrated marketing
Integrated marketing and student recruiting
Lessons about visibility
Lessons for alumni and development programmes
Integrated marketing and strategic planning
Integrated marketing and the future of higher education
Further reading
A seat at the table: Performance measurement
Appendix
Index