WE'RE THRILLED YOU'RE INTERESTED in learning more about sponsorship for InspirED and hope one of these opportunities suits your marketing needs.
InspirED School Marketers is a free, online professional development resource and community for private school marketing and communications, established in 2013. InspirED’s birthplace was Turnaround Marketing Communications, our successful, award-winning private school branding and marketing firm which we closed in 2019 to concentrate on InspirED.
We have grown our InspirED audience to over 5,000 followers worldwide through our social media and subscribers combined. Our audience is your audience.
Your goal is to reach your (and our) target audience: private school administrators and decision-makers including Directors of MarCom, Admission, Development, Advancement and Heads of School — to name a few.
Our goal is to continue providing the vast amounts of "brilliant ideas and brain food" to school marketers free of charge and make us their go-to resource to make their jobs’ easier, and sponsorships are the way we do that.
Check out our sponsorship opportunities below to determine which suits your marketing goals the best. Then sign up or contact me if you have questions. I'd be happy to help.
Rob Norman
InspirED School Marketers
Best Boy (Ok. Stop laughing. It's an electrical thing. Ask me about it when we talk.)
PS Whichever sponsorship you choose, this is the exposure you’re looking for.
Senior Partner
What You Get
Your company logo on the InspirED homepage with click through to your website
Listing on the Senior Partners page with
Company logo
150-word description
150-word client list
Up to six examples of your work or related images for a gallery portfolio plus one for the main Senior Partner page.
Contact name, headshot, email and website link
Links to your social media channels
Company name and link on every Daily Jolt
Up to 4 guest blogs per year which are promoted in the Daily Jolt and on InspirED social media channels. (Guidelines apply.)
Thank you on our social media channels including our Facebook page and group, LinkedIn profile and group, and The Juice Blog.
“Thank you for letting us be a part of the great work you do! We really value the partnership, and also see the commercial benefit from it, so a massive thank you!”
— Timo Nieuwoudt, Head of Marketing, Digistorm
“Thank YOU for your support. I’ve gotten some major jobs and clients through InspirED and the Senior Partner listing helps highlight me. I also just like being part of the InspirED community.”
— Michael Branscom, Branscom Photo + Film
$1,500/year
Daily Jolt Sponsor
What You Get
InspirED's highly popular Daily Jolt newsletter goes to 2,000+ subscribers, 5 days a week, with an impressive open rate of 34%. Each day it contains one brilliant idea or piece of brain food to make school marketers' jobs easier.
Your company logo or advertisement (specs on request) will be displayed above the Photographer and Filmmaker Guide box in each issue for a month's time with a link to your company’s website. There will only be one DJ sponsor per month.
"I very much enjoy the Daily Jolt — thanks for the inspiration and for helping to provide a sense of community for private school marketing and communications folks."
— Kaitlin Orfitelli, Director of Marketing and Communications, The Taft School (CT)
“Thank you so much for your daily inspiration and for all the good, motivational and useful advice you send us through the Daily Jolt. For a school like St. Rose which may have limited means but lots of dedicated and forward-thinking individuals, the information you make available is enabling us to make our school thrive. Please keep it coming—we look forward to every Daily Jolt!”
—Nancy McGaughan, Director of Development, St. Rose High School (NJ)
See samples of the Daily Jolt.
$599/month, exclusive
2024 Brilliance Awards Sponsor
The Brilliance Awards are the only worldwide marketing and communications awards competition exclusively for private schools. The 2023 competition opens in late summer and the winners are announced at the beginning of January. There is a great deal of buzz around the awards from opening days into the spring. Then, your exposure will continue as the awards are the most popular feature of InspirED year-round. Getting in at the beginning will give you the longest exposure, but you can sign up at any time.
Your company logo with a link to your website will appear on every BA web page (at least 5) running up to the competition and on the 2023 winners page permanently. You'll be thanked on countless social media posts, including our Facebook page and group, LinkedIn profile and group, Twitter, as well as in our popular Daily Jolt as a sponsor of this exciting competition.
“I think your awards program is a fantastic way to have our professional community share work with each other, learn from each other and open doors for each other—to work together across the world and to network.”
—Connie Shaffer Mitchell '92, Former Director of Marketing & Communications, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart (MD)
See the 2022 Brilliance Awards Winners page. (Your logo would go on all of the 2023 entry pages and permanently on the 2023 Winners page.)
SPONSORSHIP TAKEN FOR 2024!
MarCom Survey Report Sponsor
Our Private School MarCom Survey Reports create a lot of buzz, are downloaded by over 1,000 individuals and shared with countless others, and quoted in podcasts and numerous other channels. After launch, the current report continues to be downloaded and promoted for 18-24 months worldwide.
There will be only one MarCom Report Sponsor, and your logo will appear on the cover and intro to the Report. You’ll be mentioned and/or your logo pictured on countless social media posts including our Facebook page and group, LinkedIn profile and group, Twitter, as well as our popular Daily Jolt.
“Great report which came in handy at a recent school strat plan meeting! Bravo!”
— Heather Hoerle, Executive Director/CEO, The Enrollment Management Association
Photographer and Filmmaker Guide
For photographers and film-makers exclusively, the Photographer and Filmmaker Guide is the fifth most visited section of our website where school marketers can find stellar visual storytellers with private school client experience.
“Not all photographers are the same and the independent school market is a very special niche within the profession. Having a trusted resource of experienced photographers is a wonderful asset. I know I can rely on these professionals, anywhere in the country, to understand my goals, take the lead, and deliver a great product.”
— Nancy McDonald, Principal, Creative Director, Leapfrog Group
What You Get
• Designated web page exclusively for you
• Stunning portfolio with 6 samples of your work (stills, video, or a combination) PLUS one additional image for the main PFG page.
• Bio/description of your capabilities (maximum 150 words)
• Headshot (optional)
• Client list (maximum 150 words)
• Link to your website
• Contact information including social media links
• Option to change portfolio images once a year in addition to the renewal date.
PLUS
• Social media blasts on initial sign up via Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook Page and Group.
• Your name and link to the Guide in every Daily Jolt, our popular daily, one-topic newsletter with 2,100+ subscribers and an impressive open rate of 40%.
• Up to 4 guest blogs per year, which are promoted in the Daily Jolt and on InspirED social media channels. (Guidelines apply.)
$399/year
Sparkcast Podcast Episode Sponsor
InspirED’s highly popular (4.9 rating) podcast brings school marketers deep dives with professionals on the cutting edge of topics of great interest to them such as enrollment marketing, careers, branding, leadership, social media, trends, business practices and much more. Sponsorship of an episode is permanent and is heard each and every time someone listens.
"I really enjoy listening to the Inspired podcast on my drive to work. It’s enlightening to hear the experiences of other communications professionals, as well as those who serve other roles in the independent school world. Whether the topic is as broad as re-branding or as specific as photos shoots, I always come away with a new understanding and a few practical ideas to try out."
— Sara Ring, Director of Communications, Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences (CA)
See the Sparkcast Podcast page.
