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Here's a question that makes every school administrator shift uncomfortably in their boardroom chair: "How much should we actually be spending on marketing?"
The honest answer is that it depends. But "it depends" doesn't exactly fly when your board treasurer is staring at you over a spreadsheet. So let's give you something better — specific benchmarks, a framework your CFO will respect, and the data to back it all up.
After working with dozens of private schools and digging through data from NAIS and the Enrollment Management Association, we can finally put real numbers on this conversation. And fair warning: what most schools spend versus what they should spend are two very different figures. If you're looking for tactical ways to maximize limited funds, our guide on marketing a private school on a small budget offers immediate-action strategies.
Written By: Adam Bennett | January 09, 2026
Adam is the president and founder of Cube Creative Design and specializes in private school marketing. Since starting the business in 2005, he has created individual relationships with clients in Western North Carolina and across the United States. He places great value on the needs, expectations, and goals of the client.
You didn't get into pest control because you love marketing spreadsheets. You built a successful business through hard work, quality service, and word-of-mouth referrals. Now you're ready to grow, and you know that means investing in digital marketing. The phones need to ring more consistently, and you're tired of watching competitors dominate local search results while you're out in the field, actually solving pest problems.
The reality is you're competing in a $28.4 billion industry growing at 8.6% annually, according to Kentley Insights. With over 15,280 pest control companies fighting for market share in the U.S. alone, visibility isn't optional—it's survival. Research from Invoca reveals that four out of five consumers don't have a specific company in mind when they start searching for pest control services. That means the battle for customers is won or lost on the search results page, often while you're crawling under someone's deck inspecting for carpenter ants.
But the marketing agency world is crowded, confusing, and full of promises that sound too good to be true. Before you sign any contract or hand over your credit card, ask these five questions. The answers will reveal whether an agency is the right fit for your business—or an expensive mistake waiting to happen.
Written By: Chad J. Treadway | January 07, 2026
Chad is a Partner and our Chief Smarketing Officer. He will help you survey your small business needs, educating you on your options before suggesting any solution. Chad is passionate about rural marketing in the United States and North Carolina. He also has several certifications through HubSpot to better assist you with your internet and inbound marketing.
Your enrollment marketing plan is either documented or it's a series of hunches. There's no middle ground. Most schools operate somewhere between "we'll figure it out" and "we have a spreadsheet," which explains why their enrollment numbers look like a heartbeat monitor. A structured enrollment marketing plan isn't overcomplicated; it's the difference between strategy and chaos.
This template walks you through a proven framework used by mid-size private schools to close enrollment gaps, reduce cost-per-enrollment, and actually hit (or exceed) their numbers. We've included competitive analysis, audience personas, a month-by-month calendar, budget allocation by school size and growth phase, and KPI benchmarks with diagnostic context so you know what to fix when the numbers are off. You get the template, the reasoning behind it, and a fictional but practical case study of Greenfield Academy.
Written By: Adam Bennett | January 05, 2026
Adam is the president and founder of Cube Creative Design and specializes in private school marketing. Since starting the business in 2005, he has created individual relationships with clients in Western North Carolina and across the United States. He places great value on the needs, expectations, and goals of the client.