Results
Building brand awareness, establishing thought leadership and generating demand
Goal
TouchMath, a leading provider of multisensory math programs and creator of a free dyscalculia screener for schools and parents, partnered with CB&A, A FINN Partners Company, to address the urgent need for dyscalculia awareness and early screening support in K-12 schools nationwide.
Results
The PR efforts earned press coverage in prominent education trade media—increasing dyscalculia mentions across media by 70%. The paid media efforts increased traffic to a TouchMath Dyscalculia Screener page through an Education Week “Spotlight” article and sponsored webinar, which attracted 2,725 registrants and 4,000 high-quality leads.
Funds for Learning
Real-time PR campaign vaults expert to center of national breaking news
13
earned features in less than 48 hours
760,000
earned media impressions in high-relevancy outlets
3300
informational webinar registrants, 43% higher than average
Battelle for Kids
Integrated marketing campaign leverages newly developed report to solidify status as thought leader in helping communities create successful future-ready students.
Goal
Battelle for Kids— a leader in developing Portraits of a Graduate—partnered with CB&A to support the release of “The Future of the Portrait of a Graduate” report with a multifaceted communications and marketing strategy designed to enhance visibility, engage stakeholders, and drive adoption among educational institutions and policymakers.
Results
CB&A secured media coverage and developed relationships on behalf of Battelle for Kids with mainstream media and key education trade publications. Coverage of “The Future of Portrait of a Graduate” report included Fox19 in Cincinnati, District Administration, EdTech Chronicle and STEM Magazine.
BloomBoard
Targeted PR campaigns across three states highlight educator advancement programs and increase new educator enrollments
Goal
BloomBoard partnered with CB&A to increase awareness and drive participation in the company’s educator advancement programs in Kentucky, Illinois and Oklahoma.
Results
Through three state-specific PR campaigns, CB&A secured local coverage in Kentucky, Illinois and Oklahoma about BloomBoard’s programs—significantly increasing new educator enrollments in each state.
Discovery Education
A worldwide edtech leader expands its social reach through influencer marketing
Goal
Discovery Education partnered with CB&A to collaborate with education influencers on earned and paid media opportunities.
Results
CB&A leveraged its education influencer network across multiple social media platforms to promote and share important social-emotional resources from Discovery Education.
Edsby
Trusted K-12 social-learning environment increases brand awareness in the U.S. education market through original research
Goal
Edsby, a K–12 social-learning environment, partnered with CB&A to increase brand awareness and attract leads in the U.S. education market.
Results
CB&A collaborated with Edsby to develop the “Grade Your LMS” report, shining a light on educator dissatisfaction with commonplace LMS providers while qualifying respondents as appropriate leads for the sales team.
Project Tomorrow
Strategic partnership to differentiate and promote annual research project
Goal
Project Tomorrow, a renowned education nonprofit, sought the support of CB&A to expand visibility of an annual research project and increase accessibility to findings via two content assets.
Results
A collaborative, strategic partnership with CB&A enabled Project Tomorrow to expand the reach of its annual Speak Up report, further leverage its findings and increase attendance to its virtual Congressional Briefing event.
Altitude Learning
Branding campaign during pivotal moment in company’s journey
Goal
Altitude Learning, an educator-run startup powering the growing learner-centered movement, collaborated with CB&A during its transition from a B2C to B2B sales model.
Results
Through in-depth research, strategic planning and close collaboration, CB&A executed the rebranding process by providing a highly detailed brand guide to meet the needs of Altitude Learning’s internal and external stakeholders.
Califone
Integrated marketing campaign positions new products during ISTE
Goal
Develop an integrated social media, thought leadership and media relations campaign to launch and bring awareness to Califone’s newest product offerings during ISTE conference.
Results
CB&A conducted an integrated marketing campaign to reveal Califone’s newest products during the ISTE conference, one of the education industry’s prominent events of the year. Efforts resulted in 10 media meetings, a total social media reach of 17,700 people (on a minuscule budget!), and an industry award.
Achieve3000
Targeted media relations strategy brings valuable coverage for Achieve3000 during ISTE Conference
Goal
To drive awareness and foster meaningful media relationships, CB&A hosted a ‘Speed Meeting’ media event that reinforced the Achieve3000’s positive impact on student achievement and college and career readiness at the ISTE conference.
Results
By leveraging Chicago Public Schools’ success story through a news release and strategic media meetings, CB&A secured coverage and developed relationships for Achieve3000 with key education trade publications, resulting in an 8 percent increase in the share of voice during and directly after the trade show.
RealNetworks
Consumer Media Company Debuts Facial Recognition Software
Goal
Introduce RealNetworks’ facial recognition software, SAFR for K-12, to the U.S. education community while simultaneously raising awareness of machine learning and AI as a school safety and security tool.
Results
CB&A developed and deployed education messaging in a targeted media relations strategy for the SAFR for K-12 launch in the U.S. and Canada. The campaign resulted in notable media coverage, including a story on NBC Nightly News and two features in the Wall Street Journal, totaling 338 million impressions.
Measured Progress
Media Relations Campaign to Announce Merger
Goal
Develop a media outreach strategy to secure positive coverage announcing the merger of two education companies.
Results
CB&A conducted a targeted education and local media outreach plan to earn editorial coverage about the merger. The media outreach yielded significant coverage with 19 feature stories and 41 million impressions.
Teaching Tolerance
Marketing Audit to Optimize Tactics and Workflows
Goal
Evaluate Teaching Tolerance’s marketing efforts and internal process to develop a clear operational marketing playbook and measurement system to track results.
Results
After conducting a comprehensive analysis of all Teaching Tolerance marketing activities, tools and processes, CB&A devised a refined marketing approach to broaden Teaching Tolerance’s audience and increase the use of its free teaching resources library.
CatchOn
Startup Recruits 100 Districts at SXSWedu Launch Event
Goal
Orchestrate a marketing communications plan to generate awareness of CatchOn’s public beta launch and encourage early adopters to test drive the tool.
Results
Through strategic media outreach and meticulous event planning, CB&A generated buzz leading up to the official launch of the CatchOn tool and corresponding SXSWedu launch event. These efforts attracted more than 600 attendees to the event, which resulted in more than 100 school districts signing up for the public beta. SXSWedu served as a successful launch pad for CatchOn, with more than one million students using the tool today.
Crayola
Professional Learning Brand Shines at National Conference
Goal
Drive attendees to creatED Professional Learning by Crayola’s booth at ASCD Empower18 Conference through strategic deployment of a multi-faceted social media campaign.
Results
By engaging with conference attendees through a social media contest during the ASCD Empower18 Conference, CB&A was able to grow the creatED Facebook and Twitter channels, foster an online discussion on the importance of creativity and drive traffic to the creatED booth.
Funds for Learning
Advocacy Work Earns Millions in School Funding
20M
total earned impressions
28
earned media placements
12
meetings with industry media
Illuminate Education
M&A: 5-Way “Mega Merger” Celebrated By Industry
1.25M
total earned impressions
100%
positive or neutral coverage sentiment
6
feature stories
Dremel
An Ambassador Program Inspires STEM Education with 3D Printing
Goal
Create and manage a group of strong teacher brand advocates to secure content, raise awareness and drive sales.
Results
After establishing a cadre of evangelist educators, we leveraged their content in media relations and social media campaigns to secure coverage and boost engagement. This outreach, coupled with the personal networks of the ambassadors, substantially raised visibility of the Dremel brand in the education community and led to an increase in leads, referrals and sales generated for the company.
Renaissance
World’s Largest K-12 Reading Survey Sheds Light on Literacy in U.S.
Goal
Design and execute a media relations campaign to secure prominent news media coverage, drive traffic to the Renaissance website and increase downloads of the annual What Kids Are Reading (WKAR) report.
Results
Through careful research of niche media audiences and a clearly defined and strategic plan, CB&A nearly tripled the news media coverage from the previous year, increased traffic to the Renaissance website and achieved a record-setting number of downloads of the WKAR report.
School Specialty
Major School Supply Company Finds New Segment for Growth
Goal
Reposition the company from a well-known distributor of school supplies to a holistic partner in designing and equipping 21st-century learning environments.
Results
CB&A and School Specialty announced the new branding initiative at the 2017 ISTE conference, the nation’s premier ed-tech event. CB&A secured meetings between School Specialty executives and the editors from leading education publications to discuss the rebranding. School Specialty received coverage in multiple outlets as a result of these meetings, and conducted impactful relationship building with top-tier media.