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19 School-Oriented Marketing Innovations

From Exam-Based Brand Activations to Scholastic Lip Dubs

— August 24, 2016 — Marketing
These examples of school-oriented marketing range from Snapchat recruitment ads to anti-harassment campus apps that are designed to make the college experience of female students a more safe and supportive one.

In addition to standouts like Callisto -- a post-secondary platform that lets users report on-campus harassment promptly -- other notable examples include magazine-branded campus tours like a recent hosted by African American publication Essence. The tour aimed to empower young Black and featured various guest speakers and fun giveaways.

Pokemon Go to Kanye West-inspired college course round off this list of school-oriented marketing innovations and are not only fun and engaging for fans of both but are also simultaneously educational, earning participants credits toward their graduate degree.
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Interrupted Streaming Campaigns
Interrupted Streaming Campaigns
This Netflix Brazil Campaign Attempts to Get Students to Study
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Sporty Alumni Party Ads
Sporty Alumni Party Ads
This Recreated Toga Party Ad by Nike Honors Memebers of Oregon Alumni
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Charade-Like College Ads
Charade-Like College Ads
This McCann Melbourne Ad Metaphorically Displays Things Students Learn
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Scholastic Lip Dubs
Scholastic Lip Dubs
The Out of the Blue All I Want for Christmas is You Video is from Oxford
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Gamified Campus Tours
Gamified Campus Tours
This University Incorporated Pokémon GO into Its Campus Tours
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Girls Coding Camps
Girls Coding Camps
Victoria's Secret Angel Karlie Kloss is Running a Summer Code Camp for Youth
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Exam-Based Brand Activations
Exam-Based Brand Activations
'Bojangles' Restaurant Surprised Students with Food After Their Exams
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Student-Targeted Fragrance Campaigns
Student-Targeted Fragrance Campaigns
The Ecko Unltd. 72 Campus Tour Targeted College-Age Men
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On-Campus Cookie Giveaways
On-Campus Cookie Giveaways
Insomnia Cookies' Student Events Feature Campus Marketing Reps
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Immersive Online Campus Tours
Immersive Online Campus Tours
Princeton Offers Online Tours for People Who Cannot Attend In Person
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Campus Tour Hiring Campaigns
Campus Tour Hiring Campaigns
'Solve' Set Up a Small-Scale Office on Various College Campuses
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Employee-Attracting Incentives
Employee-Attracting Incentives
Mother New York's Candle Concept Aims to Attract College Applicants
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Secretive Student Concerts
Secretive Student Concerts
Spotify Hosts a Musical All-Nighter for University Students
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Youth-Focused Furniture Ads
Youth-Focused Furniture Ads
This RH Teen Commercial Promotes the Brand's Newest Product Range
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Educational Fast Food Promotions
Educational Fast Food Promotions
This Chain Offers Free WiFi to Students Who Can Pass an Exam
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Freshman-Focused Campaigns
Freshman-Focused Campaigns
The Target 'Back to College' Campaign Offers Students the Essentials
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Digital Campus Vending Machines
Digital Campus Vending Machines
These Vending Machines Flash Ads at College Students
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Snapchat Recruitment Campaigns
Snapchat Recruitment Campaigns
JPMorgan is Recruiting New Grads with a Sponsored Geofilter
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Social Media Vending Machines
Social Media Vending Machines
IHeartRadio's Kiosk Turns Instagram Posts into Free Merchandise
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