Academic Communications

"I couldn't be more thrilled and appreciative about the viewbook and Web site. We are getting rave reviews from folks who have received the viewbook. I recently heard from an elementary father who said that he had never seen anything which told the Waldorf story so accurately and beautifully. And we just got an e-mail from the Web site from a mother in Korea who has long known about Waldorf education and she is thrilled to find a Waldorf high school in the Boston area. This is an example of the International Student page working well for us and a case of it being only the Web site that drove this inquiry to us." Teresa Raizen Director of Development The Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay

Schools and colleges have unique needs, including to:

• attract qualified applicants
• communicate with current students and their parents
• strengthen ties with alumni
• increase donations
• provide timely communication with faculty and staff

And a dynamic Magic Hour Web site can be, by far, the most cost-effective way to satisfy all these needs.

Magic Hour has designed and developed Web sites for some of the most prominent schools in the country, as well as small schools with as few as 50 students. We have plans that serve schools of every size.

In just the first year, schools with new Magic Hour sites have experienced results such as:

• 50-100 percent increase in Web traffic in the first three months
• Attendance at school’s alumni events increased 200-300%
• Dollar value of donations increased over 25%
• Admission applications increased 20%
• Teachers created hundreds of class pages
• Higher staff morale due to significantly fewer phone calls for easily-found information

Many schools save over $10,000/year in reduced print and postage costs; some save many times this.

These aren't cookie-cutter sites, of course. As our Portfolio demonstrates, Magic Hour helps schools create distinctive sites that generate dozens, if not hundreds, of hours of use each day. Our creative services may also include writing high level Web pages, and creating interactive student profiles and campus virtual tours.

And with the implementation of our MagicWand content management system, it is easy for the school to keep the information up to date, if not up to the minute.

Magic Hour has also created logo/identity programs, admission viewbooks, and recruitment videos. An integrated communication plan will multiply the effectiveness of your efforts.

For more information, or to schedule a demo, please contact us via the Web or call Louis at 617-926-3030, x234.