5 marketing tips for Foster Care Fortnight

With so many organisations competing for foster carers, your campaign messaging needs to be the one that stands out. You don’t just need to answer the question of 'why foster a child', but also ‘why foster a child with your organisation?' When implementing a foster carer recruitment campaign for Wiltshire Council, we achieved this by professionalising the role of fostering with Wiltshire Council as a viable and rewarding career choice. 

The words of your foster carers will be much more powerful than yours to your audience. Using real stories from previous or current foster carers of their experience is a very powerful way of showing your audience first-hand what the decision to be a foster carer could mean to them. Video content is especially powerful, but if you don't have this at your disposal then written testimonials and case studies can be a great tool too for striking a chord with your audience.

This all comes down to understanding your audience. Make sure that you do your research at the very start and create audience profiles to help make sure you're targeting them in the right way, and in the right places. If it's a regional campaign that you're running, then make sure you have the right filters in place for your digital channels. A lot of money can be wasted through ineffective targeting.

Make of your leads will be in the early consideration stage and may have further questions. This is your chance to get in touch with them directly and build a relationship with them by answering their questions to guide them through the process. Remember that they may have submitted enquiries to multiple fostering organisations. So, by responding to enquiries quickly and positively to build a relationship and to find out what you can do to support their decision-making process, you're putting yourself in a strong position against the competition.

Knowing your internal capabilities and understanding what skills you need to outsource is crucial to the success of any marketing campaign. And there are plenty of well-experienced professionals out there who can help you (like us!). A marketing agency with the right experience will be able to guide you through your entire campaign process, from planning to implementation to measurement and optimisation. 

 

Looking to launch a foster carer recruitment strategy and interested in working with us? Get in touch with a member of our team today and we'll be more than happy to help.