Five Reasons School Leaders Choose Apptegy
Apptegy is a company that does things differently. That difference makes our client’s experience better. Here are five reasons why nearly 4,000 school leaders chose Apptegy in the past 7 years.
1. Marketing strategies and solutions made for schools. In the private sector, brand, communication, and marketing is top of mind in everything we do. Apptegy gives your team the same tools that the private sector enjoys to shape the narrative of your district's brand. Our platform, Thrillshare, offers the features you need to showcase your strengths, values, and culture.
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“Without hesitation I can say that Apptegy and Thrillshare has been one of the best decisions of my career as a school superintendent."
—Jack Etter, Superintendent
Gilboa-Conesville, NY
2. Organic growth begets innovation. You’ve probably witnessed it first hand: innovation dies by acquisition. Other companies serving K-12 are distracted by acquisitions and mergers which force customers to move to products they did not choose.
Apptegy is different. While other companies are looking at financial spreadsheets, we’re innovating and building. With zero acquisitions, we innovate faster.
100% of our features, products, and platform has been and continues to be built in-house. Even better, all of the support is done by full-time employees in our home office. That's why more superintendents and communication directors chose to move to Apptegy over any other single provider in the past 7 years.
3. Storytelling done right with collective authorship. K-12 has talked about changing the narrative of schools and telling stories for decades. Apptegy’s platform, Thrillshare, has allowed school leaders to do more than just talk about it. They’re actually doing it. Take a look at how Saginaw ISD is actively changing the narrative with the #OurStory campaign.
Our tools in your hands empower communications directors, principals, and more to tell the stories that shape how your community—from parents to senior citizens—think and feel about your schools. Superintendents that are brand-focused and know the importance of perception are giving the teachers and staff closest to the stories the opportunity to tell their story. In short, Thrillshare helps you increase your schools’ brand while staying on brand.
“I am not a "digital native," and am thus often reluctant to try new technology, but my entire experience with Thrillshare has been seamless and positive.”
—Phyliss Boatwright, Director of Development/Public Information
Roxboro Community Schools, NC
4. Built for now and what's next. Many tools and platforms were made to solve the problems you faced back in 2005. But we all know that the role of being a school leader has changed and continues to change. Are you focusing on what parents wanted in 2005 to 2010? Or, are you thinking about 2024, 2030, and beyond?
Apptegy’s tools and solutions are made to win the opportunities you have today and to tackle the challenges that are ahead of you tomorrow. Best of all, we can help you "go live" with a new website or parent-teacher communication tool within weeks. That means you don’t need to wait until summer to begin streamlining your communications.
“Thrillshare has revolutionized school communications with lightning-fast resources and tools that ensure timely and efficient communication.”
—Dylan McCullough, Communications
Anderson School District 3, SC
5. Support rooted in hospitality. Today, customer service is table stakes. That’s why we’ve built an organization that prioritizes hospitality and invested in a culture that elevates employee experience. Time and again, research shows that the best way to improve customer experience is to develop the best possible employee experience. That strong culture has allowed us to buck the trend of remote work and to go all in on a central office. That means our team has 5x to 7x the number of conversations (in-person) per day to help you and your team solve your challenges.
I encourage you to read reviews directly from superintendents and communications directors who have experienced Apptegy first hand and are using Thrillshare in their schools.
With response times under 60 seconds and an average resolution time of under 10 minutes, your staff can stay focused on their work – not troubleshooting a vendor’s platform. Unlike other companies that have to schedule a Zoom call to begin solving an issue, we simply take a few steps to talk to each other. Why? So we can deliver a better solution for you, faster.
“Apptegy’s customer service for Thrillshare is top-notch! We always receive a quick response from a kind, caring representative who effectively addresses and resolves our issue."
—Jane Roger, Superintendent
Milan Community Schools, IN
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