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Who are these people??

February 2, 2020
Who are these people??

From Jim Metrock: Few schools are aware of a marketing company called OurCampus. So far in 2020, apparently 8 schools in the Greater Las Vegas area are using its services. This is not a new company.  It is a transformation of an older one that apparently ceased operation in 2018 under a cloud of...
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The 8 schools that have signed up for OurCampus.

January 26, 2020
The 8 schools that have signed up for OurCampus.

Three charter school systems around Las Vegas, NV have decided to gamble on the controversial OurCampus marketing firm. The people behind the failed Skoollive company are behind this new venture. As of January 26, 2020 Pinecrest Horizon Pinecrest Inspirada Pinecrest St. Rose Pinecrest Sloan Canyon Mater Bonanza Mater Mountain Vista Somerset Sky Pointe Somerset...
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OurCampus’s outrageous Terms and Conditions.

January 23, 2020
OurCampus’s outrageous Terms and Conditions.

From Jim Metrock: I actually read this long document.  Principals won’t read this. They won’t think it’s worth their time. They care about their students but not enough to even skim this massive collection of words. School board members won’t read it either. Teachers? No, they are too busy. Parents? No, they don’t even...
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Skoollive is positively gone.

December 5, 2019
Skoollive is positively gone.

From Jim Metrock:  This is what you get when you go to Skoollive’s web address. Skoollive was a bad idea that never really got off the ground.  Misspelling “school” was just the first dumb move by these would-be school marketers. George Bruton, the CEO, will probably resurface again with another bizarre way of getting...
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Skoollive is skooldead.

June 13, 2019
Skoollive is skooldead.

From Jim Metrock: I have to admit, I never got excited about fighting Skoollive. The company wasn’t like BusRadio, ZapMe!, or Channel One News. I loved taking down those companies. Skoollive was just a sad little business that never found a reason to exist. Skoollive was a company that owned a bunch of seven-foot...
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Skoollive still struggling for a reason to exist.

July 29, 2018
Skoollive still struggling for a reason to exist.

From Jim Metrock: This absurd article appeared in my email inbox last week.  It is yet another effort by Skoollive to define its reason for existence. It seems Skoollive wants schools to view their company as a defender, protecting them from other school marketers. Don’t think this is going to work with school boards....
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Fool your friends: Skoollive Student Influencer Application

June 21, 2018
Fool your friends: Skoollive Student Influencer Application

  From Jim Metrock: The controversial Skoollive marketing firm is now trying to get young people to market stuff to other young people.  Students, like everyone else, are influenced by their peers.  Skoollive simply wants to monetize that influence. I can see it already.  “Hey, kid, try this product and tell your friends through...
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You can’t make this stuff up: Skoollive brings Dairy Queen ads into schools.

March 30, 2018
You can’t make this stuff up:  Skoollive brings Dairy Queen ads into schools.

From Skoollive’s website:
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SkoolLive marketing draws down on the youngest of schoolchildren.

March 15, 2018
SkoolLive marketing draws down on the youngest of schoolchildren.

From Jim Metrock: This is from SkoolLive’s newly redesigned website. Elementary kiosks.  Look at the age of these children. SkoolLive chose this photograph. This was no accident. Are two of these children first graders or younger?  What are the geniuses at SkoolLive going to sell to first-graders?
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Let’s try this again. Repackaged SkoolLive wants to be known as “The Voice of Generation Z.”

March 15, 2018
Let’s try this again.  Repackaged SkoolLive wants to be known as “The Voice of Generation Z.”

From Jim Metrock: SkoolLive is a company that refuses to die.  After closing down their website for several days, SkoolLive is back online.  Check out the incredibly resistant school marketers at www.skoollive.com.  That’s correct. They continue to insist on misspelling “school.” 
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