Advertisers Flock to SchoolFacilities.com

Posted by: Matt Banes
Companies that provide products or services for the design, construction maintenance and management of k-12 and higher education facilities are advertising on SchoolFacilities.com in 2007 in record numbers.

The web site features regular content and a very popular eNewsletter that provides powerful branding and lead generation for firms that provide everything from maintenance software to modular classrooms. Just search for school facilities at any major search engine and see what web site appears first or second in the results. That's how facility managers, architects, administrators, facility staff members and teachers find the site and bookmark it as a great resource for facility information.
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