The article discusses the subject of pupils’ attachment to the specialization and the educational institution to which they are enrolled, through the perspective of a double approach: pedagogical and marketing. In both cases, the content of the concept, its role and the means by which it can be supported are presented. At the same time, the theoretical approach is completed by a case study on educational institutions in a locality in Romania, following the way in which the marketing strategy is used to increase the degree of attachment of pupils to these institutions.