As a father of up-and-coming college students, I try to be mindful of desirable Gen Z swag. School-branded products have been a marketing staple for generations. But what might have been hot-ticket items for millennials, like lanyards or carabiner clips, are a bit...
I believe 2020 was a wake-up call for a lot of institutions when it comes to online school marketing. Too often, online programs have been an afterthought in enrollment marketing strategies for traditional colleges and universities. But the Pandemic propelled colleges...
Community marketing is a unique approach to enrollment marketing that can help you build bridges to audiences yet to be tapped. Audiences who are completely new to your education brand – or who are new to higher education at all! – can be skeptical of the opportunity...
For most traditional students, community college isn’t on their radar. But aspirational branding can help inspire them to see the value and excitement a community college can provide. Very often, community colleges operate with limited resources. This can result in...
In a digital space consumed by analytics, it can be easy to forget the old-school basics of higher ed marketing. The collegiate experience is arguably the most significant period in school attendees’ lives. Is that because they were in awe of their universities’ data...
Mission-fit marketing is a must for any institution, but when you’re marketing for a Christian college or university, it becomes all the more critical. I write a lot about higher ed marketing strategies, tools, and tactics that work for almost any kind of educational...
