Writing copy for the web can’t be a second-thought, left-to-chance job for the higher education marketer—the online world is native to your audience. So today I’m sharing five copywriting principles for the web that the greatest marketers use to keep their...
Most higher education marketers know how to make bold claims about the features of their institution—but it’s the transcendent values your brand is claiming that need special attention. Are you living out your brand? Every day, your brand is making promises to your...
So much advice about marketing budgets out there starts with the bottom line. One Entrepreneur.com author tells new companies to budget 12 – 20% of gross revenue on marketing. Another, this time from Forbes, says that you cannot begin to budget for marketing...
Today, I want to give you 10 surefire and creative ideas for higher education advancement marketing. These are out-of-the-box marketing tactics that will bring your prospects and donors closer to making that all important decision to make a gift to your college or...
The whole point to inbound marketing is to get your target audience to come to you and upon arrival, perform the actions you want them to take. Today, I want to give you ten out-of-the-box ideas to get your enrollment marketing efforts rolling. Because if you build...
Weak calls to action are often the culprit behind poorly performing marketing. Here are 7 reasons your calls to action (CTA) are probably failing (and how to fix them). 1. You don’t know what you want from your audience. Okay… so ultimately, you know what you want....
