I’m convinced of the power of content marketing for higher ed enrollment. For decades, I’ve been using the strategies and techniques I’ve learned from numerous authors and speakers in the corporate marketing space. Using the insights I learned from them, I’ve seen...
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...
One thing I love about private higher education is the variety of schools I get to work with. Even with all the diversity, there are challenges to raising brand awareness that everyone faces in this sector. Two big problems all marketers face are raising brand...
Is centralizing marketing at your college or university the right move? It’s an age-old question that surely keeps administrators of up-and-coming schools awake at night. After all, centralized marketing is trending upward cross-industry. According to a 2020 survey of...
During the pandemic, I think we’ve all experienced the frustration of having to utilize different virtual events platforms such as Zoom or Teams to try to create experiences for prospective students or alumni. Everybody wants to have community. Everybody wants...
In higher ed marketing, as in any company’s marketing department, the mantra is often the same: “Do more with less.” We all know there’s a limit to what your team can do in-house, of course. But where is that limit? When do you seek help from digital marketing...
