by Bart Caylor | Dec 8, 2025 | Featured, Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Tools, Leveraging AI
An AI marketing readiness checklist helps small colleges evaluate their goals, data systems, team capabilities, and tool strategies before integrating AI into their marketing workflows. By now, we’ve all heard that “AI is the future!” To me, there’s no doubt that this...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 1, 2025 | Strategies, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Generation Z, Leveraging AI
After much thought, I want to lay out what I believe to be the marketing trends in higher education that are happening right now as we go into 2026. It’s important for us to understand these trends in how students and their families think and behave. Why is it so...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 17, 2025 | Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Tools, Leveraging AI, Ideas, Featured
AI productivity in higher ed marketing is becoming a present-day lifeline for small teams under pressure. When you’re working with limited staff, tight budgets, and a growing list of content demands, even the most dedicated marketing pros can feel overwhelmed. Today’s...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 13, 2025 | Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Podcast, Recruiting, Leveraging AI
The ethical use of AI in enrollment is quickly becoming one of the most important conversations in higher education marketing. Artificial intelligence is transforming how colleges attract, engage, and serve students faster than most of us ever imagined. Every week,...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 3, 2025 | Branding, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Tools, Leveraging AI
AI and authenticity are top of mind for higher ed marketers today. And it’s no wonder. In an age where artificial intelligence can generate entire campaigns in seconds, the pressure to “keep up” can feel overwhelming, especially for small college marketing teams...
by Bart Caylor | Oct 30, 2025 | Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Podcast, Featured
Budget cuts, enrollment declines, and rising expectations have made higher ed change management a non-negotiable skill for today’s enrollment and marketing leaders. From shifting demographics to evolving technology and institutional culture, managing change has become...
