by Bart Caylor | Dec 1, 2025 | Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, 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 20, 2025 | Ideas, Featured, Strategies, Generation Z
Event branding in higher education goes beyond coordinating logistics and transforms ordinary campus moments into meaningful brand experiences. If a brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room, then events are where your brand speaks the loudest...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 10, 2025 | Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Strategies, Generation Z, Recruiting
Faith-based college branding begins with a question that many Christian institutions are feeling more urgently than ever: how do we earn the trust of students and families who are increasingly skeptical of the value of higher education? Prospective students are...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 3, 2025 | Leveraging AI, Branding, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Tools
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 23, 2025 | Podcast, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Generation Z, Tools, Leveraging AI
It’s hard to imagine a more relevant conversation for higher education than the evolving relationship between digital natives and AI. This makes a lot of sense because Gen Z students are growing up immersed in a world shaped by algorithms, automation, and machine...
by Bart Caylor | Oct 6, 2025 | Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Tools, Leveraging AI, Featured
Building a generative AI playbook may not feel urgent. But it is increasingly important. For small college marketing teams working with limited time, budget, and staff, generative AI often feels like both a promise and a puzzle. You may have heard about its ability to...
