by Bart Caylor | Jun 1, 2026 | Marketing Trends, Enrollment, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Recruiting, Leveraging AI
Stealth applicants are no longer a fringe enrollment phenomenon. They are becoming the norm. For years, colleges and universities built enrollment systems around a fairly predictable assumption… Students would identify themselves early in the process through an...
by Bart Caylor | May 14, 2026 | Enrollment, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Recruiting, Marketing Strategies
Higher education is at a crossroads, and implementing effective Hispanic student recruitment strategies is more critical than ever. With shifting demographics, tightening budgets, and an increasingly competitive landscape, institutions can no longer rely on the same...
by Bart Caylor | May 4, 2026 | Future of Higher Ed, Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas, Strategies, Recruiting
The higher education dark funnel is where most enrollment decisions are actually made—and most institutions are completely blind to it. Chances are, you’re already feeling the effects. Inquiry volume looks healthy… but doesn’t convert. Application numbers stall...
by Bart Caylor | Mar 12, 2026 | Enrollment, Featured, Strategies, Podcast, Recruiting, Marketing Campaigns, Branding, Marketing Strategies
Enrollment-driven marketing is the shift many institutions must make when traditional higher ed marketing strategy focused on brand awareness fails to produce measurable higher education enrollment growth. If you’ve been in higher education marketing long enough,...
by Bart Caylor | Mar 5, 2026 | Branding, Featured, Strategies, Generation Z, Podcast, Recruiting
If you want to talk about higher education diversity marketing, you can’t just talk about it in theory. You have to live it. When I sat down with Amanda Slaughter live at the CCCU International Forum in Dallas, I was struck by something unusual. She wasn’t stepping...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 13, 2025 | Podcast, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, 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,...
