by Bart Caylor | Jul 20, 2026 | Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Higher Ed Marketing, Strategies, Generation Z, Leveraging AI
A mission-fit enrollment funnel begins with a difficult truth: more inquiries do not always lead to more enrolled students. When enrollment goals are missed and budgets are tight, increasing lead volume can feel like the most direct answer to the problem. A growing...
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 4, 2026 | Strategies, Recruiting, Future of Higher Ed, Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas
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 23, 2026 | Featured, Marketing Strategies, Enrollment, Strategies, Tools, Leveraging AI
An AI enrollment funnel strategy is the most effective way for small college marketing teams to reclaim their time while delivering the highly personalized experiences today’s students expect. Many enrollment leaders I speak with recognize that the traditional, manual...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 20, 2023 | Blog, Featured, Email Marketing, Enrollment
In higher ed, the typical traditional student enrollment funnel is long. It starts as early as sophomore year, maybe earlier, with many touch points along the way. But just like other kinds of “funnels” (hint hint), there comes a point after you’ve qualified and...
