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How to Create Authentic & Organic Connections with Students

Several studies have shown that students that feel more connected to their professors and leaders on campus often succeed more after...

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Building Your Best Enrollment Marketing Funnel

We live in a review-heavy culture and critics have a stronger voice than ever. How do future college students (and their caretakers)...

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Confusing Requirements? How to Ease the Student Journey

Many educators vary in their grading processes. Standardized education requirements can often be hard to navigate—especially for...

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How Student Motivations Should Alter Your College Marketing Strategies

Understand why students continue to pursue higher ed and leverage that in your marketing to appeal to prospective students.

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Utilize Your Alumni Networks

Alumni networks create meaningful relationships with current & future students and should be considered a resource that can enhance...

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Help Your Graduates Get The Best Out Of Online Student Fairs

Career and job fairs are an opportunity for students to network with potential employers and we discuss why higher ed institutions...

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5 Ways to Enhance College Recruitment Efforts

'New normal' recruitment strategies have transformed the way admissions professionals communicate with students.

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What Do Students Expect Out of Their Colleges and Universities?

There are at least five things most students look for before paying their enrollment deposit. We discover what they are and what they...

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Best Practices for Retargeting in Higher Education

By retargeting, universities can implement a typical digital marketing strategy to improve their reach to future students, alumni...

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6 Elements to Enhance the Digital Course Catalog

Use your digital course catalog to engage with prospective students whether online or on campus.

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How to Get Your School on More ‘College Wish Lists’

Being on college wish lists is the key to earning more applicants, but how can you stand out against competing universities?

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What Social Causes Are Your Strengths?

How might colleges and universities make the world a better place? And, how do institutions prove their value to current and future...

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How to Communicate Changes Due to COVID

As the world of higher education welcomes students back to campus this fall, it is essential to provide frequent updates and...

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How to Create Authentic & Organic Connections with Students

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Building authentic connections with students on campus can help foster a more welcoming, inclusive environment where students are encouraged to grow....

How to Create Authentic & Organic Connections with Students
Building Your Best Enrollment Marketing Funnel

11.25.2021

Building Your Best Enrollment Marketing Funnel

8 min read

Benjamin Boivin

Whether or not you have an “A” rating or made this year’s “Top 10” list, your admissions office needs to use best...

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Confusing Requirements? How to Ease the Student Journey

11.08.2021

Confusing Requirements? How to Ease the Student Journey

4 min read

Julia Sachs

If there is one thing that students are often confused by in their educational experience, it's testing requirements...

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Utilize Your Alumni Networks

10.25.2021

Utilize Your Alumni Networks

3 min read

Julia Sachs

One of the most effective tools that Universities have to their advantage is the alumni that have already attended in...

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5 Ways to Enhance College Recruitment Efforts

10.19.2021

5 Ways to Enhance College Recruitment Efforts

5 min read

Benjamin Boivin

Since the dawn of the Internet, the role of a college admissions professional has significantly changed. Of course,...

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Best Practices for Retargeting in Higher Education

10.07.2021

Best Practices for Retargeting in Higher Education

4 min read

Julia Sachs

Studies show that students tend to favor—meaning they both apply and enroll—universities that reach out to them to show...

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6 Elements to Enhance the Digital Course Catalog

09.09.2021

6 Elements to Enhance the Digital Course Catalog

7 min read

Benjamin Boivin

Technology has changed the way prospective college students discover and engage with their future institutions. From...

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How to Get Your School on More ‘College Wish Lists’

09.07.2021

How to Get Your School on More ‘College Wish Lists’

4 min read

Julia Sachs

What is the key to maintaining a good application rate at any school? Getting the formula right may seem tricky at...

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What Social Causes Are Your Strengths?

09.02.2021

What Social Causes Are Your Strengths?

6 min read

Benjamin Boivin

Many colleges and universities talk about making the world a better place, but how? Given today’s social,...

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How to Communicate Changes Due to COVID

08.11.2021

How to Communicate Changes Due to COVID

4 min read

Benjamin Boivin

The current generation of incoming college students are experts at filtering out irrelevant and inauthentic...

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