The cat’s out of the bag. More and more high school grads and adult learners are turning to skilled trades and career educations over traditional four-year programs. Read More

In the world of sales and marketing, your best customers are the ones you already have. For institutions of higher education, this means your alumni. While your graduates will not likely re-enroll (unless it’s for an advanced degree or additional course continuation), they are an invaluable resource you should be leveraging to motivate new potential...Read More

Video is king. Today, 91% of businesses are using video as part of their marketing programs, the highest percentage of businesses using this media (including TV) ever. And nearly 90% of marketers believe that video has a definitive and strong impact on sales. This too is an all-time highRead More

Universities are in crisis mode. From 2019 to 2022, undergraduate enrollment at four-year institutions dropped by 8%. Further, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, there has been no greater 5-year slide in the college-going rate, on record.Read More

It’s 2023 and every business now knows that digital marketing can be a primary growth driver. When done correctly, digital marketing can generate new leads, new customers, and new revenues, cost effectively. It’s no wonder why a recent survey from The CMO showed that most businesses have upped their digital marketing budgets by 16% this...Read More

Sustaining and boosting enrollment at career colleges, trade schools and all other institutions of higher education is a science. As such, data has become incredibly important to the process.Read More

No matter what kind of business you’re in, growing your customer base is paramount to success. Simply put, if you sell widgets, you need more widget buyers… if you are an institution of higher education, you need more studentRead More

Recent data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center show spring semester enrollments, across all sectors of higher ed, were flat compared to spring 2022. However, some institutions fared better than others.Read More

It’s no secret. Social media has become a major part of the higher education marketing ecosystem. Today more than ever, trade schools, career colleges, tech academies, vocational schools and traditional four-year colleges must embrace and master social media marketing to assure robust enrollment.Read More

And Why More Americans Are Doing This Instead It’s no secret, college is expensive. But just how expensive is it?... and have costs truly grown out of control? Well, According to the latest data, a four-year degree now costs an average 226% more money than it did in 1980.Read More