If you’re considering hiring a “call center” to help your business generate high quality leads, you’re going to want to do some research first. Because, as you’ll quickly find, not all “call centers” are created equal. Yet, some of them will gladly partner with you without fully informing you of what they’re actually capable of...Read More

Student demands are changing. Now, more than ever, today’s students, whether they be new high school grads or adult learners, want something different from higher education. Drastically different. And with four-year college enrollments on a decade long decline, it’s time for institutions to listen.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

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

Is your enrollment department flooded with new students? Or are students going to your competitors’ schools instead? If they’re enrolling with the competition, and not you, there may be a big reason why. Your competitors are better at marketing their product.Read More

For over a decade now, colleges and universities have been experiencing a massive “brain-drain” across the system. Today, as the National Student Clearinghouse notes, there are 2.4 million fewer students attending traditional four-year programs than there were in 2011.Read More

For well over a decade now, colleges and universities have seen enrollment numbers plummet. In fact, between the fall semester of 2012 and the fall of 2022, enrollments dropped by roughly 1.9 million students, or almost 10%.Read More

Ask any business and they’ll tell you the only thing more important than lead generation is lead conversion. And it’s clear why: Conversions mean new revenue, and new revenue means new sources of profit.Read More

Both the higher-ed and employment landscapes are quickly changing. As Harvard Business Review recently put it, “skills-based hiring is on the rise.” Employers are now focusing less on a candidate’s traditional education, and more on their skillsets. Not so coincidentally, job seekers are focusing less on obtaining traditional four-year degrees, and more on obtaining micro...Read More

Facts from the National Bureau of Economic Research show that in times of economic downturns, there’s traditionally been a marked increase in enrollment at institutions of higher education. But it’s not new high school grads who make up the bulk of new enrollees in downturns, it’s adult learners.Read More