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
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
If you’re in the career and technical education (CTE) space, now may be the best time in decades to boost your enrollments. With millions of skilled jobs available in the employment market, and a massive influx of adult learners looking to increase their labor value, career education has become the go-to space for millions of...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
Five years’ worth of data now reveal which trades are the most searched in each state. This means that if your institution offers a skills-based education, you should be focusing your new student enrollment efforts on where your potential new students live and offer them what they’re looking for!Read More
The stock market is in shambles, prices of many consumer goods continue to rise, interest rates are skyrocketing, and home prices are collapsing. According to a recent article published in Bloomberg, economists now place a 70% chance of an economic recession hitting this year.Read More
Hiring a contact center to generate education leads to boost enrollment at your higher education facility can be a daunting task. You may be considering the differences in pricing, differences in the locations (US vs near-shore vs off-shore) and the differences in lead quality the contact center has promised you.Read More
Lead generation, and the conversion of those leads, is the lifeblood of nearly every business. Of course, the better the quality of leads you have, the better your conversions and ROI. But if you don’t know how to precisely measure the following conversion metrics, your efforts could be falling flat, leaving you spending far more...Read More
Spring enrollment is just around the corner. By now, your institution, whether you’re a trade school, tech academy, vocational school, career college or bootcamp, should be nearing the point where all of your available upcoming “slots” are filled.Read More
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