During my nearly 30 years in higher ed marketing, fundraising appeal letters have been the bedrock of alumni and donor development. They’re especially relevant as we inch closer to the end of 2023. That’s because about 30% of nonprofit donations happen during...
While invisible and hard to quantify, brand trust is critical to moving students through your comm flow. Trust is the grease that keeps the relationship moving forward as they go from a lead, to a campus visit, deposited, and eventually to graduation. If at any...
How well does your higher ed website serve the needs of your most valued digital visitors? That all depends on your approach to website organization. This is a big topic with many questions to answer. Let’s focus on the Big Three that should come first and foremost:...
Leadership in higher ed marketing is more than just leading projects to completion. It’s about helping your team navigate change. And I can’t remember any change in my lifetime as big as the COVID-19 pandemic. For better or worse, higher ed creative teams have seen...
A generation ago, attending college after high school was a forgone conclusion for many people. A college degree was considered to be your best ticket to personal success, since it was the only real way to get the skills and credentials needed for a promising career....
As digital marketing channels continue to elevate new ways of promoting user-generated content, higher ed marketers have to continue identifying emotional stories that will speak to their target audience. This isn’t because higher ed marketers should be following all...