As a father of up-and-coming college students, I try to be mindful of desirable Gen Z swag. School-branded products have been a marketing staple for generations. But what might have been hot-ticket items for millennials, like lanyards or carabiner clips, are a bit...
One thing I love about private higher education is the variety of schools I get to work with. Even with all the diversity, there are challenges to raising brand awareness that everyone faces in this sector. Two big problems all marketers face are raising brand...
Is centralizing marketing at your college or university the right move? It’s an age-old question that surely keeps administrators of up-and-coming schools awake at night. After all, centralized marketing is trending upward cross-industry. According to a 2020 survey of...
During the pandemic, I think we’ve all experienced the frustration of having to utilize different virtual events platforms such as Zoom or Teams to try to create experiences for prospective students or alumni. Everybody wants to have community. Everybody wants...
In higher ed marketing, as in any company’s marketing department, the mantra is often the same: “Do more with less.” We all know there’s a limit to what your team can do in-house, of course. But where is that limit? When do you seek help from digital marketing...
It’s no secret that college athletics can play a role in deciding where a student will go to college. All across the country, universities use different marketing strategies based on their athletic programs to help increase their enrollment. But simply having a...
