Knowing your audience is the key to crafting messaging that connects. Here are some characteristics of Gen Z along with some implications for your marketing strategy. When you work in admissions, you face many pressures. You likely have a full list of urgent tasks...
Community is about belonging. “Communities are people. They are not abstractions. They are not rhetoric. They are human beings.” — Nina Simon, The Art of Relevance Our perception of community has undergone a drastic evolution in the digital age, not to mention...
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...
As we near the halfway point of 2022, the popularity of social media shows no signs of slowing down. Yet, these digital watering holes are constantly shifting as different demographics flock to specific platforms (or start to abandon others). Here are five trends your...
In Gen Z marketing, it’s important to understand the emotional needs and outlook of your target audience. In the blogosphere, much is made of the fact that Gen Z are digital natives who’ve never known life without the Internet, smart phones, and social media. To...
In higher ed marketing, you’ve got to stay current with the latest sensibilities of upcoming students. It used to be all the attention was given to understanding and crafting messaging for Millennials. Now, Millennials are starting to take the reins of the modern...