by Bart Caylor | Dec 25, 2025 | Marketing Strategies, Featured, Strategies, Podcast, Tools, Leveraging AI
When exploring how universities use generative AI in their marketing efforts, Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU) offers a standout example of thoughtful adoption and real-world integration. Rather than chasing trends or launching flashy tools, PLNU’s approach is...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 18, 2025 | content marketing, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Marketing Strategies
Have you heard of Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? It’s an evolution of SEO that simply can’t be ignored as you prepare your higher ed websites for generation Alpha. The key to SEO–or Search Engine Optimization–is understanding the mechanics of search engines...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 15, 2025 | Marketing Trends, Branding, Marketing Strategies, content marketing, Featured, Ideas, Strategies
One of the most effective skills for enrollment marketing success is developing a robust private college branding strategy. I talk with presidents and marketing VPs at private institutions every week, and I hear the same frustration again and again: “We are the...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 1, 2025 | Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Leveraging AI, Featured, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends
After much thought, I want to lay out what I believe to be the marketing trends in higher education that are happening right now as we go into 2026. It’s important for us to understand these trends in how students and their families think and behave. Why is it so...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 24, 2025 | Branding, Marketing Strategies, content marketing, Featured, Strategies
Faith-based college marketing isn’t just about faith. It’s also about having a focused strategy on cultivating relationships with mission-fit students for your school. In today’s higher ed environment, Christian colleges and universities face a unique dual challenge:...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 10, 2025 | Featured, Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Strategies, Generation Z, Recruiting
Faith-based college branding begins with a question that many Christian institutions are feeling more urgently than ever: how do we earn the trust of students and families who are increasingly skeptical of the value of higher education? Prospective students are...
