by Bart Caylor | Dec 1, 2025 | Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Leveraging AI
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 | content marketing, Branding, Marketing Strategies, 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 | Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, 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...
by Bart Caylor | Nov 6, 2025 | Recruiting, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Campaigns, Enrollment, Featured, Higher Ed Marketing, Ideas, Strategies, Podcast
Creative recruitment ideas for colleges aren’t just for the big-name institutions with massive marketing departments. In fact, some of the most impactful and innovative strategies are coming from smaller schools working with lean budgets. In many cases, lean budgets...
by Bart Caylor | Oct 20, 2025 | Strategies, Branding, Marketing Strategies, Featured, Podcast
Faith-based enrollment marketing isn’t just about growing numbers. It’s about faithfully living out your mission in a way that attracts the right students. For Christian colleges and universities, the challenge of declining enrollment comes with unique pressures....
by Bart Caylor | Oct 16, 2025 | Marketing Strategies, content marketing, Marketing Budgets, Featured, Strategies, Podcast, Branding
When Bethany College faced a $5 million financial gap, Interim President Dr. Jamie Caridi led with a bold turnaround strategy, placing enrollment at the heart of institutional recovery. The easy path would have been reactionary cost-cutting or hoping for a miracle...
