by Bart Caylor | Feb 5, 2026 | Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Higher Ed Marketing, Ideas, Books, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Tools
“Knowing what you don’t know” is perhaps the most important realization higher ed leaders can have today. Turns out, what you don’t know can actually hurt you. In my work with college and university leaders across the country, I often hear a common concern...
by Bart Caylor | Jan 29, 2026 | Branding, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Trends, Marketing Campaigns, Featured, Strategies, Podcast
In today’s turbulent admissions landscape, mission-driven enrollment strategies are emerging as a powerful tool for Christian colleges seeking to stand out and succeed. Many institutions are grasping for anything that feels steady—new technologies, revised...
by Bart Caylor | Jan 12, 2026 | Strategies, Generation Z, Tools, Future of Higher Ed, content marketing, Marketing Trends, Featured
Higher ed video marketing is undergoing significant shifts as we move into the future of enrollment marketing. For small college marketing teams, this change can feel like yet another overwhelming demand on your already stretched time and budget. You know that video...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 29, 2025 | Marketing Trends, Featured, Future of Higher Ed, Tools, Leveraging AI
Staying ahead of the rapidly shifting AI trends in higher ed is no longer just about adopting new tools; it is about building the capacity to meet students where they are. In our previous post, Marketing Trends in Higher Education, we explored the massive cultural...
by Bart Caylor | Dec 15, 2025 | Featured, Branding, Marketing Strategies, content marketing, Marketing Trends, 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 | Marketing Trends, Featured, Ideas, Future of Higher Ed, Strategies, Generation Z, Leveraging AI, Marketing Strategies
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...
