Because marketing principles are ideas that work across industries, it’s important for higher ed marketers to keep their eyes on marketing strategies and successes in other fields. The most common marketing principles you’ll hear about have to do with strategies,...
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...
I believe 2020 was a wake-up call for a lot of institutions when it comes to online school marketing. Too often, online programs have been an afterthought in enrollment marketing strategies for traditional colleges and universities. But the Pandemic propelled colleges...
I last wrote a piece on why higher ed marketers should care about campus security in 2019. Of course, a lot has happened since then, for better and worse. Campus security has become a hot-button issue of late with the terrible loss of life at Robb Elementary School in...
For most traditional students, community college isn’t on their radar. But aspirational branding can help inspire them to see the value and excitement a community college can provide. Very often, community colleges operate with limited resources. This can result in...
