The Higher Ed Marketer is centered around marketing professionals in the field of higher education. If you’re looking for real, practical advice on how to level up your marketing game, this is the show for you. Each episode features conversations with some of the best and brightest marketing minds in higher education, discussing the future of marketing, new technologies and so much more.
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December 23, 2025
Do Not Be Afraid: Merry Christmas from Caylor Solutions and The Higher Ed Marketer
As the year comes to a close, this short Christmas reflection offers a moment to slow down and take stock. Drawing from a familiar scene in A Charlie Brown Christmas, Zach Coffin reflects on fear, gratitude, and the tendency to hold tightly to control during demanding seasons of work and…
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December 16, 2025
Rethinking Higher Ed Marketing Teams
A nimble, strategy-driven marketing team is no longer a luxury in higher ed, it is a necessity. Dave Gladson shares how Point Loma Nazarene University transformed from a fragmented, decentralized model into a unified marketing structure that has dramatically increased enrollment impact, strengthened team culture, and empowered staff to work…
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Caylor
President & Founder
September 13, 2022
Making the Case for a Liberal Arts Education
The liberal arts education has evolved. Students not only need skills developed from classic education subjects for career readiness but also to be able to continuously adjust as the world around them changes. They need the ability to learn how to learn. Dr. Lake Lambert began his tenure as the…
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September 6, 2022
How To Market a University with Teresa Flannery
While there are common elements across marketing (the 4 P’s), higher education marketing presents some unique challenges with the diversity of audiences, the buying cycle, and the customer journey. Today we welcome Teresa Flannery to talk about her book, How to Market a University. In this episode, Teresa unpacks the…
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August 30, 2022
The Future of PPC in Higher Ed Marketing
Since the pandemic, many higher ed marketers have gone to pay-per-click ads to generate leads. In the near future, Google is changing its cookie-based metrics andthe playing field will change significantly. Today’s guests have a new approach to generating leads for institutions. PJ Wenzel and Marty Gray are the President…
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August 23, 2022
Increasing Outcomes for Higher Ed Leaders Through Radical Collaboration
Businesses and organizations lose the most impact and productivity by not working together. The same goes for higher education. To solve big problems, you must be able to cooperate with others. Dr. Michael Horowitz is the President of TCS Education System. TCS is the community solution for higher education and…
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August 16, 2022
Best Practices for PPC in Higher Ed Marketing
Many higher ed marketers think that paid media and PPC (Pay Per Click) ads are the answer to their problems, but most fail to realize that this is a long incubation process, and often, decisions won’t be made from one ad. Our job as marketers is to create curiosity with…
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August 9, 2022
Why Marketers Should Always Start With Why
The only way to truly impact is to align particular strategies with particular audiences. To continue pushing the needle forward as marketers, we must think strategically about why we do what we do. Chris Bender, the Assistant Dean for Communications at the University of Maryland, joins us today to discuss…
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August 2, 2022
Marketing Principles That Translate Across All Industries
As marketers, we cannot be short-order cooks just serving up dishes, but chefs who figure out what the consumer wants and create a meal. Kymm Bartlett Martinez is the Chief Marketing Officer at the American Cancer Society. Before she took over this role, Kymm spent 20 years with General Mills…
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July 26, 2022
Effectively Utilizing Your Website To Market Your College
People often look at websites from just a technical or aesthetic point of view but overlook how a website can be an excellent marketing tool to help shape communications and marketing goals. Joshua Charles, the Director of Web Strategy and Technology at Rutgers Business School, joins us to discuss how…
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July 19, 2022
The Key to Successful Content Marketing
The goal is not to be good at social media; the goal is to be better in Higher Ed because of social media. Jay Bear, founder of Convince & Convert, a content marketing consulting and social media strategy company. Jay is also a bestselling author of 6 content marketing and…
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July 12, 2022
How to Amplify Your Students’ Voice for Success
If there was ever an episode to give you a roadmap to success in higher education, it’s this one. Kathy Payne, VP for Enrollment Management, and Kathy Howell, Associate VP for Marketing Communications at Delaware Valley University, join us today to talk about their roadmap to success by amplifying their…
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July 5, 2022
Greater Engagement in Higher Ed Through Virtual Events
Since the pandemic began, we have had to adapt to a new online environment, but platforms like Zoom and Microsoft teams aren’t giving us the human touch that we need. Remo is an interactive virtual event platform that empowers users to create natural interactions in online settings. Hoyin Cheung is…
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June 28, 2022
The relationship between Athletics and college enrollment
It’s no secret that college athletics can play a role in deciding where a student will go to college. All across the country universities use different marketing strategies based on their athletic programs to help increase their enrollment. Jim Carr, who is the President and CEO of the NAIA joins…
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