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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July 7, 2026

NextGrad Summer Series Preview

This summer series of The Higher Ed Marketer Podcast is proudly sponsored by NextGrad.NextGrad helps colleges and universities reach students where they already are, inside the high school itself. With a network of over 2,500 schools across North America, NextGrad puts your institution's message in front of future students every…
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June 30, 2026

Being Distinct in a Crowded Market

Faith Leaders Mini-Series - Episode 252 (4 of 4)In this special mini-series, Bart Caylor explores the intersection of faith and higher education through conversations with influential Christian university leaders from across the country. Recorded live at the 2026 CCCU International Forum.___Dr. Drew Flamm, President of Grace College and Grace Theological…
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June 23, 2026

Becoming President of Your Alma Mater

Faith Leaders Mini-Series - Episode 251 (3 of 4)In this special mini-series, Bart Caylor explores the intersection of faith and higher education through conversations with influential Christian university leaders from across the country. Recorded live at the CCCU International Forum, each episode highlights how faith-driven leadership is shaping the future…
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April 13, 2021

Messaging for the Individual: How Data Can Help You Create Engaging Stories (Part 1)

How do we help uncover and explain the most informative and persuasive information to prospective students? How do we tell stories that get them excited about education? We start by finding and utilizing data, analyzing that data, and then creating segmented marketing messages that will move the needle. Bart Caylor,…
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April 6, 2021

When Crisis Hits: Reputation Management in Higher Education

A single headline-making crisis can permanently alter how the public perceives your institution. In the face of a crisis, your reputation is on the line. How should you communicate a crisis to your stakeholders and how can you manage your reputation in the process? These questions and more are answered…
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March 30, 2021

Using your Distinctiveness as a Selling Point

When you’re not a large public university, you have to market yourself in a different way. Especially if you’re a faith-based institution, a single-sex college, or even an HBCU, you’ve got to set yourself apart from the rest of the field. You’ve got to be distinctive as a selling point…
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March 23, 2021

Building Stronger Relationships Using Data w/ JP Spagnolo

Marketing revolves around relationships. And the best way to strengthen those relationships and connect with prospects on a deeper level is through data. In this episode, JP Spagnolo, VP of Strategic Enrollment Management and Marketing at Capital University, joins the podcast to share how building relationships through data helps craft…
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March 16, 2021

Enrollment Marketing: How to Leverage a Mascot Program

Butler University has a unique target audience for one of their marketing campaigns — the pets of prospective students. Kristi Lafree, Director of Enrollment Marketing at Butler University, joins the podcast to talk about how the marketing team is finding innovative ways to use Blue, Butler’s very own 65-lb English…
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March 9, 2021

Creating an Adaptable Brand Promise in the Age of Social Media

On today’s episode, Bart Caylor, President & Founder at Caylor Solutions Inc, and Troy Singer, Senior Account Executive at Think Patented, chat with Deedie Dowdle, Vice President for Communications and Marketing at DePauw University about: - Working internally to create university marketing campaigns - Creating a brand promise that captures…
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March 2, 2021

How a Multi-Platform CRM can Drive Marketing Insights

On today’s episode, Bart Caylor, President & Founder at Caylor Solutions Inc, and Troy Singer, Senior Account Executive at Think Patented, have a conversation with Jeurell Smith, Institutional Data Analyst at Otterbein University about: - How to lead multi-platform CRM integration at your university - Benefits of syncing your data…
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February 23, 2021

From TikTok to Print Ads: Innovative Marketing in Higher Education

Marketing has never been more important for institutions than it is right now. How are you able to recruit prospective students during a pandemic? How do the ways you communicate to parents and students differ during this time? These questions and more are answered on this episode of The Higher…
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February 9, 2021

Driving Affinity Through Innovative Marketing at Universities

From the private sector to Purdue, Ethan Braden has already created a legacy that university marketers across the U.S. admire. On today’s episode, Bart Caylor, President & Founder at Caylor Solutions Inc, and Troy Singer, Senior Account Executive at Think Patented talk with Ethan Braden, Senior Vice President of Marketing…
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February 9, 2021

The Higher Ed Marketer Origin Story

The Higher Ed Marketer explores the incredible accomplishments colleges and universities across the world see when creativity meets execution. On today’s episode, Kelsey Kohrs, Producer at Sweet Fish Media, Bart Caylor, President & Founder at Caylor Solutions Inc, and Troy Singer, Senior Account Executive at Think Patented introduce The Higher…
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