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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November 19, 2024
FAFSA, Athletics and Tuition Reset with Dr. Bryan Gross from Hartwick College
This week on The Higher Ed Marketer Podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Bryan Gross, Vice President for Enrollment Management and Athletics at Hartwick College, for a thought-provoking conversation on marketing and enrollment through the lens of athletics and tuition. Dr. Gross dives into Hartwick’s bold tuition reset, sharing the…
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November 12, 2024
GenAI for Teams with Bart Caylor and Zach Coffin
In this episode of The Higher Ed Marketer Podcast, we’re taking a look under the hood at Caylor Solutions and into the transformative power of generative AI with Bart Caylor, Founder and President of Caylor Solutions, and Zach Coffin, Director of The Higher Ed Marketer. Together, they reveal how the…
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November 5, 2024
Millennial President Nick Griffin: Bold Leadership, AI, and Bilingualism
In this episode, we sit down with Nick Griffin from Mid-South Christian College, who shares valuable insights on fostering creativity, collaboration, and community engagement in higher education. As a young college president of age 32, with a big, action-driven vision, Nick talks about embracing new opportunities, the importance of building…
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August 22, 2023
The Five C’s of Building Great Teams in Higher Ed
Are you setting the teams at your university or organization up for success? How are you supporting your colleagues to ensure that they are at the top of their game at all times? It all starts with being intentional, getting everyone aligned, and having a collaborative approach. In this episode,…
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August 15, 2023
Enrollment and Marketing Data Silos: Stop Hoarding and Start Talking
“Data silos” have been at the top of the buzzword pile for a few years now. But the truth is that many higher ed enrollment and marketing departments still don’t quite get each others’ roles. Michael Doran, CRM Implementation Strategist at XEquals, thinks the biggest problem is they speak different…
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August 8, 2023
Content Marketing: Its Strengths, Weaknesses, And Everything In Between
In this episode, we are joined by the Director of Content and Strategy Assessment at the University of Rochester, Brian Piper. Not only do we get an inside look at his approach and strategies around content with the University of Rochester, he shares his perspective on this quickly changing landscape,…
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August 1, 2023
It Takes a Campus: Marketing and Understanding the Entire Student Life Cycle
Higher ed marketers sometimes forget that they’re not merely engaging with prospective students. They’re selling their brand’s value proposition to future alumni. That’s why Ellen Johnson, Vice President For Enrollment Management at Allegheny College, says her school’s enrollment marketing speaks to the entire breadth of the student life cycle. And…
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July 25, 2023
What Would Ted Lasso Do?: Driving Organizational Change Through Branding
Jenny Petty, Vice President of Marketing Communications at the University of Montana, had a tall order to fill when she arrived at the school in 2021. After nearly a decade of declining enrollment, the university was in desperate need of a branding facelift. Jenny knew she and her team…
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July 18, 2023
Start Early: Serving Freshmen and Sophomores in Your Funnel
Many college and university admissions offices are so focused on processing applications that they forget that students want to feel a connection with their school. As Liz Rainwater, Director of Admission Marketing and Communication at TCU, reminds us, trust is the foundation for every relationship. That’s why the folks at…
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July 11, 2023
Everybody Wants to Be on a Winning Team: Confrontation and Caretaking in Higher Ed Marketing
Higher ed creative teams have seen incredible changes since Covid, for better or worse. We saw a shift that included a greater appreciation for work-life balance for employees, but is there a point when leadership’s focus on caretaking hurts more than helps? WAYNE BARRINGER Wayne Barringer, Founder of Jaro Group,…
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July 4, 2023
Be Curious: Showcasing Your School’s User-Generated Content
As digital marketing channels continue to elevate new ways of promoting user-generated content, higher ed marketers have to continue identifying emotional stories that will speak to their target audience. That’s because prospective students want to feel a genuine connection with their peers through real stories. Nate Jorgensen, Senior Director of…
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June 27, 2023
How to Plan Your SEO Roadtrip: Mapping Your SEO Investment
A practical SEO strategy is critical to keeping your school’s enrollment website. But how can you know when to invest in pay-per-click ads versus the long content game? Guus Goorts, Founder of DutchMarketer.com and author of Successful Student Recruitment With Google Ads, believes building an SEO strategy is like planning…
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June 20, 2023
I Want to See the Dorm Room: Marketing Insights From Guy Kawasaki
Guy Kawasaki has been a marketing icon since his early days with Apple spreading the word of a product that’s now synonymous with personal computing, Macintosh. Today, the best-selling author and host of the Remarkable People podcast is the Chief Evangelist for Canva. Guy talks with us about why his…
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