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 17, 2024
Dueling Perspectives: Enrollment VP and Parent
~33 minutes (at 1.5x speed) Ed Wright, VP of Enrollment at Lebanon Valley College, explores the evolving landscape of higher education and the challenges of enrollment management. He shares insights on innovation in a copycat industry and the importance of communication and relationships. As a parent, Ed reflects on guiding…
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December 10, 2024
Creative Solutions for Community College Marketing
In this episode, we’re joined by Jeff Ebbing, former NCMPR president and the current Director of Marketing and Communications at Southeastern Community College. Jeff brings a wealth of experience and a passion for showcasing the unique strengths of community colleges. He shares how authentic connections with students can transform lives…
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December 3, 2024
Kingswood Learn: Mission-Driven Innovation in Online Education with Dr. Steve Lennox, Kingswood University
In this episode of The Higher Ed Marketer, we welcome Dr. Steve Lennox, President of Kingswood University, to explore the bold vision and mission that led to the launch of Kingswood Learn. Designed to provide high-quality, free micro-courses in discipleship and leadership development, Kingswood Learn is a groundbreaking platform that…
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May 2, 2023
Targeted Digital Advertising: Captivating a Small Audience Over a Large Footprint
Despite digital marketing’s evident impact on prospective students, social media managers are still some of the most undersupported members of many higher ed marketing teams. Any school administration should be able to clearly see Gen Z’s appetite for digital content, so why do these disconnects continue to happen? According to…
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April 25, 2023
Your Students Will Tell You Everything: Power Your Innovation by Listening
Community colleges are the front door of higher education for hundreds of thousands of students annually. They may be smaller than their 4-year counterparts, but schools like Butler Community College are leading the charge in innovating classrooms and workforce development programs. How are they doing it? It’s simple — by…
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April 18, 2023
Empower Your Ambassadors: Crafting a Peer-To-Peer Marketing Strategy
Peer-to-peer marketing may be one of the most underutilized strategies for American colleges and universities today. Several studies show that current students are Gen Z’s most preferred source of information about prospective colleges and universities after school websites. Many students are ready and willing to answer their fellow Gen Z’s…
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April 11, 2023
Authentic Automation: Leveraging SMS Texting to Engage With Lead
As regenerative AI takes the marketing world by storm, enrollment marketing teams continue to look for ways to boost engagement with prospective students. David Tal, Co-founder and CEO of Verse.io, suggests there’s a straightforward solution to getting your school’s message to student leads — and it’s already sitting in their…
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April 4, 2023
Take Your Voice Back: Being Change Agents in Higher Ed Marketing
Higher ed marketers often get so caught up in promotion that they take a backseat in developing the other core components of their school’s brand. But as Carrie Phillips, Chief Communications and Marketing Officer at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock, pointed out, marketers have the power to be…
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March 28, 2023
Speak With One Voice: Getting Students Involved in Enrollment Marketing
Enrollment marketing teams face new challenges every day as they work tirelessly to attract prospective students. Despite those obstacles, Teresa MacGregor, VP of Enrollment Management at Jacksonville University, and her colleagues are celebrating increased first-time enrollment at their school. And it’s not just because of the campus’s beachfront view. They…
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March 21, 2023
Design Planning: Build a Framework Around Your School’s Identity
The compounding effects of the pandemic and the Great Resignation have left a lot of schools looking for answers. Design planning may be just the solution colleges and universities need to get a broad perspective of their marketing constraints in 2023 and beyond. That’s because, as Errol Wint, Founder of…
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March 21, 2023
Design Planning: Build a Framework Around Your School’s Identity
The compounding effects of the pandemic and the Great Resignation have left a lot of schools looking for answers. Design planning may be just the solution colleges and universities need to get a broad perspective of their marketing constraints in 2023 and beyond. That’s because, as Errol Wint, Founder of…
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March 14, 2023
Shaping Community: How Gen Z Students Are Leading the Way in DEI
DEI — diversity, equity, and inclusion — is top-of-mind across marketing channels, not just higher education. That’s because as Gen Z starts to leave school and filter into the workforce, they’re leading the charge of reshaping our culture through a lens of empathy. As Gabrielle Gambrell, adjunct professor at NYU…
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March 7, 2023
The Demographic Enrollment Cliff: Forecasting the Great Dropoff
The proof is in the data pudding: higher education is racing towards a demographic enrollment cliff over the next few decades. Be it due to ethnic, lifestyle, or regional indicators, hundreds of colleges and universities could be facing a long-term enrollment crisis. Tim Fuller, Founder of Fuller Higher Ed Solutions,…
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