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The best strategy for increasing enrollment in a nursing program is to use outcomes-based storytelling that emphasizes career outcomes and real-world impact of the program. Using our investigative and strategic mindsets, Elliance has grown enrollment and enhanced reputation for more than six nursing programs, and more than ten medical schools and health-related programs. Let’s begin […]
There is an art and a science to marketing of STEM and Technology colleges. Our 30 years of marketing of STEM and Technology universities has taught us 13 best practices and 52 strategies and tactics. Let’s review them. 52 Strategies and Tactics Strategy To realize prosperity, a college must play to win more of right-fit […]
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There is an art and a science to marketing of liberal arts colleges and universities. Let’s review some strategies and tactics first. Strategies and Tactics Strategy Understand your situation. Perform SWOT and benchmark peers. Pick the right strategy lever. Where will you play and how will you win. Address demographic and psychographic segments. Meet and […]
Humanities education is under siege. This is perhaps one of the grand challenges of the twenty first century. In our view, this is more a challenge of marketing imagination and faculty involvement, and less a challenge of enrollment. Ironically, the perceived interest in humanities amongst students and families appears to be dwindling, while demand for […]
Inbound marketing is the process of creating valuable content, attracting potential customers online, engaging prospects, and nurturing customer relationships through the buyer’s journey. Prospect relationships are proactively managed with CRM systems and marketing automation software. An advanced manufacturing client asked us to share our inbound marketing thinking with their team. This is what we shared with […]
Microsites offer colleges, universities and higher education institutions a powerful tool for addressing specific needs with focused, flexible, and engaging online experience. By distilling arguments, they enhance communication, improve user engagement, and support targeted marketing and outreach efforts, making them an essential component of modern higher education strategies. They usually reside on a separate sub-domain […]
As a data-driven computer scientist, I only became a believer in the power of great photos over a lifetime of experiences. I witnessed photoshoots change the destiny of graduate programs. I watched photoshoots liberate enrollment growth for graduate programs that despite being ranked on Google position one, were merely limping along. I witnessed unlocking of […]
Drupal and Cascade are both content management systems (CMS) that power higher education, government and institutional websites. As an agency we have been using both platforms for more than a decade and have built dozens of websites with each CMS. This is a quick primer on when to choose one over the other. But first […]
There is substantial upheaval in higher education. Colleges and universities are navigating a complex landscape characterized by demographic shifts, technological advancements, economic pressures, evolving student expectations and even outright questioning the value of college education. An institutional marketing plan is crucial for colleges to navigate these complexities. It helps them attract and retain students, enhance […]