Alumni giving rates have dropped by more than 50% in the last twenty years. Mega-gifts continue to expand while the number of donors has declined primarily because philanthropic support from millennials has decreased. The net impact of all this is that while the total dollars raised has increased, the total number of donors has declined. […]
Enrollment managers at colleges and universities are running a machine. Whether it has a soul or not depends on the mindset they bring to their jobs. The most admired enrollment managers are running a humanized enrollment system. In serving more than 100 enrollment managers, we have gleaned the following best practices: 1. Balance Institutional Priorities […]
Every year, a silent, high-stakes dance takes place in all the 4,000+ colleges and universities in the US. To meet their enrollment targets, the colleges look for the best-possible group of students who will apply, and then accept the offers extended to them. Lead generation with College Student Search is the first step in this […]
Former Indiana University basketball coach Bobby Knight famously said to an audience of newspaper reporters, “All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.” Part joke, part poisoned-tipped joust, the heralded Knight voiced an ambivalence about writing and writers that lingers within many college marketing departments […]
A prospect will use different types of keywords at different stages of their college search process. Read about the lifecycle of a higher education searcher from awareness to the final decision stage and how a deliberate SEO strategy can help.
As one of the leading enrollment marketing services agency in the country, clients have often asked us to encapsulate our best practices. Here is the list of our best practices.
Trusted higher education marketing agencies, like Elliance, embody the following eight best practices and habits:
Professional higher education marketing services agencies, like Elliance, embrace the following seven best practices: 1. Start with Strategy: They pick the best strategy to move the college/university forward. 2. Build Your Brand: Because they know that in the sea of sameness, brands win, they build a memorable brand for your college. And then they imbue […]
In working with both higher education marketers and association marketers, I’ve noticed some interesting similarities between the two sectors. For one, their missions are remarkably similar. They help people reach their professional goals whether it’s through education, training or networking opportunities. However, while higher education institutions have historically focused primarily on younger audiences, associations […]
After 25 years of generating prosperity for clients, we have learned that successful digital marketing initiatives must have these 7 fundamentals: 1. Start with Strategy: Ready-aim-fire, not ready-fire-aim. Lead with strengths. 2. Build Your Brand: In the sea of sameness, brands win. Build it. Fearlessly guard it. Imbue it at every touch point. 3. Develop […]