First year enrollment in law schools has declined in the past decade dramatically. There are signs of slight rebound, but the arms race to recruit fewer law students is ongoing. Compounding this is the trend that one third of law applicants are opting out of candidate referral service. What must law schools do to compete […]
”The web is the great equalizer and new opportunity creator for all” was my response to our very first website client back in 1995. Thirty years later, the web has moved from the margins to heart of modern life. Now, it’s the digital soul of an institution. All roads lead to it. For us, a […]
The embrace of social media by GenZ and consolidation of traditional media have transformed public relations (or PR 1.0). Authority is dead; peer influence rules; diversity is the new normal; data literacy powers the young. GenZ has a voice and wants to be heard. They expect authentic, show-don’t-tell marketing. They reward brands that declare and […]
Back in November 2023, Aggarwal, Murahari, Rajpurohit, Kalyan, Narasimhan, and Deshpande from Princeton, Georgia Tech, The Allen Institute of AI, and IIT Delhi and published a paper titled “GEO: Generative Engine Optimization”. This blog post is partly inspired by their findings and partly by Elliance experience and observations. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is a optimization framework […]
Marketers starting a new role, or inheriting an existing agency often want an independent assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency, measurement rigor and growth potential of a college’s performance marketing ecosystem—and turn those findings into specific actions, tests, investment choices and operating improvements. Our audit examines paid search, paid social, retargeting, landing-page performance, conversion tracking, CRM […]
Covid and aging population have transformed the world of nursing. A large number of nurses have left the profession due to burnout. Senior nurses are retiring at an accelerated pace. Nurses are agitating for an increased pay as employers and legislators are joining hands in pushing back. In response, nurses are trading staff positions with […]
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. Strategies, Tactics and Best Practices Play to win. To realize prosperity, a college must play to win […]
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 […]