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Why Your Alumni Magazine Should be Both Print and Digital
SEO Tips for turning an alumni and university magazine into a Google ranking engine

Three distinct eras mark the evolution of alumni magazines. Initially, they were printed and distributed to all living alumni and friends, but concerns over climate change and shifting alumni habits have led even the most prestigious brands to discontinue this practice. The second era saw the rise of digital magazines shared through platforms like ISSUU […]

College Identity Makeover for Universities and Higher Education Institutions
College Identity Makeover for Universities and Higher Education Institutions

Higher education institutions occasionally turn to Elliance to revitalize their identity. Motivations vary: some want to shed an old skin and put on a new one, while others aim to sharpen their focus and distance themselves from their competitors; some simply seek to modernize their image to align with evolving market trends, and a few […]

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An Osteopathic Medical School Website Design Case Study

Kansas City University, one of the oldest osteopathic medical schools in the US, turned to Elliance, a website design and digital marketing agency, to bolster their leadership role in the industry and outsmart the competition.

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The Importance of Cultural Sensitivity in Higher Education Marketing For International Student Recruitment

When crafting strategies for international student recruitment, we pay special attention to cultural sensitivities that may be at play. Here are three considerations to look out for when creating culturally sensitive communications.

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How to Build University Reputation in the Digital Age with PR 2.0

With mass adoption of smartphones and social media, traditional public relations, or PR 1.0, has evolved into PR 2.0. The traditional rules of PR for building reputation in key areas and conveying values have fallen to the way side, and a new paradigm has emerged. Instead of relying on media relations contacts as gatekeepers for […]

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Higher Education Inbound Marketing Agency Harnessing the Power of Blogs To Grow Visibility, Traffic, and Reputation

Elliance, a higher education inbound marketing agency, has worked with many colleges to increase visibility, traffic and reputation through top Google rankings for their blogs. Read more to find out how we have helped our clients.

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Higher Education Brand Anthem Video Production Agency for Colleges and Universities

Brand anthem videos are powerful marketing tools that distill the argument for a college brand’s essence, and reason for being in a concise and impactful manner. They often serve as the centerpiece of a college or university’s branding, enrollment and fundraising campaigns. Once produced, we use them across various marketing channels including websites, social media […]

Higher education user experience (UX) design agency shares best practices for optimizing college and university websites to boost enrollment.
Higher education user experience (UX) design agency shares best practices for optimizing college and university websites to boost enrollment.

Colleges and universities are akin to a small town and serve a vast plurality of people.  A college website, being its digital soul, serves a multitude of functions for its many audiences: prospective students, current students, parents, alumni, faculty & staff, donors, employers, research partners, foundations, media, financial institutions, and nearby communities at large. In […]

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Higher education marketing agency transforms perceptions of Olds College, a smart agriculture giant

Olds College of Agriculture & Technology sits in the center of Alberta, at the northern edge of North America’s Wheat Belt, a vast swath of the Great Plains. The school’s Smart Agriculture Ecosystem — with labs, 3,600 acre Smart Farm and researchers — plays an outsized role in advancing a range of digital agriculture innovations […]

Manufacturing website design ROI for industrial companies
Manufacturing website design ROI for industrial companies

Website projects are huge undertakings. What ultimately matters is not the effort you put into them but the return-on-investment you derive from it. Making a business case for investing in a comprehensive website redesign to bottom-line-driven, quant-minded manufacturers requires hard-nosed, disciplined thinking. Remember that what you invest in a new website design will determine the […]