46 University of Dayton emails from 17 August to 22 February: Emails subject lines reveal what an MBA program believes is important marketing content. From the University of Dayton, that includes 46 subject lines from August 17 to February 22. For newcomers… this is the 4th installment in a series reviewing email recruitment communications and […]
Academic Programs: Alpha list allows easy top task completion For potential students of every type, learning if a college or university has the academic program(s) that interest them is a top task, usually the first or second most important on their first visit. Making that task as easy as possible to complete is a marketing […]
March. Ready for spring? For sure we are in Michigan. Not quite so much for Daylight Savings Time. Successful recruiting to everyone this month as the days grow longer. The review of email and social media content from online MBA programsat American, Dayton, and Syracuse universities and Simmons College continues. In the 3rd installment, check marketing […]
40 Kogod School emails from 16 September to 28 February: subject lines show the marketing emphasis We can learn a fair bit about what a school thinks is important marketing content by reviewing email subject lines. In the American University case, 40 of them from September 20 to February 28. For newcomers… this is the […]
Investing in Engineering at Boston University Not a surprise to anyone that potential students (and for high school students, their parents) are interested in what happens to people after investing time and money in an academic program at a university of interest. At many schools that information is presented as aggregate data for the entire […]
Realistic Video Helps Recruit Kenan-Flagler Executive MBA Students With demand for traditional MBA programs for full-time, residential students flagging, effective recruitment of working professionals to online programs has gained new importance. One barrier to many potential students is the question of how to adapt their life at work and home to the added weight of […]
February. If the days are not yet warmer, at least they are getting longer as the 2018 recruitment season for high school students heads into the final months. Intense weeks ahead. May your enrollment marketing bring the students you seek. Recruiting online students in 2018? Follow my review of email and social media content from online […]
Unusually Thoughtful, Searchable, Visitor Friendly FAQ Content Among Customer Carewords partners, website FAQ sections are not usually held in high esteem. That’s certainly true of college and universities examples. I always laugh at the ones that start with “What is your mission?” or “When were you founded?” Often you have to scroll through a long […]
Easy-to-Find and Donate to 5 Campaign Priorities Many, maybe most, people visiting a capital campaign site are already interested in giving… but they need to know the campaign priorities. And if they find one that’s convincing, the need a clear, quick path to make a donation. The “Wooster’s Promise: A Campaign for Our Future” website […]
Making a first email impression… comparing 4 examples The definition of “gambit” tells the story… “a device, action, or opening remark, typically one entailing a degree of risk, that is calculated to gain an advantage.” Today we want to see how our four sample online MBA programs open their email contacts with potential students. For […]
4 Key Links Get High Home Page Visibility The University of Massachusetts is about to undertake an ambitious goal to become a major national force in online education. We can measure success in how quickly, if at all, UMass increases revenue from online programs from about $100 million at present to the $400 million set […]
Happy New Year! And a fine January that we all know leads, eventually, to Spring. Until then, a strong wish for successful student recruiting the next months. A prediction you can count on: Competition for online students will intensify in 2018. In that context, plan to follow my review of email and social media content from […]