Category: Higher Education Marketing Trends
The Staying Power of Oxford: An Example of Adaptation
October 23, 2019 | Graduate & Professional Studies, Higher Education Marketing Trends
“What,” asks the president of the University of Notre Dame, “does the 13th century have to teach us in the 21st century?” Specifically, asks the…
All the Pretty Buttons: How Colors Affect Our Decisions
October 22, 2019 | Higher Education Marketing Trends
There are a number of websites I go to buy things. Lately, eBay is a big one — I tend to go there for photography…
Capture’s Behavioral Intelligence Platform: An Evolution in Higher Ed Recruitment
October 21, 2019 | Capture News, Disrupting Enrollment, Graduate & Professional Studies, Higher Education Marketing Trends, Predictive Modeling in Higher Education
Welcome to Part 1 of a blog series delving into Capture Higher Ed’s Behavioral Intelligence Platform (BIP), which was successfully launched last month during the…
Do Prospective Students Respond Better to Longer Emails?
October 14, 2019 | Graduate & Professional Studies, Higher Education Marketing Trends
Does the word count in emails impact the open-to-click rate? It’s a common question for those trying to engage prospective students via email marketing. And…
Short and Specific: 6 Tips To Better Engage Students
October 11, 2019 | Higher Education Marketing Trends
At Capture Higher Ed, we look at a lot of emails, and not just our own. We look closely at emails that other universities (ones…
Make Your Graduate Recruitment Practices More High Tech
October 9, 2019 | Graduate & Professional Studies, Higher Education Marketing Trends
More and more experts are recommending that grad schools implement strategies found in undergraduate admission offices and the business world to update and reform outmoded…
When the Puppet Became a Real Girl: What We Can Learn From ‘Smug Wendy’
October 8, 2019 | Higher Education Marketing Trends
Marketing is a living art form, changing, growing and evolving as society does the same. Like any art form, marketing uses different mediums, takes different…
More Knowledge or a Better Job? The Debate Over an Efficient Education
October 3, 2019 | Graduate & Professional Studies, Higher Education Marketing Trends
An ongoing argument in higher education concerns what students need from a college education? A broad liberal arts education? Or a career-related education? Or both?…
Under Pressure: A Look at Inside Higher Ed’s 2019 Admissions Survey
October 1, 2019 | Higher Education Marketing Trends
On the first day of autumn, I was looking over a summary of Inside Higher Ed’s 2019 Survey of College and Admissions Officers. Written by…
The Melting Pot and Cost Benefit of Community College
September 30, 2019 | Higher Education Marketing Trends
My father was a first-generation college student. It helped that he had the GI Bill, having served four years in the Air Force. By 1969…