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Higher Education Marketing
Challenges, Solutions & Strategies
With rising competition from alternative credentials and online education, and fewer students entering college due to the enrollment cliff, higher ed marketers face steep challenges. Our latest whitepaper explores these issues and offers data-driven strategies and expert insights to help navigate them.
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The Enrollment Cliff Is Coming, But You Still Have Time
Higher education marketers are navigating one of the most challenging landscapes in recent history. Rising costs, a shrinking student pipeline, digital fatigue, political pressures, and messy data have all made it increasingly difficult to attract and enroll students. However, with the right strategy in place, each of these challenges presents an opportunity for growth.
The Pressure’s On, But So Is The Opportunity
Higher education marketers are navigating one of the most challenging landscapes in recent history. Rising costs, a shrinking student pipeline, digital fatigue, political pressures, and messy data have all made it increasingly difficult to attract and enroll students. However, with the right strategy in place, each of these challenges presents an opportunity for growth.
Higher Ed Marketing Challenges, Solutions & Strategies Whitepaper
With rising competition from alternative credentials and online education, and fewer students entering college due to the enrollment cliff, higher ed marketers face steep challenges. Add political uncertainty, tuition concerns, ad fatigue, and messy data, and the landscape is tougher than ever. This whitepaper explores these issues and offers data-driven strategies and expert insights to help navigate them.
Advance Education Now an Approved Marketing Vendor for the State of South Carolina
South Carolina, we can't wait to work together! Advance Education has been awarded a spot on the State of South Carolina’s marketing contract, meaning state colleges and universities like yours can hire us directly—no lengthy bidding process required.
Don’t Count Email Out: Why It Still Matters in Student Recruitment
Think students ignore your emails? Not so fast. 90% are at least opening them, and nearly half are engaging and responding. This post breaks down what this means for your marketing strategy—and how to make email a real conversion tool.
Want to Get Students’ Attention? Start Where They’re Already Looking
If your campaigns aren’t optimized for social—and we mean more than just boosted posts—you’re likely missing the mark with the very students you’re trying to reach. Authentic content, influencer collaborations, and platform-native ads are no longer optional. They’re essential.
Want to Reach Gen Z? Go Where They Scroll
New data shows high school students overwhelmingly favor three social channels, and colleges and vocational schools need to adapt their digital strategies now to stay relevant. Our whitepaper covers targeting the top three plus more.
Reality check: relying solely on rankings and brochures for outreach won’t cut it
95% of parents are using digital sources to research their child’s post-high school path—and it’s not just the usual suspects like college rankings. From web searches to social media and trade school directories, parents are everywhere – and you need to be where they are.
Start Earlier, Convert Better: The Data-Proven Case for Freshman and Sophomore Outreach
The earlier you begin targeting high school students and their parents, the better. More than half of students – and their parents – begin the college search as early as freshman year. You need to be seen where they're looking, and armed with the right message.
