Elevating Brand Marketing in Higher Education With Sarah Foley

Sarah Foley is the Director of Brand Marketing at the University of Denver, where she leads efforts to shape the university's reputation and drive brand engagement in the highly complex world of higher education. With a background that spans agency account management and in-house marketing leadership, Sarah has spearheaded innovative brand health monitoring programs and overseen integrated campaigns across content, social, and paid media for an institution with a significant graduate student population. About the Episode Brand marketing in higher education comes with extended decision cycles, decentralized teams, and ROI that's difficult to quantify. In this episode, Tyler Lane sits down with Sarah Foley, Director of Brand Marketing at the University of Denver, to unpack how brand awareness, sentiment, and trust drive real outcomes over time. Sarah shares her journey from agency life to higher ed, how DU measures brand health beyond applications and clicks, and what long-funnel marketers in any industry can learn from higher education's complex ecosystem.