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Higher Ed Pulse — 605 episodes

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Pulse Check: Tales from a Community College AI Think Tank — Part 1

2

AI Faculty Avatars and a $10K MBA

3

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2026) — Part 4

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What Higher Ed Is Actually Hiring For

5

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2026) — Part 3

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From Brand Standards to Brand Systems: Kettering’s GPT Playbook

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2026) — Part 2

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Rethinking the Curriculum for an AI-Shaped World

9

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2026) — Part 1

10

How AI Change Actually Happens on Campus

11

Pulse Check: Helping Adult Learners Find the Right Program with AI [Lightning Session]

12

The Higher Ed CMO Is Carrying a Broken System

13

Pulse Check: Al For Application Fraud Detection [Lightning Session]

14

What Campus Leaders Should Ask Before Renewal Season

15

Pulse Check: How to Make AI Feel Human, Safe & Transparent [Lightning Session]

16

Where Should You Spend Your Next Marketing Dollar?

17

Pulse Check: Building AI-Powered Intelligence Briefs [Lightning Session]

18

You’re Not Behind on Agentic AI

19

Pulse Check: The Reputation Rethink — Pt. 5

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Career Progression in an AI-Shaped Job Market

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Pulse Check: The Reputation Rethink — Pt. 4

22

Building AI Agents for Internal Teams

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Pulse Check: The Reputation Rethink — Pt. 3

24

Graduating Into the AI Economy: A College Senior’s Perspective

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Pulse Check: The Reputation Rethink — Pt. 2

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Designing UGC as a Strategy

27

Pulse Check: The Reputation Rethink — Pt. 1

28

2026 Is the Breakout Year for Agentic AI

29

Pulse Check: The Human Side: Managing Fear, Change, and Skepticism when it comes to AI — Part 5

30

The Rise of the Fractional CMO

31

Pulse Check: The Human Side: Managing Fear, Change, and Skepticism when it comes to AI — Part 4

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AI Won’t Save Higher Ed, Leadership Will

33

Pulse Check: The Human Side: Managing Fear, Change, and Skepticism when it comes to AI — Part 3

34

Not Every Game Is Winnable

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Pulse Check: The Human Side: Managing Fear, Change, and Skepticism when it comes to AI — Part 2

36

Sora Is Good Enough to Be Dangerous

37

Pulse Check: The Human Side: Managing Fear, Change, and Skepticism when it comes to AI — Part 1

38

Everything AI Won’t Do For You in 2026

39

The AI Conversations That Defined 2025

40

Pulse Check: Building the Modern Campus - A Higher-Ed Project Management Playbook — Pt. 4

41

Enabling the Longitudinal View: Rethinking Student Success in an AI Era

42

Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: Harrison "Soup" Campbell

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Pulse Check: Building the Modern Campus - A Higher-Ed Project Management Playbook — Pt. 3

44

Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: John Azoni

45

AI According to an 8-Year-Old — Part 2

46

Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: Marina Cooper

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Pulse Check: Building the Modern Campus - A Higher-Ed Project Management Playbook — Pt. 2

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Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: Sarah Russell

49

AI According to an 8-Year-Old — Part 1

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Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: Carrie Pitts-Densmore

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Pulse Check: Building the Modern Campus - A Higher-Ed Project Management Playbook — Pt. 1

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Enrollify 2025 Hall of Fame: Faton Sopa

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The Enrollify Clubhouse: AMA’s Spiciest Panel

54

If Broadway Can Do It, So Can You

55

Pulse Check: First Movers — Part 3

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A Four-Step Framework for Testing Your College Website

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Pulse Check: First Movers — Part 2

58

Live at AMA: How Community, AI Curiosity, and Team Bonding Shape Leadership

59

Live at AMA: Career Pivots and Marketplace Clues

60

Live at AMA: Take Back Control of Your AI Reputation

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Live at AMA: How to Make the Most of Your First Higher Ed Conference

62

Taste > AI Tools

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Pulse Check: First Movers — Part 1

64

Featherstone University: The Campaign Higher Ed Can’t Stop Talking About

65

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2025) — Part 3

66

Live at ASU's Agentic AI and the Student Experience: How AI Tools Are Powering More Accessible and Scalable Higher Education

67

Why an AI Critic Joined a Tech Company

68

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2025) — Part 2

69

A College Senior’s Hot Takes on AI + the Nonprofit He’s Building

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed III (2025) — Part 1

71

Best of Conference: The Red Stapler Session on AI Search & Zero-Click Discovery

72

Pulse Check: AI Arms Race: Navigating Leadership in the Agentic Admissions AI Era — Part 4

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OpenAI’s New Data Shows How We Really Use ChatGPT

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Pulse Check: AI Arms Race: Navigating Leadership in the Agentic Admissions AI Era — Part 3

75

From Hurricane to Recovery: Reflections One Year After Hurricane Helene

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Pulse Check: AI Arms Race: Navigating Leadership in the Agentic Admissions AI Era — Part 2

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Live at PRIMA: Convenience is Close to Conversion

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Is College Still Worth It?

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Pulse Check: AI Arms Race: Navigating Leadership in the Agentic Admissions AI Era — Part 1

80

What the AI News Headlines Aren’t Telling You

81

Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: The IA MarCom Shift — Part 5

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How a Web Strategist Experiments with AI: Lessons from 20 Years in Higher Ed Digital

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Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: The IA MarCom Shift — Part 4

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The Hidden Career Path for MarComm Leaders

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Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: The IA MarCom Shift — Part 3

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The Omnichannel Student: How Search Really Works in 2025

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Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: The IA MarCom Shift — Part 2

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Adopt or Be Forgotten: The Peer Pressure Problem

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Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: The IA MarCom Shift - Part 1

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Invest in AI Upskilling or Lose Staff

91

Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 5

92

Inside the 2025 AI Search Trends Report

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Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 4

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Tech, Talent, and the Future of Work

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Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 3

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Innovation Starts With Understanding

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Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 2

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Live at the CASE Summit: Why Stories Still Matter: Connecting Emotion to Impact in Enrollment and Advancement

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What Higher Ed Can Learn from AI Startups — Part 2

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Pulse Check: Ctrl + Create: AI for Creatives — Part 1

101

Live at Engage Summit 2025: A Real Talk on Scaling AI in Higher Ed

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Live at Engage Summit 2025: How Higher Ed Leaders Can Use AI to Empower, Not Overwhelm, Their Teams

103

What Higher Ed Can Learn from AI Startups — Part 1

104

Live at Engage Summit 2025: How One Higher Ed Newcomer Found Her Voice at Engage 2025

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Pulse Check: The Culture Code: Leading with Diversity — Part 5

106

Live at Engage Summit 2025: AI, Change Management, and Leadership Strategy in Higher Ed

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Live at Engage Summit 2025: Why It’s Okay Not to Know Everything About AI Yet

108

Live at Engage Summit 2025: Student Success Starts with Smarter Knowledge Bases

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Live at Engage Summit 2025: Using Narrative Intelligence to Spot the Stories That Matter

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Live at Engage Summit 2025: Leading Culture Change Through AI

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Can AI Help Rebuild Trust in International Enrollment?

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Live at Engage Summit 2025: Ethical AI in Higher Education

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Pulse Check: The Culture Code: Leading with Diversity — Part 4

114

Washington’s Marching Orders for Higher Ed

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Pulse Check: The Culture Code: Leading with Diversity — Part 3

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Does Zero Click Mean Zero Control in the Age of AI?

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Pulse Check: The Culture Code: Leading with Diversity — Part 2

118

Catching Up with Seth Odell

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Pulse Check: The Culture Code: Leading with Diversity — Part 1

120

Is Your College Showing Up in AI Search?

121

Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed II (2025) — Part 3

122

Is Meta’s AI Rewriting the Future of Advertising?

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed II (2025) — Part 2

124

Inside the 2025 CIO Survey: Only 11% Have an AI Strategy

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed II (2025) — Part 1

126

The AI Layoffs Are Here

127

Behind the Agenda: What's Hot at Engage 2025

128

What DC’s AI Executive Order Means for Higher Ed

129

Pulse Check: Marketing Truths — Part 2

130

What High School Seniors Really Think About AI

131

Pulse Check: Marketing Truths — Part 1

132

The Rise of the AI Teammate

133

Pulse Check: Practical AI Integration: How to Get Started — Part 3

134

Style Theft at Scale: AI and the Fight for Creative Integrity

135

Pulse Check: Practical AI Integration: How to Get Started — Part 2

136

Knowledge Is Free. Is Higher Ed Still Worth It?

137

Pulse Check: Practical AI Integration: How to Get Started — Part 1

138

We Called It Cheating. Now It’s an AI Strategy

139

Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: AI for IA — Part 5

140

Predicting Brackets and Burnout: What AI Can (and Can’t) Do

141

Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: AI for IA — Part 4

142

Why This AI Merger Won’t Work

143

Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: AI for IA — Part 3

144

Passing the Mic: The Next Evolution of Higher Ed Pulse

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Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: AI for IA — Part 2

146

Making the Case for your FY26 Budget

147

Pulse Check: Advancement Amplified: AI for IA — Part 1

148

Can AI Save Higher Ed from Burnout?

149

Pulse Check: Strategic Storytelling — Part 5

150

Pulse Check: Strategic Storytelling — Part 4

151

The Books That Changed How We Lead

152

Pulse Check: Strategic Storytelling — Part 3

153

The ROI Reality Check: What Students and Families Actually Care About in 2025

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Pulse Check: Strategic Storytelling — Part 2

155

AI as Higher Ed’s Crisis Compass: Does It Build Resilience or Expose Gaps

156

Pulse Check: Strategic Storytelling — Part 1

157

The Role of Storytelling in Shaping Institutional Identity

158

Pulse Check: What We’re Learning About Leadership (and Ourselves) — Part 3

159

New Year, New Who?

160

Pulse Check: What We’re Learning About Leadership (and Ourselves) — Part 2

161

Can Higher Ed Handle AI Responsibly?

162

Pulse Check: What We’re Learning About Leadership (and Ourselves) — Part 1

163

2024 Hall of Fame: Tina Miller

164

2024 Hall of Fame: Jon-Stephen Stansel

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2024 Hall of Fame: Kin Sajpal

166

2024 Hall of Fame: Claire Brady

167

Our Favorite Episodes of 2024

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2024 Hall of Fame: Joshua Charles

169

Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 6

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2024 Hall of Fame: Bart Caylor

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2024 Hall of Fame: Devin Purgason

172

The “Invisible” Student: Addressing Equity in Recruitment and Retention

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2024 Hall of Fame: Mickey Baines

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Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 5

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2024 Hall of Fame: Dr. Nick Ladany

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2024 Hall of Fame: Dr. Janet Spriggs

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Live at AMA: Why AI Isn’t Mainstream in Higher Ed Yet (and How to Change That)

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2025 Predictions for Higher Ed

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Live at AMA: The Power of Student-Driven Content

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Live at AMA: AI as Your Marketing Sidekick

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Live at AMA: The Future of MarCom Efficiency Starts with AI

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Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 4

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Live at AMA: ASU’s AI Adoption Playbook

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Live at AMA: Marketing Lessons from AMA 2024

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Live at AMA: Tackling Higher Ed’s Perception Problem

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The Year That Changed Everything: 2024 in Higher Ed

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Live at AMA: Overcoming Fear and Embracing AI

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Confidence, Connections, and Cultivating Community

189

Live at AMA: The Power of AI in Your Admissions Funnel

190

Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 3

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Live at AMA: Lessons Higher Ed Can Learn from Lego and Crayola

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Live at AMA: Why Your University Website Needs AI

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State of the State

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Live at AMA: Building a Brand on a Budget

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Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 2

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Live at AMA: AI’s Role in Smarter KPIs

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Live at AMA: Live at AMA: Empowering Advancement Marketing Through AI

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Live at AMA: It’s About Impact

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Why We're Here

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Reclaiming Free Speech, Democracy, and Discourse on Campus in America Post Election 2024 — Part 1

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The Resilient Leader: Building Mental Toughness in Uncertain Times

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed — Part 3

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AI & Student Recruitment

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed — Part 2

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Sprint Campaigns

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Pulse Check: High School to Higher Ed — Part 1

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Travel Hacks: How to Navigate AMA in Vegas Like a Pro

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Pulse Check: The Future of Student Search — Part 5

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The Future is AI-Powered Site Search

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Live at HighEdWeb: Taking the Next Step in Your Leadership Journey

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Pulse Check: The Future of Student Search — Part 4

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Live at NACAC: Embracing AI for Personal Happiness, Confidence, and Effectiveness

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Live at HighEdWeb: Interview with the Best in Conference Winner

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The Consumer Confidence Crisis

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Live at NACAC: Supporting Student Access in Michigan

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Live at NACAC: AI for Brand Building

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Live at NACAC: Advice for Aspiring Leaders

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Pulse Check: The Future of Student Search — Part 3

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Live at HighEdWeb: The Future of the Viewbook

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Live at HighEdWeb: Communicating in Polarized Landscapes

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Live at HighEdWeb: Interviewing Tips for Marketing Stories

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Live at HighEdWeb: A President’s Perspective on AI and Websites

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Live at HighEdWeb: Become an INTRApreneur

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Live at HighEdWeb: The Alternative Agency

225

Live at HighEdWeb: Social Media Analytics

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Live at HighEdWeb: Analytics, SEO, and Just Moving Faster

227

6 Books Every Higher Ed Pro Should Read

228

Pulse Check: The Future of Student Search — Part 2

229

Missed Your Fall Enrollment Targets? Here’s How to Recover

230

Pulse Check: The Future of Student Search — Part 1

231

Live at HashtagHigherEd: Navigating Leadership and the Enrollment Cliff

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Career Defining Moments

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Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 5

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Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 4

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How to Leverage AI in Non-Student Facing Roles

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Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 3

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Bonus: Mailed It! Book Launch

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Untraditional Strategies for Traditional Recruitment

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Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 2

240

Career Advice for Rising Leaders

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Pulse Check: Finding Your Why — Part 1

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Rebranding Higher Ed

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Pulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 5

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Biggest Higher Ed Marketing Pet Peeves

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Pulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 4

246

Live at eduWeb Summit: The Art of Visual Storytelling

247

Conference Convos Unpacked

248

Live at eduWeb Summit: Empowering Creativity and Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone

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Pulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 3

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Live at eduWeb Summit: The Lighter Side of Higher Ed

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Failing Forward: Big Flubs of the Past

252

Live at eduWeb Summit: Shorter Content, Bigger Impact

253

Pulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 2

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Live at eduWeb Summit: Communicating DEI at U of M

255

Live at eduWeb Summit: Navigating the New Media Landscape in Higher Ed Marketing

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Live at eduWeb Summit: Why Using AI is like Baking a Cake

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Live at eduWeb Summit: The Secret to High-Converting Higher Ed Program Pages

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Making Bets: Picking Future Winners in EDU

259

Pulse Check: After Further Consideration — Part 1

260

Doing More With Less

261

Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 5

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Schmooze or Lose — How to Network Like A Pro

263

Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 4

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No Presidents, Mo Problems

265

Enrollify.org Relaunch: More Content, More Community

266

Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 3

267

Why Every EDU Pro Should Build Their Personal Brand

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Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 2

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Cutting Degrees to Grow Enrollment

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Pulse Check: Navigating International Recruitment — Part 1

271

Pulse Check: Learning from Leaders — Part 5

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The Mad Dash for Deposits: Marketing & Making Your Fall

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Pulse Check: Learning from Leaders — Part 4

274

We’re All Burned Out: The Unspoken Crisis in Higher Ed

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Pulse Check: Learning from Leaders — Part 3

276

Are Graduate Programs Saving Universities?

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Pulse Check: Learning from Leaders — Part 2

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Live at NAGAP: A Young Professional's Journey Trailblazing a New Role in Graduate Recruitment

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Live at NAGAP: Who Gets In? Haslam Shakes Up MBA Admissions

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Live at NAGAP: A Millennial Manager's Approach to Empowering GEM Teams

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Live at NAGAP: Mic Drop Moments! How UM-Flint Harnesses the Recruitment Power of Podcasts

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The Christian College Crisis: The Fate of Faith-Based Education

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Live at NAGAP: Behind the Scenes of GEM Digital Strategy at Boston College

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Live at NAGAP: Empowering Self-Learning for Career Success

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Live at NAGAP: Elevating GEM – Play Smarter, Not Harder

286

Pulse Check: Learning from Leaders — Part 1

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Live at ASU+GSV: A Middle School Teacher’s Strategy for an AI-Driven World

288

Live at ASU+GSV: What Are the Real Barriers to AI in Education?

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Live at ASU+GSV: The Ethical AI Framework

290

Venture Capital Traps and Triumphs in the EdTech Landscape

291

Pulse Check: Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed — Part 5

292

Live at ASU+GSV: Disrupting Academia Through Action at San Francisco Bay University

293

Live at ASU+GSV: How ASU Uses AI to Match Students with Right-Fit Degrees

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Live at ASU+GSV: Eyes on Innovation

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Live at ASU+GSV: Sipping IPAs and Talking AI

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Live at ASU+GSV: The AI Balancing Act: Ethics, Education, and Insights from Liz Gross

297

Vanishing Liberal Arts: The Disappearing Act of Critical Thinking

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Pulse Check: Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed — Part 4

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Bonus: Entering our AI Assistant Era – Is Your Campus Ready For It?

300

Lost in Transition: The Community College Dilemma

301

Pulse Check: Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed — Part 3

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A Cautionary Tale About Artificial Intelligence

303

Pulse Check: Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed — Part 2

304

Live at CUPRAP: Empowering Professional Development — A Volt and Enrollify Crossover

305

Buzzer Beaters and Brand Builders: March Madness Has Arrived

306

Pulse Check: Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed — Part 1

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Live at CUPRAP: Redefining Talent Acquisition in Higher Ed

308

The Dangers of Discounting: Institutions are Growing, but What Is The Cost?

309

Live at CUPRAP: Storytelling Meets AI

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Pulse Check: Personalizing Prospective Student Journeys — Part 3

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Saying The Quiet Part Out Loud: Why Every Edu CMO Wants to Quit

312

Pulse Check: Personalizing Prospective Student Journeys — Part 2

313

The Test Optional Tug-of-War

314

Pulse Check: Personalizing Prospective Student Journeys — Part 1

315

Lights, Camera, Sora: AI’s Impact on Video

316

Pulse Check: A Guide to Graduate Marketing in 2024 — Part 4

317

Hollywood Meets Higher Ed: Insights from Entertainment Insiders

318

Pulse Check: A Guide to Graduate Marketing in 2024 — Part 3

319

Direct Admissions: More Sizzle Than Steak?

320

Pulse Check: A Guide to Graduate Marketing in 2024 — Part 2

321

Focus on Value: The American Mindset and PA’s Proposed Plan

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Pulse Check: A Guide to Graduate Marketing in 2024 — Part 1

323

Beyond Bricks and Clicks: Shaping the Future of Higher Ed Marketing

324

The Enrollify Podcast is Rebranding — Meet the Higher Ed Pulse

325

A Roadmap for the Next Generation of Great Higher Ed Content Marketers

326

Introducing Jenny Li Fowler as Host of Enrollify's Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager

327

Live from AMA: 10 Minutes of Hot Takes on Higher Ed Marketing

328

Ep. 184: Higher Ed Marketing Predictions for 2024

329

Ep. 183: Live from AMA: The Future of Organic Social in Higher Ed

330

Introducing Generation AI: 2023, A Game-Changing Year In Review

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The Education Marketing Playbook in 2024: Lessons and Ideas from Eric Olsen

332

Live from AMA: Hot Takes on Higher Ed Branding

333

Live from AMA: How ChatGPT Helps You Work Smarter, Not Harder

334

Live from AMA: Why Social Listening in Higher Ed Really Matters

335

Episode #177: Navigating New Territories: Shamell Forbes and the Art of Higher Education Sales

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Episode #176: Why Higher Ed Marketers Should Care about AI Literacy

337

Takeaways from OpenAI's DevDay for Higher Ed Marketers

338

How to Transform a 100 Year Old University into a Boutique Graduate School

339

Huge News from Enrollify — Our Next Chapter Has Begun!

340

Ep. 172: What Higher Ed Gets Wrong About Storytelling — And How to Fix It

341

Ep. 171: The Death of Marketing Campaigns and Life After Social Media

342

Pt. 4: How to Market an Online Graduate Program: Longer-Term Strategies for Sustainable Growth

343

Ep. 170: How to Reduce Friction Between Marketing and IT in Higher Ed

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Ep. 169: Should University Brands Be Franchised? (And Other Exciting Ideas with Steve Kerge of Spark451)

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Pt. 3: How to Market an Online Graduate Program: Year Three Marketing Strategies for a New Online Graduate Program

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Ep. 168: What Higher Ed Needs from the Next Generation of Marketers

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Ep. 167: The Past, Present, and Future of Advancement Marketing in Higher Ed

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Pt. 2: How to Market an Online Graduate Program: Year Two Marketing Strategies for Online Graduate Programs

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Ep. 166: What Disruptive Marketing in Higher Education Should Actually Look Like

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Pt. 1: How to Market an Online Graduate Program: Building the Foundation to Ensure Success

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Ep. 165: The Future of Marketing Leadership in Higher Ed

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Ep. 164: Why It’s Time for Higher Ed to Take More Marketing Risks

353

The Future of Chatbots in the Era of AI — Live From The Engage Summit

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How to Automate In-House Direct Admissions — Live from The Engage Summit

355

Engage Summit Series — Optimizing Your Marketing for Student Success

356

Ep. 160: How to Add Empathy to Your Comms Plans - Live From The Engage Summit

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Designing an Unforgettable Student Experience - Live From The Engage Summit

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The Future of AI in Higher Ed Marketing w/ Ardis Kadiu — Live from The Engage Summit

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Ep. 157: Why Higher Ed Marketers Should Care WAY More about Design

360

Ep. 156: Why Higher Ed Marketers Should Care More About Podcasts

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Ep. 155: Introducing "Talking Tactics" with Dayana Kibilds — a New Enrollify Podcast

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EP. 154: Why Higher Ed Marketers Need to Become Great Prompt Engineers

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Ep. 153: Introducing "I Wanna Work There!" with Eddie Francis — a New Enrollify Podcast

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Ep. 152: What if Colleges Recruited Creators Like They Do Athletes? Higher Education Content Marketing 3.0

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Ep. 63: The MOST Fanatical of Fridays: Mickey and Shane Go Rogue

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Ep. 151: How to Know When It’s Time to Bring Your Marketing In-House

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Fanatical Fridays Ep. 62: Here's How ChatGPT Can Make You More Efficient

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Ep. 150: How to Design a Multi-Sensory Higher Ed Marketing and Student Recruitment Strategy

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Ep. 149: How to Use AI to Analyze Your Data and Get More out of Your Higher Ed CRM

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Ep. 148: What Higher Ed Marketers Can Learn From How the World's Best Agencies are Leveraging AI

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Fanatical Friday's Ep. 61: Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck With Video in 2023

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Ep. 147: How Higher Ed Can Leverage ChatGPT for Marketing and Student Recruitment

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Ep. 146: What Exactly is ChatGPT and Why Should Higher Ed Marketers and Enrollment Managers Care About It?

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Ep. 145: Introducing Confessions of a Higher Ed Social Media Manager — Hosted by Callie Goodwin

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Fanatical Friday's Ep. 60: Ep. 60: Getting Started With VR in Higher Ed Marketing

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Ep. 144: Introducing The Pivot — A No BS Podcast for Enrollment Marketers

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Ep. 143: Introducing Season 2 of The Application — with Allison Turcio

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Fanatical Friday's Ep. 59: What Questions Should You Be Asking Your Vendors?

379

We Acquired a Podcast! Discover the Next Chapter of The Higher Ed Geek Podcast

380

Fanatical Friday's Ep. 58: How to Strategize and Execute a Successful Chatbot

381

Fanatical Friday's Ep. 57: Every Recruitment Strategy Needs a Pumpkin Spice Latte

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Ep. 141: Was Leaving Higher Ed Worth It? Chapter 3 with Natalie Surace

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Ep. 140: Was Leaving Higher Ed Worth It? Chapter 2 with Stacy Snow

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Ep. 139: How to Build and Scale a Student Ambassador Program That Increases Enrollment

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Ep. 138: What Higher Ed Needs to Understand About Gen-Z’s Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Here Are the 3 Key Ingredients for Texting Prospective Students

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The Modern Student Ep. 4: The Future of Tech in Higher Ed

388

Ep. 137: Why Higher Ed Needs Better Parent Engagement Strategies

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Ep. 136: Here’s What 798 Enrollment & Marketing Professionals Said About Recruiting Gen-Z

390

Fanatical Fridays Ep. 55: Fire Bullets, Then Cannonballs

391

Ep. 135: Here’s What 1,261 Students Said About Their Journey to College

392

Breaking Down Silos - Why Marketing and IT in Higher Ed Need Each Other to Thrive

393

Ep. 134: Exploring Higher Ed’s DEI Marketing Gaps: Why Universities Need to Be More Inclusive of the Disability Community

394

Brand Camp Ep. 4: How to Audit Your Brand Values — And Augment Your Brand Positioning Accordingly

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Ep. 133: Was Leaving Higher Ed Worth It? Chapter 1 with Carrie Barnett

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The Modern Student Ep. 2: How to Find and Engage New Student Populations

397

Brand Camp Episode 3: Why Vision Statements are Crucial for Higher Ed Marketing

398

The Modern Student Episode 1: How the Modern Student is Shaping the Future of Education

399

The Brewstorm Episode 10: The First School to Use YouTube Shorts Like This Will Boom in Popularity

400

Brand Camp Episode 2: How to Craft a Mission Statement for Your School That Doesn’t Suck

401

Episode 132: Strategic Enrollment Management is Broken — Here Are Some Ideas on How to Fix It.

402

The Brewstorm Episode 9: Title This is What Your Institution Should Give Away for FREE

403

Brand Camp Episode 1: Why Higher Ed Needs Better Brand Manifestos

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Episode 131: Hot Takes on Higher Ed Marketing with Ryan Morabito

405

The Brewstorm Ep. 8: Why Higher Ed So Often Gets Video Wrong and What to Do About It

406

The Brewstorm Episode 7: Is TikTok Just Hype or Can It Actually Be Used to Recruit Students?

407

Attention Retention Episode 6: How to Capture and Keep the Attention of Today’s Prospective Students

408

The Brewstorm Episode 6: A Platform to Increase Yield, School Affinity, and Alumni Relations

409

Attention Retention Episode 5: How Marketing & Enrollment Automation Empowers Connection in the Student Journey

410

Episode 130: From the Desk of a New Higher Ed CMO — Meet Dr. Carrie Phillips

411

The Brewstorm Episode 5: What Makes an Awesome Higher Ed Chatbot?

412

Attention Retention Episode 4: How to Compete in a Market When Your School Doesn’t Have a National Brand

413

Episode 129: Why Higher Ed Needs to Better Define Microcredential Skills

414

The Brewstorm Episode 4: How to Get Prospects to Give Away Their Contact Info

415

Episode 128: How to Reimagine Product, Experience, and Marketing for the Lifelong Learner

416

Attention Retention Ep. 3: How to Successfully Attract, Enroll, and Retain Adult Learners

417

The Brewstorm Episode 3: What Makes You Actually Click an Ad?

418

Episode 127: Hot Takes on the Future of Social Media in Higher Ed

419

Attention Retention Episode 2: The Future of Recruitment is Niche: Reimagining Student Persona Development in 2022

420

The Brewstorm Episode 2: Hosting Memorable Student Recruitment Events

421

Attention Retention Episode 1: Higher Ed Has a Product Problem — Here’s How to Fix it.

422

Episode 126: How Higher Ed Should Think About TikTok

423

The Brewstorm Episode 1: Starting and Maintaining a Student-Run Podcast

424

Episode 125: How to Package and Promote a Unique Set of Majors — The Story Behind RIT’s New Economy Majors

425

Fanatical Fridays Episode 54: How to Ask Better Questions to Get Better Student Stories

426

Episode 124: Why It’s Time for Higher Ed to Take SEO Seriously

427

How To Market a University Episode 8: The Future of Higher Education Marketing

428

Fanatical Friday's Episode 53: I Submitted RFIs at 100 Different Grad Programs — Here’s What I Learned About How Grad Schools Nurture Prospects.

429

Episode 123: A Review of NAGAP’s 2022 GEM Summit with Jaime and Jack

430

How To Market a University Episode 7: Measuring Results, Progress, and ROI

431

Fanatical Friday's Episode 52: Reflections of Q1 2022: The Routines, Strategies, and Marketing Hacks That Worked — And Those That Didn’t.

432

How To Market a University Episode 6: Digital U: Marketing Higher Education in the Digital World

433

How To Market a University Episode 5: How to Integrate Brand Across the Higher Ed Institution

434

How to Market a University Episode 4: Developing Brand Strategy and Expression in Higher Education

435

Collective Enrollment Episode 4: How ZeeMee Actually Works

436

How To Market a University Episode 3: Building the Higher Ed Marketing Foundation: Research, Brand Assessment, and Goal Setting

437

Collective Enrollment Episode 3: How to Recruit Us: An Open Letter to Admissions Teams from Gen-Z

438

How To Market a University Episode 2: How Marketing Should Be Structured Within Higher Ed

439

Collective Enrollment Episode 2: A World Without Facebook and The College Board — The Future of Recruitment and Student Engagement

440

Fanatical Friday's Episode 51: How to Run a Stand-Up Meeting for Your Admissions Team That Doesn’t Suck

441

Chat's What (S)he Said Episode 4: How to Use A Chatbot To Improve Student Communication: A Soup-to-Nuts Guide for Higher Ed Marketers

442

Episode 1: How To Market a University - What is Marketing and How Do We Do It in Higher Education?

443

Collective Enrollment Episode 1: Defining Collective Enrollment — An Enrollment Marketing Strategy That Actually Works with Gen-Z

444

Fanatical Friday's Episode 50: How to Write Kickass Higher Ed Email Subject Lines

445

The Application Episode 1 - Views of the CMO: Preparing for the Future of Student Experience Marketing

446

Fanatical Friday's Episode 49: 3 Knowledge Gaps Admissions and Marketing Leaders Should Close in 2022

447

Signals Episode #8: What Higher Ed Marketers Can Learn from The 25 Most Influential Gen Z Brands

448

Signals Episode #7: How to Design YouTube (and Other Video) Ads That Capture and Keep Students’ Attention

449

Episode 121: How to Reimagine Higher Ed's Product Offerings - Insights From Morning Brew's GM of Education

450

Episode 120: How Marketing and Admissions in Higher Ed Should Work Together

451

[Special] Starter Stories: Meet the Founder Building Slack for Colleges and Universities

452

Episode 118: CRMprov — Can Higher Ed Be Sold ‘Carvana Style’? Assessing Digital Impact in Enrollment and Marketing

453

Episode 117: 3 Super Simple Ideas for How Higher Ed Can Get Better at Positioning

454

Episode 116: What I've Learned After 100+ Marketing Campaigns – An Intro to Enrollify's New Chief Edutainment Officer

455

Episode 115: 2022 Higher Ed Marketing Predictions, Ideas, and Other Musings

456

Chat's What (S)he Said Episode 3: 9 Ways To Level Up Every Student Interaction On Your School’s Website

457

Episode 114: She Designed for Brands Like The Weather Channel and Yamaha — Here’s Why She Moved into Higher Education.

458

Signals #6: Here’s How to Reach Us on Social Media — Candid Advice from Gen Z for Higher Ed Marketers

459

Signals #5: How to Plan, Start, Grow and Maintain an Incredible TikTok Account at Your University

460

Signals #4: What Actually Influences Students on Snapchat — Strategies for Enrollment Marketers from Students

461

Episode 113: She Left Her Job as AVP of Enrollment to Work at an EdTech Company — Here’s Why.

462

Episode 112: How Predictive Analytics Works for Marketing and Admissions in Higher Ed

463

Chat's What (S)he Said Episode 2: How to Connect Better with Students Through Personalized Communication Strategies

464

Episode 111: Candid Thoughts on My Career in Higher Education: Janice Cheng-McConnell

465

Signals #1: Where Do High School Students Really Spend Their Time Online

466

Signals #2: A Breakdown of the Ads that High School Students Actually Remember

467

Signals #3: How to Design a Student Recruitment Advertising Campaign That Goes Viral on TikTok

468

Episode 110: Innovation is Turning Colleges Into Tech Companies — and Why That’s a Good Thing

469

Episode 109: How to Empower Graduate Admissions Professionals to Design and Execute Digital Recruitment Strategies

470

Fanatical Fridays Episode 48: What Admissions Teams Can Learn from the Car Sales Industry about Virtual Recruitment — And How to Optimize Your Error 404 Pages

471

Chat's What (S)he Said Episode 1: How To Talk to Gen Z

472

Fanatical Fridays Episode 47: What Admissions Teams Can Learn From Restaurants About Catering to Student Preferences

473

Episode 108: How The Future of Graduate School Should Look — Candid Thoughts from a Grad Student

474

Episode 107: How to Diversify and Personalize Your Events — A Collection of Virtual Recruitment Events Ideas

475

Fanatical Fridays Episode 46: How Higher Ed Professionals Should Approach Conferences And Events

476

Episode 106: How To Design The Future Of Graduate Enrollment Management

477

Episode 105: The Best Virtual Events Have This In Common — What I've Learned from Helping Dozens of Schools Run Recruitment Events In the Last Year

478

Episode 104: How To Cut The Cost Of College In Half — And Better The Student Experience In The Process

479

Fanatical Fridays Episode 45: How to Reimagine Freshman Year — And Other Insights from The Enrollify Podcast Roadshow

480

Episode 103: How To Reimagine Experiential Learning In Higher Education

481

Episode #102: An SEO Tip for Higher Ed Marketers — and a Special Announcement!

482

Fanatical Fridays Episode #44: How to Conduct a Post-Fall Enrollment Assessment to Better Your Student Recruitment Strategies

483

Episode #101: 10 Marketing Lessons Learned After 100 Podcast Interviews with the Best in Higher Ed

484

Fanatical Fridays Episode #43: How to Hire in Higher Ed Right Now

485

Episode #100: 100(ish) Insights From Enrollify's Founder, Mainly About Enrollment Marketing

486

Episode #99: Students Are Your Best Marketers — How Community Marketing Works in Higher Ed

487

Episode 42: Summer Sessions #6 — Avoiding the “F” Word in Higher Ed: A Crash Course on Conversational Marketing and Admissions

488

Episode 98: The One Exercise Every Enrollment Marketer Should Do When Creating Their Comm Flows

489

Episode 97: Questions Every Higher Ed Marketer Should Be Asking Right Now

490

Fanatical Fridays Episode 41: Summer Sessions #5 — The Future of College and University Websites

491

Episode 96: Enrollment Marketing Benchmarks Series — Digital Advertising

492

Episode 95: How She Built It — The Story Behind SimpsonScarborough

493

Fanatical Fridays Episode 40: Summer Sessions #4 — New Ideas for Using Video in Marketing and Recruitment

494

Episode 94: Enrollment Marketing Benchmarks Series — Email Marketing

495

Episode 93: Enrollment Marketing Benchmarks — The State of Content Marketing in Graduate Student Recruitment

496

Fanatical Fridays Episode 39: Summer Session #3 — Working your Pipeline of Prospective Students

497

Episode 92: Enrollment Marketing Benchmarks Series — The State of Event Marketing

498

Fanatical Fridays Episode 38: Summer Session #2 — How to Decide If and When to Diversify Your School's Advertising Channels

499

Episode 91: How High School Juniors are Feeling About Their College Search Right Now

500

Fanatical Fridays Episode 37: Disruption in Higher Ed — Becoming Distinct Before Going Extinct

501

Episode 90: How to Take a Performance-Driven Approach to Branding and Marketing in Higher Ed

502

Fanatical Fridays Episode 36: A Special Announcement

503

Episode 89: How Higher Ed Marketers Can Increase Leads with YouTube Advertising

504

Episode 88: How the Post-Pandemic Reality will Affect Branding in Higher Education

505

Fanatical Fridays Episode 35: Reaching Beyond the Familiar — Inspiration for Enrollment Marketers Part 2

506

Episode 87: Reaching Beyond the Familiar — Inspiration for Enrollment Marketers Part 1

507

Fanatical Fridays Episode 34: How to Advertise on YouTube: 3 Tips for Higher Ed Marketers

508

Episode 86: How Higher Ed Marketers Should Be Telling Stories to Increase Enrollment

509

Fanatical Fridays Episode 33: Data Points That Help Enrollment Marketers Personalize their Communications

510

Episode #85: How Enrollment Marketers Should Advertise on TikTok

511

Episode 84: The Problem with Marketing Attribution in Higher Ed

512

Episode 83: How to Personalize Your School's Communications Without a Marketing Automation Platform

513

Fanatical Fridays Episode #32: What Admissions Counselors Can do Today to Increase Deposits

514

Episode 82: Introducing CRMprov — a New Podcast from Enrollify

515

Episode 81: Introducing Starter Stories — A New Podcast from Enrollify

516

Fanatical Fridays Episode 31: LinkedIn Video Ads and an Exciting Announcement...

517

Reimagining Student Success in Higher Ed: A Conversation on the Future of Financial Aid

518

Fanatical Fridays Episode 30: Yield Strategies Schools Can Implement Now — And a Special Announcement

519

Episode 79: 6 Lessons Learned Over the Past 6 Months of Email Marketing

520

Episode 29: What Community Colleges Can Learn from American Idol About Student Recruitment and Program Positioning

521

Episode 78: The Secret to Building Brand Equity in Higher Ed

522

Fanatical Fridays Episode 28: Why Every School Needs an Enrollment Marketer

523

Episode 77: Why Higher Ed Marketers Aren't on Snapchat and TikTok (And Why This is a Huge Mistake)

524

Fanatical Fridays Episode 27: Clubhouse for Admissions Teams and How to Move the Needle on Enrollment Numbers this Week

525

Episode 76: The Future of Video Marketing for Student Recruitment

526

Episode 75: If I Were a VP of Enrollment Marketing Right Now — Unfiltered Musings from Enrollify’s Founder

527

Fanatical Fridays Episode 26: Why Are Enrollment Managers Outsourcing the Development of Their Unique Value Propositions?

528

Episode 74: The Only Real Solution to Higher Ed's Relevancy Crisis

529

Fanatical Fridays Episode 25: HubSpot Acquires The Hustle — And What this Means for EdTech

530

Episode 73: Become Different or Become Irrelevant — Lessons, Stories, and Career Advice from a Higher Ed Professional (Turned Consultant)

531

Fanatical Fridays Episode 24: Defining Clear Goals and Articulating a Vision for Your Enrollment Marketing Team

532

Episode 72: Reimagining the Student Ambassador — The Rise of the Micro-Influencer in Enrollment Marketing

533

Fanatical Fridays Episode 23: Creative Ideas for Conquering Time Management in 2021

534

Episode 71: The Future of Financial Aid —  And How to Disrupt The College Board's Monopoly on Purchased Names

535

Fanatical Fridays #22: A Recap on 2020 Enrollment Marketing Trends and Predictions for 2021

536

Episode 70: SecondLook — 11 Important Marketing Trends for Higher Ed  Professionals to Watch Going into 2021

537

Episode 69:  How to Recruit Students Like Amazon Generates New Customers — A Crash Course on Personalization for Enrollment Marketers

538

Fanatical Fridays Episode 21: What Your Prospective Students Are Searching for Right Now — And Why Brand Messaging Matters More Than Ever Before

539

Fanatical Fridays Episode 20 — 3 Actionable Ideas and Frameworks that Enrollment Managers Can Implement Before Thanksgiving

540

Episode 68:  Why Your School’s Site Search Sucks — And What Higher Ed Marketers Can Do About It

541

Fanatical Fridays Episode 18: New Ideas for Virtual Campus Tours

542

Episode 67: SecondLook — Higher Ed Marketing Trends to Watch as 2020 Comes to a Close

543

Fanatical Fridays #17 — How to Stay Focused on the Enrollment Metrics That Really Matter

544

Episode 66: An Interview with Morning Brew’s Phoebe Bain on How to Discern the Marketing Trends That Are Actually Worth Paying Attention To

545

Fanatical Fridays Episode 16: Post-Virtual-Event Communication Strategies

546

Episode 65: How to Manage Enrollment Marketing and Student Recruitment Strategies Across a Portfolio of Target Audiences

547

Episode 64: The Future Tech Stack of Colleges and Universities — How to Build an Empowering, “All-On-One” System

548

8 Higher Ed Marketing Trends Worth Paying Attention to This Fall

549

Episode 63: A Recruitment-Centered Approach to Enrollment Planning and Financial Aid in the Era of COVID-19

550

Higher Education Needs to Redefine Itself — Here's How It Can Start Doing So

551

Fanatical Fridays Episode 16 — How to Best Use Your Travel and Professional Development Budget in a Year Without Fairs, Roadshows, or Conferences

552

How to Use the Rigor of Academia, the Technology of Silicon Valley, and the Magic of Hollywood to Teach In-Demand Tech Skills

553

Fanatical Fridays #15: 3 Fresh — and Somewhat Controversial — Ideas for Enrollment Marketing Campaigns

554

Episode 60: Six Trends and Developments in Higher Ed Marketing That Are Worth Keeping Tabs On

555

Fanatical Fridays Episode 14: How to Run Great Meetings in a Virtual/Hybrid Meeting World

556

Episode 59: What Higher Ed Marketers Need to Know About the ROI of Prevention — And How to Reimagine Enrollment Management Through a Social Impact Lens

557

Fanatical Fridays Episode 13: "Personalization" — It's the Key to University Brand Differentiation this Fall

558

Episode 58: How to Transform Random Acts of Marketing into Intentional Marketing: A Conversation with the CMO of Purdue University

559

Fanatical Fridays Episode 12: What Will The Future Enrollment Management Team Look Like?

560

Episode 57: 10 Creative(ish) Ideas for Email Marketing A/B Tests

561

Fanatical Fridays Episode 11: How to Focus Right Now, The Power of Higher Ed Site Search, and Lessons from Trader Joe's

562

What Does It Actually Mean to Be an Enrollment Marketer?

563

Fanatical Fridays Episode 10: How to Work from an RV & Why Your Website Needs a Culture Audit

564

If Rand Fishkin Was an Enrollment Marketer: A Conversation on SEO, Brand Building, and Market Research in Higher Ed

565

Fanatical Fridays — Episode 9: This Week in Enrollment Marketing

566

Leveraging the Power of Digital Word-of-Mouth: How ZeeMee is Reinventing the College-Application Process

567

Fanatical Fridays — Episode 8

568

Episode 53: Why Your Current Students Are Your Best Recruiters: How to Leverage the Power of Peer-to-Peer Influence in Admissions

569

Fanatical Fridays - Episode 7

570

Episode 52: Understanding The Role UX Design Plays In Enrollment Marketing And Student Recruitment

571

SecondLook: A Look Inside #StopHateForProfit and How to Address Racial Inequality in Your Marketing Efforts

572

Fanatical Fridays - Episode 6

573

Episode 51: Why Higher Ed Needs Conversational Marketing Now: An Interview with Mark Kilens — VP of Content and Community at Drift

574

Episode 50: Becoming Intelligent Admissions Officers

575

Fanatical Fridays - Episode 5

576

Episode 49: A Moment of Truth for University Marketing and Communication Teams

577

Fanatical Fridays - Episode 4

578

Episode 48: How High School Students Are Consuming — And Being Influenced by — Marketing Materials from Colleges and Universities

579

SecondLook: ROI of Content Marketing, How to Expertly Test New Marketing Channels, and COVID-19 Re-Entry Tips for Marketers

580

Fanatical Fridays – Episode 3

581

Episode 47: How Enrollment Marketers Can Build Their Personal Brands

582

SecondLook: How Poor User Experience Could Now Hurt Your SEO Rankings

583

Fanatical Fridays – Episode 2

584

Episode 46: Making Sense of the Many College Student COVID-19 Surveys

585

SecondLook: How Admissions Teams and Virginia's College Students are Handling COVID-19

586

Introducing, Fanatical Fridays with Mickey Baines — a new, weekly segment on the Enrollify Podcast

587

Episode 45: How to Transform Your University’s Website into a Prospect-Generation and Student Engagement Machine — A Conversation with HubSpot’s Luke Summerfield on the Modern CMS

588

Episode 44: Leveraging Uncertainty — What Enrollment Marketers Can Do Today To Prepare For A Fall Recruitment Cycle Like No Other

589

SecondLook: BigTech x HigherEd, 3 Ways to Adapt Your LinkedIn Ads, and Google's Massive May Core Update

590

Episode 43: How Students Perceive Social Media Ads and What That Means for Higher Ed Marketers — in the COVID-19 Era and Beyond.

591

SecondLook: Fall 2020 Enrollment Stats, LinkedIn Stories Launches in Brazil, and CPM Sharply Declines on Display Networks

592

Episode 42: It's Time to Get Fanatical About Recruitment: How Enrollment Marketers Can Adapt Strategically in the Era of COVID-19

593

SecondLook: Takeaways from Inquiring at 80 Different Business Schools, Consumer Ad Preferences During COVID-19, and How to Make Your Content Authoritative

594

Episode 41: How to Leverage Faculty, Maximize Marketing ROI, and Reduce Friction in Admissions in the Era of COVID-19

595

SecondLook: Most Common SEO Mistakes of 2020, Facebook Reverses CBO Mandate, and LinkedIn Stories Coming Soon

596

Episode 40: The Past, the Present, and the Future of Social Media in Higher Education

597

SecondLook: Pilot Episode

598

Episode 39: Words Really Matter — Ideas for How Schools Can Develop More Personalized, Empathetic, and Engaging Communications Experiences

599

Episode 38: How to Communicate Appropriately with Admitted Students During COVID-19

600

Episode 37: How Students' College Research Patterns are Shifting Due to COVID-19

601

How Higher Education is Creatively Responding to COVID-19 Outbreak: A Conversation with Dr. Katie Linder

602

Episode 35: How to Successfully Move Higher Ed Admissions & Marketing Events Online

603

Episode 34: The Frantic Move Online: A Real-Time Look at How Higher Ed is Responding to the Coronavirus (Special Edition)

604

Episode 33: What GEM Professionals Need to Know About Recruiting Grad Students — From the Perspective of a Grad Student (Who Works in Graduate Admissions)

605

Episode 32: Making the Case for Independent Schools: A Conversation on the Future of K-12 Marketing and Student Recruitment