Ninety-four percent of all B2B marketers now engage through social media. Among the different social media channels, Twitter ranks amongst the most popular, with 84% of all B2B marketers using this it to reach out to prospects. Here are five tips on how marketers can increase the depth of their Twitter engagement: Provide Interesting Content […]
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A college’s website is the first destination for many prospective students and parents when beginning to research universities and colleges. According to a 2011 E-Expectations Report sponsored by Noel-Levitz and the National Research Center for College and University Admissions, one out of five students removed a university from consideration after a bad experience with the school’s […]
As I mentioned in a previous post, the Internet has forever changed the way in which we share our experience with a brand or company. Likewise, it’s changed how organizations are able to collect feedback from customers, analyze it and gain valuable insights. The social conversation between brands and their customers is now just as […]
My first paying job was in retail at a local mall, long before the existence of social media. If someone had something positive or negative to say about their experience in the store, they had to call a toll-free number or come into the store and talk to the manager face-to-face. It didn’t happen often, and […]
Analytics is the flavor of the season, as marketers try to make sense of the ever mounting loads of data at their disposal. Data is growing at an exponential rate, as people interact more with social networks and other digital touchpoints. For the marketer, every interaction generates data that offers valuable insights into a customer […]
The world of marketing is in a state of continuous churn. Changes in customer behavior bring forth new paradigms by the day, rendering previous ones obsolete. It is not enough that a marketer simply adapts to change. They have to embrace change as a routine, and more often than not, implement change in real-time. The net […]
Move over Big Data. Marketing automation is the new buzzword with marketers. “Marketing Automation: Best Practices for the Management of B2B Digital Marketing Campaigns” confirms the obvious when it discloses that 46% of all B2B marketers have already adopted marketing automation solutions in some form or another, and another 20% are actively evaluating marketing automation […]
Engagement indicates a person’s level of commitment. It can come in many forms, such as diamond rings or “@” replies. But engagement, however you get it, can be the difference between a suspect, a qualified lead and a returning customer. As we recently discussed, lead scoring ranks your prospective customers based upon metrics your organization deems […]
Email marketing is still at the heart of most marketing communication plans. In addition, most brands have gone social as the popularity of social media grows year over year, with customers increasingly using different social media channels daily. Not to mention, dekstops and laptops are giving way to mobile devices, such as tablets and smartphones. […]
Customer Lifecycle Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Higher Ed, Marketing Automation, Social Media
How to Engage the Teenage Prospects of Colleges and Universities
Unlike most conventional marketing, directed towards a predominantly adult customer base, traditional colleges and universities aim to reach teenage prospects. Teens think differently and place different values on pricing, marketing and product selection, depending on the product or location. Therefore, marketers need to think differently, too, when engaging with younger audience. One valuable approach to reaching […]