Reading Time: 5 minutesThe overwhelming quantity of data that the internet has made available at our fingertips has had an interesting effect on...

The Freshness Factor: Keeping Content Up to Date

Date posted: January 24, 2014

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe complexity of the highly dynamic higher education environment makes it a constant challenge to maintain website quality, consistency and...

Reading Time: 6 minutesAs the world spins faster and attention spans shrink by the day, social media has evolved from thousand-word blog posts...

Using Social Proof in Recruitment Marketing

Date posted: January 6, 2014

Reading Time: 3 minutesRemember when they put those really bad laugh tracks on TV comedy shows to encourage you to laugh at the...

Reading Time: 4 minutesYou’ve probably noticed In-Depth Articles coming up on your Google search engine results pages. In-Depth Articles (IDAs) were introduced back...

Reading Time: 5 minutesAs admissions marketing continues to become more competitive, colleges and universities are seeking strategies for engaging prospects that go beyond...

Reading Time: 4 minutesSocial media platforms are constantly tweaking their layout, terms of services, or features. This HEM series is meant to help...

Distance Education in the Age of MOOCs

Date posted: November 27, 2013

Reading Time: 6 minutesWhile distance education has existed for centuries, previously via mail order lessons and correspondence courses, rapid advances in digital interaction...

Reading Time: 6 minutesA college or university’s website is of principal strategic importance for engaging with a multitude of demanding audiences in an...

Text Messaging for Student Recruitment

Date posted: October 24, 2013

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe popularity of text messaging should be evident to anyone who has spent any time on a college campus. Students...