We speak with marketing leaders at the University of Texas at San Antonio and how operational changes they made during COVID led them to greater levels of collaboration across the universities decentralized marketing teams.
Giving good feedback on creative work can be surprisingly tricky. Rachel Newell, Echo Delta’s Creative Director, discusses how to deliver the feedback your creative team needs to unlock their potential and do their best work.
Though higher education marketers and admissions counselors work year-round to attract and retain students, one of the most impactful moments for an admissions campaign is the acceptance offer. A well-crafted acceptance package is a door opener that sets your admissions team up for success throughout the campaign cycle. Students are …
Word of mouth holds a lot of sway in the college decision-making process, yet few schools have a deliberate plan for building buzz among their prospect base. Daniel Lemin, co-author of a new book titled Talk Triggers, recently stopped by the Higher Ed Marketing Lab to share some practical strategies …
We don’t have many fears at Echo Delta, but one thing that frightens us is recycling ideas. Our phobia is a constant push to bring fresh perspective and innovative ideas to our clients and one way that is possible is through inspiration from our peers. Late last week, we hit …
It’s easy! We lock ourselves away in a dark office, drain a Madison-Avenue-sized bottle of single-malt Scotch and then stumble out five minutes before the big, important client presentation with the Eureka moment in hand. The truth is a lot less romantic and always involves 99 percent Thomas Edison-like perspiration. …
Some people think print is dead — that fewer people are printing things and it’s all going digital. But there is still a very large portion of your brand that calls back to traditional elements. Each month, I get a water filter in the mail from a company called Soma …
Digital marketing elicits more shiny-object syndrome than any other set of marketing tools. Here’s how to make sure you’re not wasting your time.
Urchin Traffic Monitor (UTM) codes do a lot more than just make URLs ridiculously long. They play a pivotal role in measuring your marketing efforts and can help you see what resonates most with your audience.
More than you think. You don't have to paint your readers' nails or watch True Blood together, but you do have to make them feel special.