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Designing for Decisions

What Students Really Want from Your Website • August 5

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[Research Report] Designing for Decisions: How Prospective Students Rank Academic, Admissions, and Financial Aid Information on University Websites

In this new report from Echo Delta and ADV Market Research, we share findings from a nationwide study of prospective students and how they interact with three of the most critical sections on your site: academics, admissions, and financial aid. Using the Top Tasks methodology, we’ve uncovered what matters most to students across the enrollment journey and where institutions are often out of sync.

Avoiding Dead-End Recruitment Convos — Ask Better Questions, Get Real Answers

In this session, we’ll explore how to move beyond basic questions and uncover the real reasons behind a prospective student’s interest. We’ll use the ‘5 Why’s’ to peel back the layers, to get to the heart of their motivations. And then, we’ll employ the SPIN Selling approach—Situation, Problem, Implication, Need-payoff—to …

The State of the Campus Visit — Dead, Dying or Reviving?

For enrollment leaders and campus visit teams, it’s time to tune in and figure out how to make visits feel relevant and valuable in this new era. We’ll be diving into the current state of campus visits, emerging trends in student behavior, and why old strategies just don’t cut it …

Do You Actually Have a Strategy?

Jarrett Smith explores the essential elements of strategy. Learn how strategy differs from activities like planning, why strategy doesn’t begin with goals, the importance of selective over-performance, and how to recognize a true strategy over something that merely sounds strategic.

Empathy-Driven Leadership with Jaime Hunt

Listen to Jaime Hunt, higher ed marketing expert and author of Heart Over Hype, as she explores empathy-driven leadership, psychological safety, and actionable tips to enhance team innovation and performance.

Winning Over Parents: 3 Essential Steps to Boost Yield This Enrollment Season

Want to boost your yield this season? Gen X parents are the ultimate decision influencers in college enrollment—but most schools fail to engage them effectively. Here’s how to build trust, communicate clearly, and turn parents into your best enrollment allies.

3 Steps to Engage Parents This Yield Season

Discover how to reach students’ top influencers: their parents Parents of today’s college-bound seniors are predominantly Gen X. Research shows they lack trust in institutions—and have been questioning the value and authenticity of higher ed since their youth. But as parents now, they are highly involved in their child’s life. …

Ready to Refresh Your Campus Visit? Here’s Your Game Plan. 

Students are changing how and when they visit campus. W. Kent Barnds of Augustana College and Echo Delta’s own Jeff Kallay, share insights into how colleges and universities can reimagine the campus visit. Their advice offers a roadmap for creating visits that resonate with today’s prospective students and their families