Higher Ed Marketing Lab Podcast

Interviewing the brightest minds in marketing and higher education to uncover practical insights for your institution's marketing and enrollment efforts.

Championing Small Colleges with Scott Novak

The challenges facing small private colleges are very real—but they’re not the whole story. In this episode, we talk to Scott Novak, former CEO of Underscore and Chief Development Officer at Carnegie, about how small colleges across the nation are adapting to enrollment trends and industry changes.

Politics and College Choice with Grant De Roo

We recently conducted a nationwide survey to understand how college-bound students factor politics into their decision. We packaged it all up into a report, Politics and College Choice: How Students’ Political Views Influence Where They Enroll—and our results were informative and surprising. Today, Jarrett sits down with our research partner, Grant De Roo, to share three insights from the research they found most interesting.

The Performance Marketing Trap

Explore the pitfalls of relying solely on performance marketing to drive enrollment results and why integrating brand marketing is crucial for long-term success.

Modernizing Enrollment Management with Geoff Baird

Geoff Baird, CEO of EnrollML, shares practical people and technology insights for modernizing enrollment management. We discuss market dynamics, attention to foundational processes, and how the strategic use of data and machine learning technologies can drive student recruitment.

Optimizing the Campus Visit with Will Patch and Jeff Kallay

In this episode, we dig into the results of a fresh survey from Niche, exploring the campus visit from the perspective of students and parents. Joining the conversation is Will Patch, Senior Enrollment Insights leader at Niche, and Jeff Kallay, ...

Countdown to Google Analytics 4 with Chris Sietsema

Analytics expert Chris Sietsema of Teach to Fish Digital gives us an update on the current state of Google Analytics 4 (GA4). We discuss some of the most important differences between Universal Analytics and GA4, and some of the ways ...