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Engaging Generation Alpha: Why Authenticity Defines the Next Era of Enrollment
While Generation Z currently makes up the bulk of the traditional undergraduate applicant pool, the oldest members of Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) are now high school juniors…
Beyond Name Buys: Cultivating High-Intent Organic Inquiries
Organic inquiries are prospective students who initiate contact through active interest, word-of-mouth, high school visits, or community events. They carry an inherently high level of affinity…
The First Impression Strategy: Elevating Visual Engagement in Early College Discovery
In this dense communication environment, establishing an immediate and compelling first impression is critical to building early funnel momentum. Even if they have received communications from you in the past…
Interpreting Intent Signals: Use Research to Drive Action
By layering behavioral “intent signals” over your existing CRM data, enrollment teams can pinpoint exactly where to deploy their human resources for the greatest emotional and logistical impact…
Marketing to Corporate Partners: How to Align with Employer Benefits for Adult and Graduate Enrollment
By focusing on the real-world context of adult learners, addressing the core needs of corporate partners, and utilizing proactive digital tools like CustomViewbook, you can build…
The Summer Melt Safety Net: How to Keep Deposited Students Engaged and Excited
“Summer melt”—the phenomenon where deposited students drop off before move-in day—consistently claims anywhere from 10% to 20% of an incoming class. Why does this happen? Often…
Navigating the AI Search Pivot: Adapting to New Discovery
Prospective students—especially Gen Z and Gen Alpha—are increasingly bypassing traditional search engines. Instead, they are turning to AI-powered discovery engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google’s Gemini-powered AI Overviews…
CustomViewbook and AI-Enabled Higher Education Search
We’ve already explored how AI-powered search is changing how prospective students find higher education options and decide which to pursue. Attention spans have halved again and many…
Empowering the Modern Counselor: Simplify the Travel Season
For many admissions teams, the return of the fall travel season brings a mix of excitement and exhaustion. It’s the time of year when counselors become “road warriors,”…
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