Category: #AMAHigherEd

What you think you know about your #HigherEd website is probably wrong

Download the "Mythbusting Websites" white paper
Download the “Mythbusting Websites” white paper

We all know that today’s prospective college students are hungry for videos and paudio no attention to boring old text on a website, right? Continue reading “What you think you know about your #HigherEd website is probably wrong”

Friday Five: #AMAHigherEd preview

ama-connected-2016The American Marketing Association holds its annual Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education next week. I’m looking forward to being a part of a panel discussion on building a research-based brand strategy with Brad Bohlander of North Carolina State University, Stephanie Judge-Cripe of Butler University and Jason Simon of SimpsonScarborough. I’m also looking forward to learning a lot from colleagues and experts in the field. Continue reading “Friday Five: #AMAHigherEd preview”

#AMAHigherEd 2015: Inclusion at the forefront

Former NPR host Michelle Norris's keynote speech about her Race Card Project was a highlight of #AMAHighered. (Photo via AMA.)
Former NPR host Michelle Norris’s keynote speech about her Race Card Project was a highlight of #AMAHighered. (Photo via AMA.)
It’s been a long time since I’ve attended a conference without having any conference-related responsibilities. Usually I’m there because I’m presenting, hosting a roundtable or two or assisting with planning. But not this year. I could attend the American Marketing Association’s 2015 Symposium for the Marketing of Higher Education (better known these past few days as #AMAHigherEd) without having to worry about any responsibilities other than to learn.

So that’s what I did. I attended as many sessions as I could — right up to today’s closing keynote with University of Cincinnati President Santa Ono, which begins in a few hours. Unfortunately, I had to head to the airport earlier than planned in hopes of catching my flight on time. Continue reading “#AMAHigherEd 2015: Inclusion at the forefront”