When we’re not actively solving marketing challenges in higher ed, we’re thinking about them.
And writing about them. And reading about them. And talking about them. Collected here are our insights and resources into all things related to higher education marketing, including white papers, presentations, videos, audio files, worksheets and the RHBlog.
Why–and How–You Should Do a Communication Inclusion Audit Now
October 27, 2020
My last Insight discussed the role of language diversity on college and university campuses. That’s one piece of a much larger diversity, inclusion and accessibility-whole comprising multiple moving parts whose edges can be sharp and textured and which don’t always fit together easily. This time, we’re going to talk about doing something difficult: giving your…Read more
Becoming Ambidextrous
As an industry, higher education has been generally perceived as a huge ship that moved at a very slow pace. Nimbleness wasn’t a word we associated with higher ed; we thought change was nearly impossible. Whether it was processes or people who weighed institutions down, higher ed seemed not to be able to move swiftly.…Read more
Four Thoughts on Purposeful Change in Higher Education: Lessons from Moldy Raspberries
I had to throw out an entire pint of fresh raspberries this morning. I was bummed. I love fresh raspberries. But we’d waited too long. We didn’t eat them quickly enough. They responded as raspberries do; they got grey and moldy. I tried to pick out a handful of good ones to no avail. They…Read more
End Your SMS SOS: Building a Texting Strategy that Gets the Job Done
October 26, 2020
In this session from the 2020 eduWeb Digital Summit, RHB Senior Integration Consultant Megan Miller discussed how to craft texting strategies to create and maintain engagement with prospective and current students. Truly, Megan’s suggestions can help you reach a larger audience more effectively and easily. Read her comments here, and enjoy the slides via video here.…Read more
Don’t Underestimate Incrementalism, Even During COVID
October 2, 2020
This article previously appeared in Inside Higher Ed and it is posted here with permission of the author. “Our university has been around for 150-plus years, but that doesn’t mean we’re immune to these threats.” This comment, reflecting a tenor of the times, came from a discussion with a vice president for marketing…Read more
eduWebinar Lunch and Learn Series: Building Student-Centered Strategies
August 26, 2020
RHB Senior Integration Consultant Megan Miller joined colleagues Jeremy Tiers (Tudor Collegiate Strategies) and Harrison “Soup” Campbell (ZeeMee) on June 23,2020, for an eduWebinar on student-centered marketing strategies. Here, you can read what Megan had to say about exactly what those words “student-centered” mean in this climate, and how you can cultivate the trust students…Read more