The importance of being active on social media as a business in Higher Education is more crucial than ever. With millennials saying they spend around 5.2 hours each day consuming content through a mobile device, and Generation Z spending around 5.9 hours a day on their phones. This equals to around 25% of an average Gen Z’s day spent on …
Empower your students to tell their own story.
When creating video content about your institution, using the people who are a part of it to tell the story, is a great way to ensure viewers connect with it. It can however feel like a risk, resting all of the messaging you want to be delivered, on the shoulders of a few individuals. That’s why, often, you’ll hire an …
The challenges facing HE Video marketing in 2021
At the start of 2020 HE faced challenges, with students behaving more like ‘buyers’, clearing made easier, and an increasingly complex media space. The pandemic, and Brexit have only compounded matters. Despite this, the HE sector reacted impressively and initial worries around student numbers didn’t materialise as expected. The outlook for 2021 is uncertain, however there are opportunities for those …
#NoFilter is now mainstream opinion. Embracing imperfect marketing can amplify your performance
Done correctly, User Generated Content (UGC) answers a lot of questions that define how a modern marketer can set up a strategy and succeed in the digital space. You only have to look at the rise in influencer, micro influencer and even nano influencer strategies to see there’s a pointed shift away from solely trusting businesses, and seeking out ‘real’ recommendations …
How video can help reduce drop-out rates.
UK universities have some of the highest student drop-out rates in Europe. The average drop-out rate in the first year is around 6.3% (Social market Foundation). This figure that has been increasing for the past 5 years, and up to 37% of students have considered leaving at some point in their course. It varies from institution to institution but some …