lead change + build a marketing powerhouse

Marketing leaders are being asked to do more with less. But smaller budgets don’t have to mean less business impact. You can continue to do more sophisticated marketing despite resource constraints if you have an intentional plan informed by your organization’s unique circumstances and learnings from market leaders. This is the perspective Barbara Moreno, VP of Marketing at Allied Universal®, …

the generation fallacy in higher education marketing

You’re too focused on the generation of your audience. Everyone in higher ed marketing and admissions is too focused on generation.

I understand why. It’s near impossible to avoid the headlines, case studies, and webinars explaining how prospective student expectations have evolved as Millennials pass the torch to Gen Z. “But what does that mean for you?” the experts ask, implying a promise to answer.

I’m here to tell you it’s all clickbait. Generational shifts aren’t driving the evolution of student expectations, just as generational shifts aren’t driving consumers to choose Amazon over big box stores.