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Comment on Educelerate VIII Conference Chicago: Current Trends with Career Colleges by Myles Fuchs

Myles Fuchs — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:17:18 +0000

Hey Tom,
Edcelerate III sounds like a great conference/opportunity to network.
Unfortunately, traveling and unable to attend.
Do you know if there will there be a Webcast/archive of panels?
Best for a great New Year!
Myles Fuchs
CRO, PironCorp

Comment on Interesting Google study on consumers and how they find their education. by Ben Burns

Ben Burns — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:58:42 +0000

I believe the study simply explains, the necessary need to have a holistic search marketing strategy. It’s no longer viable to rely solely on affiliate traffic to produce quality leads. One needs to have a plan in place for PPC, SEO, Mobile, Social and PPL, whilst placing importance on an attribution model per channel. Yes, the industry has seen a dip in overall enrollments….but now’s the time to harness the growing touch points via Search Marketing. You are right, the study is great and if you dig around they have a few others.

Cheers!

Benjamin Burns

Comment on One-Third of Colleges Are on Financially ‘Unsustainable’ Path, Bain Study Finds by John Foster

John Foster — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:39:51 +0000

And with the sterling reputation and absolute credibility of Bain Capital…well, who would ever question anything they have to say?

Comment on In an Economic Storm, a College Degree Is Still the Best Umbrella! by Mokshanti

Mokshanti — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:12:16 +0000

This study doesn’t surprise me at all. I think over the last couple of decades, education has taken a backseat to other issues faced by our great nation. It’s about time that the next generation of America gets a wake up call & re-order their priorities in life by putting a college degree as their number one goal. It used to be that Americans could get away by simply finishing high school or less and still be able to live out their dreams. Not anymore, there are people coming from other countries snatching away the good jobs. It is not a bad thing, but a reminder to us all…. Degree is not just a frame on the wall but it is now the key to survival.

Best Wishes

Comment on In an Economic Storm, a College Degree Is Still the Best Umbrella! by pt

pt — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:01:06 +0000

It’s hard to argue against this. So, basically quite depressing. The average undergrad student loan debt is $25k+ and climbing, 54% of these recent grads are unemployed or jobless, with the ones fortunate enough to have jobs getting paid less than previous years.

How was this reality made possible and when is this bubble going to burst? Do you consider this to be the main US consumer borrowing issue now that real estate seems to have settled down? And even though these loans are much less than mortgage loans, isn’t the net exposure larger because a larger % of the population have student loans than mortgages?

Comment on Schools utilizing assessments and other services to help prospective students identify right Degree Program by john

john — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:57:57 +0000

We use a career assessment provided by http://www.careermotivations.com at our school and so far it has been great. It engages with the prospective students and helps us establish a tight bond with them. We created a little tile on our website saying Not sure what program is right for you? Take our Free assessment, we also have text links on our program page, our facebook profile and recently have had lots of success with using them on our recircs.

Comment on Schools still not satisfied with transparency in lead generation! by Ask an Affiliate Manager: Why are edu networks making it hard for affiliates? | Share Results

Fri, 11 May 2012 16:39:11 +0000

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Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:54:08 +0000

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Comment on 2012 EDU Lead generation spending by D

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:57:03 +0000

Properly processed Call Center Leads are enrolling at a better rate then web generated leads are now.
When call centers are utilized and managed properly the results are superior for the schools.

Comment on 2012 EDU Lead generation spending by john

john — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:00:41 +0000

I see this to be true! So many schools have pulled back a year ago and have not yet come back with the demand. While edu lead gen is still a large industry it is not where it was. Lots of high quality leads not being bought and still tons or crappy call center leads being sold.