Leadscon Vegas another great show!
Jay has done it again. This years Leadscon 2010 was packed. Lots of great panels, networking, experts and meeting opportunities. Many people had mentioned that the format in their opinion should be extended to at least 2 full days if not 3. So much to see, so many to talk to, hard to get it [...]
Where do opportunities for innovation exist in education in the new decade?
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The tradition classroom is changing. People have ever increasing demands on their time. Finding new ways to deliver a traditional education is a growth area for innovation in education.
Textbooks are continuing (and need to continue) to move [...]
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CUnet/Nelnet acquires Sparkroom.
PARAMUS, N.J., and TORONTO, Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ — CUnet, a subsidiary of Nelnet Inc. (NYSE: NNI), announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Sparkroom, a leading provider of enrollment marketing automation and lead performance management solutions. The parties anticipate closing the transaction on February 1, 2010.
Sparkroom provides business intelligence and lead [...]
For-Profit Ed: NegReg Draft Rules Tough on Several Key Issues
Yesterday after the close, the Department of Education (DOE) delivered a draft of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NegReg) regulations that align with a negative scenario:
1) Tying Title IV eligibility to a “gainful employment” metrics including cost of program , loan debt, and income after graduation. (apparantly to be applied to vocational programs only)
2) Getting rid of all [...]
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Is the growth in EDU demand starting to slow?
Some very interesting data coming in which may lead to the conclusion that the growth rates may be slowing. While the industry is still growing and at rates which would make most extremely happy, the percentage growth may be showing some signs that it’s leveling out a bit.
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Search volume continues to buck seasonality trend
April 2009 search volume suggested a unique break from the tradition of seasonality of consumer demand in the education sector. April traditionally starts the downtrend of demand that would generally continue downward and not pick up until August. But this year 2009 April bucked that trend! After discussion with numerous people who follow the EDUmarket the [...]
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April search volume holding strong
Check out the April search volume: http://www.forprofitedu.com/marketing-firms/search-volume/april-2009-search-volume/
In Sourcing vs. Outsourcing
A lot of talk has surfaced in the last few months over the topic of In-sourcing vs. Outsourcing. I guess this could be an expected outcome of Apol buying Aptimus. Clearly there are advantages of both, here are some of them:
Outsourcing:
Leveraging a firm who is experienced, and leveraging their power with the vendors for pricing [...]
