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New blog post: Which web site features to prospective students find valuable? http://bit.ly/2et0L

New blog post: Which Web Site Features do Prospective Students Find Valuable? http://bit.ly/2et0L

Congratulations to our clients (and friends) on their acknowledgements in U.S. News & World Report. http://bit.ly/qXbq3

http://twitpic.com/e953q - Higher ed marketers can glean a lot about communicating electronically from the format of Nielsen's monthly e ...

Increasingly often colleges are not purchasing marketing tactics in a vacuum. They look at their full enrollment comm. flow before spending.

Themes from #NCSRMR09. 3 of 3: Enroll. comm. needs to be specific/very personalized. Use technology…right message- right person- right time.

Themes from #NCSRMR09. 2 of 3: More focus on retention is needed across campus. Retention is as important to driving revenue as recruiting.

Themes from #NCSRMR09 1 of 3: Next year is going to be difficult. Schools able to meet goals in 09 should prep for a different experience.

@NoelLevitz Thanks to for a great conference last week in San Antonio. Great people who are serious about higher ed marketing and enrollment

Our speaking schedule at National Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention in San Antonio next week. http://tr.im/sJoB

New blog post on improving your key enrollment metrics next cycle using your current budget or your new smaller budget. http://tr.im/sJoB

New Pew Study: The Internet and the Recession. Interesting implications for admissions and financial aid strategies. http://tr.im/svFv

There is a role for student-produced admissions videos. Add some professional smoothness with this $10 DYI Steadicam. http://tr.im/surd

Article: 10 Ways Universities Share Information Using Social Media. http://tr.im/suhR. Most may know these ideas, but its good to see again.

We're packing up for the Conference on Student Recruitment, Marketing, and Retention in San Antonio, TX. Who else is going? Want to meet up?

Article: Subscribers Are Vital For An Online Marketing Growth Strategy. http://tr.im/safs Makes the case for solutions like AdmissionsGenie.

Article: The Key To Developing A Social Media Strategy http://tr.im/oznV "The key...is not talking points, but parameters of conversation."

Great resource for admissions marketers. Free ebook from @HubSpot: How to Use Facebook for Business - http://tr.im/oaNG

You'll hear a lot about Google Wave and the opportunities for recruiting and enrollment teams. Here is a good overview. http://tr.im/o3Q1

New Twitter Research from #Harvard Business Publishing: Men Follow Men and Nobody Tweets http://tr.im/nY9F I see recruiting implications.