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UPCEA Webinar Highlights: The Power of CPI in Measuring Higher Ed Marketing Success
Key Insights: Search Influence and UPCEA have teamed up to create a nationwide benchmark for cost per inquiry (CPI) specifically for professional, continuing, and online education institutions. With an industry-standard benchmark, higher education institutions can better understand how effective their marketing efforts are in attracting prospective students and the factors …
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What is Cost Per Inquiry (CPI) in Higher Ed Marketing?
Key Insights Cost per inquiry is the most important metric to measure and drive the efficiency of campaigns. Cost per inquiry is most frequently tracked as a KPI for digital marketing channels (i.e., CPI from paid search or CPI from organic), and it can also measure the effectiveness of digital …
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UPCEA MEMS Conference Insights: SEO Strategy for Higher Education
Key Insights: Research indicates that most people’s first interaction with a brand occurs through a search. This makes it critical to optimize your university’s online presence for SEO. Despite 84% of marketing departments considering SEO as a core part of their strategy, 51% of institutions surveyed still lacked an established …
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Search Influence and UPCEA to Present at the 2023 UPCEA MEMS Conference
This year at UPCEA’s 32nd annual MEMS Conference, Search Influence Director of Sales & Marketing Paula French will present “SEO Straight Talk: True Stories From Your Peers and How They Found Success” alongside: Drew Larose, LSU Online & Continuing Education Associate Director of Digital Marketing Christa Payne, Tulane SoPA Chief …
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Higher Education Marketers: Here’s How to Convince Your Boss to Invest in SEO
Key Insights SEO is critical for higher education institutions, yet only 51% have an established SEO strategy. If your institution isn’t investing in SEO, you’re missing opportunities to reach prospective students and keep up with your competition. Understanding and communicating the long-term benefits of SEO to your higher-ups can help …
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Search Influence and UPCEA to Present Webinar: “The Power of CPI to Measure Higher Ed Success”
On Tuesday, October 24, Search Influence and UPCEA will host the live webinar, “The Power of CPI to Measure Higher Ed Marketing Success.” Join us for a discussion on all things cost-per-inquiry (CPI), calculating this metric, and what it means for your institution’s bottom line. The Power of CPI in …
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Higher Ed SEO Metrics Must Be a Priority: Unpacking Paula French’s UPCEA Blog
Data is the key ingredient of any successful search engine optimization (SEO) strategy. But for many higher ed institutions, tracking and reporting of the proper metrics falls to the wayside, and the consequences are more than just deans and directors left in the dark. Failing to use data properly means …
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SEO for Higher Education Institutions: Invest Now Or Pay Later
Key Insights: Institutions need to maintain a well-optimized online presence to ensure they connect with students effectively. Even though SEO is foundational for digital marketing, 51% of universities lack a well-defined SEO plan, representing a significant missed opportunity for increased visibility and engagement. SEO can’t be sidelined or delayed, especially …
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10 Winning Higher Education Marketing Strategies
Research shows that 93% of Americans think they are better drivers than average, 90% of teachers think they are more skilled than their peers, and this overestimation is pervasive across many skills — including logic tests. For the typical higher education institution, effective marketing strategies are like that. Mathematically speaking, …
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Unlocking Higher Ed SEO: Insights From Alison Zeringue’s UPCEA Blog
Search Influence’s Director of Account Management Alison Zeringue wrote a blog post for our trusted partners at the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) titled “Paid Search & SEO in Higher Ed: Are Our Search Marketing Priorities Right?” Summarizing Alison Zeringue’s UPCEA Blog In her blog post, the digital …
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