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Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster
Jeff Kallay / Render Experiences / Cofounder and CEO
● Disclaimer ● Why and I here and “ranting” at
this CRM Summit?● Higher Education is under attack● How did this happen?● Know the truth (it will set you free)● Change the conversation
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DISCLAIMERCirca 1965-1966
Why am I here and “ranting” at this CRM
Summit?
Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster
Noel-Levitz
Noel-Levitz
Texas Christian University
71% Campus visit most trusted source of informationEduventures
Most Influential Information in Application Process
68 % Campus Visit 39% Family Member/Friends33% Current Students/Alumni26% Website25% Printed Material24% Guidance Counselor 24% Admission Staff
Agnes Scott College
Art & Science
Eduventures
Louisiana State University
6.9% higher four year graduation rate vs. students
who don’t visit Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA
Hendrix College
“I visited campus and it felt right!”Render Experiences
Visited campuses120 times !
Trained 1515 guides at 41schools
Taken 200 campus tours
Presented at 11 conferences !
Since July 2013 we’ve
Emily WelshCofounder and VP Client Experience
Trent GilbertCofounder and CEO
Brittney JoyceConsultant
Southern Methodist University
Providence College
Georgia State Unviersity
University of Northern Colorado
Yale University
Johnson & Wales University
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Higher Education is under attack
Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster
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How did this happen?
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“How did this happen? Who's to blame? Well, certainly, there are those who are more responsible than others, and they will be held accountable. But again, truth be told, if you're looking for the guilty, you need only look into a mirror.” V for Vendetta
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Xers were little demons The Exorcist The Omen Pretty Baby Taxi Driver Rosemary’s Baby
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Know the truth(it will set you free)
Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster
“The development of new approaches for appealing to the real. This is critical to
develop something unique and authentic with your work. It must appeal to your target
audience, market and customers. It must stand out from the pack to differentiate your company, your brand, your product. And it
must be personal, valuable and real.”
The truth ● Draws a line in the sand● Connects with best fit students● Owns that it’s an intimate product
choice● Helps students find tribe or posse● Doesn’t apologize for price
“Rich dumb kids go here!”
“Average students THRIVE here!”
“80% of what I learned, I learned outside
of the classroom!”
Change the conversation
Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster
Talk with, not at
Embrace storytelling
Shift your brand
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#seeblue
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Make emotional connections
It’s not about you, it’s about them!
Birmingham-Southern College
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College used to be about learning in the
classroom…
…now it’s more about everything that
happens outside of the classroom!
You must champion the totality of placed-based
education!
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“Going to college is less about the
degree that you get and more about the experiences that got
you there.”
“Going to college is less about the
degree that you get and more about the experiences that got
you there.”“…the fact that they’re situated on this campus and with these people makes it so much more special…”
“It’s been the best years of my life.”
Reclaiming the Ivory Tower Luster