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What alumni magazines should be about

Alumni. That’s what alumni association magazines should, to a much greater extent, be about. At least they should if we want them to do...

When bad advertising happens to good universities

Some colleges and universities don’t need to market themselves to prospective students. Names like Harvard, Princeton and Stanford are the academic equivalent of Rolex,...

Tourism: A college marketing goldmine

College towns across the country may be sitting on an economic and tourism marketing gold mine in the form of their local institution’s “tourist...

Advice for the first-time college marketing officer

Congratulations, you’ve landed your first job as a college’s chief public relations and marketing officer. It’s a grand role loaded with ocean-size opportunities and...

Harnessing the power of social media

Without a doubt, social media has become one of the, if not the most, effective and efficient way for colleges and universities to communicate....

How the message specialists can help

I would be wealthy if I had a nickel for every time a member of the faculty, staff, administration or board said, “I didn’t...

It’s not all digital in college branding

Few of us could imagine where we would be in our institutional branding efforts without the internet and its related marketing and public relations...

Keeping PR-fit throughout the academic year

For the first few months of a New Year, many of us are eager to get physically fit. And those of us who work...

Strategies to build town-gown relations

In our efforts to market and communicate with our various constituents, we often overlook one of the most important support groups we have—our college...

The relationship-building business

Facebook just turned 10. I remember how thrilled I was when 25 people had requested to be my friend by the end of my...