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While I think most of this is spot on and this should be added to any school's playbook, I think there is one missed nuance. Students are going to YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok because that is where they find authentic student generated content. So if the university is making videos for YouTube on the topics listed, students still many not put much weight on them if they are university generated. It doesn't mean that the university shouldn't provide financial aid and housing info on YouTube, but just because that is the channel it is being distributed on doesn't make it more trustworthy than what is presented on the the website. So yes - slide 2, they want to hear from their peers!
Adding this to my queue! This is pretty much how I would research a school too. start with Google, look on the website, make sure they have my program and it's convincing, and then go into youtube and watch videos. Then would likely check out instagram content. Playlists on Youtube are a huge opportunity for differentiation. most school's youtube channels are a dump of random videos. when you have them divided into sections by topic it's such a breath of fresh air. University of Hartford's Youtube page does this really well.
love this, Allison! all super interesting and important information for the future state of HE marketing.
What drives me up the wall about this is this, while all accurate and completely true, is a set of facts that continue to be ignored in favor of large scale list purchasing, impersonal mailings, and spray and pray tactics. There are exceptions, clearly. However it's truly unfortunate how many folks are doing the same things they were in 2015 now in 2025.