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The Weekly VineDown: (Re)claiming Your Backyard: Strategies For Your Local Market

[VIDEO] This week, I was joined by Cindy Haney, Ed.D. of Lehigh Carbon Community College where we unpacked winning strategies for mastering enrollment, brand, and recruitment in your local market. This episode is all about the magic of making...

The Weekly VineDown: Measuring (and Improving) Institutional Brand

[VIDEO] This week, I welcomed CollegeVine co-founder Vinay Bhaskara to discuss our latest innovation: the CollegeVine Brand Index. Leveraging...

The Weekly VineDown: (Breaking, and then) Fixing Business Process in Enrollment

[VIDEO] We are battling on so many fronts and enrollment is in trouble. We should be turning our attention to yield and next year’s cycle, but we...

The Weekly VineDown: Managing it All with Ericka Jackson

[VIDEO] This week, our host Emily Smith explored the balance in enrollment's wild, wild west with Ericka Jackson from Wayne State University....

The Weekly VineDown: Operationalizing the New Student Search with John Laverty

[VIDEO] This week on the VineDown, we dove deep into the heart of Student Search with none other than John Laverty from the University of Iowa. Tune...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Telling Stories with Data Featuring Ashley Miller

[VIDEO] Data informs a lot of things we do in admissions and enrollment, and it's especially important to consider data when formulating your message...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Role Transitions with DJ Menifee

[VIDEO] This week's show is all about transitioning to new roles both within enrollment and elsewhere. On this iteration of our Higher Ed Leaders...

The Weekly VineDown: Leveraging Streaming Media with Jennifer Lonchar

[VIDEO] In this week's VineDown featuring Jennifer Lonchar, co-founder of AmbioEdu, she and our host Emily Smith will explore the power of streaming...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Cross-Functional Marketing with Jenny Petty

[VIDEO] In this week's VineDown, Emily Smith delves into the world of higher education marketing with Jenny Petty, VP of Marketing, Comms Experience,...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | People Management with Ashley Hardy

[VIDEO] This week on the show, our host Emily Smith chatted with Ashley Hardy in another episode of our Higher Ed Leaders Series on the VineDown....

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Leading a Team to Build Great Relationships with Leigh Mlodzik

[VIDEO] This week on the show, our host Emily Smith chatted with Leigh Mlodzik (Vice President for Enrollment, Simspon College) in another episode of...

The Weekly VineDown: The Future of AI in Enrollment Management

[VIDEO] Curious about how AI might shape enrollment management and recruiting? This week, host Emily Smith chatted about what changes we are already...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Student Mobility Data with Kate Ralston

[VIDEO] Check out the most recent installation of the VineDown Higher Ed Leaders series where we talked data with Kate Ralston, PhD Director for...

The Weekly VineDown Professional Development Series: Prospect Management

[VIDEO] On this week's VineDown, Emily hosted a part 2 of one of our favorite topics: prospect management. CollegeVine CEO Zack Perkins also joined...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Prospect Management with Joel Bauman

[VIDEO] On this episode of our Higher Ed Leaders series, Emily was be joined by Joel Bauman, Senior Vice President of Enrollment at Duquesne...

The Weekly VineDown: Higher Ed Leaders Series | Winter Recruiting Tips with Dr. Boyd Bradshaw

[VIDEO] This week we kicked off our Higher Ed Leaders series withTowson UniversityVP of Enrollment Management,Dr. Boyd A. Bradshaw! In this episode...

The Weekly VineDown: Difficult Conversations

[VIDEO] This week, host Emily Smith got real for a session about handling difficult conversations. Check out this recording for a look at types of...

The Weekly VineDown: Elevate Your Outreach

[VIDEO] Reaching students in a meaningful way isn't easy. JoinEmily SmithandMickey Bainesin this recording of our VineDown from November 16, 2023 to...

The Weekly VineDown: Optimizing Email in your Comm Flow

[VIDEO] In this week's VineDown, Emily Smithchatted with two veteran recruitment marketing pros about one of the most venerable and sometimes misused...

Email is dead! Long live email!

Any marketer that has been working for more than just a few weeks has done it. We’ve all pushed out a tactic that we knew wouldn’t get much traction.