SecondLook - 11 Important Marketing Trends for Higher Ed Professionals to Watch Going into 2021

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About the Episode

SecondLook is a monthly segment of the Enrollify Podcast where we explore the most meaningful marketing trends and help enrollment marketers make sense of them.

Matthew Fall is the Managing Editor of The Minute and spends time each week scouring the internet for the trends that are most crucial for enrollment marketers to be paying attention to.

On this week's episode, Zach and Matt dive into eleven marketing trends that higher ed marketers should watch going into 2021. They discuss key findings from a report on adult learners, what it could mean to incorporate gamification in your marketing strategy, and some new stats about social media, among other topics. You won't want to miss the last SecondLook of 2020.

People in this episode

Host

Seth Odell

Seth Odell is Founder and CEO of Kanahoma, the fastest growing digital marketing agency in higher education, and host of The Higher Ed Pulse.

Mallory Willsea

Mallory Willsea is a strategist and consultant working at the intersection of higher education.

Interviewee

Matthew Fall

Matthew is the Marketing Technologist at DD — an enrollment marketing technology agency that helps undergraduate and graduate institutions recruit students. He enjoys being a problem solver for clients, using his deep understanding of marketing automation technologies to help higher education institutions achieve greater efficiencies and success. In his spare time, he enjoys playing basketball, hiking, skiing, and learning web development.

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