Higher Education Marketing Agency

Higher Education Marketing.

Higher Education Marketing For A Higher Good

Invigorate Your Strategy and Brand

HIGHER EDUCATION strategy and BRANDING AGENCY FOR HIGHEST GOOD

Reimagining the brand starts with teasing out the brand essence from the stories of the faculty, students, alumni and community you serve. Sometimes, it has to be confirmed by quantitative research. We awaken higher education brands to attract right-fit students and energize the entire college community.The brands we've crafted have transformed Catholic, faith-based, liberal arts and community colleges; business, law, medical, and engineering schools; as well as technology, agricultural, and healthcare universities.

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Enroll Regional, National and International Students

Enrollment Marketing Agency: More of Right Fit

In the age of search engines, social media and PR2.0, why not go beyond your own backyard and set your sights on attracting the right-fits from distant places? Elliance, one of the top student recruitment and enrollment marketing agencies, starts with development of an integrated marketing plan. Next, we ignite 24x7 demand with an authentic brand voice infused into your SEO, paid advertising (SEM) social media, PR and content marketing.

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Orchestrate Conversions with Websites

College Website Design Agency: Building Conversion Machines

Elliance, an award-winning firm, is a developer of websites that drive right-fit prospects straight to the admissions funnel. Our secret: balance today's truths with emergent truths, combine facts with stories, hold the tension between various audiences and reveal the power of the brand. Our websites simply let the right-fit prospects raise their hand. Our website design work wins awards, converts right-fit students, energizes alumni, secures Google page 1 rankings, and transforms the college.

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Unlock Donations from Alumni

Higher Education Fundraising Agency: The Art of the Ask

In a world reluctant to part with their hard earned money, any point of friction in either building a case for giving or accepting payments is counter productive. Yet so many giving experiences frustrate well-meaning donors. Elliance creates frictionless giving experiences and softens the hearts of alumni by telling endearing stories. This holds true whether the donor's preference is to support institutions "near me", those identified as best-in-class or those aligned with their mission.

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Higher Education Marketing Case studies

More Proof

Pursuit of the “right-fit”

St. Edward's University

Challenged by declining applicants and students in the graduate school, St. Edward's University turned to Elliance, a higher education marketing company. We created landing pages and ran a paid-advertising campaign, both of which told a story that resonated with the right-fit students.


Acquiring the holy grail of higher education

Concordia University

Can the most elusive adult audience in higher education be motivated to raise their hands on the web? Absolutely. By ensuring that carefully written “you-can-do-it” messages appear on search engines when the reluctant adult students are exploring their options.


Become the unquestioned market leader

Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon

Heinz School at Carnegie Mellon University reversed a four-year enrollment decline, increased enrollment by 118%, raised student quality and became the unquestioned market leader for IT Leadership. All with the help of Elliance’s expertise in higher education marketing.


Higher Education Clients Served

  • Appalachian Bible College
  • Assumption College
  • Bryant University
  • Concordia University Irvine
  • Manchester Busines School
  • North Central College

Recent Higher Education Marketing Blog Posts

  • Higher Education Microsites: Benefits, Uses and Best Practices

    August 25, 2024

    Microsites offer colleges, universities and higher education institutions a powerful tool for addressing specific needs with focused, flexible, and engaging online experience. By distilling arguments, they enhance communication, improve user engagement, and support targeted marketing and outreach efforts, making them an essential component of modern higher education strategies. They usually reside on a separate sub-domain […] Continue reading

  • Higher Education Marketing Plan Development Agency Best Practices

    July 27, 2024

    There is substantial upheaval in higher education. Colleges and universities are navigating a complex landscape characterized by demographic shifts, technological advancements, economic pressures, evolving student expectations and even outright questioning the value of college education. An institutional marketing plan is crucial for colleges to navigate these complexities. It helps them attract and retain students, enhance […] Continue reading

  • Higher Education Website Content Audit Agency for Colleges and Universities

    July 20, 2024

    A college brand will rise or fall based on its ability to curate and sustain great content. Other things matter, but nothing matters like content. Great content will galvanize prospects, faculty, staff, alumni, donors and partners to take action. Great content will grow enrollment, endowment and reputation. Great content will liberate prosperity by tapping unrealized […] Continue reading

  • Academic Program Finders Best Practices and Examples

    June 27, 2024

    In the era of declining college enrollments, every student matters. Norman Nielsen Group research shows that because of poor website user experience, almost half (48%) of prospective students didn’t realize that the university offered the program that they were looking for even when it did. The primary doorway for finding a program is through academic […] Continue reading

We Have Presented Successes At

  • American Marketing Association