Evidence-Based Innovation Blog

The End of Summer for Higher Education Marketing: A Tribute

Posted on Sep 4, 2013 10:26:00 AM

As an avid sun worshipper, I am never a big fan of Labor Day. Sure, it’s always great to have a 3-day holiday weekend, but it also signals the end of summer and my weekend outdoor “office” where I catch up on industry reading – and a fashion magazine or two – at our neighborhood swim club.

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Tags: Barbara Coward, Marketing Strategy

MBA Information Sessions: What is Your Dream?

Posted on Aug 28, 2013 3:00:00 PM

On this momentous day 50 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech to a crowd of 250,000 people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

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Tags: Barbara Coward, Admissions, Marketing Strategy

MBA Marketing Strategies from the New Billionaire “Paper Boy”

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 9:50:00 AM

Last week, one of the most venerable and established newspapers in the country, the 136-year-old Washington Post, created headlines of its own when it announced that it was being sold after 80 years of Graham family control to the ultimate business disrupter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.

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Tags: Barbara Coward, Admissions, Marketing Strategy

What business schools can learn from the 10 "buzziest" brands

Posted on Jul 16, 2013 11:50:00 AM

In a recent YouGov BrandIndex survey, 600,000 American consumers were asked their perceptions of brands to determine which ones had the best reputations.

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Tags: Barbara Coward, Admissions, Marketing Strategy

Social media marketing: Show your true colors to MBA prospects

Posted on Jun 11, 2013 9:30:00 AM

We call it “social” media, but make no mistake. It’s business. And that’s certainly the case for 87% of Fortune 100 companies who use social media to engage with customers.   

An essential part of an inbound marketing strategy, social media enables marketers to attract prospects where they are online. And for potential MBA students, that means on top social media sites.

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Tags: Barbara Coward, Admissions, Marketing Strategy