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Ep. 20: How Program-Specific Marketing Can Drive Enrollment
In this episode of The Hidden Gem, Maya Demishkevich welcomes Alana Villemez, CEO of Most Likely to Succeed, to discuss the growing importance of program-specific marketing for community colleges. With extensive experience working with over 100 colleges, Alana shares insights into why colleges should prioritize marketing specific programs over broad awareness campaigns and how to effectively allocate limited resources to those efforts.
Key Takeaways:
- Hear why program-specific marketing is becoming more important than ever, especially as students increasingly search for specific career pathways rather than general college options.
- Learn about how student needs have shifted post-pandemic, with growing interest in certificates, micro-credentials, and career-oriented programs.
- Discover how to prioritize marketing efforts by using a product lifecycle framework to determine which programs need the most attention based on their stage of development.
- Find out how to package and market programs effectively, focusing on unique benefits like job placement rates, time to completion, and industry demand.
- Get tips on how to balance program marketing with overall brand awareness, leveraging digital channels like pay-per-click advertising and video content to target prospective students.
Product Lifecycle: https://theproductmanager.com/topics/product-life-cycle-management/
Community College Mission Pillars: https://www.mltsucceed.com/insights/
PESO Model: https://spinsucks.com/communication/pr-pros-must-embrace-the-peso-model/
Guest Name: Alana Villemez, CEO, Most Likely to Succeed
Guest Bio: Alana Villemez is the founder & CEO of Most Likely to Succeed, an advisory firm focused on community college enrollment marketing. With over a decade of experience, Alana has worked with more than 100 community colleges to drive enrollment through strategic marketing and communications.
Alana created Most Likely to Succeed with the mission to make community colleges the number one choice for students across the nation. Most Likely to Succeed helps community colleges deliver on their promises by optimizing their enrollment strategies to better attract and support students, communities and local workforces.
As the creator of the Community College PROMISE Framework, Alana employs tailored methodologies—developed from her extensive experience working with community colleges— to empower community college professionals to drive meaningful change and redefine success within their institutions.
www.mltsucceed.com
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Connect With Our Host:
Maya Demishkevich
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayademishkevich/
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By Maya DemishkevichIn this episode of The Hidden Gem, Maya Demishkevich welcomes Alana Villemez, CEO of Most Likely to Succeed, to discuss the growing importance of program-specific marketing for community colleges. With extensive experience working with over 100 colleges, Alana shares insights into why colleges should prioritize marketing specific programs over broad awareness campaigns and how to effectively allocate limited resources to those efforts.
Key Takeaways:
- Hear why program-specific marketing is becoming more important than ever, especially as students increasingly search for specific career pathways rather than general college options.
- Learn about how student needs have shifted post-pandemic, with growing interest in certificates, micro-credentials, and career-oriented programs.
- Discover how to prioritize marketing efforts by using a product lifecycle framework to determine which programs need the most attention based on their stage of development.
- Find out how to package and market programs effectively, focusing on unique benefits like job placement rates, time to completion, and industry demand.
- Get tips on how to balance program marketing with overall brand awareness, leveraging digital channels like pay-per-click advertising and video content to target prospective students.
Product Lifecycle: https://theproductmanager.com/topics/product-life-cycle-management/
Community College Mission Pillars: https://www.mltsucceed.com/insights/
PESO Model: https://spinsucks.com/communication/pr-pros-must-embrace-the-peso-model/
Guest Name: Alana Villemez, CEO, Most Likely to Succeed
Guest Bio: Alana Villemez is the founder & CEO of Most Likely to Succeed, an advisory firm focused on community college enrollment marketing. With over a decade of experience, Alana has worked with more than 100 community colleges to drive enrollment through strategic marketing and communications.
Alana created Most Likely to Succeed with the mission to make community colleges the number one choice for students across the nation. Most Likely to Succeed helps community colleges deliver on their promises by optimizing their enrollment strategies to better attract and support students, communities and local workforces.
As the creator of the Community College PROMISE Framework, Alana employs tailored methodologies—developed from her extensive experience working with community colleges— to empower community college professionals to drive meaningful change and redefine success within their institutions.
www.mltsucceed.com
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Connect With Our Host:
Maya Demishkevich
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayademishkevich/