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Page 1: Improving Your Contact Strategy in Higher Education - CALEM 2017

ImprovingConversionPerformanceOptimizingContactStrategyandCallQuality

CALEMconference– April7,2017

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Howtousedatatoincreaseenrollments?

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Brandman University has increased the conversion of leads to start by more than 11%

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Today’ssession

1. Optimizingdialingstrategy

2. Quantifyingqualityassuranceinitiatives

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Brandmanoverview

• Independent,non-profit,WASC-accreditedinstitutionfoundedbyChapmanUniversity• Servingadultlearners formorethan50years• Innovationasacorevalue• Morethan25campusesinCaliforniaandWashingtonState,plusOnline

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Buildinginternalcapacitystrengthensourposition

Flexibilitythatcomeswithowning thesystemsandthedata

Peoplefirstculturefocuseson thestaffandthestudent

Afteryearsofoutsourcing thecallcenterfunction, in2014BrandmancreatedaninternalEnrollmentCoachingCenter(ECC),locatedinPortland,OR

Focusonprofessionaldevelopmentandcallquality

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ECCfunnelstructure

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QualifyandTransferrepresentatives

EnrollmentCoaches

• Onanautomateddialcampaign• Highvolume• Shortcalls• Initialcontact,qualify,andtransfer

• Consultativesales• Firstcall,20-30min.• Stayswithstudentuntilenrollment

Leads

AppsAdmits

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Whyuseadialingsolution?

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Dialingplatform

Speedtoall leads

Settingcontactstrategies

Allcalls canberecorded

Automatedreporting

Manualdialing

Can’tgettoall leads

Manualprioritization

Callsmightnotgetrecorded

Lackofdatainsights

VS

Canbedonewithoutsacrificingthestudentexperience

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DesiredOutcomes

I’mnewtodialing,whatshouldIconsider?

• Gettingthrough allleads?• Haveneededdatainsights?

EnrollmentNeeds

• Registermorestudents• Lessthan100%islostrevenue

OrganizationalNeeds

• Technology• Cloud• Remote

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Optimizingyourcontactstrategy

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RevampedStrategy

30%lessdaysofdialing

Callswithandwithoutvoicemail

IncorporateSMS/textstrategy

A/BTestingTestingControlGroupA

Lastnamesbegging withA-K

61%lessdialsthanwitholddialer

TestingControlGroupB

Lastnamesbeginning withL-M

28%lessdialsthanwitholddialer

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ContactonValid TransferonValid TransferonContact

A/BTestingResults

A B

ContactonValid TransferonValid TransferonContact

A/BTestingResults

A B

A/BTestingResults

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AB AB AB

31%LessDialing

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Anadditionalrecentexample

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+15.65%

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Usingdatatoenhancequality

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WhyMeasureCallQuality?

ImportanceofQuality

Doyoucurrentlyhaveaqualityassuranceprogram?

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I’mnewtomeasuringcallquality,whatshouldIconsider?

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Recordingcalls

Identifystandards tomeasure

Scoring form

Whowillscorecalls?Howoften?

Reporting

Trendlines

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Usingtrendlines

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• Callscoretrendlinesareusedtoidentifytrainingneedsacrosstheteam

Abilitytospotdownwardtrendandcorrectit

throughtraining

TrainingledonLaunch

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Reportingonskills

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Reportsshowlast7days,30days,90days,and365days

Isolatethespecificskillsthatleadtostrongcallquality

Identifiedcommunicationandeffectivequestioningskilldevelopmentneeds

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Targetedresearchprojects

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ConversionAnalysis

• IdentifiedBrandedSearchleadsourceconvertinglowerthanexpected

CallReviews

• Reviewed50callsover6weeks

• Analyzedfindingsonuniquecharacteristicsoftheleadsource

Training

• Developedtrainingtoadjustapproachtothisleadtype

TrainingonBrandedSearchleadsscheduledfornextweek

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Usingcallqualitydatatosupportcoaching

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MiniCallCalibration

‘Stick’skillimprovements

LeadershipCalibration

Weekly

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Questions?AlbySalsa:[email protected]

DanaGelfand:[email protected]:[email protected]