Common Breakdowns in Professional and Continuing Education (And How to Overcome Them) Webinar Series Presented by the UPCEA Marketing and Publications Community of Practice STRATEGY + TECHNOLOGY = CRM SUCCESS with presenter Todd Gibby, CEO, Intelliworks Thursday, November 11, 2010
Managing relationships with prospective and current students and their influencers is the new core competency requirement for today’s enrollment marketer. In this webinar, learn why relationship management is a strategy-first proposition, enabled by powerful CRM technology.
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Common Breakdowns in Professional and Continuing Education
(And How to Overcome Them) Webinar Series
Presented by the UPCEA Marketing and Publications
Community of Practice
STRATEGY + TECHNOLOGY = CRM SUCCESS
with presenter Todd Gibby, CEO, Intelliworks
Thursday, November 11, 2010
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“If we are driving them there, should we then question where they currently are and how we can push content to them?
It seems that in our strategies, we are building a pull-environment for a push-customer...”
-Mark Hoetning, CIO, Arkansas State University (via EDUCAUSE Listserv)
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Expectations are Changing
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WEB: 92 percent said that they would be disappointed with a school or remove it entirely from their lists if they didn’t find the information they needed on the school’s Web site.
SOCIAL MEDIA: 76 percent of students supported schools creating their own private social networks for prospective students.
ECONOMY: 46 percent claimed that the current economic crisis had caused them to reconsider the schools they would apply to or attend—an increase from 34 percent just last year.
MOBILE: 23 percent of respondents reported searching college sites from their smart phones.
Source: Noel-Levitz, “Focusing Your E-Recruitment Efforts to Meet the Expectations of College-Bound Students,” August 2010
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Not Just “The Kids”
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Source: Community College Student Engagement Survey, June 2009
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Agenda
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Evolving to meet student expectations
Clarifying strategic approach
Setting and measuring benchmarks for success
What is CRM?
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Defining CRM
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• A comprehensive way to maximize the value of your customer relationships.
• Proven methodologies / technologies that help companies to identify, select, acquire, develop, and retain profitable customers.
• A way to improve customer experience and provide optimal service to your constituents.
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CRM: A Competitive Necessity
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• CRM enables the creation of an
effective strategy for an institution to
differentiate itself.
• For a competitive advantage, Gartner
Research believes that institutions
must have a CRM system for
recruiting in place by 2011.
• By 2013, an institution will be at a
competitive disadvantage for
recruiting without this type of solution.Source: Gartner, Q&A: The Role of CRM in Higher Education Student Life Cycle Management, Marti Harris, December 2009
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Yet Adoption is Low Across Institutions
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• Nearly a one third of institutions have already made an investment in a CRM solution
• In the next two years, this number will reach nearly half of all institutions, thereby making CRM a must-have rather than a nice-to-have solution in the industry
• As demographic, global and economic shifts make student recruitment more intense, institutions will undoubtedly perceive CRM as an increasingly important solution
32.0%
17.3%
11.3%
10.7%
7.3%
21.3%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40%
At no time in the foreseeable future
2 to 3 years
12 to 24 months
In the next 12 months
My institution has already purchased a CRM solution
Currently using CRM
Percentage of respondents
Institutional plans to purchase a CRM solution
Source: Datamonitor, Business Trends: Understanding Your Education Technology Customer, 2008
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CRM’S CHANGING ROLE IN HIGHER ED
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Cost Install
FlexibilityAdoption
Discover
Engage
Enroll
Evaluate
Improve
CRM
Student Information System
Enterprise Resource Planning Solution
Learning Management Solution
Business
Intelligence
Solution
Source: Datamonitor
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CRM is not just…
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TECHNOLOGY
People + Process + Technology = CRM
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You will fail without a strategy…
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Strategy Starts with Your Customer
• WHAT: What is their program / degree of interest?
• HOW: What is their preferred format of course delivery?
• WHY: What are their motivations?
• HOW WELL: How would they calculate a ROI?
• WHERE: Where do I find them…or let them find me?
He went straight to work after high schooland now he’s looking to get ahead in his career. He’d like to go back and earn his degree, but just got promoted and doesn’t want to leave his job.
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Thinking in Human Terms
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The Idea Man
He’s spent the last 25 years running his own company, and is ready to retire, but that doesn’t mean he’s ready to stop. Many assume he’s against online education due to his age, but in factrather affluent professionals like him may prefer to learn at their own pace while enjoying their golden years.
Figure out how to find them
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Preferred Communications Channels
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Q: Would you want to receive information about a college or university via __________________?
825 26
4 16
9275 74
96 84
Text Message Email Facebook Telephone Postal Mail
Yes No
Source: Intelliworks LinkedIn Poll, January 2010 (n=100)
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Source: XKCD.com
“97% of students begin their search online. “ (Source: Stamats)
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Website Features that Matter
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0 20 40 60 80 100
Online Application
Campus visit form
Cost calculator
Online course catalog
RSS feeds
Personlization
Virtual Tours
A lot of value
Extreme value
Source: Noel-Levitz, August 2010
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Agenda
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Evolving to meet student expectations
Clarifying strategic approach
Setting and measuring benchmarks for success
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Awareness
Inquiry
Follow Up
Engagement
Qualification
Application
Enrollment
Retention
Admissions
MORE
The Tyranny of “More” (Part 1)
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The Tyranny of “More” (Part 2)
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• Insight
– Leverage historical interactions to
communicate with students based on their
interests
– Provide information that’s relevant and
meaningful to each individual
• Engagement
– Build relationships across multiple
communications channels
– Connect students with experts at your
institution via email, chat, social media or
phone
• Support
– Provide a continuity of service by tracking
every interaction with a student
– Manage student inquiries efficiently to ensure
response and success
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Growth
Quality
Intelligence
Efficiency
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Do these look familiar?
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• Common Goals
– Increase Enrollment
– Improve Staff Efficiency
– Control Data Sharing
– Enhance Effectiveness of
Student Contact
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Survey Says!
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0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%
100%
Very Important
Important
N/A
Less Important
Not Important
Source: Intelliworks Email Poll of UCEA/Eduventures Members, April 2010
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4 CRM Initiatives
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Growth
Quality
Intelligence
Efficiency
GROWTH• Increase inquiries,
applications, enrollments, etc.
• Raise awareness of your program in the market
• Expand the diversity of your offerings
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Growth
Quality
Intelligence
Efficiency
EFFICIENCY• Reduce the number of clicks it
takes to complete an application
• Improve your inquiry response time
• Automate workflow and communications
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Growth
Quality
Intelligence
Efficiency
QUALITY• Attract more qualified
students or attract the right students for your program
• Differentiate your program from the competition
• Improve customer experience
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Growth
Quality
Intelligence
Efficiency
INTELLIGENCE• Year-over-year comparisons
of your key metrics
• Responses to your marketing messages (opens/click throughs, etc.)