1. Lunch and Learn
(Let’s Overthrow Some Dead Culture or
Bridge to Next Practices)
Jeff Kallay, VP Consulting, a.k.a. “Apostle of Authenticity”
Trent Gilbert, CXO, Chief eXperience Officer
Emily Welsh, Experience Evaluator
2. Manage Expectations
TargetX Giveaways
3 Things
We’re More than Cocktails
Our Campus Visit Story
Overthrowing Dead Culture
What’s on Our Mind?
What’s on Your Mind?
1 Thing
15. “The experience is the marketing.”
Arts & Science Group Student Poll 2004
16. The Experience is Higher
Education Marketing
- 84% use the web most heavily in
researching colleges
- 71% say the campus visit is the
most trusted source of information
Eduventures 2007 Survey of 7,867 High school junior and seniors.
Reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education “Prospective Students Rely on Campus Visits and Web Sites to Learn About Colleges, Report Says”
20. But most college tour
scripts are numbingly
similar, and information is
not really the point.
Students and their families
are looking for the ineffable
moment when, through
some alchemy of
atmosphere, setting or
vibe, they suddenly know
this is the place for them.
42. Dead Culture
Basics - registration, parking, restrooms,
cleanliness, and campus aesthetic
Walking Backwards
Death Marches
Stories not Stats
Out of Sync
57. Lunch and Learn
(Let’s Overthrow Some Dead Culture or
Bridge to Next Practices)
Jeff Kallay, VP Consulting, a.k.a. “Apostle of Authenticity”
Trent Gilbert, CXO, Chief eXperience Officer
Emily Welsh, Experience Evaluator