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Higher Ed Consulting

The expertise you need for the unique challenges you face in higher education.

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The need for
higher education consulting

Higher education is in a period of reckoning. Shifting demographics, rising educational costs, an expanding array of career pathways, and growing public scrutiny regarding the value of higher education have compelled institutions to undergo thorough reassessment, and in some instances, face closure.

 
Colleges and universities can no longer sit idle as competing institutions develop new market-responsive programs, enhance their services and systems, and embrace new opportunities to market and promote the value of their offerings. Regardless of size or pedigree, all institutions must approach this new frontier with an honest self assessment and a resolute commitment to innovation and creating opportunities that meet the needs of students today and tomorrow.

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Our strategic consulting specializations

Our consulting services span the depth and breadth of enrollment management and marketing, providing you a comprehensive solution to address your biggest new student enrollment challenges.

Enrollment Management

  • Admission Process Auditing & Strategy
  • CRM/Technology Strategy & Support
  • Data Analysis
  • Enrollment Strategy
  • Interim/Fractional Leadership
  • Recruitment Strategy
  • Revenue Strategy & Analysis
  • Strategic Planning
  • Yield Strategy

Marketing

  • Brand Strategy & Awareness
  • Competitor Analysis
  • Content Strategy
  • Digital Advertising Strategy
  • Fractional CMO
  • Growth Strategy
  • Market Research
  • Search Engine Optimization
  • Website Strategy and Development

Organizational Development

  • Coaching
  • Issue Processing Facilitation
  • Leadership Development
  • Organizational Strategy & Staff Deployment
  • Professional Development
  • Recruitment & Sales Training
  • Team Management

 

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Tony Fraga

Chief Executive Officer

  • Leadership Development
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Enrollment & Recruitment Strategy
  • CRM/Technology Strategy
  • Content Strategy
  • Nonprofit Fundraising & Donor Development
  • Issue Processing
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Jamie Gleason

Executive Vice President of Client Success

  • Alumni Relations
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Talent and Culture Development
  • Undergraduate Enrollment Management
  • Faith-Based Higher Education
  • Nonprofit Boards and Organizations
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Marcus Hanscom

Director of Enrollment Marketing

  • Admissions & Recruitment Strategy
  • Enrollment & Aid Modeling
  • Graduate Enrollment Management
  • Marketing Strategy
  • Operations and Technology
  • Strategic Enrollment Management Planning
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Melanie Trice

Creative & Marketing Director

  • Brand Strategy
  • Content Strategy
  • Creative Direction
  • Market Research
  • Strategic Communication
  • Video Development & Production
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Shane Kehl

Executive Vice President of Growth

  • Growth Strategy
  • Digital Marketing
  • AI Implementation & Execution
  • Video Development
  • Innovative Approaches
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Our approach to higher ed consulting

Direct Development’s higher education consultants have decades of experience working with – and in – public and private universities large and small. Because we’ve been there, we know the challenges you’re facing as we’ve faced them ourselves.

True to our values as a company, our work focuses on developing a custom-tailored approach to your institution’s needs while creating sustainable solutions that enable you to connect with right-fit students who enroll, retain, and graduate. And we take sustainability to heart: not only does our work focus on strategies that can withstand the test of time, but it also drives results affordably and efficiently. After all, outspending your competition isn’t a long-term strategy. 

Put simply — we help Davids slay their Goliaths.

Connect with us

Whether you're ready to dive in on a specific challenge or just want to explore more about what we can do to help you, let us know who you are and a member of our consulting team will be in touch right away.

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