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Focusing on the Higher Education Market Online Content: Optimization Tips

How To Optimize Online Content: Focusing on Higher Ed

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Focusing on the Higher Education Market !

Online Content:!Opt im iza t ion T ips

3.2 million grads!

U . S . H S S t u d e n t Po p u l a t i o n D a t a

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Market Potential!

According to project ions publ ished by the U.S. Department of Educat ion, whi le the

number of h igh school graduates peaked in 2009 after more than a decade of steady growth, that number wi l l s t i l l equate to

near ly 3.2 mil l ion through 2021.

h#p://www.nacacnet.org/research/research2data/Documents/2012SOCA.pdf!

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Generation Z “iGen”(19 & Under)!

!  25.9% of the U.S. Populat ion !  Socia l Media Addicts - more on

Instagram vs. Facebook !  Prefer v isuals to text

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h#p://www.adweek.com/news/adverBsing2branding/gen2z2infographic2can2help2marketers2get2wise2future2159642!!

-Ryan Cra ig H i ghe r Ed Job s . c om B l og Au t ho r

According to comScore, apps now account for more than 50% of total time spent with digital media. The heaviest users are those in the 18-24 age group (the traditional university demographic) – for these users, mobile internet usage has taken over PCs.!

Digital Media Consumption Keeps

Growing!2!

Mobile is King!

!  Mobi le advert is ing has increased by 90% over the last 2 years.

!  According to eMarketer, mobi le ads

are expected to make up 70% of d ig i ta l ad spend by 2019, up from

40% of the tota l th is year.

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h#p://contently.com/strategist/2015/08/20/its2not2just2mobile2Bme2spent2across2digital2media2is2booming/!!

Now What?!Sharable + Snackable =

Engaging Content!3!

Content Creation Basics!!  Evoke Pos i t i ve Emot ions => awe,

amusement , l aughter !  Do Your Research !  Opt im ize V i sua l s fo r Soc ia l Shar ing !  Use a Catchy Head l ine => make peop le

c l i ck ! !  Demonst ra te Author i ty => add a by l ine !  Consu l t the Exper t s => at t rac t

in f luencer shares !  T ime i t r igh t

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The Secret Formula!

The Secret Formula!

Balancing the Equation!

Balancing the Equation!

Video is the future of content-and

the future is now…!4!

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Video content is shared nearly 4x more than other types of content.!

Now how do we navigate the

space?!View the next few slides for helpful info & tips. !

Lengths Online!

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Lengths Online!

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Optimization Tips:!Headlines & Images!

Click here for a helpful how-to article & good luck!!