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The Benefits to Hiring a Higher Education Marketing Company

Going to a college or a university whether in-person or online has become a competitive endeavor for high school students. However, within the world of higher education, it’s just as competitive. The marketplace for students is opening up, especially due to advances in information and communications technology. Colleges and universities are competing with one another now more than ever to draw in the best and brightest to their institution. 

It is therefore important to stand out in this industry. An institution that doesn’t won’t be successful. Many of the higher education businesses that are able to stand out do so because they have hired the services of a higher education marketing company. So, if you manage or own a business in this industry, this should be a consideration. If you don’t, your business may be left behind. 

Why so? Because these companies have insights about what is going on in the broader industry that you may not have. They exist to study the trends in the marketplace and relay those on to their clients. So, put simply, if you are not working with an agency trained for this, you are falling behind.

Here are several ways they can help you reach your goals.

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The South Ain’t Gettin’ Personal Finance

6009194059_94d611cfc8_zI happened to enjoy some extra reading time last week because Snowmaggeddon 2014 kept most of Atlanta captive to their homes. I ran across this article from Time Business and Money that talked about the plight of Americans and their money. In it, they cite the Assets and Opportunity Scorecard report from the Center for Enterprise Development. This report found 44% of Americans were living under “persistent economic insecurity that makes it difficult to look beyond immediate needs and plan for a more secure future.”

According to the article, this segment of the population has less than $5,887 in savings for a family of four. With credit scores also shot from the latest recession and housing crisis, they feel their only alternative to manage through emergencies is to resort to high interest credit cards or payday loans. As those of us deeply focused on personal finance know, these types of programs only serve to bring further damage to the individual’s financial state.

Being an investigative personal finance blogger, I decided to look up the full CFED report and find where my home state of Georgia ranked. A couple of clicks and…uh-oh…that doesn’t look good. However, the results showed an even more alarming trend as it relates to the entire U.S. South. Here are the ranks for states 42-51 on the list (District of Columbia included):

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