The Higher Ed Marketer

The Higher Ed Marketer is centered around marketing professionals in the field of higher education. If you’re looking for real, practical advice on how to level up your marketing game, this is the show for you.

Each episode features conversations with some of the best and brightest marketing minds in higher education, discussing the future of marketing, new technologies, and so much more.

Recent Episodes

Nov. 5, 2024

Millennial President Nick Griffin: Bold Leadership, AI, and Bilingua…

In this episode, we sit down with Nick Griffin from Mid-South Christian College, who shares valuable insights on fostering creativity, collaboration, and community engagement in higher education. As a young college president of age 32, with a big, act...

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Oct. 29, 2024

Leading Bold Change Through Innovation: David Wright on the Future of…

In this episode of The Higher Ed Marketer, we speak with David Wright, President Emeritus of Indiana Wesleyan University and Founder and President of Christian Education Services, about the evolving landscape of education. David shares his pioneering...

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Oct. 22, 2024

A Business-Like Approach: Bringing a CEO Mindset to Higher Ed

Eric Hogue (https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-hogue-726a40172/), President at Colorado Christian University (https://www.ccu.edu/), joins Bart to explore the benefits of applying a CEO mindset to higher education leadership. Eric shares how this busi...

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Oct. 15, 2024

How Generative AI Tools Can Help You Survive the Enrollment Cliff

In this episode, Gil Rogers (https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilrogers/), Founder and Principal of GR7 Marketing (https://www.gr7marketing.com/), talks about overcoming the fear of failure in higher education marketing and enrollment. Gil unpacks how leg...

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Oct. 8, 2024

Building an In-House Agency: The Purdue Brand Studio Journey

Kelly Hiller (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-hiller/), VP of Marketing and Communications at Purdue University (https://purdue.edu/), shares the story behind Purdue’s exciting rebrand, transforming their marketing department into the in-house agenc...

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Oct. 1, 2024

Intentional Branding: A Messaging Strategy That Resonates

Bart and Troy return for a conversation with Janice Supplee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/janice-supplee-3057305/), VP for Enrollment and Communications at Cedarville University (https://www.cedarville.edu/), around intentional branding in higher ed me...

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About the Hosts

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Bart Caylor

President & Founder

As a first generation college-student, Caylor has developed a passion for education with first-hand experience of how it can change the course of lives.

Bart has worked with global brands such as AT&T, IAMs Pet Food, Motorola, RCA, Schlage, Roche, and GE. With nearly 35 years in design and marketing, he has spent almost 30 years in web design and digital marketing, and 25 years working with education clients.

Bart graduated magna cum laude from Anderson University where he has served as Alumni Council president and most recently served on the board for the $125 Million capital campaign cabinet.

He lives in Fishers, Indiana with his wife and four children and continues to stay ahead of the curve for the future of marketing to consult and deliver solutions in both print and digital for his clients.

His goal is to partner with his clients to provide them expertise and solutions facing the challenges of the ever-changing marketing and communication landscape.

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Troy Singer

Digital Marketing Specialist

As a Digital Marketing Specialist with a passion for Higher Ed, Troy loves gaining a clear understanding of the current outreach landscape of colleges and universities, both the wins and challenges. From there he works with them to together determine if his unique and proven digital solutions can enhance their enrollment programs or alumni engagement. Troy will help grow your number or get you to your desired goals faster in a cost-effective way.

Now with the power of Ring Digital, he enhances the current outreach methods schools use by adding cookie-free digital advertising which empowers them to be more accurate than ever and reaching their list or ideal audience with certainty.

Together, Troy and Ring Digital are obsessed with precision. Their digital marketing tools are the most targeted, most efficient, and most effective on the market today. Their digital video placement and display ad buying technology allows them to target your audience down to the household. Not zip code. Not block. Not range of IP address. Household. We use rifles, not shotguns. Scalpels, not cleavers.

Troy lives in Dayton, Ohio, and enjoys spending time with family and friends and cheering on his Cincinnati Bengals.