by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies “Dan, how do I close recruits better?” I get this question all the time from clients or when I am on campus doing a recruiting workshop. This question probably wouldn’t get asked as much if recruits just committed as soon as they were ready. But …
Two Big Things Your Competition Isn’t Doing (But You Should)
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies One of my absolute favorite things to hear about from the coaches we work with here at Dan Tudor’s office is when a recruit or their parents compliment that coach on how well they communicate. Specifically in comparison to the other coaches recruiting …
Why College Coaches Should Keep Using Zoom in Recruiting
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies In March of 2020, very few coaches had even heard of Zoom. A month later, almost every coach was relying on it to communicate with recruits. Coaches were doing campus visits, first calls, group sessions, and more, using Zoom or other video chat …
Awakening Out of Your Dead Period Hibernation
by Bryan Mathews, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Coaches, you are about to be awakening out of a long, long recruiting hibernation. Are you ready?If you know anything about actual hibernation, or read about it, you’ll realize that it takes a couple weeks for a bear to get back to full throttle …
Getting Alumni to Tell Your Program’s Recruiting Story
by Greg Carroll, Tudor Collegiate StrategiesIt goes without saying that the pandemic of 2020 forced us into new habits and new routines and the loss of behaviors that had become second nature. If we’re going to be totally honest, some of those behaviors and habits should have been put to the …