You're assuming you send your recruits an email in order to get a response from them.That's not how your recruits see the process working.Our according to our latest research with the last incoming recruiting class, this generation of recruits doesn't look at emails the same way we do as …
Why Shorter Recruiting Messages Are Better
Because with this generation you recruit, getting to the point gets it remembered.In one of our latest research focus group surveys with incoming college freshmen, 68% told us that the recruiting messages they received from coaches were too large, confusing to read, had lots of information that …
Crafting Your Recruiting Email Subject Lines
by Mandy Green, Busy Coach Email is a great tool that college coaches use for communicating regularly with recruits. For recruits that we have had a chance to speak with during our On-Campus Workshops at colleges around the country, one of the main factors behind their decision to even open, read …
Getting Prospects to Reply to Your First Recruiting Message
What gets you to respond to a text message from someone you don't know?What gets you to take a chance on a new restaurant you've heard about near campus?Why do you engage with a stranger who comes up to you and asks for directions?And, why do those cheesy informercials offer you two of …
When To Make Fields Required On Your Recruiting Questionnaire
Neal Cook, Front RushAs a coach, you have many ways of acquiring and storing data from your recruits.One of the more popular, and effective ways of obtaining a recruit’s information is via a questionnaire that is placed on your athletic website. Once the recruit fills out that questionnaire, …