by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies The most important thing in the beginning of the recruiting process is to pique a prospect’s interest. You as the coach need to get their attention. Without that, the rest of the recruiting process will not happen. In the recruiting process you are …
Get Them to Buy the Sweatshirt
by Paul Nemetz-Carlson, Tudor Collegiate Strategies If your campus tour doesn’t pass the bookstore, STOP what you’re doing! Call your staff together, pull out a campus map, and change the route. Adapt your plan! In front of the bookstore’s colorful display window, tell a dramatic story that …
Maintaining Street Cred When You’re Texting Recruits
by Bryan Mathews, Tudor Collegiate Strategies We know how important texting with prospects is within the process (some of us maybe a little too much? Email me to talk about that), but what is the most effective way to do so? Texting is certainly more of an art than a science, and every prospect is …
How to Explain Your ‘Why’ to Your Recruits
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies In a recent webinar that I did on “How to Recruit in the Middle”, I explained the importance of having a plan to consistently let your recruits and their families know WHY they should choose your school and program. Most coaches talk a lot about what …
Effective Recruiting Questions That Create Engagement
by Dan Christensen, Tudor Collegiate Strategies Getting recruits to talk and give good feedback. This is one of the most difficult parts of recruiting, yet it is essential to an effective recruiting strategy. Sometimes the reason coaches think this is a struggle is due to “this generation of …