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US Educational Group & Al Jamiat Usage in the Middle East Opportunities in Recruitment,  Engagement, and Retention  For Higher Education
Regional Based Session  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
the recruitment game has changed
Social Media in Higher Education ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Social Media in Higher Education
relationships are what matter today especially in the Middle East, a culture  built  on relationships
social media  usage
July 2009 facebook was the  #1 most visited site in Lebanon & Tunisia
July 2010 facebook is the  #1 most visited site in Lebanon, Tunisia, Morocco & Indonesia
 
July 2010 facebook is the  #2 most visited site in Jordan, Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Palestine, Sudan, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Libya
Beirut, Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
500% increase  in total facebook users in the Middle East in the last 12 months
wow
200% increase  in total facebook users in  just  Saudi Arabia in last 12 months from 780K to 2.4Million
This is your  target audience! 780,000 users
800,000 total 2,385,740 users
 
 
why this sudden growth?
Explosive Growth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
your future student is on facebook
 
 
you need a strategy
 
What is your Goal? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
 
What is your Strategy on facebook? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
can it work?
Iraqi Student Outreach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Results?
Dates: July 27 – August 26, 2009
 
 
Al Jamiat Traffic Growth
yay
Great results, low dollar campaign, highly measurable, immensely successful, continued organic growth
Time consuming, many questions to answer, changing campaign to adjust to goals continually
Changing Expectations for Information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ All the websites look the same, its confusing”   - Parul K.  “ I would like to see  the basic information  for English programs  to be in Arabic”   - Khaled S.  “ Sometimes it doesn’t seem like the college understands what I am looking for culturally”  - Mariam A. “ All the websites look the same, its confusing”   - Parul K.
The time to reach these students is NOW ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
we want to talk to you! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Joseph Humadi  [email_address] 617.923.6024

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US Educational Group Social Media Strategy Middle East

Notes de l'éditeur

  1. Intro, useg – recruiting company, consult on marketing to students in the middle east, work with clients on improving their overall brand in the region
  2. We’re really going to mostly concentrate on the Middle East, so jordan, saudi, kuwait, bahrain, oman, uae, even though we do work in north africa & central asia.
  3. Style of marketing today is tremendously different from what it was 5 years ago. You were a school on the cutting edge if you had an online application. That doesn’t cut it anymore. The students you meet in the middle east today, are extremely different from those from 10-15 years ago. They have a lot more access, a lot of marketing thrown at them – but of course not to the level of the domestic us student.
  4. So what is your campus currently doing to recruit domestic students? Should we be on facebook and twitter? Well its not really about where you want to be, its not about the platform, its about WHERE IS YOUR AUDIENCE? 2 years ago, if we were sitting here, I would tell you “if you’re a community college, get onto myspace – that’s where your audience is”.
  5. At this point, there was still little to no engagement by internaitonal admissions offices with the students in the MENA region on facebook or any social media outlet honestly. We’re talking about facebook today, but truthfully, this is not about a particular platform, its about engaging the students where they live and play.
  6. From 6.2MM to 40MM users in Saudi Arabia , Lebanon , Jordan Egypt Kuwait Morocco United Arab Emirates Bahrain Palestine Qatar Tunisia Iraq Oman Turkey Syria Sudan Yemen Algeria Libya Azerbaijan Georgie Uzbekistan Kazakhstan
  7. Style of marketing today is tremendously different from what it was 5 years ago. You were a school on the cutting edge if you had an online application. That doesn’t cut it anymore. The students you meet in the middle east today, are extremely different from those from 10-15 years ago. They have a lot more access, a lot of marketing thrown at them – but of course not to the level of the domestic us student.
  8. Population of lebanon is 4MM – and 1MM are on facebook. That’s market penetration.
  9. I left Egypt & Turkey off, because with a growth from 22million to XXX it throws
  10. Style of marketing today is tremendously different from what it was 5 years ago. You were a school on the cutting edge if you had an online application. That doesn’t cut it anymore. The students you meet in the middle east today, are extremely different from those from 10-15 years ago. They have a lot more access, a lot of marketing thrown at them – but of course not to the level of the domestic us student.
  11. Your target audience is on facebook – TODAY are you still mailing them viewbooks? are you waiting for your social media plan? are you concerned about losing control?
  12. Ok, now what? Facebook is not your goal, its not your strategy. Its just part of the pie.
  13. Your audience is there, Ultra targeted ads, Easy to control costs, Stay within budget, Measureable path
  14. Create a FB page, make buy in, have students and admissions using the page, answering questions, etc. OR you just use it as a marketing tool, a website that you can generate leads from, have eyeballs at.
  15. This data is based on an ad campaign in November of 2009
  16. Target the Intensive English/ESL program Rewrite for each language – focus on main items students will find most appealing Keep sites in HTML/text for search engines to find Arabic search engine optimization & adwords purchases MUCH easier/cheaper than English Optimize landing page to create student engagement & leads
  17. Student Bloggers – an invaluable tool in building emotional connection for international students Facebook Page aimed at incoming students, require all staff access to answer questions and build discussions Encourage students to write articles for magazines aimed at international students College visits and tours are the best way to clinch the student and connect them to your school.”
  18. Understanding Use current trends to create emotional connection Expect you to care about them as an individual Market by understanding culture