A Comparison of Internet Marketing Methods Utilized by Higher Education Institutions

Autor/in	McCoy, Joseph C.
Titel	A Comparison of Internet Marketing Methods Utilized by Higher Education Institutions
Quelle	(2011), (82 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Arkansas
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	978-1-1248-5060-3
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Expertise; Higher Education; Online Courses; Search Engines; Student Recruitment; Marketing; Internet; Classification; Information Seeking; Competition; Private Colleges; Web Sites; College Admission; Costs; Tuition; College Applicants + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Expert appraisal; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Online course; Online-Kurs; Suchmaschine; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; Informationserschließung; Wettkampf; Privathochschule; Web-Design; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Cost; Kosten; Unterweisung; Unterricht; College applications; Studienbewerber
Abstract	Use of Internet marketing techniques in higher education to attract prospective students is relatively new. While the research is recent, there are several studies that identify what is most valuable to students seeking information on college web sites. Higher education is now facing increasing competition from for-profit schools and reduced funding from typical sources. This study examines how two different Carnegie classifications use Internet marketing techniques and identifies if there is a difference in how much they use these techniques. Content techniques and search engine optimization (SEO) techniques were examined for 56 higher education institutions in this study. Of the 14 internet marketing techniques that were studied, seven were focused on the content that prospective students identify as valuable to them and the other seven were focused on the techniques that are recognized as important SEO techniques to improve web page visibility on search engines. The seven content focused internet marketing techniques were developed based on multiple studies that identified what prospective students value most on a higher education web site. The content techniques that were examined include online applications, a cost calculator, online course information, admissions contact information, online visit requests, mail information requests, and student focused navigation. The seven SEO focused internet marketing techniques were developed from journals, guidelines provided by search engines, and SEO experts. The SEO techniques that were examined included use of the H1 header tag, page titles, description meta tags, relevant keywords, user friendly page addresses, Sitemap.XML files, and Robots.TXT files. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10