How a powerful promise and smarter media boosted enrollment against a national decline.
Rider University is a forward-thinking private university in New Jersey. Like many institutions, Rider was battling COVID aftershocks, demographic shifts, economic uncertainty, and growing skepticism about the value of a college degree.
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Fighting a national enrollment decline.
Rider University is a forward-thinking private university in New Jersey offering strong academic programs across undergraduate and graduate levels. But like many institutions, Rider was battling COVID aftershocks, demographic shifts, economic uncertainty, and growing skepticism about the value of a college degree. Rider needed a partner who could change perception and turn interest into action.
A concrete, provable differentiator.
The university doesn't just talk about students' futures, it helps make those futures happen. In a marketplace full of vague "career readiness" claims, Rider had something most competitors couldn't touch.
One urgent idea. Every stage of the funnel.
Princeton Partners brought the insight to life with the campaign "Start Your Future Faster" — a line that captured Rider's experiential model, professional network, and the Promise in a single urgent idea. Behind the creative, a CRM-powered, cross-channel media engine used AI-based audience segmentation and behavioral data to reach prospects at every stage of the funnel.
Space for the creative.
P. Abbazia said it best.
This season set a Rider record for Open House attendees. Well done, we could not have achieved this goal without your help.
Official results transcript.
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