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Appily Advance

Cost-effective, high-intent inquiries for graduate and adult-serving programs
Adult learners are notoriously challenging to find, nurture, and convert. Appily Advance uses a diversified acquisition strategy and gamified user experience to generate high-intent leads for your institution’s graduate, healthcare, and adult-serving programs.

Delivering High-Quality Leads

70%+

lower cost per lead compared to Meta, LinkedIn, and Paid Search acquisition

2x

Appily Advance leads respond to marketing 2x faster than leads from a school’s inquiry pool or test-taker lists

1.7x

higher response rate among Appily Advance leads compared to purchased list sources
Diversified Acquisition Strategy

Reach more right-fit students

Backed by EAB’s 12+ years of experience supporting graduate and adult programs through Adult Learner Recruitment, Appily Advance applies a deep understanding of adult student search preferences—alongside rigorous testing and analysis—to find and engage prospective students at scale. We draw from a variety of sources including consumer analytics, paid media, SEO, retargeting, and proprietary resources to identify students interested in returning to school.

  • 5M+ ad impressions per month and growing
  • 3K click-throughs from Google Search per month and growing
Gamified User Experience

Convert general interest into marketable leads

Using a highly engaging interactive web experience, we provide students personalized career pathways or return-to-school readiness scores and then steer them to corresponding resources to support program discovery. We deploy a gamified approach that disarms students from their aversion to marketing and fuels higher response rates.

  • Engage prospects through “mini-games”
  • Support student career and program discovery
  • Provide students with in-demand info on return on education
Data Capture and Lead Qualification

Receive rich leads for inclusion in your marketing

We collect and share a variety of student data points including contact information, location, desired degree level, area of interest, and more. This information helps you not only qualify right-fit leads, but also personalize your outreach to students.

  • 82% of individuals who complete the initial quiz experience fill out a lead form
Appily Advance

Each of our partners works with a dedicated Strategic Leader who learns your organization and culture to steer your team to the right answers and resources. Our higher ed experts become an extension of your leadership team and expand the capacity of what you can accomplish.

Talk to an Expert
Emily Upton

Vice President, Program Marketing for ALR and General Manager, Agency Services

Specialties Marketing and Recruiting, Lead Generation and Inquiry Management, Digital Marketing and Communications, Student Experience, Market Research, Channel Strategy, Parent and Community Engagement
Sian Blake
Sian Blake

Senior Director, Partner Development

Specialties Channel Strategy, Digital Marketing and Communications, Lead Generation and Inquiry Management, Market Research, Marketing and Recruiting, Online Learning
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    Bamboo aimed to grow enrollment in their adult degree completer program, yet struggled to consistently reach and recruit students due to issues with email deliverability.

  • How One Institution Nearly Tripled Online Enrollment in Three Years

    Sequoia State University, a large public university in the South, was not meeting their growth goals through their partnership with an OPM. The university saw an opportunity to grow their entire online portfolio with EAB by expanding their lead generation and marketing strategies.

Latest Research and Insights

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