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A student may enquire in December and enrol in June. We connect the first ad click to the final enrolment, so budgets are based on filled seats instead of form submissions.
The problem
Advertising money is often spent months before enrolments are confirmed. That delay makes good and bad campaigns hard to separate.
Enquiries arrive months before a decision
A student may enquire in December and pay the fee in May. By then, the ad that first brought them is five months old. If that ad is judged only on December results, it may be stopped too early and leave fewer enrolments in June.
Ads and admission records do not match
Enquiries sit in one system while enrolments are recorded somewhere else. The ad report shows cost per enquiry and the college shows seats filled, but neither report shows which ad produced each enrolment.
Late budget changes cost more
Money removed during a slow month cannot always be recovered later. Spending heavily in the final weeks often brings rushed, lower-quality enquiries. Budget decisions need the full admission cycle, not one cheap week.
Method
We show where students leave the process and who can improve that stage.
01 — Enquiry
The form records the course, campus, city, intake and original ad. That information stays with the student record, so an enrolment can still be connected to the right ad months later.
02 — Application
Starting an application shows more interest than filling a short form. We use applications to identify the ads bringing serious students. We also track response time because students often compare several institutions at once.
03 — Enrolment
At the end of the cycle, each enrolment is linked to the ad that produced the first enquiry. Results are shown by course and campus, so next year's budget goes to the programmes that actually filled seats.
Most college ad budgetsare judged on enquiriesand paid for in enrolments.
Questions
Measure enquiries, started applications and confirmed enrolments by course, campus and original campaign. Cost per enquiry is useful for early decisions, but cost per enrolment should guide the next intake budget. See our paid media approach.
Start early enough to cover the full student decision window and build useful remarketing audiences. The right date depends on the intake, programme and geography, so we plan backwards from enrolment deadlines rather than copying a fixed calendar.
Yes, when the CRM and admission process preserve the original source. We define the fields, tracking and reporting needed so an enrolment can be linked back to the first campaign months later.
Usually no. Courses differ in demand, eligibility, fees and decision time. Separate structures make it easier to see which programmes attract serious applicants and where the admission team needs better follow-up.
We review your latest intake numbers, campaign structure and the handoff from enquiry to application. You leave with the most important measurement or conversion issue to fix first. Get a free growth review.
Next step
Thirty minutes on your last admission cycle. We'll show you where enquiries stopped becoming applications, whether or not you work with us.
BudgetBest suited to brands already investing at least $3,000 per month in paid growth.
TimelineYou leave the review with immediate priorities; execution timing depends on scope.
ApproachRecommendations are based on your economics, customer journey and measured evidence.
ReportingClear weekly updates and a deeper monthly review when we work together.