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Your college's CRM is a powerful tool in your communication strategy. But using...

Texting is a powerful medium for reaching students, parents, and alumni, but...

What do students want from your school?

You've got to ask them to get an answer.

The future of parent and family engagement is here, and parent involvement in...

Move over helicopter parents, we've officially entered the reign of the...

Helping students cope with Mental Health is difficult for a number of reasons.

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A new study by Juji names student engagement and recruitment as top priorities...

If you're currently (or considering) using texting to communicate with students...

First-generation students are among the most highly sought in higher ed, and...

Colleges across the country are preparing for Giving Day but there are plenty...

Some folks need 8 friends to convince them what to eat for lunch. Other people...

Your school is ready to text students but the question is: Are students ready...

Parents are involved in the process of picking a college for more than 60% of...

Do you browse the internet during banking hours or are you on your phone at...

You want to help students, but you don’t want them throwing their phones in a...

According to RNL's 2021 E-Expectations Report, a college's website is the most...

Students can buy cars out of a vending machine in minutes. The pedestal on...

The moment they throw their hat in the air and post a diploma pic, they’re...

Two years ago, when the brutality of life was constantly jabbing away at our...

Online and community college students are typically self-starters looking to...

If you’ve ever worn a new outfit and walked by a group of teens at the mall,...

No pressure, Advancement teams! Just reach all of your fundraising goals during...

Schools that provide students a better website experience will thrive.

Is your...

Every time you turn on the news or open up Twitter, there it is: a new story or...

The current state of affairs with coronavirus dominating the headlines calls...

What should advancement teams do as a crisis reemerges?

The Delta variant of...

Whether or not you use Cadence, Mongoose’s texting platform, is irrelevant...

As COVID numbers continue to fluctuate with the Delta variant, the higher ed...

“Helicopter” parents have landed

We call the parents of Gen Z students...

Generation Z students were born after 1995, so communication through mobile...

Mongoose Client Success will Miyagi you to the All Valley Tournament Texting...

North Idaho College has a wealth of resources and services for students...

The pressure of studies combined with the freight train of anxiety that comes...

With so many questions to be answered, forms to file, and inboxes to empty, it...

Why would a student choose a college to attend, pay a deposit, then change...

A study by EDUCAUSE Research shows that 50% of the students surveyed say they...

Harmony, the chatbot for colleges and universities, is designed to help...

It’s likely that you won’t answer your phone when it rings, but if your phone...

Your school’s website serves multiple purposes for multiple people. Prospective...

So much work goes into your college or university's communications strategy,...

There is value in authenticity - and students trust other students.

If your...

Students might leave your institution if they’re performing poorly in academics...

As a member of your school’s marketing communications and enrollment teams,...

Students are already coming directly to your website to learn more about your...

Getting in touch with seniors is harder than AP Calculus.

Students screen...

Planning a Giving Day this spring semester? Looking for new ways to engage with...

How many of your email threads look something like this?

Advisor: Are you free...

RNL clients have raised millions of dollars using texting and RNL's remote...

Your college’s website is the number one source for information for prospective...

Your staff’s time is limited - let the automation features in Cadence do the...

Alumni engagement goes well beyond writing checks.

This past year has been...

Every industry has its own issues that employees have to deal with on a daily...

Fast text delivery and quicker responses will raise efficiencies 

Your...

An article by the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC)

Values (noun-plural): principles that guide behavior and, ultimately, culture

A...

How many times per day does your office phone ring or your email ding  with...

As much as 76% of students start an inquiry by filling out a form on a school’s...

While COVID vaccines are rolling into drug stores and hospitals throughout the...

Even the most organized, experienced, and diligent teacher cannot control their...

Harmony is an intelligent virtual assistant that can be used in a variety of...

Meet prospective students where they are: their phones

Your Admissions team...

When a visitor comes to your college or university website, they’re usually...

Schools are utilizing texting to keep their campus safer during a pandemic

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Harmony isn’t your average chatbot - it’s an intelligent virtual guide.

The...

Harmony, the intelligent chatbot from Mongoose, is a self-service technology...

When the staff at your college or university sends a text, it’s only the...

An intelligent virtual assistant can help you capture valuable lead information...

By easily helping students accomplish tasks, Harmony keeps them engaged...

Self-service technology like Harmony can help prospective students cross the...

When you think of a college homecoming weekend, what are the first things that...

Spoiler: It does way more than a traditional chatbot.

A chatbot stands watch on...

If your institution welcomes and supports students who speak a language other...

Determining who should be texting students can be broken down into two...

Take advantage of every opportunity to engage with students through texting.

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With a juggling act of life, family, and work, communicating effectively with...

If your communication strategy only includes texting your student population,...

Use two-way texting to help students navigate the higher ed altered landscape.

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How can your college take measures to ensure staff wellness while still meeting...

A team of experts is ready to help you succeed.

Harmony, the intelligent,...

Harmony is a chatbot that is quick and easy to install, and it won't burden...

Input and experience of higher ed professionals helps a chatbot perform at a...

If your college is considering chatbot technology, one of the first things you...

Recently, Akil Bello, the Senior Director of Advocacy and Advancement at...

A prospective student showed interest, asked questions, and committed to...

While students prefer texting to phone calls and emails, you can never rely on...

Bots don’t replace humans, they help humans be more human.

The subject of...

Students all over the country are currently making the tough choice to change...

Utilizing technology will allow your college to meet constituents’ expectations.

While it’s always a concern for admissions teams that high school graduates...

Advancement teams across the country are challenged with developing ways to...

You want to text students. But you don’t want to break the law. Lucky for you,...

Visitors to higher education websites expect to find information or complete a...

Does your college need a chatbot, AI or live chat?

These three terms are often...

Recently, our partners at Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) conducted a discussion with...

Mongoose Cadence, our texting platform, is 100% cloud-based and built with the...

For some, fundraising conjures images of drum rolls and giant check ceremonies,...

Onondaga Community College had a need to increase student retention, but the...

Hint: Don’t pretend you’re the person who just retired

People go on vacation....

When the two systems play nice, you’ll get the most out of both.

Managing your...

"The best way to help students manage the stress [of applying to schools] is...