Digital Marketing Services

End-to-end online solutions & online marketing services
for international student recruitment
BUA provides universities with Digital Marketing Services for international student recruitment. Our end-to-end online solutions and certain marketing services help educators arrange and run global student recruitment activities in a hassle-free and smooth manner.

BUA Digital Marketing Services are fully customizable. The university may use the package of several services or a certain service from the list (multilanguage landing pages development, lead capturing modules design, website development with technical support & hosting, paid advertising and IRO staff training). When BUA is tackling all technical tasks, you will have an opportunity to focus on student lead handling, follow-up, and further student engagement.

BUA Digital Marketing Services

Basic Package Content

(can be customized according to your needs)

  • Your own microsite
    We will develop 4 landing pages in English, Spanish, French and Arabic languages (mobile-friendly webpages with good usability and great design)
  • Lead capturing modules
    We will equip your langing pages with lead capturing modules and the system of lead storage and handling
  • Marketing analysis

    We will conduct a deep analysis of the competitiveness of the university offerings and suggest countries where promotion will be more successful

  • Paid online advertising
    We will arrange an online advertising of your landing pages via Google and other internet platforms
  • Website support & hosting
    We will host your landing pages and provide their technical support for 6 months
  • IRO staff training
    We will provide a training to your staff in terms of student lead handling and lead follow-up activities
What is a landing page?
A landing page is a standalone web page of the university, created specifically for a marketing or advertising campaign and intended for a certain group of users. For example, a university landing page for student recruitment from Arab countries.
What is a microsite?
A microsite is a web page or small website made to promote an admission the university for the target audience. Microsites typically use a different domain or subdomain from the main university website and include links back to the main website, but act as a separate entity for the brand.
What is a student lead?
A student lead is a person who indicates interest in university's offerings in some way, shape, or form. In terms of Digital Marketing for universities, student lead contains basic personal information about prospective student (such as name, citizenship, mobile phone number, email if available) and the educational program of his/her interest.
Do I need Digital Marketing Services?
BUA services will be helpful in the situations described below
  • You want to get more student leads
    and look for the opportunities to improve the international performance of your institution
  • You need a website, landing page or microsite with good usability
    but do not have IT knowledge or professional staff for this job
  • You need a customized promotion on social media & the web
    but do not have Digital Maketing knowledge or professional staff for this job
  • You want to get more visibility to prospective foreign students & parents
    but do not speak foreign languages
  • You want to simplify an online application process for foreign students
    but cannot modify your website accordingly
  • You need professional advice on student lead collection and further handling
    and look for the opportunities to improve your student recruitment routines
What do i get

BUA Digital Marketing Services are aimed to collect student leads

Each student lead contains basic personal information about prospective student (such as name, citizenship, mobile phone number, email if available) and the educational program of student's interest. Once the university gets the leads, International Office staff handle them and convert to the university students.

Pricing
The fees are stated for Basic Package
(pricing for customized packages are available upon request)
Basic Package
of BUA Digital Marketing Services
— Marketing analysis of the university offerings
— Microsite development (4 landing pages in English, French, Spanish & Arabic)
— Microsite support & hosting (for 6 months)
— Online advertising via Google (10.000 clicks)
— IRO staff training on student lead handling
EUR 2500

per package

Add-ons
Online advertising
— Additional package of online advertising (package of 10.000 clicks)
— or EUR 10 per student lead (student name, country, program, phone number, email (if available)
EUR 1500

per package

Tech support & hosting
— Additional period of the website technical support & hosting (12 months)
— Landing page update (one time)
EUR 1500

per package

Translation
— Translation of the landing page to additional foreign language
— Additional languages for your landing pages:
Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Turkish, Portuguese & other languages
EUR 400

per translation

Roles
Coordination arrangements between BUA & University
BUA's responsibilities
  • to conduct marketing analysis of the universty's offerings for foreign students
  • to develop landing pages in 4 languages
  • to provide technical support & website hosting for 6 months
  • to suggest countries for online promotion
  • to run online advertising via Google and other platforms
  • to create lead capturing modules, the system of lead storage and handling
  • to provide training (instruction) to the university staff in terms of student lead handling and lead follow-up activities
University's responsibilities
  • to share information about the university required for marketing analysis
  • to provide text, photo and videos for landing pages
  • to advise desired countries for student recruitment
  • to list educational programs to be promoted
  • to handle student leads, do the follow-up, engage prospective students and convert them to university students
How it works
1
Tasks to be done by BUA

Preliminary evaluation of the expected results

The BUA makes an evaluation of the expected results of the international student recruitment through BUA Digital Marketing Services. The preliminary evaluation is carried out by BUA once University has submitted its order. The preliminary evaluation is free of charge. If the expected results are suitable for both sides, the BUA begins work on the project by summarizing the agreements and issuing the invoice.

2
Multilanguage landing page development

The BUA develops university landing pages in English, Arabic, French and Spanish. The university provides text, photo and video materials for the web development. Language options for landing pages: English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Kazakh, Turkish, Portuguese, the other languages are available upon request. All landing pages are mobile-friendly and can be easily opened from any device such as smartphone, tablet, laptop or desktop PC.

3
Online advertising campaign
The BUA launches advertising campaign via Google and other platforms, prospective students visit your landing pages, get and leave their contacts for further communication. In such way student leads are collected and you get them via your email and Whatsapp. During the online advertising campaign we recommend to be ready for a quick replies to prospective students' inquiries.
4
Tasks to be done by the University

Student leads handling
The BUA Digital Marketing Services are aimed to collect student leads. Once the university gets the leads, International Office staff should handle them (establish first contact with prospective student, provide information about the university and its programs, engage him/her in further dialogue, and bring to the enrollment stage). It is recommended to use the way of communication which is prefered by a student. All student leads will be stored in Google Sheets, which is a kind of a simple CRM system. Integrations with CRM systems (Pipedrive, HubSpot, Zoho CRM, Salesforce, Monday) and email marketing platforms (Mailchimp, MailerLite, SendGrid, Sendinblue, Sendpulse) are also available.
5
Follow-up & conversion

This is the next job for the International Office of the university. Proper student leads handling help you convert leads to the university students. This stage may include the such activities as advice, assistance & support during the distant admission procedure; the invitation letter issuance for visa for enrolled students; meeting student upon arrival and his/her enrollment & study arrangements at the university.

Do you want to recruit international students?