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Education / EdTech

Education is bought by parents, chosen by students and judged on outcomes.

Who decides
Students and parents, often deciding together and under time pressure.
What creates trust
Specific outcomes, alumni voices, transparent fees, responsive counsellors.
What creates friction
Overclaiming, aggressive calling, unclear fees, slow responses.

What is changing

Shift 01

Families research programmes across search, video and peer communities before applying.

Shift 02

Outcome claims face more scrutiny; specificity and proof matter.

Shift 03

Admissions conversations increasingly happen on WhatsApp and counselling calls.

Observed category patterns. Sourced figures are added only where a primary source supports them.

The customer

How education isactually chosen.

Discovers through
Search, video, rankings, peers and counsellors.
Evaluates on
Outcomes, faculty, fees, reviews, format and location.
Buys through
Application, counselling and enrolment.

Customer journey

8 stages, and whereMaer intervenes.

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Channels that matter

Search & videoResearch
WebsiteProgramme detail
WhatsApp & counsellingConversion
Alumni & communityProof
EmailApplication nudges

KPI tree

From business objectiveto the decision.

Likes and reach are not a measurement system. Every metric here exists to change a decision.

Business objective
Fill cohorts with the right students
Marketing objective
Generate qualified applications
Customer behaviour
Researches the programmeEnquiresAttends counsellingApplies and enrols
Metrics
Enquiry-to-applicationApplication-to-enrolmentCounselling show-up rateCost per enrolmentCohort completion
Decisions
Counsellor capacityProgramme messagingChannel shifts by intake

Illustrative operating model

  1. 01Outcome and proof audit
  2. 02Programme positioning
  3. 03Content
  4. 04Enquiry journeys
  5. 05Counselling enablement
  6. 06Intake review

A public, illustrative sequence. Not a client SOP.

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