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  • Blog
    Digital Advertising
    ChatGPT Ads and the Future of Higher Ed Search Marketing
    Search has changed. Prospective students are increasingly asking AI tools to help them compare college options, understand program differences, explore career pathways, and decide what step to take next.
  • Blog
    Enrollment
    From AI to Action: 5 Slate Summit Keynote Takeaways for Enrollment and Marketing Leaders
    Slate Summit always gives us a look at what is coming next: new tools, new workflows, new ways to make the work faster, cleaner, and more connected. This year, the opening keynote was bigger than feature announcements. Yes, there was a lot of AI. Yes, there were major updates across campaigns, data, communications, reporting, Slate.org, security, and user experience. And yes, many of these tools have the potential to make marketing and enrollment teams more efficient almost immediately.
  • On-Demand Video
    Enrollment
    Building a Modern Enrollment Engine: The New Rules of Student Search, AI Discovery, and Personalization
    Watch Carnegie’s on-demand webinar on building a modern enrollment engine with AI visibility, student search insights, personalized engagement, and cross-channel strategy.
  • Case Study
    Digital Advertising
    Rice University
    See how Carnegie’s Answer Engine Optimization strategy helped Rice Business increase AI search visibility by 49%, reach #1 share of voice, and grow AI-driven engagement.
  • Blog
    Digital Advertising
    What Google Marketing Live 2026 Means for Higher Education
    Google Marketing Live 2026 made one thing clear: AI is no longer simply enhancing search marketing—it is fundamentally reshaping higher education marketing and how prospective students discover, evaluate, and engage with colleges and universities.
  • Research
    Enrollment
    Why Students Who Aren’t Planning on College May Still Be Within Reach
    The Next Gen Learner: A Carnegie Perspective Report Why Students Who Aren’t Planning on College May Still Be Within Reach Carnegie’s Next Gen Learners Report revealed that today’s students are evaluating college through a more practical

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