Objective
To increase the number of student enrolments for the academic program
About the Program:
University offers an online Master’s program in Financial Engineering. This tuition-free program is composed of 14 courses and can be completed in two years.
Requirements for Applying:
Bachelor’s degree with English, IELTS, resume, transcripts, Essay along with references to complete application.
Countries targeted:
U.S, China, India, Nigeria, Kenya, Russia, Hungary, Vietnam, South Africa, Angola, Egypt, Morocco, Rwanda, Jordon, Tunisia.
Solution
Retargeting to address drop-off
Segmented based on Engagement and Progression to address drop-offs effectively. This also helped us identify new geographies to target for new applicants
Facebook experiments
We improved Facebook conversion by a whopping 120% through testing ad variations. Creatives describing the scale of the program and suggesting a sense of urgency performed best
Increasing reach through Audience Targeted Display Ads
60% of total registrations came in through Display Ads that target audience and not inventory
Paid search as a prospecting tool
20% of the registrations were obtained from paid search. We built a campaign structure around core branded terms, category terms, and user terms. Non-branded terms drove more conversion indicating successful search based audience prospecting
Sequential and Iterative Optimization
We optimized for different levels within the conversion funnel, i.e. visitors 🡪 registration 🡪 application steps 🡪 final application submit.