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Using Online Communities to Connect
Today's Students Across the Lifecycle
7Summits
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James Davidson
7Summits, VP Community
James.davidson@7summitsinc.com

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Introduction
James Davidson
7Summits, VP Community
james@7summitsinc.com
@7summitsinc

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7Summits creates online community
experiences that transform businesses
and enhance people’s lives.
170+
Communities and
Websites
Design
Awards24
SINCE 2009
Winner of Forrester
Groundswell Award
Winner of Salesforce Partner
Innovation Award for Community
Cloud
7SUMMITS AT A GLANCE

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7SUMMITS AT A GLANCE
Innovation powered by communities, brought to life by 7Summits.
Pre-built solutions means
less time building, more time
engaging your audiences.
Great out-of-the-box, but
tailored where you need it.
We’re here to be your guide.
Community Templates / Components /
Accelerators
Advisory & Consulting
User Experience & Design
Migrations & Integrations
Custom Development
CUSTOMER SUCCESSPRODUCTS SERVICES
Community strategy, need help measuring
ROI, training your team, or managing your
community, our social sherpas are here to help.

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Customer Success Platform
Todays Focus
COMMUNITY
CLOUD
Sales
Servic
e
Marketing
Community Analytics Apps
Sales
Service
Marketing
CommunityApps
Analytics

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Community Opportunity
James Davidson
7Summits, VP Community
james@7summitsinc.com
@7summitsinc

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The Biggest Shift in a Generation
• Digital natives 3
• Social media is their default state 1
• Rely on user-generated content to
make life decisions 1
• They absorb and manage
information differently than other
generations 1
• Universities that create their own
open communities have a much
greater degree of credibility 2
Sources: 1Bazaarvoice. 2 Onlinecolleges.net 3 Ad Age

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Digital Trends and Insights in Higher Education
A typical prospective student now
receives 12-18 emails from 2-4
year public/ private institutions. 1
CRM is a top priority for 4-year
public/private schools1
75-90% of 2-4 year institutions
spend less than 25k annually on
their institutions website1
4-year universities are
experiencing very high attrition —
up to 50% in some cases. 2
Higher Ed IT is seeking to
consolidate platforms (Intranet,
websites, portals, etc). 2
Classroom delivery models are
shifting to incorporate more
online/digital
Use of accurate data to drive
alumni outreach strategies is one of
the biggest needs to improving
Alumni Relations 3
Alumni Relations frequently find
themselves without the support,
resources or staff needed to perform
effectively 4
Recruitment / Admissions Student Success / Faculty Alumni / Advancement Mgt.
Sources: Noel Levitz 1 ACT 2 Hartford 3 Council for Aid to Education 4

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KEY CONCEPT: TRANSFORMING
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES Aggregated, Personalized Experience
Unified, Device Agnostic
(System of Engagement)
Unified Authentication
Islands of Interaction
Email
Newsletters
Forms
SitesHelp Desk
Files /
Knowledge
• Integrations
• Multiple Log-ins
• Redundant (or siloed) Information
Comms
Employee
Services
Peer to
Peer
Analytics &
Insights
Directory /
Profiles
Internal
Departments
Profile /
Reputation
Innovation
(Ideas)
System of Record and Systems of Insight
Seeing ALL interactions, across MULTIPLE channels, all in one place
Community Op: Creating Unified Digital Experiences

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Our Perspective: The Student Lifecycle
Salesforce
Community
Opportunity
Snapchat LinkedIn
Prospective Student Qualified Prospect Accepted Student Enrolled Student Graduate Alumni
Personally Social Professionally SocialAcademically Social
Student lifecycle continuum

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Salesforce
Community
Opportunity
LinkedIn
Student lifecycle continuum
Prospective Student Qualified Prospect Accepted Student Enrolled Student Graduate Alumni
Personally Social Professionally SocialAcademically Social
Students and Faculty
• Improve student retention
• Improve grades and satisfaction
• Streamlined student onboarding
• Reduced support costs (self-serve)
• Facilitate student / faculty collaboration
• Enable virtual study groups / peer support
• Crowdsource research and ideas
• Improved graduation rates
Alumni
• Reduce marketing costs
• Improve alumni directory accuracy
• Re-engage lapsed alumni
• Increased donations
• Drive engagement and participation
• Support professional networking
• Facilitate student mentoring
• Capture student success stories
Leveraging Communities to Drive Measureable Value
Snapchat
Admissions
• Increase referrals
• Reduce traditional media spend
• Increase qualified students
• Enhance reputation / perception
• Streamline admissions processes
• Increase enrollment (fill seats)
• Reduce application processing time
• Increase students starts

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Salesforce Community Cloud
7Summits “Connect” Solutions
Admissions Connect Student Connect Alumni Connect
Comprehensive Approach: Modules across Student lifecycle continuum
7Summits Solution Approach: Pre-built, targeted, configurable

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Community Demo
James Davidson
7Summits, VP Community
james@7summitsinc.com
@7summitsinc

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Innovation powered by communities, brought to life by 7Summits.
Pre-built solutions means less time building,
more time engaging your audiences.
Great out-of-the-box, but tailored
where you need it.
We’re here to be your guide.

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Leading Enterprise Cloud Platform
For Higher Education
SALESFORCE.ORG + 7SUMMITS
Leading Salesforce Communities
Services Partner
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Innovation powered by communities, brought to life by 7Summits.

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