CASE DRIVE 2023: A Critical Forum for Advancement Technology Practitioners

Top of Mind: CASE DRIVE 2023

The annual CASE DRIVE conference convenes higher education advancement practitioners to discuss their daily work and the technology they use to support it. The 2023 event was back in person with a sold-out attendance, and it was energizing to come together to share ideas, discuss issues, brainstorm, and talk to colleagues in a safe environment. […]

What Salesforce Education Cloud Means for Higher Education

Top of Mind: What Salesforce Education Cloud Means for Higher Education

Salesforce has launched its new Education Cloud industry platform, providing higher education with an integrated student-centric enterprise-wide CRM solution suite. The company is aligning its Education Cloud product strategy with the same approach that has brought it success across 11 other industries by leveraging the core Salesforce CRM platform and horizontal applications combined with innovations […]

The Future of Recruitment and Admissions CRM

Top of Mind: The Future of Recruitment and Admissions CRM

While Tambellini research shows that approximately 70 percent of US higher education institutions have either selected a leading recruitment and admissions (R&A) CRM packaged application or developed their own custom CRM application (primarily R1 and R2 institutions), the mostly mature offerings in this space continue to innovate and broaden their functionality to maximize their impact […]

The Unfulfilled Promise of CRM: A One-of-a-Kind Event

Top of Mind: The Unfulfilled Promise of CRM

On Wednesday, November 16, Tambellini Group hosted a one-of-a-kind event for institutions and organizations interested in CRM (constituent relationship management) in higher education. Tambellini’s Higher Education Summit: CRM Systems brought together top strategic executives from Microsoft, Salesforce, and Technolutions for a candid discussion among competing solution providers and market leaders. Panelists for the event included The […]

Tambellini’s Higher Education Summit Series: CRM Systems

Tambellini’s research has shown that student success, employment opportunities, and career outcomes are positively impacted as institutions strive to meet learners where they are in their educational journey. For years, CRM solutions have promised that they can fulfill the needs of each institution and its constituents Watch as Tambellini asks top executives from Microsoft, Salesforce, […]

What Advancement Leadership and CIOs Should Know About Modern Advancement CRM Systems

Top of Mind: What Advancement Leadership and CIOs Should Know About Modern Advancement CRM Systems

Many higher education institutions have selected new advancement CRM solutions in the last two years, migrating away from legacy systems of 20 or more years. A key factor is that several widely used legacy advancement systems have been sunset. Another even more causative factor is the inability of legacy systems to support the needs of […]

5 Key Themes for the Enterprise CRM Journey

Top of Mind: 5 Key Themes for the Enterprise CRM Journey

In the early days of constituent relationships management (CRM), most use cases were highly departmentalized and served a single function. Recruitment and Admissions CRMs and Service Management CRMs (i.e., IT helpdesk) were among the most popular implementations. However, Tambellini’s research shows a mindset shift toward the bigger picture in higher education. Enterprise CRMs (ECRMs) are […]

5 Things Higher Ed Leaders Should Know About CRMs 

Top of Mind: Five Things Higher Ed Leaders Should Know About CRMs

In the last decade, constituent relationship management (CRM) has grown exponentially in both capability and user adoption across higher education. The market is starting to evolve from primarily departmental to enterprise CRM deployment, which requires deeper forethought for institutions, especially during selection and implementation. Higher education leaders developing a CRM strategy should keep the following […]

Enterprise CRM: Should I Care?

Top of Mind: Enterprise CRM — Should I Care?

Summary In higher education, CRM technology has traditionally been scattered across multiple functional areas for multiple purposes. For a few institutions, looking at CRM more holistically has become an imperative. Why? Should you take this approach? It is not right for every campus, as it can cause unnecessary complications. But for some institutions, the alignment […]

Enterprise CRM for Higher Education: Part 1 – Architecture

Top of Mind: Enterprise CRM for Higher Education Part 1

While most institutions have invested in at least one departmental CRM solution, higher education is seeing a growing trend of institutions taking a more holistic approach and deploying CRM applications across enterprises. This movement is gaining momentum as the demand for higher education to optimize its relationships and engagement with its constituents continues to increase, […]

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