What you’ll learn about in this episode:
- How Allison transitioned from a corporate background into her current role as Business Development Manager at Up&Up
- How Allison has integrated her own experiences in higher education into her work at Up&Up, and what similarities and differences she has seen from her previous career
- How 2020 impacted the world of higher education, and how the lessons learned during the difficult year have created positive changes
- Why Allison suggests that any institution wanting to begin a new marketing project start with their brand first
- What advice Allison would give to a higher ed institution considering working with a marketing agency for the first time
- Why it is important to understand how you want to get a project done and then tailor your decision based on those needs and the results you want
- How Allison had originally planned to become a nurse before discovering her passion for sales and helping others
- Why Allison hasn’t set firm new year’s goals and instead works toward goals all year long, and why she has chosen “grace” as her word for the year
Resources:
- Website: www.theundeclaredpodcast.com
- Website: www.upandup.agency
- Email: contact@upandup.agency
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-lanier