La Trobe University Increases Student Enrollment with the ON24 Digital Experience Platform
La Trobe University transitioned its Open Day events to digital formats using ON24's platform, achieving a 157% increase in student engagement compared to last year. The virtual events featured live Q&A sessions and pre-recorded lectures, enhancing the prospect of future enrollments. The use of ON24's tools allowed La Trobe to personalize communications, measure engagement, and target potential students in key markets including China, India, and Vietnam. This shift highlights the growing importance of digital recruitment methods in higher education.
- 157% increase in student engagement for Open Day compared to last year.
- Enhanced personalization of communications with prospective students.
- Utilization of ON24's tools provided valuable engagement metrics.
- Targeting new markets such as China, India, and Vietnam.
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La Trobe University, a higher education and research institution in Melbourne, Australia, shifted its annual Open Day campus visits from in-person events to immersive digital experiences with ON24 (NYSE: ONTF). Using the ON24 Digital Experience Platform, La Trobe University delivered more than 100 live and pre-recorded virtual events to showcase their campuses and educational departments and help prospective students get a sense of the university experience. With ON24, La Trobe increased the number of students visiting Open Day by
“ON24 virtual events gave us invaluable audience insights that were critical in conducting the right follow-up with prospective students,” said Victoria Dillion, manager of university events at La Trobe University. “Engagement data helped us better understand students’ individual interests so we could personalize communications and help make their decision to attend the university much easier.”
Universities in Australia host Open Days every year to provide interested students and parents tours and informational sessions about courses and life on campus. With in-person interactions limited during COVID-19, La Trobe University needed a way to engage students without hosting students physically on-campus.
La Trobe used ON24 Webcast Elite to conduct live Q&A sessions with students and parents, introduce departments and degree paths, and provide campus tours. Potential students were also able to view pre-recorded lectures based on their academic interests and learn more about accommodation services, sport, and diploma programs.
With ON24 Engagement Hub, students accessed live and on-demand sessions, as well as all the admissions content they needed. ON24 Intelligence allowed La Trobe to measure student engagement so they could deliver personalized post-event communications, stay connected with students about their interests throughout the recruiting process, and identify new prospects in China, India, and Vietnam, three growing markets for La Trobe.
“Digital is becoming a critical component to universities broadening the reach of their recruitment efforts and driving higher admissions,” said Steve Daheb, CMO of ON24. “La Trobe University delivered unique digital experiences that set them apart during Australia’s Open Days and gave prospective students and their families access to everything the university had to offer to improve enrollment.”
The ON24 Digital Experience Platform includes ON24 Webcast Elite, ON24 Engagement Hub, ON24 Target, ON24 Virtual Conference, ON24 Intelligence, and ON24 Connect. Companies can deliver digital experiences that create deep engagement, first-person data, and AI-driven personalization, as well as seamlessly integrate audience insights with marketing automation, CRM, and collaboration systems.
To learn how La Trobe University drove personalized recruitment with ON24, watch their session at The ON24 Experience on-demand virtual event by visiting ON24.com/experience.
About La Trobe University
La Trobe University is a globally recognized university which has been consistently ranked in the top 400 universities worldwide by the highly respected Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings. La Trobe is also ranked as one of the top 10 research universities in Australia, and third in Victoria, according to the Federal Government’s 2015 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) report. La Trobe is the largest provider of higher education to regional Victoria, and has campuses in Bundoora, Bendigo, Shepparton, Mildura, Albury-Wodonga, Sydney, and Melbourne’s CBD.
About ON24
ON24 provides a leading cloud-based digital experience platform that makes it easy to create, scale, and personalize engaging experiences to drive measurable business growth. Today, we are helping over 2,000 companies worldwide, including 3 of the 5 largest global technology companies, 4 of the 5 largest US banks, 3 of the 5 largest global healthcare companies, and 3 of the 5 largest global industrial manufacturing companies, convert millions of prospects to buyers. Through interactive webinars, virtual events, and always-on multimedia experiences, ON24 provides a system of engagement, powered by AI, which enables businesses to scale engagement, conversions, and pipeline to drive revenue growth. The ON24 platform supports an average of 4 million professionals a month totaling over 2.5 billion engagement minutes per year. ON24 is headquartered in San Francisco with global offices in North America, EMEA, and APAC. For more information, visit www.ON24.com.
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