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Inquiry volume is holding. Applications are flat. Yield is soft. That pattern is rarely a demand problem. It's a response problem, and it tends to show up in three specific places: how fast institutions respond to inquiries, how clearly they communicate actual cost, and whether enrollment teams have the capacity to do the outreach that actually converts. A typical admissions office has five to ten counselors managing 40,000 or more leads. Most of the top-of-funnel work falls to automation. Students who inquire on a Friday afternoon may not hear back until Monday. In a market where most prospects are comparing multiple institutions simultaneously, that lag is an active assist to a competitor. The article, "Three Ways Institutions Are Blocking Their Own Pipeline" covers where the friction concentrates and what to do about it. Link to article in comments. BONUS! 📢 🎉 American Marketing Association (AMA) is hosting a webinar with Noodle authors Meredith Purvis and Ryan L. Villwok July 28, 2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT. Register via the link in the article.

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