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The university marketing agency that reaches students where they already are 

We run student creator campaigns, on-campus marketing and in-country events for universities and colleges recruiting at home and abroad.

Plan a student recruitment campaign

Tell us what you have in mind and we will take it from there.

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Institutions and education brands we have worked with

  • University of Bath
  • The University of Law
  • Department for Education
  • Kings InterHigh
  • Pearson
  • BBC Bitesize

Our founder in the press: The Tab, London Now, NetInfluencer, ConvertX Radio

150,000
Total impressions for King's InterHigh
851,201
Total impressions for BBC Bitesize
160,000
Total Impressions for Pearson

Prospective students decide where to apply on TikTok, in a halls kitchen on an open day, and at a school visit in their home town.

We are a student marketing agency that works in all three places. We cast student creators for the applicants you want. Most of them are at UK universities now, and they show the course, the campus and the city as they actually are. Our team runs ambassadors and activations on campus, and travels to the countries you recruit from to build relationships with schools, counsellors, agents and alumni, alongside creators who are local to that market. Every campaign is planned against the applications funnel your admissions team already reports on.

Campus marketing and international student recruitment, one plan

  • In their feed

    Student creators show the course, the halls and the city as they are.

  • On campus

    Ambassadors and activations at freshers and open days, filmed as they happen.

  • In their country

    Our team meets schools, counsellors and alumni, with creators local to the market.

One plan and one report across all three, against the stages your admissions team already uses.

Student creators on campus

What marketing for universities covers

Student creator campaigns

Current students and education creators showing your course, campus and city on TikTok, Instagram and YouTube. StudyTok is where we started.

On-campus marketing

Ambassadors, activations and a presence at freshers and open days, with content captured on campus while it happens.

International student recruitment

Our team travels to the countries you recruit from to build relationships with schools, counsellors, agents and alumni, and runs in-person awareness events with creators local to that market.

Programme-level campaigns

We can market a single degree, a postgraduate course, an apprenticeship route, a Clearing push or an open-day series, not only the institution brand.

Content your admissions team can reuse

Day-in-the-life, accommodation, halls and societies footage with usage rights agreed, ready for your own channels and prospectus.

Reporting against the applications funnel

Awareness, open-day sign-ups and enquiries reported per creator and per market, in the terms your recruitment team already plans with.

How a student recruitment campaign runs

  1. 1

    Goals

    You tell us the programmes, the markets and the stage of the funnel that needs work.

  2. 2

    Plan

    We propose the creator mix, campus activity and any in-country events, for your sign-off.

  3. 3

    Deliver

    Creators post, ambassadors work the campus and our team is on the ground where you recruit.

  4. 4

    Report

    You see what moved awareness, sign-ups and enquiries, and which content to keep using.

Work behind this page

Student creators who show university life

Every creator we put forward has a public profile. Browse the full roster.

Questions universities ask a student marketing agency

Do you work on international student recruitment, and in which countries?

Yes. We work in the countries your institution recruits from rather than from a fixed list. Our team travels there to meet schools, counsellors, agents and alumni and to run in-person awareness events, and we cast creators who are local to that market alongside your own international students in the UK.

Can you market a single programme rather than the whole university?

Yes, and most briefs are at that level: a postgraduate course with low awareness, a new degree, an apprenticeship route, clearing or an open-day series. Creators are chosen to match who that programme is for.

How is this different from a student recruitment agent?

An agent places students and is paid a commission per enrolment. We are a marketing agency: we build awareness of and demand for your courses among prospective students, and the applications come to you directly. We do not place students or take commission.

Do you run on-campus marketing?

Yes. Ambassador programmes, activations, freshers and open-day presence, and content captured on campus by the students who study there. Where you already have an ambassador scheme, we work alongside it.

What does marketing for universities look like on TikTok?

Honest, specific and made by students: course walkthroughs, a day in halls, the societies fair, what the city costs, what the lecturers are like. Our roster began on StudyTok, so this is content our creators already make.

How do you report on a student recruitment campaign?

Against the goals agreed at the start, in the stages your admissions team already uses: awareness in a market, open-day sign-ups, enquiries and prospectus downloads. Results are broken down per creator, per programme and per market.

We are a brand or edtech company, not a university. Can we still work with you?

Yes. This page is for institutions recruiting students. Brands reaching students use our influencer campaigns, TikTok marketing and UGC content services, and edtech companies have a sector page of their own.

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