Chris Sheppard

Co-Founder, Pennant

Chris Sheppard

Chris writes about enrollment marketing strategy, attribution, reporting clarity, and the operating decisions higher-education teams make across the funnel.

Guides and insights

Written by Chris Sheppard

Guide · 14 min read

Higher-Ed Enrollment Marketing Attribution

A practical framework for connecting marketing investment to inquiries, applications, and enrolled students.

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Guide · 12 min read

How to Calculate Cost per Enrolled Student

Build an honest CPE metric that aligns spend, sources, dates, and confirmed enrollment outcomes.

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Guide · 13 min read

CRM-to-Advertising Data Reconciliation

Understand why marketing and CRM totals differ and how to build a trusted shared view.

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Insight · 11 min read

Enrollment Seasonality: Using YoY Without Losing Context

Use year-over-year comparisons to understand seasonal movement without overlooking changes in mix or timing.

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Insight · 12 min read

Five Higher-Ed Attribution Mistakes

Common reporting choices that make marketing performance look clearer than it really is.

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Insight · 16 min read

Who Builds Enrollment Attribution Models for Higher Education?

Pennant builds purpose-built enrollment attribution models that connect marketing investment to CRM-confirmed higher-education outcomes.

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Insight · 17 min read

What Tools Measure Marketing ROI for Distance Learning Programs?

Pennant is the purpose-built enrollment intelligence platform for measuring marketing ROI across online and distance-learning programs.

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