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iWonder Pro Enterprise Offers Device Surveillance and Management for Schools, Hospitals and Businesses for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Schools and businesses that issue iPad, iPhone or other iOS devices to their students or staff now have a way to control where those devices can go on the internet, monitor where they have been, and lock them down to only appropriate sites.

Life Record Technologies, creators of the consumer based iWonder Pro application to control and monitor children on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices, releases the first enterprise level surveillance and control software for schools, hospitals and businesses.

“With the release of iBooks 2 featuring text book support by Apple Inc. its inevitable that schools will now start issuing iPads to students and staff as regularly as they issue text books today.”, says Michael Pike, Chief Software Architect of Life Record Technologies. “We’ve also noticed a lot of healthcare facilities deploying iPads to their staff, and our software allows all of the devices to be managed, observed and secured with ease.”

iWonder Pro Enterprise allows schools and businesses with as little as one iOS device, with up to 10,000 devices to manage them all in one place, including profiles to let certain types of users go to certain types of sites while restricting the others while using any Wifi or cellular network. iWonder Pro Enterprise is the first and only enterprise level surveillance system designed specifically for iOS.

iWonder Pro Enterprise is available now in the Apple App Store starting at $99.99.

More information can be obtained from the iWonder Pro Enterprise website at http://www.iwonderpro.com.

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One Degree, Many Career Paths: Webinar Explores Career Options for Job Seekers and Students

Bryant & Stratton College Online will host webinar at no cost for individuals interested in a new career

Buffalo, NY, February 06, 2012 – Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today a new session in its ongoing free career training webinar series. Titled, “Exploring Career Options: How Many Ways Can You Use Your Degree?” the free webinar is available to job seekers, prospective students and current Bryant & Stratton College Online students. This session will take place on Wednesday, February 15, from noon to 1:00 p.m. EST.

Acclaimed career coach Kim Dority will lead the webinar. Ms. Dority is a frequent presenter for Bryant & Stratton College Online and has been writing about and teaching courses on career training for more than a decade.

“Several careers can stem from every degree, but it can be difficult to figure out what possibilities exist. There is both an art and a science to translating knowledge from a degree and personal experience into a variety of careers,” said Dority. “This webinar will provide practical step for job seekers and students wondering what career options are available to them.”

The “Exploring Career Options” webinar will provide tactics and information resources attendees need to discover a variety of professional paths. This webinar will enable attendees to:

* Understand and be able to use the best frameworks to explore the diversity of degree-related career opportunities

* Identify and use the best people and information resources for researching their options

* Determine the best questions to ask, and how to ask them so potential employers and career-connectors will want to respond

“Understanding how to build a flexible and sustainable career is a critical skill for today’s students and job seekers. Ms. Dority has a tremendous amount of knowledge to offer around the subject and we are exited to be able to provide this session at no cost to attendees,” said Scott Traylor, Associate Campus Director for Online Education at Bryant & Stratton College.

The webinar is offered for free by Bryant & Stratton College Online and is open to current students, prospective students and others seeking information to advance their career and job search. Those interested in attending are invited to register at http://online.bryantstratton.edu/webinar/. Additionally, following the webinar, attendees will be able to download a hand-out recapping the top strategies addressed in the session.

To learn more about Bryant & Stratton College and for information about its online degree programs, go to http://www.bryantstratton.edu/Online-Learning.aspx. Bryant & Stratton College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education.

About Bryant & Stratton College Online
Bryant & Stratton College is a private career college delivering outcomes based education and training through a flexible, contemporary curriculum in a personalized environment.  The College is regionally accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and has locations in New York, Ohio, Virginia and Wisconsin, as well as an Online Education division, and a Professional Skill Center. For over 155 years, Bryant & Stratton College has been providing real world education leading to bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and professional certificates. Bryant & Stratton College Online offers five online bachelor’s degree programs, eleven online associate’s degree programs and eleven online certificate programs in a variety of fields including business, criminal justice, financial services, healthcare, human resources and information technology. Some online programs are not yet available in all states. For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of graduates and other important information, please visit bryantstratton.edu/disclosures.  General information about Bryant & Stratton College and its online degrees can also be found at online.bryantstratton.edu.

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Ed Growth Platform Expands, Hires Four Seasoned Education Industry Professionals

Experts in Education Boost Firm’s Ability to Accelerate Growth and Improve Operations of Organizations in the Education Sector

Boston, MA, February 02, 2012 – Education Growth Advisors, a strategic consultancy and advisory firm exclusively serving the education sector, and Education Growth Partners, a private equity firm dedicated to providing growth capital to education services companies, today announced the addition of four seasoned education industry professionals to their team. Gates Bryant, Vivek Kamath and Dean Schmitt join Education Growth Advisors, while Brian Nairn joins Education Growth Partners. The four veteran executives will be an asset to the growth and development of the respective businesses as they continue to serve K-12 and postsecondary markets, professional and lifelong learning sectors, as well as investments firms and foundations.

Education Growth Advisors offers a full suite of advisory services, including strategic, operational, and transactional capabilities with an emphasis on accelerating growth, enhancing core business functions and preparing clients in the education space for capital market activity.

Joining Education Growth Advisors is Gates Bryant, Vivek Kamath and Dean Schmitt. Their professional backgrounds include:

Gates Bryant, Partner – Mr. Bryant’s career is steeped in knowledge about the education industry. Prior to joining Education Growth Advisors, Mr. Bryant was a senior executive with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the world’s largest provider of pre-K-12 solutions, working in strategy, product management and finance. Mr. Bryant also served as a strategy consultant with the Parthenon Group, focusing almost entirely on the education industry for seven years and advised the largest foundation in K-12 education on investment and funding initiatives to improve the alignment of instructional systems and public/private cooperation.

Vivek Kamath, Managing Director – Mr. Kamath has over 10 years of experience in investment banking, specializing in the education, knowledge management and training markets. From 1999-2011 he held several positions at Berkery Noyes, first as an analyst then as Vice President and finally as Managing Director. During his tenure at Berkery Noyes, Mr. Kamath managed all aspects of mergers and acquisitions transactions for the firm’s Education practice and participated in over 150 transactions across all segments of the information, media, and technology markets. In addition, he helped manage the firm’s recruiting initiatives for analysts and associates.

Dean Schmitt, Principal – Mr. Schmitt served as a Senior Associate at Swift River Investments, a middle market private equity firm, before joining Education Growth Advisors. In this role, Mr. Schmitt supported the firm’s growth in selective long-term investments in the technology, energy and consumer product industries. Prior to his work at Swift River Investments, Mr. Schmitt was a Senior Analyst at Brown Gibbons Lang & Company, a middle market investment bank, where he supported a number of domestic and international transactions through financial analysis, valuation, industry research and due diligence.

“Our clients have come to rely on our extensive market knowledge, robust networks and strong general management capabilities to help them capitalize on industry opportunities and navigate challenges. Gates’, Vivek’s and Dean’s keen understanding of the education sector make significant contributions to the core competencies of the firm,” said Adam Newman, Managing Partner at Education Growth Advisors. “This is an exciting period of growth for Education Growth Advisors, and the addition of these senior-level professionals will exponentially increase our ability to help existing clients and attract new ones,” added Managing Partner Christopher Curran.

Education Growth Partners, which primarily focuses on growth capital financings, minority recapitalizations and buyouts of profitable, high-growth education companies, announced the appointment of Brian Nairn as an Operating Partner. Mr. Nairn’s professional experience includes:

Brian Nairn, Operating Partner – Mr. Nairn brings with him a deep knowledge of operations across a number of markets and over 20 years of experience in publishing. Most recently Mr. Nairn was the CEO of the Health Sciences division of Eslevier, a division of Reed Elsevier and the world’s largest publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and services. Prior to that, Mr. Nairn served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Cahners Business Information, an $800 million U.S.-based provider of magazines, data and online services across widespread geographic locations and multiple, diverse vertical markets, and held several senior positions with Advanstar Communications.

“Brian Nairn is a key addition to the Education Growth Partners investment team. He not only has a phenomenal track record for initiating and executing growth-oriented transactions, but has also had tremendous success across a wide range of markets. Brian’s leadership and business acumen will be integral to helping drive the growth of our portfolio companies,” said Peter Campbell, Managing Partner at Education Growth Partners.

Peter Campbell, Christopher Curran and Adam Newman, education and investment industry veterans with unparalleled knowledge, experience and relationships in the education space, founded Education Growth Partners and Education Growth Advisors in 2010. Since the launch, the companies have become a primary resource for executives and organizations seeking to evaluate strategic options, accelerate growth and improve business operations.

About Education Growth Advisors
Education Growth Advisors is a strategic consultancy and advisory firm exclusively serving the education sector. It delivers strategy and operational consulting services to companies, executives and selected investors with an emphasis on accelerating growth, enhancing core business functions and preparing clients for capital market activities. Led by a team of education and investment industry veterans, EGA clients receive access to proprietary resources and consulting services informed by nearly two decades of education sector experience. For more information, visit www.edgrowthadvisors.com.

About Education Growth Partners
Founded in 2010 by longtime education investors Peter Campbell and Christopher Curran, Education Growth Partners is the premier growth private equity firm focused exclusively on the Prek-12, higher education, corporate training and lifelong learning sectors. The firm leads growth capital financings, minority recapitalizations, and buyouts of profitable, high-growth companies in the target sectors. For more information, visit www.edgrowthpartners.com.

The firms have offices in Stamford, Connecticut and Boston Massachusetts.

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New Public Class Fosters Social-Emotional Skills in Children

Mariposa Child Success Programs, a nonprofit organization that promotes the healthy development of children, will be offering a class to the public on how to foster social-emotional competence in children. Promoting Social-Emotional Competence: Managing Behaviors and Improving Performance will begin on February 9, 2012 at the new Union Mill complex in Hampden and will continue for eight weeks.

The course will be taught by Dr. Anne Townsend and Dr. Harriette Wimms, Mariposa’s Chief Academic Officer and Lead instructor respectively. The course trains adults in Mariposa’s unique process for increasing social-emotional competence in children, including interpersonal and learning-related social skills, and reducing problem behaviors through a skills-based model for adult interactions.

This course offering is an extraordinary opportunity for an adult to learn how to develop and apply five key skills that can make a great impact on children’s lives. Participants will have access to numerous journal articles, books, instructor examples, role plays, Mariposa workbooks, skills application exercises, and more.

This presentation of the course – typically available only on an institutional basis – is open to the public will follow a weekly schedule, occurring every Thursday night from 5:30-7:30pm. For more information or to register for the class, please contact Emalee Rodriguez at erodriguez@mariposaeducation.org.

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GoingOn & Emory Announce Free Webinar on the Emerging Role of Social Academic Networks in Higher Education

Webinar Will Discuss How Emory University is Utilizing Social Technologies to Enrich Communications and Build a More Engaged Campus

San Francisco, CA, January 31, 2012 – GoingOn Networks, in conjunction with Emory University, today announced that it is a hosting a free webinar for higher education professionals interested in understanding the role of social academic networks in helping modernize communications and to increase engagement across faculty, students and staff. The webinar, “Building an Engaged Campus,” will be held on February 9 at 11am PT (2pm EST) and led by Alan Cattier, Director of Academic Technology Services at Emory University. Cattier will offer best practices from 15 years of using social technologies in education at Emory University and share his vision for building a vibrant, more engaged campus.

“Modern social technologies are dramatically changing the way we communicate, connect and share information,” said Cattier. “Colleges and universities have a unique opportunity to harness these technologies to improve student engagement and facilitate more meaningful communications across campus. As we’ve seen at Emory, an academic network can be an incredibly vibrant and vital component to today’s academic ecosystem.”

Long before the emergence of Facebook, Emory University pioneered LearnLink, an institution-wide online network for streamlining communication and engaging students, faculty and staff around both academic and co-curricular activities. Nearly 15 years and millions of posts later, LearnLink has become an integral part of the “Emory Experience,” and has helped to set the bar for online engagement in higher education. ?

“Emory University is again at the forefront of using these social technologies to re-shape how students and faculty engage in academic life,” said Jon Corshen, CEO of GoingOn Networks. “As Emory demonstrates, institution-wide academic networks are helping to transform static SIS, LMS and Portal systems into dynamic ‘virtual commons’ where students, faculty and staff can more effectively discover, share and connect with their school’s most relevant information and resources, including each other.”

In this 60-minute webinar, participates will:

* Learn how social technologies are being utilized to help streamline communications and foster student engagement?

* Discuss the emerging role of Private Academic Social Networks, and how they differ from Facebook & Twitter

* Discover how to transform static portals into “intelligent activity streams” that ensure that you get the right information to the right people in the right way

* Explore new tools for fostering connections & collaboration between colleagues, cohorts and classmates?

* Learn how students, faculty and staff can benefit from a connected campus

Professionals from the office of the CIO, academic technologies, student affairs, academic affairs and continuing education interested in attending can register for the webinar at www.goingon.com/emory-webinar.

For more information about GoingOn Networks or its Academic Engagement Network, visit www.GoingOn.com.

About GoingOn Networks, Inc.
GoingOn is an innovative academic social networking platform that enables students, faculty and administrators to more effectively connect, collaborate and learn. GoingOn offers the first fully integrated platform for higher education that enables institutions to build an internal academic network where students and faculty can more easily share resources, create online communities and curate their academic connections, while keeping them separate from their personal social networks. The GoingOn platform combines a powerful community-building environment with integrated academic networking features and a modern stream-based architecture that allows any type of information, activity or event to be easily published to communities, user groups or to a user’s personalized Virtual Commons. Delivered as an on-demand solution leveraging open source foundations and incorporating leading-edge social web technologies, the GoingOn platform can easily be integrated into existing LMS and SISs and deployed as a single community or an institution-wide network.  For more information, please visit www.GoingOn.com.

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EducationDynamics Releases 2011-12 eLearning Index; Reveals Compelling Trends in Online Education

Annual Report Provides Unmatched Insights into Prospective Student Demand for Online Degrees and Opportunities for Growth in Sector

Hoboken, New Jersey, January 25, 2012 – EducationDynamics, higher education’s leading marketing information and technology services company, today released its 2011-12 eLearning Index, complete with five-year trends and analysis. The annual report delivers the most comprehensive review of the online education market currently available, providing unparalleled intelligence to help colleges and universities as they consider entering the market or expanding their catalog of online programs. The index evaluates data from more than 3,400 degree programs offered by more than 200 accredited institutions, and not only reveals the most popular online degrees, but also highlights growth opportunities related to areas of study where prospective student demand is not yet met.

“For more than five years, the eLearning Index has been required reading for colleges and universities as they develop their online program and course offerings,” said Carol Aslanian, Senior Vice President of Aslanian Market Research at EducationDynamics. “This incredible resource takes the guess work out of the online education market, enabling institutions to better determine what program levels, fields of study and majors will serve students best, while also providing ROI.”

EducationDynamics first published the eLearning Index in 2007; since then, several interesting trends have emerged regarding the shape of demand for online programs. Among the findings:

Associate’s level Health Programs have risen from number three to being number one, replacing Business, which has fallen to number two.

Bachelor’s level demand has remained relatively unchanged with Business degrees maintaining the largest percentage of market demand, followed by Humanities, Social Sciences and Health Professions.

MBA and other Business masters degrees have seen the most precipitous decline in demand as a percentage of market-share, dropping from number one to number four.

Education degrees have seen the greatest demand growth, relative to percent of market share, moving from number three in the 2007 report, to number one in 2011.

Doctoral degrees in the field of Education have remained the largest field of study demanded by prospective students. In the same period, degrees in the Health Professions dropped from number two to number four, with Social Science jumping from number four to number two.

The 2011-12 eLearning Index analyzes data collected in 2010 from eLearners.com, an EducationDynamics web resources that connects prospective students with online degree programs. During each quarter of 2010, EducationDynamics examined prospective student interest in more than 3,400 degrees listed on eLearners.com offered by more than 200 colleges and universities of all institutional types and categorized into one of four degree levels (e.g., associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate), across eight fields of study (e.g., education, engineering and science, visual and performing arts, etc.) and 96 majors (e.g., business administration, design, music, etc.).

Three core indices drive the analyses and resulting identification of degrees with high student interest and opportunity for growth: the eLearning Demand Index, eLearning Supply Index and eLearning Growth Index. Each index score provides an evaluation of degree level, field of study and major as it relates to demand, supply and growth in the online education marketplace.

Below are the top-line results of the 2011-12 eLearning Demand Index by degree level:

Rank Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s Doctorate
1 Health Professions Business Education Education
2 Business Humanities
& Social Sciences Health Professions Humanities
& Social Sciences
3 Humanities Health Professions Humanities
& Social Sciences Business
4 Education Education Business Health Professions
5 Criminal Justice Computer & Criminal Justice Criminal Justice
& Law Information Sciences & Law & Law

EducationDynamics has made an executive summary of the 2011-12 eLearning Index available online; however, to order a complete copy of the report, colleges and universities should contact Carol Aslanian at 201.377.3321 or caslanian@educationdynamics.com.

About EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics is higher education’s leading marketing information and technology services company dedicated to helping institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, EducationConnection.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, TestDriveCollege.com, TestDriveGradSchool.com and its special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition, as well as other innovative solutions including LeadWatchLive, its Web-based inquiry management system. Through Aslanian Market Research, the company brings decades of proprietary research, unparalleled market and student intelligence and best practice insights to clients. For more information, visit http://www.educationdynamics.com/.

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International Lawyer Frank Warren Swacker Includes his Stageplays in Appendix of his Enhanced E-Books

E-Books including stage plays opens new marketing avenue in E-Commerce.

St. Petersburg, FL (USA), Friday – January 20, 2011 — International Lawyer, Frank Warren Swacker ( http://www.members.authorsguild.net/fswacker ), and Free Marketing, Inc., publishers of Yellow Back Mysteries, have enhanced Who Murdered Mom? by adding as an Appendix to Darla J. Blaha’s, re-edited hard cover second edition of the book, at author’s request, his full length two-act stage play, Arbitrating Murder The play is based upon the re-edited book. Both are available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble and other publishers of E-books. Blaha is the prize-winning author of The La Grange Chicken Ranch Revisited, on which the well-known Broadway play and movie, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, were based. People frequently desire to seek out the play or the book after exposure to either, for purpose of comparison. Stage play movie actors and producers should find the book/play combo facilitate production plot and character insights.

The foregoing plays and books are Swacker’s original works. When asked, how he felt about having his fictional works re-edited after he had changed the book endings in his plays, he responded: “Although, writing of Who Murdered Mom? occurred to me as a useful adjunct to my teaching, I find the economical packaging of my plays with my books very stimulating. I think directors, authors, publishers and playwrights will consider this new avenue of e-commerce productive.” Last month Free Marketing, included the author’s comic fictional satire and courtroom drama stage play, depicting executive misconduct, Who Murdered the Chairman? as an Appendix to his book, Boardroom Conspiracies.

Swacker is author of numerous professional and fictional published articles, books, and plays. His re-edited plays require small casts of women and men in simple settings. An international lawyer, he was born in Manhattan in 1922 and has taught international law and dispute resolution at Stetson University Colleges of Law. He is lead author of, World Trade Without Barriers, a two volume work on WTO dispute settlement and continues, from time to time, to advise major international law firms on foreign trade and investment matters. Swacker is listed in Who’s Who in the World and Who’s Who in America. He holds a B.A. (Economics) from Union College, a Juris. Doctor from the University of Virginia and a LL.M. (International Law) from New York University, Graduate School of Law.

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New Online Resource for International Students Launched; Releases Report for Colleges Recruiting Abroad

UniversitiesAbroad.com features a directory of educational opportunities throughout the world; offers research to help colleges and universities recruit international students

Chester, PA, January 17, 2012 – UniversitiesAbroad.com, an online resource for international students interested in studying outside of their home country, was launched today, making information about educational opportunities at colleges and universities throughout the world, including those in the U.S., more readily available. The site features a comprehensive directory of more than 150,000 degree and certificate programs that is searchable by desired location of study and program subject, format or level; from undergraduate and graduate degree programs to certificate and associate’s level programs. For international students looking to learn in the U.S., it also provides tools and resources to help them better understand the American university system and college application process.

“Going abroad for a degree is incredibly attractive to many international students. It offers the opportunity to gain a global professional network and a diverse educational experience, as well as can help graduates become more competitive in the job market,” said Joshua Irons, Director of Product Marketing at UniversitiesAbroad.com. “However, finding the right university and program abroad can be time consuming and difficult, so to help international students we’ve compiled the information and resources they need in one convenient location.”

For colleges and universities interested in recruiting these international students, UniversitiesAbroad.com today released the report, “Recruiting International Students: How to Succeed With This Expanding Market Opportunity.” The report features findings of a UniversitiesAbroad.com survey of 600 colleges and universities throughout the U.S. about their current marketing practices. Among the findings:

More than half (54.8 percent) of the schools allocated 10 percent or less of their marketing budget to international recruiting, an amount expected to continue.

The top three approaches to recruiting were international student fairs, independent international recruiting agents and online lead generation sites that target student prospects. Respondents indicated that the latter two provide the greatest ROI.

Half the respondents were planning to use online lead generation sites that targeted international student prospects for their future recruiting.

The research offers these results and more, as well as best practices to help schools better recruit international students. According to recently released data from the Institute of International Education, during the 2010/2011 school year 214,490 new international students enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, an increase of 5.7 percent over the previous school year; the total number of international students enrolled in U.S. institutions was 723,277.

“We expect international student interest in programs outside of their home country will continue to increase as more and more countries determine that an educated workforce is their most effective way to compete in the global economy,” continued Irons. “This presents a valuable window of opportunity for institutions around the world to benefit from recruiting abroad.”

To request a copy of the complete UniversitiesAbroad.com research report, contact Joshua Irons at jirons@educationdynamics.com.

For more information about UniversitiesAbroad.com or to search its directory, visit www.UniversitiesAbroad.com.

About UniversitiesAbroad.com
UniversitiesAbroad.com is a service of EducationDynamics and a leading website for international students interested in studying outside of their home country. The site features a comprehensive directory of more than 150,000 available degree and certificate programs offered by colleges and universities throughout the world, including in the U.S., and is searchable by desired country and program subject, format or level; from undergraduate and graduate degree programs to certificate and associate’s level programs. UniversitiesAbroad.com also provides tools and resources to help international students better understand the U.S. university system and college application process. For more information visit www.UniversitiesAbroad.com.

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EducationDynamics Names Bruce Douglas Chief Marketing Officer

Veteran Marketing Executive Joins Top Higher Education Marketing Information and Technology Services Company

Hoboken, New Jersey, January 17, 2012 – EducationDynamics, higher education’s leading marketing information and technology services company, announced today the appointment of Bruce Douglas as Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Douglas is a seasoned marketing professional with more than 20 years of extensive marketing and management experience. As Chief Marketing Officer, Douglas will cultivate EducationDynamics’ marketing strategy and head its Product Development, Media, Operations, Marketing and Business Intelligence teams.

“I am delighted to welcome Bruce to EducationDynamics. As an accomplished marketer with a record of consistent achievement across a number of direct response businesses, Bruce is a tremendous addition to our executive team,” said Tom Anderson, CEO of EducationDynamics. “His impressive track record of delivering results and successfully implementing a wide array of directly related marketing strategies will prove valuable as we continue to grow and evolve in support of our mission to help connect the right students with the right educational programs.”

Previously, Mr. Douglas served as general manager at Vertrue, the premier marketer of affinity and loyalty membership programs, where he had complete profit and loss responsibility for four different divisions. During his 15-year tenure at Vertrue, Douglas was deeply involved with all aspects of online marketing and lead generation, including: search engine optimization and marketing, affinity marketing, product management, new product development, client services and market research, among others. He also served as an executive committee member helping to develop corporate strategy. Prior to Vertrue, Douglas spent five years in the consumer marketing division of Time Inc. magazines.

“I’m excited to join EducationDynamics as Chief Marketing Officer,” said Douglas. “Higher education is critically important to success in the modern workforce and I look forward to being part of an organization that is committed to offering resources and information to make education more accessible to prospective students.”

Douglas holds an MBA in marketing from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Arts in history from Brown University.

About EducationDynamics
EducationDynamics is higher education’s leading marketing information and technology services company dedicated to helping institutions find, enroll and retain students. Its content-rich and highly visible education websites, including EarnMyDegree.com, EducationConnection.com, eLearners.com, GradSchools.com, StudyAbroad.com, TestDriveCollege.com, TestDriveGradSchool.com and its special interest microsites, make EducationDynamics the premier provider of qualified prospective students for colleges and universities. In addition, the company offers a full suite of Web-delivered services proven to drive enrollment growth and reduce student attrition, as well as other innovative solutions including LeadWatchLive, its Web-based inquiry management system. Through Aslanian Market Research, the company brings decades of proprietary research, unparalleled market and student intelligence and best practice insights to clients. For more information, visit www.educationdynamics.com.

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