# Talking Tactics Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/TW3wUdsO Official site: https://talking-tactics.simplecast.com Author: Dayana Kibilds, Safaniya Stevenson Episodes: 78 ## Resource Every game-changing tactic starts with a spark — that moment when someone notices something others missed, asks a different question, or sees a pattern hiding in plain sight. Talking Tactics celebrates these flashes of genius in higher education wherever they come from: the work-study student yapping in the commons, an admissions counselor pulling a late night, or the frazzled enrollment coordinator juggling a million tasks before noon. We explore both the insight AND the action, how a single observation became a tactic that delivered real results. We’ll even look at tactics that were a flop but led to an even greater comeback. Talking Tactics is hosted by Safaniya Stevenson and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/talking-tactics-6399040 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040.md ## Episodes - [Ep. 75: Stop Marketing Amenities. Start Marketing Belonging](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-75-stop-marketing-amenities-start-marketing-belonging) — 2026-06-01T21:30:14+00:00 - [Ep. 74: Breaking Records, Building Belonging: Inside UNC Charlotte’s Advancement Playbook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-74-breaking-records-building-belonging-inside-unc-charlotte-s-advancement-playbook) — 2026-05-12T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 73: How Social Intelligence Changes Higher Ed Marketing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-73-how-social-intelligence-changes-higher-ed-marketing) — 2026-04-28T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 72: Beyond the Tagline: Building Purpose-Driven Systems](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-72-beyond-the-tagline-building-purpose-driven-systems) — 2026-04-02T15:21:43+00:00 - [Ep. 71: How Pretzels Became One of Higher Ed’s Most Memorable Enrollment Marketing Campaigns](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-71-how-pretzels-became-one-of-higher-ed-s-most-memorable-enrollment-marketing-campaigns) — 2026-03-17T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 70: Fun, Strategy & Fur: Rethinking Mascot Rebranding in Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-70-fun-strategy-fur-rethinking-mascot-rebranding-in-higher-ed) — 2026-03-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 69: Collaborate, Curate, Consolidate: Fordham’s Approach to Smarter Student Programming](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-69-collaborate-curate-consolidate-fordham-s-approach-to-smarter-student-programming) — 2026-02-17T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 68: Is Storytelling Just a Buzzword? How Higher Ed Marketers Can Build Narrative That Actually Works](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-68-is-storytelling-just-a-buzzword-how-higher-ed-marketers-can-build-narrative-that-actually-works) — 2026-02-03T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 67: How Friendship Bracelets United a Campus Around Its Strategic Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-67-how-friendship-bracelets-united-a-campus-around-its-strategic-plan) — 2026-01-20T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 66: Is Your Campus Ready for Employee Advocacy? The Culture Check Higher Ed Marketers Can’t Skip](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-66-is-your-campus-ready-for-employee-advocacy-the-culture-check-higher-ed-marketers-can-t-skip) — 2026-01-06T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 65: How Indigenous Values Can Transform Enrollment Strategies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-65-how-indigenous-values-can-transform-enrollment-strategies) — 2025-12-23T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 64: Going Vertical: When SEO Meets Social Video](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-64-going-vertical-when-seo-meets-social-video) — 2025-12-09T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 63: From Likes to Leads: Finding Your Marketing Sweet Spot on LinkedIn](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-63-from-likes-to-leads-finding-your-marketing-sweet-spot-on-linkedin) — 2025-11-25T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 62: Turning Keynotes Into Curriculum to Create Community Beyond the Stage](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-62-turning-keynotes-into-curriculum-to-create-community-beyond-the-stage) — 2025-11-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 61: New Game, New Rules, and Rewriting Student Philanthropy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-61-new-game-new-rules-and-rewriting-student-philanthropy) — 2025-10-28T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 60: Building Alumni Affinity Through Curiosity Content](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-60-building-alumni-affinity-through-curiosity-content) — 2025-10-14T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 59: Risky or Rewarding? Bold Design Lessons for Education Marketing](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-59-risky-or-rewarding-bold-design-lessons-for-education-marketing) — 2025-09-30T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 58: Turning a Brand Transformation Into a Party](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-58-turning-a-brand-transformation-into-a-party) — 2025-09-16T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 57: Passing the Baton to Your New Host](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-57-passing-the-baton-to-your-new-host) — 2025-09-02T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 56: My Favorite Moments from Two Years of Talking Tactics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-56-my-favorite-moments-from-two-years-of-talking-tactics) — 2025-07-22T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 55: How Campus Geese Tripled Unrestricted Giving](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-55-how-campus-geese-tripled-unrestricted-giving) — 2025-07-08T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 54: How Iowa Boosted Clicks and Gifts on One Day for Iowa](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-54-how-iowa-boosted-clicks-and-gifts-on-one-day-for-iowa) — 2025-06-24T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 53: Driving Alumni Engagement with Digital Downloads](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-53-driving-alumni-engagement-with-digital-downloads) — 2025-06-10T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 52: Three Tactics to Stop Summer Melt](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-52-three-tactics-to-stop-summer-melt) — 2025-05-27T07:00:00+00:00 - [Ep. 51: Reducing Payment Stress With More Human Emails](https://stenobird.com/podcast/talking-tactics-6399040/ep-51-reducing-payment-stress-with-more-human-emails) — 2025-05-13T07:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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