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Slate Alternatives for Small Colleges: How to Choose Your Replacement

The best Slate alternatives for small colleges are Element451, TargetX, Salesforce Education Cloud, and Applyence. But the right choice depends less on features and more on one question: Can a lean ...

Jul 8, 2026 Shane Kehl

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Slate Alternatives for Small Colleges: How to Choose Your Replacement

The best Slate alternatives for small colleges are Element451, TargetX, Salesforce Education Cloud, and Applyence. But the right choice depends less on features and more on one question: Can a lean ...

Jul 8, 2026 Shane Kehl

Marketing and admissions dashboards connected to improve enrollment measurement and reporting.

Why Most Schools Can't Prove Their Enrollment Marketing ROI

Most schools can't prove their enrollment marketing ROI because marketing and admissions data live in separate systems. Marketing runs the campaigns, admissions owns the CRM, and the handoff between ...

Jun 26, 2026 Shane Kehl

Education CRM Comparison: Slate, TargetX, Element451, Applyence

Slate, TargetX, and Element451 are the higher ed CRMs most small colleges compare. Slate is the most powerful and the hardest to run; TargetX is built on Salesforce, and Element451 leans into AI. All ...

Jun 17, 2026 Shane Kehl

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