About Hotcourses

Caroline Coleman DaviesSwansea University

'I always recommend that students look at both the National Student Survey and whatuni.com. Untainted by the spin of university statisticians, sites such as whatuni.com give prospective undergraduate students a great insight into student life and allows them to get a real flavour of any university they are considering.'

Kate SalterMarketing Officer, Birmingham Business School

'I have always found Hotcourses to be extremely professional, approachable and reliable. Their use of integrated and advanced marketing techniques gives great value for money. I'll be renewing and expanding our advertising with them.'

Hampton Court Studios

'Over 90% of our enquiries come through from the Hotcourses site. If it wasn't for Hotcourses, I'm sure our advertising would cost a lot more money, time and effort.'

National Association of Licensed Paralegals

'As a customer of Hotcourses, I am writing to say how easy it is has being to do business with a dedicated account manager through the changes that have occurred over the last few months. They always deal with our queries in a timely and friendly manner.'

Terbell Ltd

'Hotcourses is working very well for us for recruitment onto our courses. I would say that on average, you represent about 40% of our intake. Well done!'

Tower Hamlets College

'It's interesting actually, as visitors through hotcourses spend 5 ½ minutes longer on our site than those who come from Google. They also on average look at 6.75 pages, which is really quite a lot too. So obviously once people get to Hotcourses they are genuinely interested.'

Samantha HaylockUniversity of Essex

'Whatuni has been effective in generating cost-efficient leads for our student recruitment campaign. Our Account Manager makes every effort to make this a successful partnership by recommending new ideas and helping us determine the best strategy.'

Ric Harrison, Senior Course AdvisorEngineering Institute of Technology

'Ultimately, the proof is in the quality of the enquiries. Hotcourses has produced bookings. Over a three-month period, 27 email enquiries from Hotcourses have produced four enrolments.'

Gerard NewcombeGroup Colleges Australia

'Hotcourses offers Group Colleges an opportunity to expand its coverage and diversity through multilingual translations and video/image upload facilities on its various websites.'

Francesca KennyLa Trobe University, Australia

'We have been impressed with the number of student enquiries that Hotcourses websites provide. Our analytics tell us that our advertising has delivered a considerable increase in quality traffic to our website.'

Allison Leese, Marketing ManagerThe University of South Australia

'Adding a UniSA profile to Hotcourses was really easy, and we get regular reports detailing all the metrics to measure its effectiveness. Our Account Manager is very quick to respond to our enquiries and we have been very happy with the leads our profile generates.'

Jenny Simmons, Manager, International MarketingUniversity of Southern Queensland

'The University of Southern Queensland had considered advertising with Hotcourses for some time before deciding on a trial period of 12 months at the beginning of 2010. We were immediately impressed by the number of enquiries and hits to our website in direct response to our advertising. The results have continued so we are now very pleased with our decision to give them a go.'

Nathan Douglas, E-Marketing CoordinatorSwinburne University of Technology

'I have worked with Hotcourses for two years and I am very happy with their offering and level of service. Hotcourses provide us with qualified prospects which helps us reach our organisational goals. I am delighted to recommend Hotcourses.'

Fran Cane, Director, Promotions and CommunicationsTAFE NSW - Sydney Institute

'Sydney Institute utilises Hotcourses in our digital marketing strategy and it has been an important component, especially now that we are launching into degrees. The results to date have been great with both local and international enquiries. It is also a pleasure to work with Hotcourses team, they are very professional.'

Dan Mabilia, Manager International EducationWilliam Angliss Institute of TAFE

'We have been delighted with the quality and quantity of enquiries that Hotcourses has achieved for us which has delivered a superb return on our investment. The results achieved in our first year of our partnership have led us to increase the number of websites on which we promote ourselves to 6. Hotcourses is definitely an integral part of our marketing strategy.'

Elissa Newall, Online Marketing ManagerAustralian Catholic University

'I find the team at Hotcourses to be so helpful. They really know what they are doing, and make it easy for us to put together an effective advertising profile. I really value the broad reach of their websites and think that interactive features, such as the student reviews, make it a meaningful way to promote our institution'.

Shivajee Dewangan, Country Manager, International BusinessManagement Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)

'In our first year of partnership, we received such a good response from Uniguru (Hotcourses India) that we decided to increase the number of Hotcourses websites that we advertise on. We are now able to promote ourselves effectively in the prospective students' native language in multiple target markets.'

Yazmeen Bte Abdul Razak, eMarketing ManagerAsia e University

'Hotcourses has outperformed similar sites with more than triple number of relevant student enquiries from around the world. We are very pleased with the ROI delivered by Hotcourses since we started advertising and are now expanding our presence onto other sites in their portfolio.'

Shivajee Dewangan, Country Manager, International BusinessManagement Development Institute of Singapore (MDIS)

'In our first year of partnership, we received such a good response from Uniguru (Hotcourses India) that we decided to increase the number of Hotcourses websites that we advertise on. We are now able to promote ourselves effectively in the prospective students' native language in multiple target markets.'

Yazmeen Bte Abdul Razak, eMarketing ManagerAsia e University

'Hotcourses has outperformed similar sites with more than triple number of relevant student enquiries from around the world. We are very pleased with the ROI delivered by Hotcourses since we started advertising and are now expanding our presence onto other sites in their portfolio.'

Julie Deighton, Senior International Marketing Officer, Student Recruitment DirectorateRobert Gordon University

'The country-specific sites and translated pages have been noted by students interested in Robert Gordon University and seem to be greatly appreciated in particular, as a means for their family to learn more about us. We have also been very pleased with the quick rate of turnaround in any updates or changes to these pages from the Hotcourses team which is always refreshing to report. We look forward to working with Hotcourses more in the coming year.'

Daniel Silman, Senior International OfficerUniversity of Kent

'Our profiles on the Hotcourses international sites went live in March this year, since then the profiles across the network have been delivering well-qualified enquiries and have enabled us to build into our own site a translated portal to improve the offering to international students. The service from the Hotcourses team has been first class and the detailed copywriting service was invaluable in providing tailored and relevant profile information for individual markets. We'd recommend their services to anyone.'

Dario Espinosa, Director, International Online ServicesBerkeley College Online

'The most attractive thing for us is that with Hotcourses we can deal directly with the student. Inquiries go direct from the student to us'.

Dr. David Ward, Past President of the American Council on Education and Chancellor EmeritusThe University of Wisconsin, Madison

'What impresses me about Hotcourses websites is their local language and local country approach combined with their coverage of US programs - I believe this provides a unique tool for universities seeking to target specific countries for their recruitment'.

Lil Richard, Head of International OperationsSouth Thames College, London

'… I have used the services of Hotcourses for over 8 years now… this provides us with a good stream of inquiries on a daily basis'.

Meghan PaceAngelo State University

'I am very pleased with the look of our profile. The layout and design is very easy to use. I really like the subject search functions, the student profiles, the ability for students to share their experiences with other prospective students and all of the institutional information that is available in our profile. Hotcourses is a great way to reach international students! I feel like we are able to bring our university to prospective students no matter where they are in the world through Hotcourses'.

Charles Petentler, Director of International AdmissionsUniversity of Central Missouri

'I like the fact that Hotcourses results are measurable'.

Pat Parker, Assistant Director of AdmissionsIowa State University

'I really like the fact that Hotcourses enables us to reach students in their own language - particularly when parents are such an important part of the decision-making process'.

Dr. Scott Smith, Head of Computer SciencesJohns Hopkins University

'The Hotcourses sites enable us to target specific countries and have information in Chinese both on their site in China and also on our own'.

Rebecca Hanson, Assistant Director, International AdmissionsThe University of Iowa

'Hotcourses has certainly delivered the breadth of exposure The University of Iowa had hoped to achieve in markets abroad. In the first 4 weeks of business with Hotcourses, UI has gained the interest of over 700 students from targeted regions of the world. The company web designer has been terrific to work with as we added our institutional specific information and very receptive to input we had as a receiving institution to collect the most necessary information for accurate replies to students. I look forward to an entire year of Hotcourses referrals!'

Kate Salter, Marketing OfficerBirmingham Business School

'Hotcourses use of integrated and advanced marketing techniques gives great value for money. I’ll be renewing and expanding our advertising with them in 2010'.

Randy Byers, Director of AdmissionsDallas Baptist University

'Students told us they like using the Hotcourses international sites and find them valuable. This was a deciding factor in us becoming a client.'

Steve Briggs, Director of Marketing and Recruitment, Graduate Studies and AdmissionsUniversity of Massachusetts at Dartmouth

'In less than 3 months with Hotcourses, we’ve received nearly 1,000 webclicks and over 175 email inquiries from international students from all over the world. At this rate we should get 700 email inquiries over the course of the year, providing an excellent return on investment.'

Amy L. Bergin, Director of Marketing and Business DevelopmentIsenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts Amherst

'The quality and quantity of leads we have had from hotcoursesabroad.com is excellent. The level of customer service and account management is impeccable. Without reservation, I would recommend adding hotcoursesabroad.com to your online marketing portfolio.'