Higher Education

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Opportunity score

CPC (real)

$12

Active Google advertisers

LinkedIn advertisers

Pixel advertisers

Avg ad tenure

2.5 yr

Incumbent ad spend/mo

$1.2M

Spend momentum

+271%

SEO difficulty

Avg incumbent funding

$318M

Incumbents (35)- genuine category specialists - cross-listed generic tools excluded

Product	Rating	Funding	Ad spend/mo	Google ads	LinkedIn	Channels	Authority
Thinkific	4.4(205)	-	$1.1M	4.6y	24	-	53
McGraw-Hill Connect	3.9(191)	-	$59k	3.3y	-	-	67
OnBoard	4.7(1,056)	$105M	$28k	4.6y	4	-	43
Modern Campus Message	4.2(12)	$59M	$22k	1.2y	-	2	44
Modern Campus CMS	4.9(14)	$59M	$22k	1.2y	-	2	44
Modern Campus Involve	4.1(13)	$59M	$22k	1.2y	-	2	44
Modern Campus Lifelong Learning	3.9(36)	$59M	$22k	1.2y	-	2	44
Element451	4.6(7)	$181M	$10k	3.1y	24	1	35
Canvas	4.6(4,320)	$2.1B	$5k	4.6y	-	6	71
Brightspace	4.3(235)	-	$4k	2.6y	-	1	53
Moodle	4.3(3,379)	$18M	$2k	1.8y	-	-	54
Nearpod	4.7(173)	$688M	$2k	2.8y	24	1	68
Synap	4.8(32)	$1.3M	$2k	3.2y	-	-	30
OpenGov Enterprise Asset Management	4.6(28)	$2.0B	$1k	1.3y	-	4	48
Vevox	4.8(410)	$3.8M	$474	4.6y	24	1	43
Blackboard	4.1(536)	$186M	$417	0.2y	19	1	72
Award Force	4.8(193)	$1.1M	$249	4.6y	-	-	32
Learning Stream	4.6(98)	-	$143	2.9y	3	4	29
Shape	4.7(44)	-	$76	3.0y	-	4	31
Coursebox	4.7(96)	$520k	$40	2.4y	3	1	36
Campus Cafe	4.7(19)	-	$19	-	-	1	23
DreamApply	4.8(74)	$60k	-	2.3y	24	1	-
CYPHER Learning	4.5(128)	$40M	-	2.4y	24	5	-
ProClass	4.4(36)	-	-	3.2y	-	-	-
Classe365	4.8(164)	-	-	2.6y	-	2	-
DegreeSight	4.6(11)	$3.3M	-	1.1y	19	3	-
Class for Web	4.2(442)	$163M	-	3.1y	-	3	-
CrowdChange	4.7(75)	-	-	0.1y	-	2	-
HEIApply-lite	-	-	-	0.4y	-	-	-
Intellimas	4.7(27)	-	-	-	-	1	-
Classtime	4.7(166)	$1.3M	-	-	1	-	-
Echo360	4.2(44)	$123M	-	-	24	2	-
Orbund	4.5(31)	-	-	0.8y	10	-	-
CORE ELMS	4.7(36)	-	-	0.8y	-	1	-
Abuzz	3.9(88)	-	-	-	-	-	-

PPC playbook- keywords the incumbents bid on - copy these (bidders = how many incumbents compete)

Keyword	CPC	Bidders	Sample landing page
modern campus	$2.33	2	element451.com/ai-agents-that-scale
student info systems	$4.76	1	corecampus.com/
lms training	$5.45	1	services.moodle.com/higher-education
hearpod.com	$2.31	1	nearpod.com/nearpod-site-license
online course platforms	$11.22	1	www.thinkific.com/get-started/start-trial/
rti scheduler	$2.53	1	go.moderncampus.com/connected-curriculum-class-management-software
canvas lms	$2.29	1	www.instructure.com/business
award force	$9.68	1	awardforce.com/
coursebox	$3.98	1	www.coursebox.ai/pricing
blackboard company	$10.32	1	www.blackboard.com/lms-accessibility
tax programs	$3.94	1	demo.opengov.com/g-cpc-tax-and-revenue-collection/
mentimeter	$2.80	1	www.onboardmeetings.com/get-votings-and-approvals
make a quizlet	$1.34	1	www.vevox.com/interactive-quiz
setshape	$5.75	1	setshape.com/
collegevine	$9.82	1	element451.com/ai-agents-that-scale
mcgraw hill	$1.36	1	www.mheducation.com/
class registration system	$10.18	1	try.learningstream.com/easy-class-registration-management/
vevox	$0.72	1	www.vevox.com/
shapecrm	$10.44	1	setshape.com/
blackboard lms	$7.30	1	www.d2l.com/demo-request/lms-sample-demo/

Common complaints- recurring incumbent review cons = product gaps to exploit

Frequent technical glitches and crashes2×

Limited page customization options1×

High cost for features1×

Frequent technical glitches1×

Slow and unresponsive performance1×

Complex and confusing navigation1×

Overwhelming and inconsistent notifications1×

Cumbersome email and messaging system1×

Ad creatives- live Google Search ads the incumbents run - copy the angles

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