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The Marketing of the Historically Black College

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Minority Marketing: Issues and Prospects

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In spite of limited financial resources and other environmental factors, historically black colleges have made substantial contributions to modern society. Now, many rapidly changing factors are adversely affecting black colleges and their enrollments. Only those colleges that effectively market themeselves will experience dynamic growth and vitality. This paper will delineate marketing strategies which will help black institutions evolve within a changing academic community.

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Fleming, S.W. (2015). The Marketing of the Historically Black College. In: King, R. (eds) Minority Marketing: Issues and Prospects. Developments in Marketing Science: Proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17392-4_35

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