College marketing
We Deliver
College
Audiences
College students are an entry-point market with over $593 billion in spending power.
For over 30 years, Refuel has built successful, custom campus marketing strategies and campaigns across 3,400+ colleges and universities. We offer maximum exposure and repeat impressions to students on and off campus, as well as their parents at home. Connect your message with 21 million entry-point college consumers. Learn why top brands and agencies choose us to reach the college audience.
Refuel your campaignTM
Targeted media tactics to reach college consumers
Our digital-first omnichannel approach offers the unique ability to create high-return college marketing campaigns.
For over 35 years, Refuel has built successful, custom campus marketing strategies and campaigns across 3,400+ colleges and universities. We offer maximum exposure and repeat impressions to students on and off campus, as well as their parents at home. Connect your message with 21 million entry-point college consumers. Learn why top brands and agencies choose us to reach the college audience.
The Refuel
Advantage
Reach + Engage College Consumers
- Our college sampling and experiential marketing network is the largest and most successful in the industry, with access to over 7 million consumers.
- We have mastered high-impact campaigns with industry-leading return rates and minimal ad spend waste.
- Our annual in-house research study is considered the definitive reference text for the industry to effectively market to college audiences, allowing us to stay ahead of breaking market trends.
- We provide cutting-edge mobile and social marketing integrations with real-time geo-behavioral mobile tracking technology.
College Success Stories
Learn why top brands and agencies have relied on us for over 30 years to create award-winning, high-return campaigns
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Client: Cup Noodles
When launching a new flavor of Cup Noodles, Nissin Foods sought to create authentic brand connections with students on campus while differentiating themselves from other brands of instant noodles.
Solution: College Explorer Series™
200,000
Students
16,000
Samples
115,000
Social
Impressions
SUCCESS STORIES
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Learn why top brands and agencies have relied on us for over 30 years to create award winning, high-return campaigns
We Refuel Brands
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We’ve worked with almost half of all Fortune 500 companies as well as new media giants.
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We Refuel Agencies
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We’ve worked with most of the top 100 ad agencies, as well as hundreds of boutique and specialty shops.
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We Refuel Brands
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We’ve worked with almost half of all Fortune 500 companies as well as new media giants.
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We Refuel Agencies
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We’ve worked with most of the top 100 ad agencies, as well as hundreds of boutique and specialty shops.
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Leverage
Proprietary
Research
on Young
Adults
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On College Marketing Trends
Our in-house research, made up of 100% declared data, is the foundation of our college advertising campaigns and an asset that sets us apart. Our annual College Explorer Series ™ research publication provides a winning strategy for consistent growth and return for college advertising campaigns.
We believe that campaign performance is the only thing that matters. Our data-drive expertise is essential in producing the best results, and with 30 years of experience—we know how to deliver this audience.
Proprietary Research | Performance Data | Insights | Efficacy Studies
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Looking for college recruitment?
Meet Thinking Cap, the Education Marketing Division of Refuel Agency
With Thinking Cap’s proprietary, data-driven solutions and 1:1 targeting tactics, you can join over 100 colleges and universities successfully driving enrollment by marketing with Thinking Cap Agency.