Education Overseas MBA GTM Launch

A go-to-market launch for an overseas MBA brand.

A brand-new education player needed reach and rigour at once. We paired paid performance for scale with consultative, university-led outreach for quality — and stood up a qualified admissions pipeline in 12 weeks.

991
Total leads in 3 months
91
Sales-qualified leads
900
Inbound leads via Meta Ads
3
University partnerships closed
01 — The Brief

A new brand that needed volume and rigour.

Challenges

×Generate awareness among qualified MBA aspirants for a brand nobody knew yet.
×Filter for valid academics, a passport, and genuine intent to study abroad — not domestic MBAs.
×Hand over only serious, high-intent prospects so counsellors' time was well spent.

Objectives

Generate awareness & interest among qualified candidates in India.
Filter to academically-eligible, passport-ready, abroad-intent leads only.
Stand up a qualified admissions pipeline toward 10 enrollments in 3 months.
02 — Our Approach

A dual-channel go-to-market built for both scale and qualification — paid performance for reach, consultative outreach for quality.

03 — Execution

Three tracks: reach, then rigour.

Paid performance for volume, consultative outreach for quality, and strict qualification before handoff. Hover to see each track.

01
Performance Marketing

Facebook and Instagram campaigns targeting Indian students and professionals aged 21-28 with MBA intent, generating approximately 900 inbound leads through high-converting creative and continuous A/B testing.

02
University Partnerships

A Bangalore-focused outreach initiative building partnerships with reputed universities to unlock cold-call campaigns and one-on-one consultative sessions that turned interest into high-quality SQLs.

03
Lead Qualification

A three-check qualification process filtering every lead for academic eligibility, valid passport, and genuine US MBA intent before handoff to the admissions team.

Meta AdsCold callsWhatsApp follow-upUniversity outreachLead qualification
01 — Performance Marketing

Facebook and Instagram campaigns targeting Indian students and professionals aged 21-28 with MBA intent, generating approximately 900 inbound leads through high-converting creative and continuous A/B testing.

1
Platform
Facebook and Instagram campaigns

Targeting Indian students and professionals aged 21-28 with MBA intent. High-converting creative, continuous A/B testing, and optimization against CPL and qualification-rate data.

2
Volume
Approximately 900 inbound leads from Meta

Paid performance drove the volume needed for the pipeline, providing the raw leads that fed the three-step qualification funnel.

3
Optimization
A/B testing on CPL and qualification rate

Continuous optimization against CPL and qualification-rate data kept the campaign efficient and improving across all 12 weeks.

02 — University Partnerships

A Bangalore-focused outreach initiative building partnerships with reputed universities to unlock cold-call campaigns and one-on-one consultative sessions that turned interest into high-quality SQLs.

1
Outreach
University partnership building

A Bangalore-focused outreach initiative built partnerships with reputed universities, unlocking direct access to student communities.

2
Calls
Cold-call campaigns within campus

Direct access to student communities through cold-call campaigns and one-on-one consultative sessions that turned interest into high-quality SQLs.

3
Outcome
3 university partnerships closed

3 of 3 university partnerships closed, providing warm, pre-interested candidate communities for the admissions funnel.

03 — Lead Qualification

A three-check qualification process filtering every lead for academic eligibility, valid passport, and genuine US MBA intent before handoff to the admissions team.

1
Check 01
Academic eligibility

Minimum 10th and 12th grade criteria verified before a lead progresses to the next stage.

2
Check 02
Valid passport

Confirms the candidate is genuinely ready to study abroad, not just exploring domestically.

3
Check 03
US-MBA intent

Clear, expressed interest in an overseas MBA confirmed. Only serious, eligible, high-intent candidates handed to the admissions team.

04 — Results · 12 weeks

A pipeline built from scratch.

991
Total leads generated
91
Highly-qualified SQLs delivered
3/3
University partnership deals closed
Qualification funnel
Raw leads → SQLs
Total leads generated 991
Engaged & screened ~540
Qualified SQLs 91

Tight, multi-stage filtering meant only serious, eligible candidates reached the admissions team.

Where leads came from
Source mix
Meta Ads (paid reach) 90.8%
Calls & university outreach 9.2%

Paid drove volume; consultative outreach delivered the qualified, ready-to-convert SQLs.

05 — Impact & Key Takeaways

A credible GTM launch, in record time.

01
Rapid pipeline creation
A new market entrant went from zero to a qualified admissions pipeline within 12 weeks.
02
Quality through qualification
Systematic filtering plus consultative outreach produced a genuinely high-intent lead pool.
03
Borrowed credibility
Direct university associations built instant brand trust and recall with aspirants.
04
Cost-efficient by design
Data-driven adjustments steadily improved CPL and the lead-to-SQL ratio.
Why this campaign worked
Reach + quality
The dual-channel strategy combined broad paid marketing with targeted consultative outreach — driving both volume and conversion.
Early filtering
Qualifying up front meant the sales team focused only on serious, eligible candidates, improving efficiency.
Trusted access
University partnerships provided social proof and warm access to a community of potential MBA aspirants.
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