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University of New England: Product Launch
Running advertising trial on ChatGPT platform to build more responsive marketing capabilities in response to AI reshaping higher education
Source: SmartCompany
The leadership read
Product momentum tends to widen edtech product and commercial leadership bench strength.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 98.6 (Neutral) (down 1.4 month-on-month), Oceania is at steady (+1.3pts) on signal share.
University of New England: 1 signal in the last 90 days — in line with the EdTech median of 1 across 21 tracked companies; 0.1% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow.
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