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15 Apr 2008 · 4 min read
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Naveen Kapur is a digital marketer and CRM developer. He builds CRM systems, admissions CRM for colleges and universities, websites and campaigns that turn enquiries into customers. This is also his blog: tested methods and Google changes, written up plainly.
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From 2026Google Traffic
Integrated Marketing Communication: ATL, BTL and Digital as One Funnel
Newspaper ads, education fairs, hoardings and Google Ads often run as separate projects with separate reports. Here is how to run them as one funnel, with every enquiry landing in one lead record you can follow to admission or sale.
· 8 min read
From 2026Google Traffic
Digital Marketing Manager: What the Role Does and When a Consultant Fits Better
A digital marketing manager should own results, not just posts and ad campaigns. Here is what the role covers, how to judge one, what to ask in the interview, and when a consultant or agency is the better choice.
· 7 min read
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Next.js can give a business website clean HTML, fast pages and tidy SEO controls. It can also be the wrong tool for a small site that marketing staff edit every day. Here is how to tell which one you are.
· 8 min read
From 2026CRM & Automation
Payment to Receipt: Why an Admission Is Not a Student Yet
An offer letter is a promise. A verified payment and a receipt number are a fact. Here is why your CRM should only create a student at the receipt, and how to set that rule up in any system.
· 7 min read
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CRM User Roles and Permissions: Why ‘Full Access’ Can Still Hide Most of Your Leads
A manager gets a ‘full access’ profile, opens the leads report and finds almost nothing. The CRM is not broken. It is answering two different questions, and only one of them was set. Here is how CRM user roles really work in Salesforce, Zoho CRM and HubSpot.
· 8 min read
From 2026CRM & Automation
Walk-ins and Campus Visits: The CRM Stage Most Institutes Lose
A family that walks into your campus is closer to admission than any form fill. Yet most visits end up in a reception register, not the CRM. Here is how to design the visit stage so it is booked, recorded and reported properly.
· 9 min read
From 2026Google Traffic
Cost per Admission, Not Cost per Lead: The Numbers an Admissions Head Should Track
A channel with cheap leads can be your most expensive source of admissions. Here are the five cost numbers an admissions head should track, how to calculate them honestly, and how to feed paid admissions back into Google Ads.
· 8 min read
From 2026CRM & Automation
Shiksha and Collegedunia Leads in Your CRM: Keep the Source Intact
Portal leads lose their source the moment someone re-types them into a spreadsheet. Here is how to keep the source intact in your CRM, handle duplicates fairly and judge each portal by paid admissions.
· 7 min read
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Digital marketing, CRM, business development, SaaS (and SaaS with CRM), web design and app development, and AI automation. A technology enthusiast who also works as a graphic and video designer.
Also runs CABA Innovatives, a media production, digital marketing, CRM and automation company in Delhi.
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