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HSE University academic competitions

Promoting the KLYUCH and Vysshaya Proba academic competitions through the Yandex Advertising Network, retargeting, lookalike audiences and sponsored Telegram posts.

Students discussing a study project
2academic competition products

Business challenge

The educational products needed greater reach and more registrations without multiplying the budget or losing control of their brand image in communications.

What needed to change

Rework the promotion strategy for HSE University academic competitions and build a manageable flow of registrations from a relevant audience.

  1. Reworked the placement strategy

    Separated campaigns by audience and decision-making stage.

  2. Prepared Yandex Advertising Network banners

    Built creative for the educational context with clear competition offers.

  3. Added retargeting and lookalike audiences

    Brought interested users back and expanded reach with similar audiences.

  4. Added sponsored posts in specialist Telegram channels

    Placed messages in channels already followed by schoolchildren, parents and teachers.

The campaign increased reach, traffic and registrations without multiplying the budget.

Yandex Advertising Network
banner placements
lookalike
audience expansion
Telegram
sponsored posts in specialist channels

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