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Beyond Cold Call Scripts: AI-Powered Higher Ed Recruitment

Stop losing diverse students with rigid cold call scripts. Havana's AI engages prospects 24/7 in 20+ languages, creating natural conversations that drive enrollment.

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Chloe Brunaux

Chloe Brunaux

Trusted by dozens of leading institutions

WHY HAVANA

Why Cold Call Scripts Fail Higher Ed Recruitment

Admissions teams struggle to engage thousands of diverse prospects using generic cold call scripts, resulting in unresponsive leads and missed enrollment targets. Havana's AI solution transforms recruitment by handling initial outreach across multiple channels and languages, pre-qualifying prospects, and scheduling appointments with human advisors who can focus on building meaningful relationships.

Human-Like Engagement

Natural Conversations, Not Rigid Scripts

Unlike inflexible cold call scripts, Havana's AI uses natural-sounding voice to handle complex, unscripted questions in over 20 languages, providing personalized interactions that resonate with diverse student populations.

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Never Miss a Lead

24/7 Outreach Across All Timezones

While cold callers work limited hours, Havana contacts prospects instantly, day or night, across global time zones. This immediate response dramatically improves conversion rates for international and working professional prospects.

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Reconnect With Cold Leads

Revive Leads Traditional Scripts Can't

Havana systematically re-engages unresponsive leads sitting in your CRM that cold callers have abandoned. Our multi-touch campaigns convert these sunk costs into qualified prospects ready for enrollment conversations.

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RESULTS FOR CUSTOMERS

Proven Results Without Cold Call Scripts

100K+

Students engaged

10%

Increase in conversion

250+

Man days saved a year

TESTIMONIALS

Don’t just take our word for it

"The results have been pretty incredible. Usually our teams are skeptical of tech, but for Havana, different teams were fighting to be the first to get it."

Bryan Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer EMENA, Global University Systems

"The results have been pretty incredible. Usually our teams are skeptical of tech, but for Havana, different teams were fighting to be the first to get it."

Bryan Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer EMENA, Global University Systems

"The results have been pretty incredible. Usually our teams are skeptical of tech, but for Havana, different teams were fighting to be the first to get it."

Bryan Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer EMENA, Global University Systems

"The results have been pretty incredible. Usually our teams are skeptical of tech, but for Havana, different teams were fighting to be the first to get it."

Bryan Palmer, Chief Commercial Officer EMENA, Global University Systems

"Within 2 months, we got conversions. The AI got students who had abandoned their applications to start talking again. It ended up converting leads we had given up on."

Pia Horner, Assoc Director & Head of Student Recruitment, University of Europe for Applied Sciences

"Within 2 months, we got conversions. The AI got students who had abandoned their applications to start talking again. It ended up converting leads we had given up on."

Pia Horner, Assoc Director & Head of Student Recruitment, University of Europe for Applied Sciences

"Within 2 months, we got conversions. The AI got students who had abandoned their applications to start talking again. It ended up converting leads we had given up on."

Pia Horner, Assoc Director & Head of Student Recruitment, University of Europe for Applied Sciences

"Within 2 months, we got conversions. The AI got students who had abandoned their applications to start talking again. It ended up converting leads we had given up on."

Pia Horner, Assoc Director & Head of Student Recruitment, University of Europe for Applied Sciences

"We sometimes receive 1000s of leads from student fairs. It's hard for us to follow-up with all of them quickly, but Havana's AI increases our speed-to-lead dramatically, boosting conversion rates."

Director of Student Recruitment, Top-50 Business School

"We sometimes receive 1000s of leads from student fairs. It's hard for us to follow-up with all of them quickly, but Havana's AI increases our speed-to-lead dramatically, boosting conversion rates."

Director of Student Recruitment, Top-50 Business School

"We sometimes receive 1000s of leads from student fairs. It's hard for us to follow-up with all of them quickly, but Havana's AI increases our speed-to-lead dramatically, boosting conversion rates."

Director of Student Recruitment, Top-50 Business School

"We sometimes receive 1000s of leads from student fairs. It's hard for us to follow-up with all of them quickly, but Havana's AI increases our speed-to-lead dramatically, boosting conversion rates."

Director of Student Recruitment, Top-50 Business School

Frequently asked questions

How does Havana improve on traditional cold call scripts for higher education?

Havana replaces rigid cold call scripts with AI-powered natural conversations that adapt to each prospect's unique questions and concerns. Unlike traditional scripts that fail to engage diverse student populations, Havana communicates fluently in over 20 languages across multiple channels (calls, texts, emails). This approach allows for personalized engagement at scale, with the AI handling initial outreach 24/7 and qualifying prospects based on your specific criteria before connecting them with human advisors who can focus on relationship-building rather than repetitive script reading.

Can Havana handle the high volume of leads from our recruitment events?

How does Havana pre-qualify prospects compared to standard cold calling?

How does Havana integrate with our existing recruitment systems?

How natural are Havana's conversations compared to cold call scripts?