Higher educationIndia, United States, Curaçao

3,600% more visibility. For a Caribbean medical school recruiting from India and the United States.

St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine in Curaçao needed more than ads. We worked as its internal marketing and growth team: rebuilt the positioning, took visibility from near zero, and built the admissions channels that turn interest into applicants.

3,600%

More visibility

Compared with the position before the engagement

2,872

Leads from paid campaigns

Over five months in 2025

4

Admissions channels built

Open days, NEET-season campaigns, counselling flows and partnerships

ST. MARTINUS UNIVERSITY · ONGOING

About St. Martinus University

St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine is a medical school in Curaçao. Its MD programme is built around the path to US licensing and residency, and it recruits students from India, the United States and other markets.

The university runs an India admissions push from Hyderabad, where families weigh an international MD against the competition for medical seats at home.

The problem

Almost no visibility and no clear position

Few prospective students or parents knew the university, and those who did were unsure what it stood for. It risked being seen as a local option rather than an international medical school with a US pathway.

Leads without a route to admission

Campaigns produced enquiries, but there was no defined admissions flow, no tracking from lead source to admission, and no feedback loop between marketing and the admissions team.

Too much weight on a few channels

Paid social carried most of the lead volume, and single-city events were costly for the turnout they drew. Admissions needed more channels that bring in serious applicants.

What we did

01Build the positioning

We defined the university as an international medical school with a clear path from classroom to US clinical training and residency, and built content around faculty, students and outcomes.

  • International positioning, not a local alternative
  • Faculty, student and alumni stories as proof

02Take visibility from near zero

We ran social campaigns, webinars and ask-me-anything sessions, shifting budget to the platforms that performed. Instagram produced the large majority of paid social leads.

  • Instagram-led paid social
  • Webinars and AMA sessions with faculty and students

03Open more admissions channels

We added channels beyond paid lead generation: open days, campaigns timed to the NEET results season, structured counselling flows and institutional partnerships.

  • Open days and parent sessions
  • NEET-season campaigns
  • Partnerships with institutions that refer students

04Design the path from call to counselling

We mapped the admissions process from first call to counselling to application, with counselling scripts in English, Hindi and Telugu so families could speak in their own language.

  • Defined admissions stages
  • Trilingual counselling scripts and FAQs

05Fix tracking and plan the next year

A 2025 review diagnosed geo-targeting and tracking gaps. The 2026 plan adds source-to-admission tracking and replaces single-city US events with a state roadshow model.

  • CRM and tracking from lead source to admission
  • State-by-state roadshow plan for the US

Across the funnel

Every stage had a job. Here is what each one did.

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Funnel build

We worked as the university's internal marketing team, building positioning, the channel mix and the admissions flow from the ground up.

01

Top of funnel

Social campaigns, webinars, AMA sessions, PR and open days.

02

Middle of funnel

Counselling calls in English, Hindi and Telugu, with structured follow-up for students and parents.

03

Bottom of funnel

Application, interview and offer, tracked back to the lead source.

Results. Measured the way the CFO measures them.

The university went from barely visible to a recognisable option with several ways for students to apply.

  • About 3,600% more visibility than before the engagement.
  • 2,872 leads from paid campaigns over five months in 2025, at a cost per lead of $3.03.
  • More admissions channels: open days, NEET-season campaigns, counselling flows and partnerships.
  • A defined admissions flow with trilingual counselling support.
  • A 2026 plan built on the 2025 data, with tracking from lead source to admission.

Lessons

What you can take from this. Even if you never hire us.

01

In admissions, marketing does not end at the enquiry

A lead that nobody calls back properly is wasted spend. Design the counselling flow and the feedback loop to admissions as part of the marketing work.

02

Time campaigns to the decision season

Families in India make medical education decisions around NEET results. Campaigns timed to that window reach them when the question is real.

03

Speak the family's language

Parents are part of the decision. Counselling in English, Hindi and Telugu removes friction that no ad creative can fix.

Questions about this story. Answered.

Still unsure? Ask us directly.

How do international medical schools recruit students from India?

Combine clear international positioning with channels families trust: open days, campaigns around NEET results season, counselling in local languages and institutional partnerships. Lemniscate Growth did this for St. Martinus University in Curaçao, acting as its marketing team, which took visibility about 3,600% above where it started and added new admissions channels.

How can a Caribbean medical school improve admissions marketing?

Fix positioning first, then build a full admissions flow, not just lead generation. St. Martinus University worked with Lemniscate Growth on international positioning, social campaigns, webinars, open days, trilingual counselling and source-to-admission tracking. Visibility rose about 3,600%, and paid campaigns produced 2,872 leads over five months in 2025.

What marketing works during NEET results season?

Campaigns that answer the question families are asking right then: what are the credible options if a domestic medical seat is out of reach. St. Martinus University used NEET-season campaigns, open days and counselling calls in English, Hindi and Telugu, run with Lemniscate Growth, as part of its India admissions push from Hyderabad.

What did acting as St. Martinus University's internal marketing team involve?

For St. Martinus University Faculty of Medicine in Curaçao, Lemniscate Growth worked as the internal marketing and growth team rather than as an outside ad vendor. That meant building the positioning, the channel mix and the admissions flow from the ground up, running campaigns and events, and designing the admissions process alongside the marketing. The work took the medical school's visibility to about 3,600% above where it started.

How did St. Martinus University increase its visibility by about 3,600%?

St. Martinus University started with positioning. The Curaçao medical school was defined as an international MD program with a clear path to US clinical training and residency, backed by stories from faculty, students and alumni. Visibility then came from social campaigns, webinars and ask-me-anything sessions with faculty and students, which reached families who had barely known the university. Together, these took visibility about 3,600% above its starting point.

Why did St. Martinus University add admissions channels beyond paid lead generation?

St. Martinus University added channels because admissions needed more routes to serious applicants than paid lead generation offered. Alongside campaigns, the Curaçao medical school now runs open days and parent sessions, campaigns timed to India's NEET results season, structured counseling flows and partnerships with institutions that refer students. Parents are part of the decision, and each channel reaches families when the choice of an international MD is a real question.

Can St. Martinus University's admissions marketing approach work for my institution?

It suits institutions in a position like St. Martinus University's: low visibility, an unclear place in the market, students recruited across countries, and families who decide around a specific season, such as NEET results in India. The Curaçao medical school also let its marketing partner work as an internal team covering positioning, channels and the admissions flow together. If you only want more ads, or admissions stays separate from marketing, the approach loses its main advantage.

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