eLearning 24-7

JUNE 3, 2019

1%, the pr you see, seems to indicate a massive upheaval in the M&A angle, especially in the learning system space. . Yet one of the items that is never mentioned are the customers and employees of the vendor who has been acquired. Some vendors will be flexible with you, and allow you to leave if you so desire, others less so.

Support 49

Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

I love going to LMS sites and seeing a list of clients that the vendor lists. Especially the LMS vendors who also create custom content/development. It adds an additional nuance to their services. Yep, you read that right, and best or worst of all, they (vendor) never tells you, unless you inquiry. But did you know.

vendor 76

vendor Compliance Training Authoring License 76

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2013

Offers a multitude of services to customers. Some Walmarts include groceries and auto services – including oil changes and alike. Net sales of 466.1 They probably offered you the ability to buy courses through them eliminating the need to go directly to the 3rd party vendor. E-Learning 24/7.

LMS 78

LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

You ask the sales clerk if you can try to flavor. Seems to show a level of customer service we have all come to expect when testing something or trying it out before we buy it. Why are some vendors making it impossible? Why are some vendors treating you as a spy or something sinister when you just want to try out the product?

Authoring 68

Authoring SCATE Tools Assima 68

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

One vendor with 750 users, priced out at nearly 24K a year; another close to 11.5K – thus depends on users is a factor. If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. Marketplaces & Exchanges by LMS/Learning Portal Vendors.

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

One vendor with 750 users, priced out at nearly 24K a year; another close to 11.5K – thus depends on users is a factor. If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. Marketplaces & Exchanges by LMS/Learning Portal Vendors.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. and not necessarily worldwide (which should be the case), there is bound to be those vendors who are seeking new opportunities. It was a myth.

Social Networks 72

Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Several vendors have left the space, a few have entered. Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. Newest Version – LMS/Learning Portal Directory. Bolded Vendor Names – There are vendors whose names are bolded.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2011

Each person who is working on the software, has no knowledge of the vendor’s software prior to. Email me with the subject “shootout&# and in the email write the name of the vendor. The winning selection will be announced on the E-Learning 24/7 Linkedin group July 22nd. 124 vendors, inc. Register Now.

Authoring Tools 71

Authoring Tools News CertPoint vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

JULY 13, 2010

The trends apply to both LMS/LCMS vendors. Extended Enterprise - Vendors are expanding into the wholesaler/reseller/affiliates/sales agent sector with their solutions. The note of interest is that it is occurring with all size of vendors, albeit the charge is being led by mid size vendors. Global markets.

LCMS 77

LCMS Trends LMS Social Networks 77

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2020

We push the productivity increases, sales increases, safety issue decreases, happy employees and retention as proof that Training or L&D is successful and thus here is the proof with ROI. Pricing strategy – The number one winner or bummer in terms of sales. They can integrate with any learning system out there.

Training 89

Training Train Questionmark Association 89

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

Make no mistake, there are plenty of vendors out there who believe in the concept of focusing on features and forgetting about usability, under the guise that people would rather have lots of cool blinky things rather than usability. There are a plethora of vendors out there, with blinders on. . Customer Service. We hear you.

Association Learning Management System 78

Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

Start searching out LMS vendors that meet the list criteria, specifically the ones you must have/otherwise they are deal breakers. Follow up with an email of questions – you will probably have some after they have answered your original ones, since more tend to pop-up, especially if you see other vendors.

LMS 53

LMS RFP vendor Brandon Hall 53

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Vendors can move up, down or out of the rankings – after all it is on-going. I’m not a lead gen for the vendors listed – rather the goal is to provide you with vendors that meet numerous criteria including UI, features, support/service, mobile, feedback from current and past clients and future game plans. 9 Absorb LMS.

SharePoint 95

SharePoint LMS vendor iPad 95

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Ask and see what can be done by the vendor – Customize it! Plus many vendors will include special “customized&# options for you – and then tell you what they are – during your discussions or upon your final negotiations. Some vendors will charge you per customization. Two Keys on Customization.

Custom 40

Custom LMS LCMS vendor 40

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2010

LMS Vendors and Tablets Update. That said, why is this happening: A significant (over 90%) of vendors are holding off this year and at least part of next year from optimizing their solution to the iPad. Two years ago, lots of LMS vendors were saying their systems were browser agnostic. Gartner projects 54.8 million units.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 40

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Association LMS Association Learning Management System Market 40

eLearning 24-7

JULY 2, 2012

With this knowledge comes the avalanche of hyper sales, vendors are exploring ways to gain your attention. Thus is should be a concern to every vendor who shows off a system that is stripped off its looks to entice buyers. The most common responses I hear from vendors are. They also saw an increase in sales.

LMS 75

LMS vendor RFP Bloom 75

eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

For the past month, I have been conducting a survey on learning platforms and specifically learning management systems. . The data shows that what many vendors assume end users want is far from accurate. Too many vendors are focusing on talent/performance management as the next feature/component in their systems.

Association Learning Management System 77

Association Learning Management System LMS Association LMS Blended Learning 77

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

E-Commerce. Customized skinning – albeit in today’s market there are some vendors who charge for skins – disgusting! Excluding the above, there are vendors out there who charge extra for. Social learning – in many cases it is a more robust than your standard chat, discussion, etc. Modules in 2012.

LMS 74

LMS vendor Compliance Training Centra 74

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 20, 2011

They involved talent management, “hello and goodbye” with vendors, social learning, upswing in mobile learning, new feature sets in the authoring tool space, flat lining in web conferencing and standalone platforms. LMSs/LCMS/CMS/learning platforms in commercial and open space continued their presence.

Blended Learning 95

Blended Learning Authoring Tools Augmented Reality vendor 95

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Sure, other vendors will say you can do that too, but you have to open each object file to get it. Many vendors hyping PowerPoint to Flash angle as key feature. 57% offer a trial at various length, this is significantly higher than any other e-learning tool with over 40 vendors in the market. Who has time?

Authoring 66

Authoring Innovation Social Networks Tools 66

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

Learnnovators: In this age where most learning happens ‘informally’ (through on-the-job-learning and peer-learning), how well do you think the early adopters of Experience API support informal learning? Mike: Early adopters are broken into two categories, traditional e-learning vendors and new market entrants.

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

Learnnovators

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Learnnovators: In this age where most learning happens ‘informally’ (through on-the-job-learning and peer-learning), how well do you think the early adopters of Experience API support informal learning? Mike: Early adopters are broken into two categories, traditional e-learning vendors and new market entrants.

ADL 100

ADL SCORM Compliance Training Standards 100

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 5, 2010

LMS/LCMS vendors are notorious for offering the amazing “module&# in their marketing and advertising pitches – whether it is on their web site, at trade shows, white papers, e-mail marketing, whatever. Now, we are talking about your base LMS, not their super duper LMS (if they offer such – and not all vendors do).

Module 40

Module Association LMS Association Learning Management System LCMS 40

CommLab India

AUGUST 16, 2016

A pharmaceutical company wanted to create an e-learning course on product training for its sales force. Are you taking baby steps in e-learning and still undecided whether to develop your courses in-house or outsource them? Are you familiar with the outsourcing options available in e-learning?

Blended Learning 44

Blended Learning Outsource Compliance Training Case Study 44

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 8, 2012

I’m tired of telling people that it is better to buy 3rd party courses through you even though they can get a better deal by going straight to the 3rd party vendor. #5 After my discussion, I again asked him to contact me by e-mail. If the customer requests contact via e-mail, then do it. I’m calling out Saba.

Attention 72

Attention Saba vendor System 72

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 15, 2010

If you need some additional tweaks – maybe it is included “free&# (again, already calculated ahead of time, by them (the vendors – as an enticement) or street priced. Same approach LMS/LCMS vendors take when it comes to their systems. Sale Yourself! End result? Do you pay the sticker? Talk up your company.

Association LMS 40

Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS LCMS 40

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 28, 2010

Is it me or does it seem that most vendors in the LMS/LCMS market still believe that with some smoke and mirrors, you won’t realize that social media actually must be integrated into social learning for it to exist? Or do they just drop the word, “social media&# , and rather say, “social learning and web 2.0″?

Social Media 40

Social Media Social Learning Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 2, 2016

Lots of folks interested in my Find an LMS service (I find three LMSs for you) and my new e-learning strategy services (contact me if interested). . I saw a lot more folks than in previous shows and more e-learning vendors too. Vendors were in the basement. It is a big file – FYI.

vendor 20

vendor e-learning vendor Docebo SumTotal 20

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 28, 2011

What I like about conferences is the ability to see the latest products and hear the pitches from the vendors. Yet, for all that do it, their are equal number of vendors who do not. their own sales folks) and type of product they are pitching. Regardless, you need to have your product out and showing. TK 11 Products.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 65

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Productivity Product Authoring Tools 65

eLearning 24-7

MAY 31, 2011

Web conferercing continues to be hot, but it is not as easy as just selecting vendor x or y, rather to find the best solution, it is important to identify certain items and features before moving forward. . For the vendors who offer this option, they go about it in a couple of ways. Bob, VP of Sales, wants to hold (dare I say it?)

Web 73

Web vendor License VOIP 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 7, 2010

Customer service is still a new concept to them. If you have neither and are stuck in a contract that lasts more than 1 year, contact your vendor – your sales person to be exact and let them know that you want to leave your contract at the end of the year for that contract (i.e. Time to find a new BFF LMS.

LMS 40

LMS Compliance Training vendor Scanning 40

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 5, 2012

It is the holiday season and for those who see me as the grinch (okay a few vendors do, but I digress) here is a special post. Next week, 12-12-12, will be #10 to #1 learning management systems for 2012. Sales service – in my experience awful. . #22 15 Seminar Learning System . Drum Roll please. #25

LMS 71

LMS Cornerstone OnDemand Saba Totara 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 27, 2010

A lot of great products out there this year, new updates and latest versions; new companies, new services and just some real innovation. I include Learning Portals, LCMSs, as part of the mix. E-commerce is standard, multi-tenet off the main system, with each distributor/wholesaler/reseller/sales agent, etc. Categories.

LMS 66

LMS Productivity Product Plateau 66

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 22, 2010

It used to be that every WC vendor went the seats route. Typically with licenses - a lot of vendors do not enable you to have the multiple rooms at the same time – i.e. the multiple seminars going on at the same time offer. Now, Bob, VP of Sales, wants to hold (dare I say it?) Hence, another license. 1, 2,4,6, 8.

Web 40

Web vendor License Social Media 40

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 20, 2022

Never assume that they know the terminology in the industry, nor assume that what you think one term means, doesn’t necessarily mean what the vendor thinks it means. In the Enterprise and Large Enterprise it is not uncommon to get pricing that is quite high, especially if the vendor knows procurement is involved.

Learning System 80

Learning System System Guide Blended Learning 80

CommLab India

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Rajesh: The first and inarguably the most important step in the successful execution of an online learning development initiative is setting clear expectations. Sit down with the e-learning development experts of the vendor and make sure they get a good idea of what you want. Good e-learning projects have good endings.

Project 44

Project Metrics Expert Management 44