eLearning 24-7

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

CBT Prior to online learning known then as WBT, and then the latter term of e-learning (vendors today, use it to refer to content that is online), there was CBT. CBT was the “new” and exciting way to learn. Then comes along AOL (did you know folks still have an AOL e-mail account? I used them).

Compliance Training 81

Compliance Training Association LMS Association Learning Management System LMS 81

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 29, 2020

I’m here to tell you, not only can you establish revenue with B2B/B2C training via e-learning but do it in such a way, that it becomes RR – recurring revenue and customers/clients/members/partners into repeat buyers. . Heck, you could be an e-learning company who provides online learning to your customers. .

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Training Train Questionmark Association 89

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. can sell their courses to anyone else, regardless of platform – you are not limited to only buying and selling courses tied to your LMS vendor, that is eliminated. E-Learning 24/7.

Trends 70

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 70

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 26, 2014

If you want to instill fear, the first thing you need to do is assess your prey, err potential customer. Any vendor who sees you as a potential customer, should go to your web site and grab the banner/header or colors and place it in your demo before you begin. Some vendors will give a range, others won’t.

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LMS vendor RFP e-learning vendor 71

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 9, 2010

If you are an e-learning vendor exploring the SBM do not take them lightly, a few are slowly entering my 2nd trend. can sell their courses to anyone else, regardless of platform – you are not limited to only buying and selling courses tied to your LMS vendor, that is eliminated. Any company/firm/org/association/etc.

Trends 69

Trends Flash to HTML5 Conversion vendor e-learning vendor 69

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 11, 2013

Maybe you see it as a component within a blended learning environment. Offers a multitude of services to customers. If they want to take courses on how to learn software or business or whatever, they may be watching videos on YouTube – for free or paying a fee to use such sites as Lynda.com. One stop shop.

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LMS Blended Learning vendor Learning Management System 78

eLearning 24-7

MAY 9, 2022

One vendor called their system for the longest time a “micro-learning platform” Now? Another vendor calls their system nearly every keyword for SEO purposes (you can see it on their web site). I am constantly updating the types that exist, which would be covered under learning systems.

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vendor Micro-Learning Enterprise Learning System 71

eLearning 24-7

MAY 19, 2014

The same applies to online learning and web conferencing solutions. So, if you stripe it all the way, that LMS you are selling to customers is under “e-learning”, it is not a separate entity away from e-learning. It will be them (consumers, buyers, customers, clients). E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor Authoring Tools Compliance Training Virtual Classroom 75

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 19, 2012

The year kicked off with lots of potential, lots of excitement in the air and lots of customers gearing up to purchase new systems, despite global economic woes. Mobile Learning. LMSs – Finally vendors took notice. APIs of various social sites with Linkedin growing at a quick pace. Market as a whole. Best example?

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vendor CD-ROM e-learning vendor Offline 85

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 5, 2011

When it comes to the e-learning market, specifically the LMS space (and you can toss in LCMS, CMS, Learning Portals as well), there are a lot of traps that customers fall into and can’t get out. The vendor’s salesperson tells you want you want to hear. Do you listen to your customers?

Case Study 61

Case Study Custom vendor SkillSoft 61

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Covers pricing, internal marketing, contracts & customization (1.2mb). Social Learning – Collection. Covers Social Learning & LMSs, Social Learning and Social Media (685.3kb). I will be launching a web site the first week of November. Social Learning & Social Media. E-Learning 24/7.

Rapid Intake 63

Rapid Intake Flash to HTML5 Conversion News Unison 63

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

One vendor asked if you wanted to learn more about their product and sent you to their help desk to notify them of errors or issues with their system (hmm, not likely to buy one from these guys). Over 90% of LMS vendors had their sites available only in English; so the potential customer could not view it in any other language.

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vendor LMS Skype Social Media 66

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. That some vendors who provide a list of clients may not be clients of their LMS, rather they are current or past clients of custom course development.

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vendor Compliance Training Authoring License 76

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 17, 2013

” Then you find it they have to heavily customize it – charge extra for that – and the interface is buggy. I remember seeing some pricing online by a LMS vendor and then when I got the contract it had different pricing on it. You see they had items you needed but they did not mention it on their web site.

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LMS vendor Issue Sales 79

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many of us, see e-learning vendors who put $$$ ahead of their customers. It was just a request to give something back to the readers of this blog, the e-learning community during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). The holidays means nothing. No thank you.

Harassment Training 72

Harassment Training Rapid Intake Wondershare vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

JULY 3, 2010

OmniSocial is a social learning platform, with learning management capabilities and with the ability to select individual apps in the system and only use those you select to install onto your web site or learning portal. Sites and Zones. Sites and Zones – Sub categories (listed as Manage Sites and Zones).

Mzinga 53

Mzinga Productivity Product Portal 53

eLearning 24-7

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Lots of ILT vendors – again, the show has always been geared towards this, so no surprise, in fact, ATD formally known as ASTD has always been heavy on ILT and book things, and just in the last few years has seen a major increase in e-learning vendors, with the past show being nearly 50% – the highest ever.

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Conference Scanning vendor ILT 68

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 13, 2011

Vendors are hearing us and are making changes. More multilingual options to their web sites, trials and social learning. If it says “updated link&# , when you click the link it will go directly to the site. 17% of LMS vendors have a product demo on their site, without having you register to see it.

News 65

News LMS vendor Brandon Hall 65

eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

A common argument I’m hearing from vendors on why they do not offer a social learning component in their system. &# “Companies are blocking social media access at their site and/or have social media governance policies&#. Majority of employees access social media sites out of the workplace. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor Social Networks LMS Innovation 72

eLearning 24-7

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first segment is for buyers, potential and current customers. The second segment is for vendors – including insight from fellow vendors on various trade shows. I know there are people who will visit the conference’s expo section, where the vendors are listed, prior to the show. Hence, this guide.

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vendor ASTD Scanning e-learning vendor 66

eLearning 24-7

MAY 4, 2012

” Customer: We are seeking a system that offers curriculum paths, ability to group learners to take x course or courses, e-mail notification, blah blah. Are you also seeking blah blah blah (assuming the customer didn’t mention it)?” The goal is to build a relationship with the customer.

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LMS vendor Sales Site 74

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 18, 2012

. – they will set the deadlines and inform you that once you sign the implementation schedule, then it will be delivered on that date, unless you decide to add things or mass customize or forget to return docs needed to move forward. For many LMS vendors they do the following. Offer on site or at their location.

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LMS Support vendor e-learning vendor 73

eLearning 24-7

JUNE 20, 2011

In my latest directory, 393 LMS vendors – global, of which 34 or so are open source systems. Here are five trends that are being seen in the market, but one of these trends can cause consternation, among current customers. In a market this size, and with so many vendors overly focused on the U.S. Acquisition and Memories.

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Social Networks Trends LMS vendor 72

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 31, 2010

When so many potential customers are seeing the advantages of open source, creating their own learning or VLE portals or seeing the value of various social media types and incorporating them into some type of social learning community, the “do nothing&# spin is well, a time warp into the past. Here are the basics.

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Social Networks Social Learning Social Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 13, 2013

Q : I am curious on why Cornerstone On Demand, Saba and SumTotal do not appear in your top twenty lists even though they appear on other sites as the best products in the market. Every e-learning consulting/research firm, etc. I have done a segment like this in the past and it was very popular. Am I missing something?

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SumTotal Blogging vendor Saba 73

eLearning 24-7

JULY 27, 2011

Miss Targeted – A frequent guest, whereas they add features or enhancements that do not target their current customer base or future -example: they include corporate yet include rubrics. Part of this reasoning, is tied to size of customer base. . Customer support. Customer Service. I know plenty. We hear you.

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Association Learning Management System Market LMS Association LMS 78

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. To safeguard yourself, in case the vendor is acquired, here is what you should do.

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Support Scanning vendor Social Networks 49

eLearning 24-7

DECEMBER 3, 2010

Many e-learning vendors put $$$ ahead of their customers. Thus, it is wonderful to see vendors who have stepped forward and said, “we care&# , “we value you&# , by offering giveaways during this holiday season. The Vendors (alphabetical order, followed by giveaway). It’s a shame.

Flash to HTML5 Conversion 45

Flash to HTML5 Conversion Harassment Training iPad vendor 45

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 29, 2010

Load balance of your servers needs to be able handle the number of employees or customers or both – if they hypothetically were to hit it at the same time – would your servers survive or crash? With a hosted solution, the vendor’s servers are able to tested to withstand scenarios like this. E-Learning 24/7.

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vendor LCMS Server Cloud Computing 60

eLearning 24-7

AUGUST 12, 2011

You can also add sections which are not on the screen, but are available as part of the site, this is archived by selecting “Configure Page&# and choosing from a wealth of options, such as “my video channels&# and “impressions&#. The person who views your profile can click any of the icons and go to the site.

Saba 69

Saba Social Networks Social Productivity 69

eLearning 24-7

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

We often tell our employees, customers and ourselves, that e-learning is learning without borders. That you can learn wherever you are, at whatever time you want, and that you can gain knowledge without the previous conditions. Greetings from Moscow. Social Engagement.

Mashups 73

Mashups Association LMS Association Learning Management System Social Media 73

eLearning 24-7

APRIL 14, 2015

Capterra’s LMS study, found 26% of folks were unhappy with their LMS (based on a survey of over 100 LMS customers). The big elephant in the room that we hear so many times and vendors love to pitch (to get you to their system), but rarely the vendors themselves will admit to – many have only themselves to blame.

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LMS vendor RFP Issue 40

eLearning 24-7

JULY 9, 2012

How many of you have posted questions regarding LMSs on Quora, Linkedin or the various other social media sites available on the net? How many of you have seen vendors respond to your questions? Congrats, you are probably looking at less than 10 (based on my LMS directory which contains 475 vendors). Want a native app?

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LMS vendor Cornerstone OnDemand Virtual Classroom 72

CommLab India

JANUARY 26, 2017

You have heard about e-learning and are looking to contact vendors for a quote. But before doing that, it is a good idea to understand the typical services e-learning vendors provide and how they price those services. Services provided by e-learning vendors and how they are priced.

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e-learning vendor vendor Services Outsource 44

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2012

I know this one word is creating a stir among the instructor led crew and some educators, but in education we use the term “learning”, not “training” when we are teaching students. Custom Development and LMS vendors. Custom Course Shops. What do you mean?

Trends 80

Trends vendor Outsource LMS 80

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 12, 2011

Our customers find our system user friendly and easy to use. We have the highest repeat customers in the industry. The number one reason people leave their current system or purchase a different e-learning product? If I am vendor, whose product is paid (i.e. We are user friendly. Very easy to use.

Authoring Tools 68

Authoring Tools vendor NexLearn Authorware 68

eLearning 24-7

MARCH 23, 2010

Load balance of your servers needs to be able handle the number of employees or customers or both – if they hypothetically were to hit it at the same time – would your servers survive or crash? With a hosted solution, the vendor’s servers are able to tested to withstand scenarios like this. E-Learning 24/7.

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Hosting vendor Cloud Computing LCMS 40