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Podcast 32: Building a Customer Education Business Case – With Bill Cushard of Learndot

January 15, 2020

How do you build a customer education business case? Listen to the podcast and read highlights from The Talented Learning Show with analyst John Leh and expert Bill Cushard

What does it take to create a case for customer education? Even if you're a novice, how do you get started on the right foot? Listen to The Talented Learning Show! [...learn more...]

Association LMS Buyers Companion – 2019 Edition

August 7, 2019

Association LMS buyers guide 2019 - a collection of free resources from independent learning tech analyst, John Leh

August is here – and not a moment too soon! Most of us look forward to this month as an opportunity to take a break from work. These dog days of summer invite us to relax and recharge before we jump into back-to-school activities and the fall [...learn more...]

Podcasting: Is It Right For Your Content Mix?

July 24, 2019

Should you add podcasting content to your online learning mix? Advice from a content strategy expert

EDITOR’S NOTE: Because extended enterprise learning involves multiple disciplines, we sometimes ask other experts to share their insights with our readers. Today we feature podcasting advice from Shelly Kramer, Co-CEO of V3 Broadsuite and [...learn more...]

Podcast 15: Tying Training to Customer Success – With Barry Kelly of Thought Industries

September 12, 2018

PODCAST: How can you tie customer training with customer success? Listen to the Talented Learning Show with extended enterprise learning tech analyst John Leh

How does customer training lead to product adoption, engagement and customer success? What metrics matter most? And how can a specialized customer learning platform help? Listen to The Talented Learning Show! [...learn more...]

Podcast 9: Association LMS Trends – With Linda Bowers of WBT Systems

May 22, 2018

Podcast - Association LMS trends that help drive new revenue streams - Talented Learning Show with learning tech analyst John Leh and LMS innovator Linda Bowers of WBT Systems

How is innovative learning technology opening doors to profitable new business models for member-based organizations? What association LMS trends are making a difference? Listen to the Talented Learning Show! [...learn more...]

Association LMS eCommerce: How to Lift Online Learning Sales

May 16, 2018

How can specialized association LMS ecommerce functionality help member-based organizations propel their online learning sales initiatives? Independent learning tech analyst John Leh explains

I genuinely love helping associations select learning management systems (LMS). Here’s why: As non-profit entities with a mission, associations aim to improve the world in countless ways by advancing ideas, people and professions. Lifelong [...learn more...]

Associations: Should You Move to a New LMS for Continuing Education?

September 20, 2017

Should your association move to a new LMS designed for continuing education? Analyst John Leh explains how to stay ahead of the curve

Love it or hate it, you have to admit that life in the learning technology “lane” is never dull or slow. Just when you think your organization is catching up with the ever-changing status quo, you take a breath, look around and — [...learn more...]

Custom Learning Experiences: Next Commercial Training Trend?

July 24, 2017

Are custom learning experiences the new trend for commercial training companies? Analyst John Leh takes a closer look

I may, in fact, be obsessed with learning technology. I spend my days anticipating, tracking, understanding and interpreting learning technology trends so I can help organizations make better buying decisions. Life in the “trend [...learn more...]

5 Must-Have LMS Integrations for Commercial Training Companies

May 10, 2017

If you run a commercial training company, what LMS integrations should you have?

What is the best learning platform for a commercial training provider? As a learning technology analyst and consultant, I’ve been asked that question more than a few times. Honestly, there is no obvious “silver bullet” answer. [...learn more...]

Continuing Education: Will You Sell More CEUs With an LMS?

April 26, 2017

Can continuing education providers sell more CEUs with an LMS (learning management system)? Independent learning technology analyst John Leh looks closer at this important issue for training providers

Continuing education is big business. And thanks to a surge in learning technology innovation and greater demand for a workforce with proven professional skills, the business of selling continuing education units (CEUs) is growing bigger each day. [...learn more...]

Want to Sell More Content? Put More Lines in the Water

March 21, 2017

To sell more content, put more marketing lines in the water. What does that mean for continuing education providers? Learning tech analyst John Leh explains

“How can we sell more content?” That’s the number one question on the minds of everyone who develops and sells learning-related content. Corporations, commercial for-profit training companies, associations, academic [...learn more...]

Online Courses are Golden: Can an LMS Help Your Business Cash In?

March 10, 2017

How can you profit by selling online courses with an LMS? Independent learning tech analyst John Leh shares his advice

Do you sell learning content online? If you don’t, chances are you will soon. And if you already offer online courses, you’re probably looking for ways to expand this line of business. Why Are Online Courses So Attractive? What’s [...learn more...]

LMS Demo Do’s and Don’ts

August 1, 2016

In the last two weeks as an LMS selection consultant, I have been on the receiving end of 24 hours of live LMS demos from eight different vendors. The vendors were competing for two unique, extended enterprise LMS opportunities. Selling learning [...learn more...]

2016 LMS Market Trends, Observations and Predictions

January 12, 2016

The 2016 LMS market is not what you think. We have spent the last two years interviewing hundreds of global learning technology professionals on both the vendor and practitioner sides of the fence. We ask them all about business drivers, trends, [...learn more...]

LMS eCommerce: B2C and B2B Feature Sets

October 25, 2015

What LMS ecommerce features should you look for if you want to sell courses online? Analyst John Leh explains

Selling online learning content is a huge and rapidly growing business. Corporations, associations, universities, training companies, public institutions and individual subject matter experts are all creating and selling educational content on [...learn more...]

LMS Review: Mindflash LMS

April 23, 2014

See More Vendors in our LMS Directory It is fun doing these LMS reviews. Sometimes I find exactly what I expect. Other times, I end up in a very different place. Mindflash is a case of the latter. I wasn’t sure I wanted to do this [...learn more...]