Last month, we asked you what challenges you face in growing your training business and what solutions work for you. Here are the top five things we learned from what you had to say. #1 Challenge. I can’t find enough good training leads. A large majority of you said that your biggest challenge in growing…
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Two outcomes and one big opportunity: Whether you train employees, customers or association members, there are two emerging trends that present great opportunities in the midst of all this chaos. For twenty years, analysts and prognosticators have said that digital training will replace traditional classroom training, but the actual numbers have never born that out.…
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Top 10 things to do with no marketing budget: How is it possible to grow a training business without spending anything on marketing? Some of the best marketing ideas I’ve ever seen didn’t cost a thing. And, you should do the free things first anyway, because they’re the foundation of your marketing program. 1. Develop…
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Originally published at www.elearningindustry.com A Q&A with Win-Loss Expert Jen Berkley Jackson A typical LMS vendor loses many more deals than they win. And often, you have no idea why, and may not even know who you were up against. To learn from these losses, you need answers. I interviewed one of the all-time great…
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How using voice of customer and understanding the corporate training buyer persona will change your game By Scott Hornstein Originally published on http://www.hornsteinassociates.com/. The marketplace for professional learning is crowded and supremely competitive, but you’re well aware of that. You have to be different to stand out. What you may not know is that your…
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Originally published on http://www.hornsteinassociates.com/. If you are a for-profit learning marketer, ABM has to be an essential part of your marketing mix. The practical application of ABM (Account Based Marketing) is the penetration of a targeted client. To wit – if you have every reason to believe that Company A is a prime candidate for…
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… and how to engage LMS buyers. This article was originally published on eLearning Industry As an LMS vendor, you need to focus your website copy on just one visitor: your ideal buyer. That’s not to say that your other website traffic isn’t important. Your ideal buyer is the one who pays the bills –…
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… and how they created a powerful first impression This article was originally published on eLearning Industry Successful demos can make or break any LMS company. We all spend a lot of time preparing for sales demos, orchestrating them, and training people to deliver them. When we do a demo, we want complete control of…
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A lot of time and resources go into exhibiting at a trade show. Everyone wants to get it right and show a return. But what does it take? Is it a beauty contest? Should you give away more swag? Do you need to staff the booth with aggressive salespeople? Or, as I recommend, is it…
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Originally published on www.elearningindustry.com Are you making it super-easy for your prospects to see your product without getting locked into a one-on-one sales pitch? In this article, I’ll discuss the benefits of offering product demos for large groups and tips on how to get the most out of them. Why Offering Demo Webinars is a…
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