by Richard Nantel on May 3, 2010
I’m honored that I was invited to join the Research Advisory Board of AC Growth last week. I accepted for a couple of reasons:
- I’ve known Mike Cooke, one of the principals in the company, for a number of years. He’s one of those rare individuals who can make things happen. He’s smart, honest, and a sincerely nice guy. I have no doubt that Mike, along with his colleagues Rachel Ashkin and Michael Rochelle, are building what is sure to be a highly successful venture.
- AC Growth focuses on research in sales and marketing. The company aims to “provide the research and guidance you need to create and execute market-changing sales and marketing strategies to achieve revenue targets.” Sales and marketing are areas of interest to me, especially in relation to Web-based businesses. For the longest time, Brandon Hall Research, like many companies, had a field-of-dreams approach to business. “If we build it, they will come” we thought. I recently realized we were naïve. Effective sales and marketing strategies are crucial for success.
The sales and marketing business functions are undergoing significant changes right now. Many of the practices that worked a couple of years ago are increasingly obsolete. New technologies have appeared that are revolutionizing how organizations reach their customers and respond to their needs. Through AC Growth’s research, I expect to learn the very best practices in these key areas.
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by Richard Nantel on December 22, 2009
My colleague. Tom Werner, and I will be presenting a free Webinar on Thursday, 07 January 2010.
Selecting A Learning Management Solution
Thursday, 07 January 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada
Selecting A Learning Management Solution
Thursday, 07 January 2010, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM (GMT -05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
Tom will walk us through a structured methodology for selecting learning technology. I’ll be providing a demonstration of our LMS KnowledgeBase 2009, which presently contains 40- to 60-page profiles of 108 commercial systems.
The session is hosted by Saba. You can register here. Hope to see you there.
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by Richard Nantel on November 30, 2009
Technobabble has just announced its Top Analyst Blogs for 2009. I’m very proud to announce that Workplace Learning Today, our Brandon Hall Research group blog, was rated third out of a field of 400 analyst blogs. Since starting the blog in August 2008, my colleagues Janet Clarey, Gary Woodill, Tom Werner, and I have published more than 1800 stories related to workplace learning and talent management.
In addition, individual Brandon Hall Research analysts have all finished in the top 50 per cent of the field, with our pro-blogger, Janet Clarey, coming in 32nd and Gary Woodill cracking the top 100 at number 77:
- Janet Clarey: 32
- Gary Woodill: 77
- Richard Nantel: 172
- Tom Werner: 186
To our readers, thank you very much for your support.
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