An In-Depth QA with a Client After a Year of Use SharpSpring is a complete sales and marketing automation platform that is very powerful, user friendly, and affordable for any organization. We recently became a reseller of the SharpSpring platfor ...
Winning Elements of eLearning Gamification
Adding Fun, Friendly Competition to Training Jeopardy, MythBusters, trivia games, Words with Friends, Duolingo, Comedy Defensive Driving courses, and eLearning gamification… What do they have in common? They all bring fun to learning, which enga ...
Five Pet Peeves of Custom eLearning
Do Your Online Learning Courses Annoy Your Audience? When an organization invests resources to roll out training, it’s a huge disappointment when the audience feedback consists of eye rolls, complaints, and the indifferent “meh.” Throughout our 2 ...
The Big Deal About Microlearning
When and How to Use a Bite-Sized Training Strategy Do you ever feel like the rope in tug-of-war, being pulled by things vying for your attention? Chances are you do, and so does your training audience. Being asked to carve out a chunk of time for ...
List of Custom eLearning Companies in Texas
Do Your Homework to Find Your Ideal Training Partner Why would a company publish a listing of its competitors? For starters, we simply could not find an online directory of custom eLearning companies in Texas. Clients deserve to make informed dec ...
Limitations of Off-the-Shelf LMS Software
Why Are There So Many Dissatisfied LMS Customers? After 20 years of talking with all types of clients, we realize many have one thing in common: Few are completely happy with their off-the-shelf LMS software… at least not for long. The solution t ...
Tips for Writing eLearning Scripts
Engaging eLearning Narration Starts with Compelling Copywriting We have a saying at Branch Media: “People like two types of writing: good writing and their own writing.” All of us, including professional writers, have blind spots when it comes to ...
The Culprits of eLearning Scope Creep
Mistakes Clients Make that Drive Up eLearning Development Costs Earlier, we shared a checklist to follow when writing an eLearning RFP to ensure realistic quotes. But once your project is underway, you need to be aware of traps that could lead to ...
Professional eLearning Development Process – Part 2
A Detailed Look at Media Development As we continue our two-part series detailing the steps of the eLearning development process, we shift our focus to media development. Proceed with Caution But first, a word of caution… Remember in par ...