| New Report |
| Survey on Most Effective Online Marketing Tools |
| New York, NY (USA), May 2012 – "Ditch Digital Dabbling: How Small Businesses and Nonprofits Can Master Online Marketing", reveals the "magic number" of hours required to make social-media marketing a success. According to the report, it takes a minimum of 25 hours per week to see worthwhile results from social-media efforts. [more...] |
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| Study Results |
| Business Bloggers Want More Respect from CEOs |
| New York, NY (USA), March 2012 - Bloggers believe that CEOs rarely, if ever, take the right steps in order to properly engage them, according to a survey of prominent institutional bloggers who cover corporate and business news for top-tier national, regional, and trade news outlets. [more...] |
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| Increase in 2012 |
| eLearning Barometer: CrossKnowledge Presents the Results |
 London (UK), March 2012 – The results of the first barometer on the use of eLearning in Europe, conducted by CrossKnowledge and Ipsos, shed light on the place of eLearning within training strategies, giving a better understanding of its application. They further confirm the growing use of eLearning in the countries studied. [more...] |
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| Survey Results |
| UK Businesses "Put the Customer Last" Say Consumers |
 London (UK), February 2012 - In a nationwide review of surveys undertaken by retail organisations, statisticians, consumer organisations, and ombudsmen, The Ken Blanchard Companies have found a mass of evidence suggesting that in the UK, the customer comes anything but first. [more...] |
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| Language Learning |
| Blended Solutions to Upskill Staff on the Rise |
 Munich (GER), February 2012 - dp has released findings from a new European survey entitled "Languages and Business Audit". The work reveals that 71 percent of organizations believe that they will be delivering more blended-learning content within the next two years. Furthermore, eight out of ten organizations regarded language learning to be a main focus in their workforce- development plans. [more...] |
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| New Report |
| Travel Agents’ Perceptions of eLearning Courses |
| Lugano (CH), December 2011 – The Faculty of Communication Sciences of the University of Lugano, Switzerland, has published the results of a survey entitled Travel eLearning Courses on Tourism Destinations: Travel Agents’ Perceptions. It is based on the analysis of a global online survey conducted among travel agents in the spring of 2011. [more...] |
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| European Study |
| New Approaches to Learning in the Automotive Sector |
| London (UK), December 2011 - The findings of the first European study on new approaches to learning within the automotive sector are now available to download for free. The study, commissioned by Toyota Motor Europe, was conducted by benchmarking company Towards Maturity earlier this year. [more...] |
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| Study |
| Increased Investments in Learning Technologies |
| London (UK), November 2011 - A UK learning-technology benchmark study shows how organisations are increasing their investment in learning technologies to help them respond faster to changing business conditions and build talent. The in-depth Towards Maturity Benchmark Study is in its eighth year and includes the data of 1,800 organisations in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. A record 600 organisations participated in this year's study. [more...] |
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| Project Management |
| Growing Popularity of PRINCE2 |
 London (UK), October 2011 - 2011 - The training company QA has announced the results of an independent worldwide survey into attitudes among individuals undertaking PRINCE2® training and examinations. The survey found that PRINCE2 training delivers real results in the workplace, with three-quarters of respondents saying that it had helped them maintain better control of projects. [more...] |
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| Alarming Statistics |
| New Study Provides Reality Check for Serious Games |
| London (UK), October 2011 – Virtual-world-style serious gaming environments are off the agenda for four out of every five learning professionals delivering training into the workplace today, according to a new study due for release next month.
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| L&D Survey |
| Day-To-Day Challenges Prevent Strategic Planning |
| Bracknell (UK), September 2011 - Seven out of ten learning and development teams are too busy fire-fighting their day-to-day challenges to focus on the strategic talent and learning issues in their organisations, according to a survey by KnowledgePool. [more...] |
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| Learning & Development |
| Trends Survey Reports Increased Stability |
| Edinburgh (UK), July 2011 - The third GoodPractice UK Learning Trends Index has just been released and shows increased stability in the UK Learning and Development sector. This survey is conducted in conjunction with Reed Learning and INL Consultancy. [more...] |
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| Quality Check |
| Towards Maturity’s Benchmarking Study 2011 Launched |
 London (UK), June 2011 - The 2011 Towards Maturity Benchmark Study has been launched with outstanding support from the wider learning-and-development industry. This includes the Cambridge-based firm Information Transfer, which has announced that it will join the Ambassador Programme to support the Benchmark Study in order to ensure that independent research is freely available to all. [more...] |
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| White Paper on LMS |
| Certpoint Addresses "Intangibles" |
| Roslyn, NY (USA), June 2011 - Certpoint Systems™ has released a white paper that highlights commonly overlooked issues vital for the process of selecting an LMS. Among these are the availability and cost of strategic support from vendors post-purchase and how much time is required for system administration. [more...] |
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