Tag Archives: Marketing

Workflow Automation for Beginners (and Why L&D Pros Should Care)

If you’ve never heard of workflow automation, don’t worry—you’re not alone. The phrase sounds like corporate jargon, but at its heart, it’s simple: workflow automation means teaching your tools to do the boring, repetitive steps for you—automatically. What Is Workflow Automation? Imagine you’re making coffee. Normally, you grind beans, fill the filter, measure water, pressContinueContinue reading “Workflow Automation for Beginners (and Why L&D Pros Should Care)”

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Stop Creating Content From Scratch: The L&D Strategy That Marketing Has Perfected

Your employees waste nearly 10 hours every week hunting for information they need to do their jobs. (1) That’s more than a full workday spent searching instead of performing. But here’s the counterintuitive truth: The problem isn’t too little content. It’s too much. While L&D teams scramble to create more content, smart organizations have discoveredContinueContinue reading “Stop Creating Content From Scratch: The L&D Strategy That Marketing Has Perfected”

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Friday Finds — 12 Prompts of Xmas, AI-Enhanced Learning, Automation Made Simple

The newsletter invites readers to subscribe for weekly updates and reflects on the past year while wishing them a smooth 2025. Featured are insights on AI integration into instructional design, improvements in learning with ChatGPT, and a tutorial on Zapier for workflow automation. There’s also mention of upcoming events and resources.

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Friday Finds — Interactive Emails, Content Compass, AI in L&D

This week we take a look at the benefits of interactive emails, aligning content with business goals, and leveraging AI for strategic impact in training.

Plus useful new tools and the podcast of the week. Dive on in!

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The Six Things Our Primal Brains Pay Attention To: A Guide for L&D Pros

In the fast-paced world of Learning and Development, capturing and maintaining attention is paramount. Have you ever wondered why some training sessions captivate while others fall flat? The answer lies in understanding our primal brain. According to “The Persuasion Code” by Christophe Morin and Patrick Renvoise, this ancient part of our brain, designed for survival,ContinueContinue reading “The Six Things Our Primal Brains Pay Attention To: A Guide for L&D Pros”

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Using Email Marketing Tools for Learning Campaigns

Imagine writing a set of emails just once that is sent to different people at different times when they need it most. Despite all the hype for social networks and messaging apps, there’s only one online platform that everyone uses: email. You can send an email using any email service or application, and you’ll knowContinueContinue reading “Using Email Marketing Tools for Learning Campaigns”

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Friday Finds | October 6, 2017

Don’t waste time coming here to find everything. Get these and more right in your inbox by subscribing to my newsletter Jane Hart’s 11th Annual Top Learning Tools Jane Hart (@c4lpt) has been polling learning pros about their top learning for 11 years. This week she published this year’s edition and as always, it isContinueContinue reading “Friday Finds | October 6, 2017”

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A Few Things L&D Should Steal From Marketing

We may not realize it, but as learning professionals, we have a lot of things in common with marketers. We both face one big challenge: How to get people’s attention and help them think and act in new ways. So what can we learn from marketing teams? As it turns out, a lot. In today’sContinueContinue reading “A Few Things L&D Should Steal From Marketing”

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