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ISMM’s Executive Forum explores David Cameron’s views on the sales profession

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The Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM) is hosting an Executive Forum for sales and marketing professionals – at De Vere Cheadle House, Cheadle, in Cheshire on 29th September. Organised by the ISMM – the UK’s largest association for sales professionals – these Executive Forums are designed to allow business leaders to meet experts to identify and discuss the key...

Unique Training Opportunities for BT Sales Teams

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BT Global Services links with Sterling Chase and ISMM to create world class learning and development programme. BT Global Services has linked up with sales training specialist Sterling Chase and the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management (ISMM) to become the first company to implement the newly launched ISMM level 5 diploma in sales and account management. The new ISMM level 5 diploma was...

Business as usual for re-launched Schoolwear For Less brand

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Following its purchase of the key assets of the personalised school uniform supplier, Schoolwear For Less, School Trends has re-launched the business and is now operating both brands. Tim Heard, Sales and Marketing Director, explained: “We were delighted to have the opportunity to add a like-minded brand – in Schoolwear For Less – to our own. We are keen to keep Schoolwear For Less as an...

Project Agency expands its e-learning offering

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Project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has expanded its e-learning offerings by publishing ‘Project Planning’. Ron Rosenhead, Project Agency’s chief executive, explained: “This development is in line with our strategy of publishing short project management related e-learning modules. We want to publish low cost, high quality materials so that many people can...

Project specialist Ron Rosenhead urges better project monitoring and control

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In a bid to help ‘UK plc’ run more smoothly and become more successful, Ron Rosenhead, chief executive of the project management training and development specialist, Project Agency, has revealed the eight key factors that keep active projects on track. Ron Rosenhead, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and chief executive at project management training and development specialists, Project...

eXact learning solutions and Link2ICT win Award using HarvestRoad Hive at the Birmingham City Learning Platform

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eXact learning solutions, a leading provider of learning content management, digital repository and mobile learning solutions and Link2ICT, a division of Service Birmingham, an innovative strategic partnership between Birmingham City Council and the Capita Group, won a prestigious Learning Impact Leadership Award at this year’s IMS Global Learning Consortium (IMS) Learning Impact Award (LIA)...

ISMM reiterates the importance of compliance training relating to the new Bribery Act

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The Institute of Sales and Marketing Management (ISMM) – the UK’s association for sales professionals – is continuing to emphasise the need for training and continuing professional development (CPD) activities relating to the UK Bribery Act, which comes into effect on 1st July. Stephen Wright, the ISMM’s Commercial Director, commented: “There is a great deal being said and written about...

Mobile learning technology gets a boost from eXact learning solutions

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eXact learning solutions presented the new Android version of its ‘eXact Mobile’ solution – which is also available for the Blackberry, iPad and iPhone device series – at the mLearnCon 2011 conference in San Jose, California, 21st and 22nd June. eXact learning solutions – one of the world’s leading providers of learning content management systems (LCMS) and digital repository (DR) solutions...

Livemocha and goFLUENT Join Forces to Provide Community Enabled English Language Learning Resources

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Corporate English language learners now have access to the world’s largest online language learning community; Partnership catapults goFLUENT into social learning sector Livemocha™, the world’s largest online language learning community, today announced a partnership with goFLUENT, specialist in distance business English training, connecting Livemocha’s award-winning Active English curriculum and...

Plateau Systems delivers mobile talent management with Plateau Anywhere

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Plateau Systems has introduced Plateau Anywhere, a set of capabilities for the mobile workforce that deliver talent management systems to employees and managers on their smartphone or disconnected laptop. New mobile features in Plateau Anywhere make learning resources, task lists and performance objectives available to users through a mobile browser across multiple platforms, including Apple iOS...