Welcome to the 2011 Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards

The Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards program recognizes the many technological advances made each year by solution providers in commercially-available tools and technologies for learning, talent management, sales and marketing.

  • Entry deadline: Friday, October 21st, 2011
  • Entry fee: $795

HOW TO ENTER:

STEP 1: Download, complete, and return the entry template (Zip | Word)
STEP 2: Complete the online entry form
STEP 3: Pay the entry fee

Who can enter:

The Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Awards program is open to solution providers of technologies in the areas of learning, talent management, and sales and marketing.

Entry categories:

Learning:

  • Best Advance in Learning Management Technology
  • Best Advance in Content Authoring and/or Content Management Technology
  • Best Advance in Technology for Testing or Learning Evaluation
  • Best Advance in Mobile Learning Technology
  • Best Advance in Social Learning Technology
  • Best Advance in Technology for Virtual-Classroom Training or Conferencing

Talent Management:

  • Best Advance in Creating a fully Integrated Talent Management Platform
  • Best Advance in Social Talent Management
  • Best Advance in Workforce Analytics and Planning Technology
  • Best Advance in Talent Acquisition Technology
  • Best Advance in Compensation Technology
  • Best Advance in Performance and Coaching Technology
  • Best Advance in Rewards and Recognition Technology

Sales and Marketing:

  • Best Advance in Lead Management Automation
  • Best Advance in Client Relationship Management Automation
  • Best Advance in Search Engine Marketing Automation
  • Best Advance in Sales Training Software Platform
  • Best Advance in Client Acquisition and Retention Technology

Judging criteria:

Entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria:

  • Product: What is your product’s breakthrough innovation?
  • Unique differentiators: What makes your product unique and how does it differ from any competitive products?
  • Value proposition: What problem does this product solve and/or what need does this product address?
  • Measurable results: What are the benefits customers can expect to experience as a result of using this product?

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Chief Executive Officer of Brandon Hall Group Mike Cooke Prior to joining Brandon Hall Group, Mike Cooke was the Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of AC Growth. Mike held leadership and executive positions for the majority of his career, at which he was responsible for steering sales and marketing teams to drive results and profitability. His background includes more than 15 years of experience in sales, marketing, management, and operations in the research, consulting, software and technology industries. Mike has extensive experience in sales, marketing and management having worked for several early high-growth emerging businesses and has implemented technology systems to support various critical sales, finance, marketing and client service functions. He is especially skilled in organizing the sales and service strategy to fully support a company’s growth strategy. The concept of growth was an absolute to Mike and a motivator in starting AC Growth, in order to help organizations achieve research driven results. Most recently, Mike was the VP and General Manager of Field Operations at Bersin & Associates, a global analyst and consulting services firm focused on all areas of enterprise learning, talent management and talent acquisition. Tasked with leading the company’s global expansion, Mike led all sales operations worldwide. During Mike’s tenure, the company has grown into a multi-national firm, conducting business in over 45 countries with over 4,500 multi-national organizations. Mike started his career at MicroVideo Learning Systems in 1992, eventually holding a senior management position and leading all corporate sales before founding Dynamic Minds. Mike was CEO and Co-Founder of Dynamic Minds, a custom developer of software programs, working with clients like Goldman Sachs, Prentice Hall, McGraw Hill and Merrill Lynch. Also, Mike worked for Oddcast, a leading provider of customer experience and marketing solutions, where he held a senior management position leading the company into new markets across various industries. Mike also serves on the Advisory Board for Carbon Solutions America, an independent sustainability consulting and carbon management firm that specializes in the design and implementation of greenhouse reduction and sustainability plans as well as managing the generation of carbon and renewal energy and energy efficiency credits. Mike attended University of Phoenix, studying Business Administration and Finance. He has also completed executive training at the Chicago Graduate School of Business in Chicago, IL.

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