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A snowy winter

Mon, Feb 09,2015 @ 11:04 AM
by Greg Marsello |

My home state is Rhode Island and we are getting hammered with snow this year.

Taking your inbound marketing to the next level in lifelong learning

Tue, Feb 03,2015 @ 09:00 AM
by Suzanne Kart |

The last five years have seen a drastic shift in what works for marketing your continuing education or lifelong learning program. Marketers throw around a lot of terms like “engagement,” “viral,” “SEO,” and “branding,” but the simple fact is that our customers are searching the..

The Big Snow!

Mon, Feb 02,2015 @ 10:08 AM
by Greg Marsello |

This week I was planning to drive to Harford Community College on Monday, but the BIG SNOW started to fall along with hurricane winds and I made a smart decision to stay in Rhode Island.

Meet Russ Mills, LERN Consultant

Fri, Jan 30,2015 @ 08:30 AM
by Dr. Layne J. Harpine |

Russ Mills is one of North America’s leading experts in successfully running continuing education programs. While the Dean of Continuing Education at Harper College in Illinois, Mills turned a significant deficit into a $500,000 surplus using LERN course programming, marketing,..

11 benefits of a continuing education interim

Thu, Jan 29,2015 @ 11:30 AM
by Dr. Layne J. Harpine |

At a gathering of the LERN Consulting Team, Russ Mills discussed the work he was engaged in as a continuing education interim leader. Mills’ experiences and success strategies demonstrated the return-on-investment of using a LERN consultant during transitional periods,..

10 questions to ask before planning new continuing education programs

Wed, Jan 28,2015 @ 09:30 AM
by Kathryn Lynch-Morin |

New offerings are now critical to maintaining the vitality and viability of your programming, and LERN recommends every program offer 20 to 30 percent new activities or offerings each year. 

New free webinar: Pricing for Profit in lifelong learning

Mon, Jan 26,2015 @ 01:00 PM
by Kathryn Will |

Market pricing isn’t the only way to price a course or event. Good pricing will generate more registrations and add to your bottom line.

LERN Management Retreat

Mon, Jan 26,2015 @ 10:42 AM
by Greg Marsello |

The LERN management Team met this past week to fine tune actions for the balance of FY15 and to start planning FY16.

Up your social media strategy

Thu, Jan 22,2015 @ 07:30 AM
by Kathryn Will |

More than ever before, eMarketing - websites, emails and social media - is an essential piece of registration success. This tip sheet on using social media testimonials in your marketing.lays some of the framework for taking your eMarkteing to the next level.

Use social tools to get more sales in contract training

Wed, Jan 21,2015 @ 08:00 AM
by Dr. Layne J. Harpine |

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