Brainshark Wins Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award in Recognition of Superior Mobile Learning Solutions

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Honored in “Best Advance in Mobile Learning Technology” Category, Brainshark Makes it Easy to Create and Deliver Interactive Video Content That’s Accessible on all Major Mobile Devices

WALTHAM, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Brainshark, Inc., the leader in online and mobile video presentations, today announced that it has received a Brandon Hall Excellence in Technology Award. Brainshark was honored in the “Best Advance in Mobile Learning Technology” category, in recognition of its powerful and easy-to-use mobile learning (mLearning) solutions.

Now in its 18th year, the awards program is hosted by Brandon Hall Group, a leading analyst firm focused on learning, talent management and business research. A panel of independent senior judges, along with Brandon Hall Group senior analysts and executive leadership, evaluated submissions on their breakthrough innovation, unique differentiators, value proposition and measurable results. According to Brandon Hall Group, winners represent the “best-of-the-best” across learning, talent management, and sales and marketing categories.

“Throughout the last year, technology providers and their clients have tapped into the power of mobile, social, talent, learning, sales and marketing technologies – with proven, validated results,” said Mike Cooke, CEO of Brandon Hall Group. “We’re pleased to honor Brainshark among the winners in our annual awards program, recognizing its ease of use, market penetration and results in the field of mLearning.”

Brainshark’s cloud-based software enables anyone, regardless of technical expertise, to create high-impact, interactive mLearning content that’s accessible anytime, anywhere – on nearly every smartphone and tablet. It’s easy for users to add their voice – along with video clips, survey and test questions, attachments and more – to PowerPoint decks and other documents, and create online and mobile video presentations and courses. Users can share this content in multiple ways – including through mobile content portals, email links, learning management systems (LMSes) and Brainshark’s free iOS and Android apps – and track learning participation, completion and content effectiveness.

It’s easy for learners to access and interact with Brainshark content too, regardless of the smartphone or tablet model they’re using. Behind the scenes, Brainshark automatically detects the type of mobile device accessing content and serves up the optimal file format.

“Given today’s global and mobile workforce, it’s important for companies to be able to reach their learners in a convenient, accessible manner,” said Brainshark CEO Joe Gustafson. “At Brainshark, we’re committed to making this process easy – enabling organizations to rapidly create mLearning content and deliver it in the ways their learners want to access it. We’re honored to be recognized by Brandon Hall Group for our mobile learning solutions.”

About Brandon Hall Group

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is the most well-known and established research organization in the performance improvement industry. We conduct research that drives performance, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results.

Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership research and expertise in our primary research portfolios – Talent Management, Learning and Development, Sales Effectiveness, Marketing, and Executive Management. At the core of our offerings is a Membership Program that combines research, benchmarking and unlimited access to data and analysts. Our members have access to research and connections that help them make the right decisions about people, processes, and systems, coalesced with analyst advisory services tailored to help put the research into daily action. (http://www.brandonhall.com/).

About Brainshark, Inc.

Brainshark provides the leading cloud-based software for creating, sharing and tracking online and mobile video presentations. With Brainshark, businesspeople can easily transform static content such as PowerPoint® documents into voice-enriched video presentations that can be accessed anytime, on-demand. Customers can also obtain extensive viewing details, enabling them to measure the effectiveness of their content and follow up accordingly. Thousands of companies – including a third of the Fortune 100 – rely on Brainshark to increase the impact and reduce the cost of their sales, marketing, training and HR communications. For more information, visit www.brainshark.com .

 Contacts

Brainshark, Inc.
Joan Babinski, 781-370-8001
[email protected]
www.brainshark.com
or
Davies Murphy Group, Inc.
Kelly Elverson, 781-418-2419
[email protected]
www.daviesmurphy.com

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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.