Ideas Blog

Not just a Blog...

Welcome to the Brainshark Ideas Blog, where we aim to share and spark new ideas! See what customers are doing with Brainshark; learn how others use PowerPoint, social media and more in their multimedia and online video presentation strategies; and share your own success stories and suggestions. Or simply read the latest from our experts on best practices, trends and news. Most importantly, get inspired!

A Ken Burns Solution to a Small Video Problem

Submitted by: Jason Thompson, Graphic Designer, Content Marketing, Brainshark, Inc.

February 22, 2012 12:16 PM

We recently sat down to record our CEO Joe Gustafson’s annual Brainshark State of the Union interview, to provide it on-demand rather than in a live webinar. Instead of going through the production antics of shooting and editing video, we did an audio recording and used it as narration to a series of PowerPoint slides illustrating what was being said. Brainshark software does handle video just as well as PowerPoint, but we decided to use PowerPoint slides this time. The intervie... Read more

Tags: animation, audio, enterprise use, myBrainshark, PowerPoint, tips & tricks, video

Share:  Twitter

(0) Comments

The Challenges of Tablet Adoption

Submitted by: Paula Crerar, Director of Content Marketing, Brainshark

February 21, 2012 09:51 AM

Last week, I introduced some findings from our Executive Roundtable event late last year which centered on the driving factors of rapid tablet adoption across businesses. Yet, in that same study, we also came across a few speed bumps in the road for some enterprises trying to go mobile. Many of these challenges have to do with potential security issues. When executives expressed a challenge with their mobile strategy, almost 80% of them cited security concerns. For one respondent, securi... Read more

Tags: enterprise use, iPad, mobile, myBrainshark, tablet, technology

Share:  Twitter

(0) Comments

New Resources for Informal Learning

Submitted by: Shannon Hayward, Learning & Development Manager

February 20, 2012 12:31 PM

Are you involved in online training these days? Now you can improve your efforts with our free Training Resources page in the Helpful Resources of the Community & Events section of the Brainshark site. This page is designed to help you perk up your training methods in every aspect. It features a variety of webinars that cover informal learning strategy, mobile learning, and the creation of training content. If you work with a team that builds content from scratch, then these... Read more

Tags: audio, enterprise use, eLearning & training, mobile, myBrainshark, technology, tips & tricks

Share:  Twitter

(0) Comments

Brainshark February 2012 Newsletter

Submitted by: Linda Woods, Director of Customer Marketing, Brainshark

February 20, 2012 12:04 PM

Below is the Brainshark newsletter for the month of February. This month, we share a little fireside chat with our CEO, Joe Gustafson, as he looks ahead to 2012. We also highlight this year's city tour as well as our new SlideShark Team Edition and showcase Matt Gambino's presentation on how to make impactful presentations, even when you can't be there in person. All of this, plus your usual quick links to resources and more in this month's newsetter. Click on the screenshot below to be t... Read more

Tags: enterprise use, Brainshark newsletter

Share:  Twitter

(0) Comments

Large Manufacturing Company Gets Sales with Brainshark

Submitted by: Dominick, Manufacturing Company

February 17, 2012 03:51 PM

To be honest, I was a little hesitant to use Brainshark at first due to a bad past experience with (what I thought was) a similar service.  After giving it a chance, I have to say that Brainshark has totally changed how we conduct our database marketing. In my opinion, the true benefit to Brainshark is that everything is kept in the Brainshark page, enabling our customers to access multiple resources we have put on our portal. Additionally, the integration of Brainshark with our database r... Read more

Tags: enterprise use, eLearning & training, external communications, marketing, mobile, sales, sales enablement

Share:  Twitter

(2) Comments

Subscribe to RSS Feed
Subscribe by Email