Blatant Media Corporation, publishers of the Absorb and SMARTLAB LMS platforms, receive a "Best in Class" rating in Brandon Hall Group's Smartchoice® Solution Provider Certification program. CALGARY, ALBERTA-- (Mar 21st, 2012) – Staff at Blatant Media Corporation, creators of the award-winning learning management systems Absorb LMS and SMARTLAB, are pleased to announce that they have received a "Best in Class" rating from Brandon Hall Group's Smartchoice® Solution Provider Certification program. The company received its highest scores in the focus area of Cost of Ownership, based on "great price to value" and extremely high customer satisfaction with their overall return on investment in the Absorb platform. Brandon Hall Group is the preeminent research and analyst organization focused on developing research-driven solutions to drive organizational performance within executive management, learning and development, talent management, sales, and marketing functions. "It is evident through our Smartchoice® process and discovery that Blatant Media has a compelling learning solution. Blatant Media¹s clients have reported their solutions to be reliable, flexible, and easy to use," said Mike Cooke, chief executive officer of Brandon Hall Group. "A strong focus on product design, functionality and client support was integral in Blatant Media receiving a Brandon Hall Group Smartchoice® certification."
"Absorb LMS made rocket science look like play dough. Every other LMS looked outdated in appearance and function – Absorb looked perfect," stated one of the clients that participated in the survey.
The Smartchoice® Program is based Brandon Hall Group's extensive analyst coverage of vendors and industry research findings. Smartchoice®, is a validation program that recognizes the best product and service providers offering solutions to learning, talent, sales and marketing functions. The Smartchoice® methodology is a rigorous evaluation process focusing on four core areas: Client Support; Cost of Ownership; Functionality; and Capability. Companies, which receive a superior rating in all four-focus areas, receive the Smartchoice® Program certification. By selecting a Smartchoice® provider, organizations looking to acquire products and/or services will be choosing from industry-leading providers who offer ground-breaking solutions to their unmet needs. "It's really great to be recognized as a Best in Class LMS provider" said Al Kinnear, Sales and Marketing Director with Blatant Media. "The whole team here works very hard so it's awesome to see this reflected in such a high level of customer satisfaction." "Nice!" added Mike Eggermont, partner at Blatant Media. This is the seventh time that Blatant Media has earned the recognition of Brandon Hall and the first time that they have participated in the Smartchoice® program. Previous Brandon Hall awards include:
- Bronze in Learning Management Technology category of the Excellence in Technology for Learning, Talent Management, and Sales and Marketing Awards (2011)
- Gold Award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Global Training (2010)
- Silver for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training (2009)
- Gold Award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for Small and Medium Sized Businesses (2009)
- Bronze Award for Best Advance in Learning Management Technology for External Training (2009)
- Silver Award for Best Video in a Learning Program (2008)
Absorb LMS has also been named to TrainingIndustry.com's 2011 list of Top 20 Learning Portal Companies (for the second consecutive year) and was recently recognized as an "Industry Innovator" in a McLean & Company LMS Landscapes report.
About Brandon Hall Group
Having worked with more than 10,000 clients globally and after 20 years of delivering world-class solutions, Brandon Hall Group is the preeminent research and analyst organization focused on developing research-driven solutions to drive organizational performance for emerging and large organizations. Brandon Hall Group has an extensive repository of thought leadership, research, data and expertise in Learning and Development, Talent Management, Sales Effectiveness, Marketing Impact, and Executive Management. (www.brandonhall.com)
About Blatant Media Corporation
More than 650,000 employees and students use Absorb every day in over 300 companies globally. Among the list of international clients are Oakley, Adobe Software Systems, Dannon, American Medical Systems, EVOCO, University of Indiana, Zoll Medical, Shoretl, Websense, Virgin Mobile Canada, the United States Anti-Doping Association and many others. The creator of Absorb LMS and SMARTLAB, Blatant Media Corporation is a learning technology company that leverages the power of technology to provide online training solutions for clients throughout the world. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. www.absorblms.com, (403) 520-2595. Contact Information Media Contact: Dan Medakovic V.P. Learning Solutions Dan.medakovic@absorblms.com
