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5Steal From Marketing Things Every L&D Pro Should trainlikeamarketer.com

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trainlikeamarketer.com Info & Resources

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What would you ‘steal’ from marketing?

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WHY MARKETING?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 L&D and Marketing share a common goal

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 How to get people's attention and help them think and act in new ways.

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 DIFFERENT APPROACHES

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 How L&D sells hamburgers

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Why You Should Buy Our Hamburgers: • They taste really good • We make them any way you want • We make them fresh • They are inexpensive • We have free kids toys • We have restaurants in lots of places

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 How marketers sell hamburgers

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 What is the difference? Why do we do it differently?

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Things To Steal from Marketing

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Intuitive Brain 01 Learner Personas 02 Writing That Clicks 03 Grabbing Attention 04 Things To Steal from Marketing 5 Learning Campaigns 05

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Speak to the Intuitive Brain

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Daniel Kahneman Human thinking and decision-making involve two distinct cognitive systems

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DELIBERATIVE

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Let's try a quick experiment!

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Identify ink COLOR

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PURPLE BROWN BLACK PINK BLUE ORANGE RED GREEN RED GREEN PURPLE BLUE Slower? More effort? Stroop Test

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Living in this world…

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 …with this brain

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Learner Personas

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What do you know about personas?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 What’s really important to learners?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 PROFESSIONAL (THE WORK) PERSONAL (THE INDIVIDUAL) ORGANIZATION-LED (TOP DOWN) EMPLOYEE-LED (BOTTOM-UP) Human Experience 2019 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trend Report Experience should be bottom-up and personal

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 PROFESSIONAL (THE WORK) PERSONAL (THE INDIVIDUAL) ORGANIZATION-LED (TOP DOWN) EMPLOYEE-LED (BOTTOM-UP) Human Experience 2019 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trend Report Employee Engagement Human Experience Work/Life Balance Employee Experience Am I making a difference? When experience is bottom-up and personal, it becomes focused on “human experience”

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Meaning at Work MEANING AT WORK WORK Worker Work Environment Impact on Aspirations

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Learner Personas • Representation of your typical learner • Fictitious character • Supports human-centered design • 3-5 personas are ideal

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Learner Personas • Become more aware of your audience • Meet learners’ needs based on their preferences • Share the right content, at the right time, and at the right place • Increase engagement and productivity

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 39 GATHER INFORMATION ANALYZE INFORMATION CREATE LEARNER PERSONAS • Interviews (learners, managers, other stakeholders) • Observations • Use of data Learner Persona Creation • Common threads • Similarities • Trends • Excel and PowerPoint • Brainstorming in design thinking sessions • Confirm with learners

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 PAIN POINTS NEEDS SEE Learner Personas DO THINK & FEEL HEAR

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Name: Apima Barsar Age: 26 Location: London Tenure: 1 year Role: Administrative Assistant Education: B.S. Goal: Manage a team Tech-savviness: high Interests: running and reading Best time to learn: early in the morning Access training through: any digital format Other: English is her second language SEE HEAR DO THINK/FEEL She is overwhelmed by the large volume of work. She just doesn’t have time to learn new skills at work. She needs a more flexible schedule. Her child is her priority right now. She hears from others that feel equally overwhelmed and miss flexibility on how they can access training, especially when they need it. Daily focuses on tasks and keeping operations running smoothly. Apima is a valued member of her team. She is taking classes online because it provides flexibility for her family-focused life. Overwhelmed by trying to keep up with multiple request and competing timelines. Frustrated by the training she has gotten because she doesn’t understand how it relates to her role or future roles. Example Pain Points ● Her manager isn’t available as much as she would like ● She doesn’t know where to go to learn new skills to help her reach her goal ● Too many different sources and it’s hard to distinguish what’s worth her time ● Not enough open communication within her core team ● Too much gossip Needs ● More guidance from her manager ● Dedicated time to learn ● People to stop talking and act, follow-through on accountabilities

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Name: Location: Tenure: Role: Education: Goals/Aspirations: Tech-savviness: Interests: Best time to learn: Access training through: Other: SEE HEAR DO THINK/FEEL ● What does their work environment look like? ● Who are their peers, coworkers, and friends? ● What would they see when it comes to the work environment, and learning specifically? ● What do they hear in their work environment about others’ pain points in general ● And what do they hear when it comes to learning and learning solutions specifically? ● What are their common tasks? ● What would they do while using a learning solution? (where do they go, are they focused on the learning or do they multitask, etc.) ● What are they thinking and feeling when they are faced with challenges at work? ● What are they thinking and feeling when they take learning? ● What is their attitude towards learning provided? Pain Points ● What are some of the pain points in their daily work life right now? ● Why is this a pain point? ● What can’t they do because of this pain point? ● Who or what stands in their way to perform the best they can in their role? Needs ● What do they need in order to solve their pain points? ● Who or what can help them perform at the level they want to be at? ● Is it something they can provide, or is it something the organization has to provide? ● What do they need to reach their goal?

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Captivating Writing

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NEWSFLASH!

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Don’t take it personally…nobody wants to read anything.

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What You Can Do About It Start with great titles 1 2 3

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80% 20% THE TITLE HAS A HUGE IMPACT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF CONTENT

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Compelling titles spark curiosity and convince learners the content is worth their time. Boring ones don’t!

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Headline Helpers https://coschedule.com/headline-analyzer https://headlines.sharethrough.com/

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What You Can Do About It Start with great titles 1 Use the SURE principles 2 3

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S Simple U Useful R Resonate E Easy to skim Our brains crave simple, clear information, making readability key in L&D.

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Readability is a good proxy for learnability Look for ways to reduce the amount & complexity of your text

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Flesch Reading Ease Score Use simple words | Avoid 3 syllable words Typical insurance policy =12

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S Simple U Useful Ditch generic content and write for learners' problems. (Just like marketers target customer needs) R Resonate E Easy to skim

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S Simple U Useful R Resonate E Easy to skim Emotional learning content creates a lasting impact by connecting with hearts and minds, not just facts.

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REMEMBER: OUR LOGICAL MIND IS NOT IN CONTROL OF OUR ACTIONS

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How marketers tap into emotion…

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S Simple U Useful R Resonate E Easy to skim Busy learners skim, so create skimmable content with clear headings, short chunks, and visuals to boost learning.

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Skimmable Words: 291 Flesch Reading Ease Score: 37.9 Words: 103 Flesch Reading Ease Score: 60.8

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What You Can Do About It Start with great titles 1 Use the SURE principles 2 Close with a call to action (CTA) 3

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Call to Action (CTA) Clear direction on what to do and how it benefits them Transforms passive consumption into active participation

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Attention- Grabbing Visuals

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WITHOUT INITIAL ATTENTION NOTHING ELSE MATTERS

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4

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Did you catch ALL those changes?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Inattentional blindness: Our intuition is that we will notice something that's that visible, that's that distinctive, and that intuition is consistently wrong. – Daniel Simons Invisible Gorilla

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Important visual information can very easily be overlooked. That’s a gorilla!

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What are we wired to pay attention to?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Make it Stick Create memorable contrasts and distinctive elements that break patterns Memorable + Contrastable Make it Real Use visual and tangible elements to help people see & grasp concrete concepts Visual + Tangible Make it Matter Connect emotionally and personally with your audience to signal importance and drive action Personal + Emotional 3 Keys to Brain-Friendly Design

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 First Impressions Matter

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Power of First Impressions Our unconscious mind forms impressions before our conscious mind even processes what we're seeing. First encounters shape how we process everything that follows Automatic reactions influence our perception of relevance, credibility, and usability

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 MILLISECONDS

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 First impressions… % DESIGN RELATED

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 GOOD DESIGN IS A SMART INVESTMENT

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Your audience response may depend more on YOU!

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Learning Campaigns

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 What comes to mind when you think of learner journeys?

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Event vs Journey

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Learner Journeys Learner Journey or Learner Experience View Curriculum View Topic View 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 A B C D 5 A B C D

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Learner Journeys

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 1 LEARN SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 LEARN MORE OF SOMETHING 3 APPLY & REFINE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED 4 ADJUST TO CHANGE 5 REACT TO FAILURE Example: System Rollout Training Traditional: • WBT Systems Overview • Job Aids • Knowledge Check 5 Moments of Need

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 1 LEARN SOMETHING FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 LEARN MORE OF SOMETHING 3 APPLY & REFINE WHAT YOU HAVE LEARNED 4 ADJUST TO CHANGE 5 REACT TO FAILURE 5 Moments of Need 2-3 weeks before system rollout WHEN WHAT Micro-video or WBT Overview System 1 week before system rollout Interactive job aid System rollout Wiki page, help desk Asked to complete a new task Tool tips Error message in system Help desk and Wiki page

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Learner Journey Template

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Marketing Funnel

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Kick-off Session Email 1 Email 2 Opened No Email 1 Email 3 Yes Closing Session Email 3 Opened No Email 2 Yes Chatbot Chatbot Journey Example

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Intuitive Brain 01 Learner Personas 02 Writing That Clicks 03 Grabbing Attention 04 Things To Steal from Marketing 5 Learning Campaigns 05

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trainlikeamarketer.com #Core4 Finish That Sentence I learned… I’m beginning to think that… I wonder if… I rediscovered… I was surprised that… I’m going to try… Slides & related resources

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5Steal From Marketing Things Every L&D Pro Should EVALUATION