For Vendors

The Five Biggest Problems in Ed-Tech Sales

Sshhh, this is for Industry Only

LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

Speaking a New Sales Language

The language of technology sales staffs needs to be the actual language of teaching and learning, not just tech.

LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

Market Briefing

*/ Welcome to the 2017 Mid-Year Education Market Briefing Our mission has guided us to being the go-to media, publishing and events organization providing research and...

Learning Counsel Staff

Rant on Ed-Tech Reps as the Market Reaches Critical Transition

What is going on with Ed-Tech representative transition right now?  Like last year, loads of reps are getting knocked around.  Companies fire whole battalions of them at once.  Then they show up...

LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

Happy Holiday's from the Learning Counsel

Our Holiday Video Message to All Our Friends!

Learning Counsel Staff

Lovable Customer Service from China

If you want to be loved by your customers then an “extra,” anything is sure to win it

LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

11 Ed-Tech Sales Wisdoms

Solutions to help you contact hard to reach decision makers

Leilani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

Your Hidden Sales Flaw

A challenge to get your marketing on and put out something extremely interesting and fragrant with buyer appeals

LeiLani Cauthen, CEO & Publisher

It’s A Battlefield Out There

“The faint of heart dare not enter” should be the sign on the sales department door of EdTech companies

LeiLani Cauthen

The First Trap of Digital Transition

A Five-Part Series Based on 2 Years on the Road Looking for Transition Success

LeiLani Cauthen

An Evolutionary Look at Tech in the Classroom

The Schools and Districts You’re Selling are Changing Fast

Cebron Walker

Reason #1 You Aren’t Selling Schools

Classroom Implementation—Getting Past the “Doesn’t Want to Change” Teacher and Effective Professional Development for Your Product

LeiLani Cauthen

Reasons You Aren’t Selling Schools

Reason Number 4 — And it’s Still Not the “no money” Excuse

LeiLani Cauthen

Top 5 Reasons You Aren’t Selling Schools

Hint: It’s not the “no money” excuse

LeiLani Cauthen

Reason #2 That You Aren’t Selling Schools

Superintendents want two things: happy teachers and teachers who are getting tangible results (here’s how you deliver it)

LeiLani Cauthen

Reason #3 That You Aren’t Selling Schools

Don’t miss this installment of our 5-part series. If you’re violating this point, you’re failing to close half those sales calls

LeiLani Cauthen

Why They Don’t Call You Back

Why don’t education decision makers call you back? Let’s just say it’s not them, it’s you.

LeiLani Cauthen

Selling to Schools Myth Busting

Today’s selling into schools is a lot like myth busting. As the Learning Counsel tours the U.S. with our city-by-city Digital Curriculum Strategy Discussion events, we are finding some very inte...

The LC Staff


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