Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Emerging Technologies | Management
- Short Description:
- Blockchain is on the forefront of emerging technologies and is the foundation of modern cryptocurrencies. If you're a manager with little exposure to blockchain as a concept, this course will help you build an understanding of the concepts and how the technology might apply to your business. This course is an introduction to blockchain as an underlying technology for cryptocurrencies and other applications. The assignments delve into critical parts of blockchain, such as consensus mechanisms and cryptography. They also look at blockchain's impact on verticals such as healthcare, Fintech, and government, along with democracy, governance, and social impact.
- Price:
- $119.20 - $141.55
Total Credits: 10 Online Course
- Categories:
- Computer Applications | Management
- Short Description:
- A Manager's Guide to Information Technology course is designed to help managers develop a solid understanding of the basic concepts and technologies that they will encounter in the information technology field. Learners in this course will expand their knowledge of IT through games, videos, interactive exercises, quizzes, and other engaging content.
- Price:
- $271.20 - $322.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Customer Service | Management
- Short Description:
- A Manager's Guide to Superior Customer Service explores the art and science of developing a superior customer experience. Customers are vital to any organization and superior customer service can pay large financial dividends.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 5 including 5 Online Course
- Categories:
- Financial Management
- Short Description:
- This course provides an introduction to key topics in accounting and finance for those involved in new ventures. It reviews financial accounting basics, including GAAP Principles and financial statements, and also covers key issues in finance, broadly defined as any financial or monetary activity that involves a company.
- Price:
- $126.75 - $160.55
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Marketing Education
- Short Description:
- Marketing has become vital to the success of an organization in today's competitive world. This course provides an introduction to marketing and marketing planning, and addressing the definition of marketing, the marketing mix (the Four Ps), the strategic importance of marketing, and customer values and satisfaction. The course continues into topics of marketing planning including market research, pricing, distribution, and targeting.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 1 SMEI Webinar PDH Credit
- Categories:
- Free Member Resources | Marketing Education
- Faculty:
- Shirin Oreizy
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Short Description:
- Every savvy marketer needs to have a basic understanding of Behavioral Science, the study of how people really make decisions, in order to create better outcomes and to future-proof their career. This course will teach you the basics of Behavioral Science and show you how marketers at companies like Facebook, Uber and Walmart are using it to drive consumer behavior. After learning about Behavioral Science and the common misconceptions you need to avoid, we’ll do a hands-on exercise so you can apply these principles to a real life marketing challenge.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $49.00
Total Credits: 1 SMEI Video 1 PDH Credit
- Categories:
- Free Member Resources | Live Events & Webinars | Live Webinar
- Faculty:
- Mr Willis Turner, CAE CME CSE | Mr. Hans-Benno Mastboom
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Short Description:
- In this session, Willis Turner, SMEI’s Chief Executive Officer will take you behind the scenes with an in-depth look SMEI’s integrated marketing campaigns used to develop the customer journey.
- Price:
- $0.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Leadership | Management
- Short Description:
- At the core of strong leadership is the ability to communicate effectively. But many leaders focus solely on their spoken words while ignoring the impact of their nonverbal cues, including facial expressions, hand gestures, body movements, and eye gaze. By understanding the impact of body language, leaders can learn how to communicate in a way that builds and sustains positive relationships with employees, clients, and business partners. This course will provide leaders with tips for reading body language and using it to exude both strength and warmth. The course also addresses gender stereotypes and cross-cultural body language and explores the role of body language in virtual communication.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 10 Online Course
- Categories:
- Ethics
- Short Description:
- Ethical decisions in business are everywhere. Managers and leaders, ideally, choose the moral right versus the moral wrong all the time. Organizations have learned that the costs of unethical actions can be high, both legally, and from the perspective of brand image and reputation. This introductory-level course introduces the major ethical frameworks in business and seeks to give learners a strong foundation in ethical business practices, whether as individuals, as a leaders, or as stewards of the organization. This course reviews how organizations can establish and encourage an ethical culture while monitoring for compliance.
- Price:
- $263.20 - $312.55
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Categories:
- Legal
- Short Description:
- When starting a new venture, understanding the relevant laws can make or break your success. This course covers the basics of business law for an entrepreneur. It reviews legal structures for a new venture, intellectual property, employment law, contracts, government regulation, and personal and real property.
- Price:
- $135.20 - $160.55
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Mon, Jan 13, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Tue, Jan 28, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Wed, Feb 12, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Tue, Feb 25, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Wed, Mar 12, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PDT - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Thu, Mar 27, 2025 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PDT - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $125.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Thu, Oct 10, 2024 - 08:00am to 05:00pm PDT - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $125.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Wed, Oct 23, 2024 - 08:00am to 05:00pm PDT - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $125.00 - $150.00
- Date:
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Thu, Nov 07, 2024 - 08:00am to 05:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $125.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Tue, Nov 26, 2024 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Certification Exam
- Short Description:
- This exam registration is for SMEI online certification exams. Please note that if you are unable to take the exam on the date you select, there is a fee of $50 to reschedule. All certification exams have a maximum time limit of 3 hours.
- Price:
- $125.00 - $150.00
- Date:
-
Thu, Dec 12, 2024 - 08:00am to 04:00pm PST - more dates
- Categories:
- Marketing Education | Marketing Management | Professional Certification
- Faculty:
- Mr Willis Turner, CAE CME CSE
- Short Description:
- This online marketing management course will provide an understanding of the application of marketing theories, concepts, and practices as they relate to the management of the marketing function in a complex organization. Emphasis will be on the managerial aspects of marketing plans, including analysis of the external environment. A key element of the course will include the relationship of the "marketing mix" to strategic planning and prepare for your Certified Marketing Executive (CME®) Exam.
- Price:
- $593.40 - $989.00
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Certificate in Business Communications
- Categories:
- Communication
- Short Description:
- In most organizational settings, you'll be expected to work in teams. At times, your team members may not be physically in the same office with you. And yet, communicating effectively within these teams is critical to the success of the team, and critical to your personal success on any given project or task. This introductory-level course will help you improve your collaborative communication by providing best practices and effective tips and techniques.
- Price:
- $79.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 3.5 Online Course
- Categories:
- Digital Marketing | Marketing Education
- Short Description:
- This course offers an introduction to content marketing, a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly-defined audience. With an emphasis on key concepts, definitions, and metrics, the course examines ways that marketers can tailor their content to meet the specific needs of potential customers as they travel through the sales funnel. Learners will explore how content is used to build brand awareness and establish the brand as a trusted source of expert advice.
- Price:
- $103.20 - $122.55
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Digital Marketing | Marketing Education
- Short Description:
- Conversion Rate Optimization is the process of steady and incremental marketing improvement to yield stronger results. In this course, learners will discover the five key steps to Conversion Rate Optimization and how the process interacts with other facets of digital marketing. Through a variety of instructive techniques, including subject matter expert videos and case-study scenarios, this course provides learners with the knowledge and resources to be more effective professionals.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Ethics | Leadership | Management | Marketing Education
- Short Description:
- Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is the concept of organizations taking responsibility for their impact on society and the environment. Businesses which embrace CSR promote the public interest through what they do (for example, encouraging community growth and development) and what they refrain from doing (for example, eliminating or avoiding practices that harm stakeholders, regardless of whether such practices are legal). CSR is the inclusion of the public interest into corporate decision-making.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
- Categories:
- Free Member Resources
- Short Description:
- Spurring creativity in teams can be very challenging, but could also be the difference between a successful team and an unsuccessful one. This course looks at spurring creativity and innovation in teams and organizations. Drawing on the latest academic thinking, it outlines the key factors for creative teams. Further, the course focuses on tools and techniques designed to yield more productive thinking in collective settings. Participants learn about a number of targeted tools, including brainstorming, Discussion 66, Provocation, and others, to generate fresh thinking in smaller group settings and in their organizations.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $79.00
Total Credits: 300 including 6 CSE Module
- Bundle:
- Certified Sales Executive® Program Modules
- Categories:
- Sales | Sales Management | Professional Certification
- Short Description:
- This is module 1 of 3 of the Certified Sales Executive Exam Preparatory Program. Completing all three modules successfully and the final exam will result in being awarded the Certified Sales Executive® - CSE® designation by SMEI. This module covers: the sales function and the role it plays in a firm's overall strategy and reviews industry priorities (e.g., lead generation and cross-selling); fundamental approaches to leadership development;
- Price:
- $300.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 300
- Bundle:
- Certified Sales Executive® Program Modules
- Categories:
- Sales | Sales Management | Professional Certification
- Short Description:
- This is module 2 of 3 of the Certified Sales Executive Exam Preparatory Program. Completing all three modules successfully and the final exam will result in being awarded the Certified Sales Executive® - CSE® designation by SMEI. This module covers: recruiting and selecting the right salespeople; training and developing the salesforce; supervivsing, managing, and leading salespeople individually and in teams; setting goals and managing the performance of the salesforce; and motivating and rewarding salespeople.
- Price:
- $300.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 300
- Bundle:
- Certified Sales Executive® Program Modules
- Categories:
- Sales | Sales Management | Professional Certification
- Short Description:
- This is module 3 of 3 of the Certified Sales Executive Exam Preparatory Program. Completing all three modules successfully and the final exam will result in being awarded the Certified Sales Executive® - CSE® designation by SMEI. This module covers Ethics, the law and sales leadership; Managing Sales Technology and Sales Enablement Successfully; Turning Customer Information into a Winning Sales Strategy; Designing and Organizing the Salesforce; Assessing the Salesforce’s Performance and Coaching for Performance Improvements; and Effectively Leveraging Culture as a Sales Leader.
- Price:
- $300.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Categories:
- Data Analysis | Management
- Short Description:
- When using data analysis to improve organizational performance, it's vital to employ the tools that bring the data to life and keep people engaged in the process. Organizations in both the public and private sectors often use tools and frameworks to deliver the data, and the information the data might suggest, to its staff. This intermediate-level course will explain some of these measures and tools, describe some specific measurements, and explain the relationship between assessment and strategy. Summarizing the data with the correct tool can be the gating factor to reaching staff and effecting changes that spur performance improvement.
- Price:
- $135.20 - $160.55
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Categories:
- Data Analysis | Financial Management | Management
- Short Description:
- How are data-driven decisions put into practice in the real world? How do these decisions differ when applied to different sectors, such as health care, education and government? This intermediate-level course will provide answers to these questions as well as recommendations for decision-making based on data analytics for each sector. The course will begin with an introduction of Big Data, then continue into a deeper dive on its implications within each sector. Industry case studies make the concepts applicable in the real-world.
- Price:
- $135.20 - $160.55
- Categories:
- Career Building | Marketing Education | Personal Branding
- Faculty:
- Krista Neher
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Short Description:
- Everyone has a personal brand – the question is whether or not you are strategic about crafting and positioning it. Thanks to Google, LinkedIn, and the other social media channels, people are forming impressions about you, sometimes without ever meeting you. Personal branding is about proactively building your brand in order to attract the opportunities you want. Regardless of your career or business aspirations, a strong personal brand is vital to your success. Krista Neher, presenter in this video, CEO of Boot Camp Digital recently wrote a new book, Launch Yourself: Define, Design and Deliver a Powerful Personal Brand that maps out exactly how to build a powerful brand online.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $55.20
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Digital Marketing | Marketing Education
- Short Description:
- As consumers increasingly turn to the digital marketplace of the Internet, organizations recognize that they can better reach and connect with their customers, clients, or prospects through digital marketing. There are many benefits to effective digital marketing including improved brand perception, more efficient lead generation, and better customer satisfaction levels. That can translate into the sale of more products and services. Creating a digital marketing strategy is crucial to meeting the marketing goals of the organization. This course offers a step-by-step introduction to the process of creating such a strategy, with an emphasis on key concepts, definitions, and metrics.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 1 SMEI Webinar PDH Credit
- Categories:
- Digital Marketing | Marketing Education
- Faculty:
- Krista Neher
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Short Description:
- When it comes to digital marketing it can be difficult to separate out the noise from what actually matters, and focus on impact. There are so many channels, tools, technologies, and emerging approaches that it can be challenging to know where to start and how best to use your time and energy. In this session we’ll cover options and strategies for an online presence that stands out and is executed based on impact. Krista Neher, digital marketing pioneer and author of five books, including Digital Marketing That Actually Works will guide you through determining what does, indeed, actually work right now.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $69.00
Total Credits: 1 SMEI Video 1 PDH Credit
- Categories:
- Free Member Resources | Live Event | Live Events & Webinars | Live Webinar
- Faculty:
- Mr Willis Turner, CAE CME CSE
- Format:
- Audio and Video
- Short Description:
- In this session we'll learn what digital transformation is and how it impacts our brand. By embracing digital transformation we can build a strong competitive advantage while adding value for our customers.
- Price:
- $0.00 - $69.00
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Certificate in Business Communications
- Categories:
- Communication
- Short Description:
- The ability to write clearly and directly is highly prized in most organizations. Well-written emails and documents can help you earn respect among your peers. And poorly written emails and documents can detract from success at all levels. The ideas, techniques, and checklists in this introductory-level course apply to all forms of business writing: memos, reports, brochures, proposals, presentations, catalogs, and websites. This course will also teach how to revise for wordiness, unnecessary phrases, redundancy, and jargon, and the appropriate use of email in an organizational setting.
- Price:
- $99.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Certificate in Business Communications
- Categories:
- Communication
- Short Description:
- Communicating clearly and concisely in written formats like email, memos, and letters is very important in a workplace setting. Clearly communicating your thoughts, plans and proposals is a highly effective means to advance your ideas and earn the respect of your peers. This course will help you improve your use of these common business communication vehicles by providing best practices and effective tips and techniques.
- Price:
- $79.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Certificate in Business Communications
- Categories:
- Communication
- Short Description:
- The ability to deliver an effective presentation is critical in most job functions. This introductory-level course helps learners organize, structure, and create effective presentations that feature slides as a visual aid. Because many organizations use PowerPoint as a way of communicating information, this course offers advice and guidance on the most effective and persuasive uses of PowerPoint, including best practices on word count, graphics, and structure.
- Price:
- $99.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 5 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Certificate in Business Communications
- Categories:
- Communication
- Short Description:
- Confidence is a key to delivering an effective speech or presentation. And delivering an effective presentation can be critical to success at work. This introductory-level course helps you develop the skills you'll need to become an outstanding and confident public speaker. It reviews the seven stages of public speaking including defining the audience and crafting your central message, all the way to writing, practicing, and delivering your presentation or speech. This course is an essential part of honing the skill of presenting and setting the stage for the boost of confidence to help you succeed.
- Price:
- $99.00 - Base Price
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building | Leadership
- Short Description:
- Emotional intelligence (EI) is our ability to identify and control our emotions to achieve positive outcomes in our relationships. Managers with high EI are better equipped to deal with subordinates, colleagues, and company executives, and they can do a better job of handling and resolving conflicts. This one-module course reviews the underlying concepts of emotional intelligence and explores how managers can improve and make use of their emotional intelligence.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Bundle:
- Conflict Management (ACE CREDIT®)
- Categories:
- Conflict Management
- Short Description:
- Emotional intelligence (EI) is our ability to identify and control our emotions to achieve positive outcomes in our relationships. Managers with high EI are better equipped to deal with subordinates, colleagues, and company executives, and they can do a better job of handling and resolving conflicts. This one-module course reviews the underlying concepts of emotional intelligence and explores how
- Price:
- $111.75 - $149.00
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building | Computer Applications
- Short Description:
- This course designed for the learner who already has a solid understanding of Excel's basic tools and functions. The course teaches learners some of the more advanced skills and features available in Excel, which may be useful in data analysis. These skills include style templates, conditional formatting, data validation, data manipulation, and pivot tables.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building | Computer Applications
- Short Description:
- As big data continues to change the way businesses operate and drive strategy, the ability to efficiently and effectively organize and analyze data is crucial. Managers need to be able to utilize tools to identify trends and help make better business decisions. Microsoft's Excel is a powerful spreadsheet software to organize and manage data related to business operations. This course focuses on mastering the fundamental tasks performed in Excel, including data entry, basic formula calculations, and formatting and style operations. During the course, you will learn how to build a spreadsheet from scratch and gain a greater understanding of the most popular Excel commands and functions.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building | Computer Applications
- Short Description:
- This course features 25 of the most popular Excel tip and tricks for both novice and advanced Excel users. In this course, you will learn time-saving techniques to boost efficiency, increase productivity and workflow, and improve and advance your skills. Topics include data entry, data organization, data cleaning, elements of style, data sorting, data filtering, and spreadsheet display tips. This course also covers three of the most popular lookup and reference functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, and Find + Replace.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building | Fast Company
- Short Description:
- In today's competitive marketplace, companies must come up with innovative solutions to everyday challenges. The design thinking approach can be an effective tool for organizations looking for practical and creative ways to solve problems. This course will examine the benefits of design thinking and present strategies for generating innovative products and ideas that can se
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Financial Management
- Short Description:
- Decision-making within an organization often hinges on the numbers. So what financial tools do managers need to be familiar with to make sound, defensible decisions? This introductory-level course is meant to teach finance concepts to non-financial managers, and considers tools for decision-making such as cost benefit analysis, break even analysis, and Balanced Scorecard. The course also teaches the basic finance concepts such as return on investment (ROI), fixed and variable costs, and payback period.
- Price:
- $79.20 - $94.05
Total Credits: 3 Online Course
- Categories:
- Career Building
- Short Description:
- Whether you're just starting out in the workforce or changing careers, it is important to understand how the job you perform contributes to your sense of fulfillment in life. This course prompts you to examine various job settings and functions, comparing each against your own preferences, values, and expectations, in order to determine the best job fit for you.
- Price:
- $55.20 - $65.55
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