Xcelus News Blog
Xcelus Learning Launches Sale or No Sale™ Sales Training Game
Provo, UT July 2008 Xcelus launches Sale or No Sale training game. Sale or No Sale is an online game platform that can be customized and branded for different learning applications. The game can be as simple as questions and answers to reinforce training or more sophisticated by adding learning modules throughout the game.
Sale or No Sale targets sales forces looking for an online format to deliver training. The game is designed in a familiar board game style that can be branded to each accounts specification. Sales role plays and simulations can be integrated into the game.
As the player moves around the game board, the Sale-O-Meter™ moves up or down depending on how the questions are answered giving instant feedback.
A link to a simple demo of the game is at http://www.xcelus.com/demos/games.htm
About Xcelus Learning
Xcelus brings innovative and unique learning solutions to global organizations. In contrast to the ordinary training typical of corporate curricula, Xcelus draws upon a unique team of experts to provide fresh, and instructionally sound e-Learning, games, learning portals, and “blended” solutions. Our staff includes proven leaders in instructional design, script writing, flash, 3D animation, marketing, programming, and video production. If you’re ready for a whole new approach to training, or want to evolve your courses to the next level, we’re eager to show you how partnering with Xcelus will enhance your learning solutions.
Xcelus Learning launches Quizy Peaks™ e-learning quiz game
Provo, UT June 2008 Xcelus launches Quizy Peaks e-learning quiz game. Quizy Peaks is a quiz game delivery platform that can be customized and branded for different learning applications. The game can be as simple as questions and answers to reinforce training or more sophisticated by adding learning modules throughout the game.
“Quizy Peaks targets “Digital Natives” who are accustomed to a more visual approach to training.” said Todd Corbett, President of Xcelus
A link to the demo of the game is at http://www.xcelus.com/games/ski/
Just answer 20 questions right and you'll have a smooth ride to the finish line. Otherwise, bring your appetite for snow.
About Xcelus Learning
Xcelus brings innovative and unique learning solutions to global organizations. In contrast to the ordinary training typical of corporate curricula, Xcelus draws upon a unique team of experts to provide fresh, and instructionally sound e-Learning, games, learning portals, and “blended” solutions.
Our staff includes proven leaders in instructional design, script writing, flash, 3D animation, marketing, programming, and video production. If you’re ready for a whole new approach to training, or want to evolve your courses to the next level, we’re eager to show you how partnering with Xcelus will enhance your learning solutions.
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Provo, UT May 15, 2008 - Xcelus will be exhibiting at the ASTD (American Society for Training & Development) 2008 International Conference & Exposition in San Diego, CA, on June 1-4, 2008. Xcelus will showcase the following training products:
• MyCoach training portal – A mini portal that provides fully customizable corporate training solutions to facilitate your company-wide needs. This facilitates fresh, up-to-date content for employees. Since the content is developed monthly, it is strategic and tactical allowing for companies to focus on current training issues. The perpetual flow of new content keeps employees coming back to the My Coach training portal again and again.
• Custom Training Games – Not your ordinary training games – 3D Survivor Island and Sale or No Sale training games.
• Podcast development – Podcasting – The best way for your subject matter experts (SMEs) to share their information with your training audience. Podcasts can be produced quickly and inexpensively.
• Un-plugged video platform – A platform designed for user generated content and corporate training videos.
• Custom course development – E-learning, Animation, ILT, mobile learning, Webex conversions to Flash, sales training, instructional design and video production.
Stop by booth 638 to meet us and discuss your training needs.
About Xcelus Learning
Xcelus brings innovative and unique learning solutions to global organizations. In contrast to the ordinary training typical of corporate curricula, Xcelus draws upon a unique team of experts to provide fresh, and instructionally sound e-Learning, games, learning portals, and “blended” solutions.
Our staff includes proven leaders in instructional design, script writing, flash, 3D animation, marketing, programming, and video production. If you’re ready for a whole new approach to training, or want to evolve your courses to the next level, we’re eager to show you how partnering with Xcelus will enhance your learning solutions.
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Provo, UT May 10, 2008 – DigitalBridge selects Xcelus Studios to produce marketing videos showcasing their Digital Ecosystems for Justice, Healthcare and Education. Xcelus Studios is the very best I’ve seen at what they do, said Billy Nerenberg, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The videos that Xcelus Studios produce help us to tell our story and simplify the complex technology behind the digital ecosystem”.
Samples of the marketing videos can be found at http://digitalbridge.xcelus.net/videos/
About Xcelus Studios
Xcelus brings innovative and unique visual communications and digital media to global organizations. Our team of experts is comprised of specialists in marketing, training, video, Flash, 3D and 2D animation, scriptwriting and instructional design. Capture Your Imagination with Xcelus. Become innovators not imitators. We won't let you settle for Media-ocrity.
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Provo, UT May 1, 2008 - Xcelus will be exhibiting at the Society of Pharmaceutical and Biotech Trainers (SPBT.org) Annual Conference to be held May 19-22, 2008 at the Orlando World Center Marriott in Orlando, Florida. Stop by booth 449 to meet us and discuss your training needs.
Xcelus will showcase the following training products:
• MyCoach training portal – A mini portal that provides fully customizable corporate training solutions to facilitate your company-wide needs. This facilitates fresh, up-to-date content for employees. Since the content is developed monthly, it is strategic and tactical allowing for companies to focus on current training issues. The perpetual flow of new content keeps employees coming back to the My Coach training portal again and again.
• Custom Training Games – Not your ordinary training games – 3D Survivor Island and Sale or No Sale training games.
• Podcast development – Podcasting – The best way for your subject matter experts (SMEs) to share their information with your training audience. Podcasts can be produced quickly and inexpensively.
• Un-plugged video platform – A platform designed for user generated content and corporate training videos.
• Custom course development – E-learning, Animation, ILT, mobile learning, Webex conversions to Flash, sales training, instructional design and video production.
About Xcelus Learning
Xcelus brings innovative and unique learning solutions to global organizations. In contrast to the ordinary training typical of corporate curricula, Xcelus draws upon a unique team of experts to provide fresh, and instructionally sound e-Learning, games, learning portals, and “blended” solutions.
Our staff includes proven leaders in instructional design, script writing, flash, 3D animation, marketing, programming, and video production. If you’re ready for a whole new approach to training, or want to evolve your courses to the next level, we’re eager to show you how partnering with Xcelus will enhance your learning solutions.
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Provo, UT May 2008 – Xcelus, LLC, an award winning visual communications and digital media company, was recognized for their excellence in interactive media production with three 2008 Horizon Interactive Awards. Xcelus received the following awards:
Training Category
• Silver - Hitachi’s ‘Selling NAS Solutions’ sales training course
• Bronze - Invitrogen’s ‘I Didn’t Do It’ insider trading video animation
Self-Promotion/Company ID Category
• Bronze - Xcelus Studio’s website (www.XcelusStudios.com)
It's exciting to be recognized for our interactive media production amongst other top companies in this field, and we are extremely honored," explains Todd R. Corbett, President at Xcelus. "We believe these awards validate our efforts toward creating and delivering dynamic, feature-rich training, ultimately helping our clients to have an impact on their business." Xcelus joins a respected list of globally recognized brands to be acknowledged in this year’s awards, including Nike, Reebok, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Puma, Dolce & Gabbana, Casio, Adobe, Samsung and Sony. The international competition saw over 1000 entries from 20 countries around the world, with a judging panel consisting of Horizon Interactive Awards advisors, end users and a global team of respected industry professionals.
About the Horizon Interactive Awards
In its 7th year, the Horizon Interactive Awards was created to recognize excellence in interactive media production worldwide. Since 2001, the competition has received thousands of entries from countries around the world and nearly all 50 US States. Winning entries are dubbed the “best of the best” in the interactive media industry. For more information, visit www.horizoninteractiveawards.com.
About Xcelus
Xcelus brings innovative and unique visual communications and digital media to global organizations. Our team of experts is comprised of specialists in marketing, training, video, Flash, 3D and 2D animation, scriptwriting and instructional design. Capture Your Imagination with Xcelus. Become innovators not imitators. We won't let you settle for Media-ocrity.
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PROVO, UT – February 12, 2008 - In response to our customers and due to an increasing demand from marketing departments, Xcelus, LLC is launching www.XcelusStudios.com. This new web site showcases Xcelus’ marketing communication capabilities using video, flash, animation, 3D, podcasting and scriptwriting.
“Training solutions and marketing solutions are very similar, they are both focused on changing behaviors”, said Todd R. Corbett, President of Xcelus, LLC. “Xcelus Studios will focus on marketing solutions such as corporate videos, product videos, podcasts and broadcast commercials to influence buying behaviors”.
Xcelus’ strength as a leader and innovator with training solutions uniquely positions Xcelus Studios to develop digital marketing solutions so companies can acquire new business and increase sales.
Xcelus’ team of experts is comprised of specialists in marketing, video, audio, animation, 3D, programming, and scriptwriting.
Headquartered in Provo, Utah, Xcelus, LLC serves clients nationally as well as in Utah. For further information on Xcelus, please call 801-224-0071 or visit www.XcelusStudios.com.
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PROVO, UT – January 30, 2007 – Todd R. Corbett, President of Xcelus, LLC, was recently named Vice President of Technology for International Aid Serving Kids (IASK4KIDS.ORG). His focus will be on updating the web site and technologies. "It’s a great opportunity to give back to those who are less fortunate to help lift their lives out of poverty," said Todd Corbett. "International Aid Serving Kids is a great organization of volunteers serving kids in Haiti and the Dominican Republic."
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PROVO, UT – December 2, 2007 LSI/Shipley Associates, a leading provider of proposal consulting and training services, partners with Xcelus to develop four audio and video role plays. The role-plays are part of a larger Instruction Led Training project for Shipley’s proposal training courses.
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PROVO, UT – November 30, 2007 Hitachi Data Systems, the leading Services Oriented Storage Solutions provider, partners with Xcelus to develop Your Sales Coach Training Portal. The dynamic portal provides a single point of entry for sales training deliverables from throughout the company.
According to Kerri Conrad, the portal’s program leader, efficiency was a key consideration of the site design. As much as possible, we want our sales training to be brief, focused, and practical. That means we should take advantage of Blackberry, iPod, and so forth as training delivery platforms," said Conrad. "The ultimate goal is to improve the field's ability to build, manage and convert the pipeline."
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PROVO, UT – September 10, 2007 – JT USA and Worr Game Products, partner with Zone 7 Productions and Xcelus Studios to develop Paintball commercials for national broadcast on Fox Sports and ESPN. The commercials will promote Monster Balls paintballs and Jeff Orr Signature Series Autococker paintball guns.
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PROVO, UT – September 15, 2007 – VitalSmarts, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance, partners with Xcelus to develop the Influencer ‘book trailer’ promotional video. “Like a movie trailer, I wanted to give them just a hint of what the book was about and leave them wanting more," said Platte Clark, Director of Development for VitalSmarts. “Xcelus was spot-on with their visual storytelling and went above and beyond to meet our needs.”
"Companies like VitalSmarts need to be more creative with their marketing," said Todd Corbett, President of Xcelus, "because they're out there competing with other forms of media to attract attention to their products. Visual book trailers employ techniques similar to those of movie trailers to create interest."
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PROVO, UT – July 15, 2007 – Invitrogen, a provider of essential life science technologies for research, production and diagnostics, partners with Xcelus for development of a series of e-learning compliance training courses. The first course developed will focus on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The course will be translated into six languages and distributed worldwide.
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PROVO, UT – June 15, 2007 – Xcelus, LLC, announced the company has moved into a larger facility in Provo, Utah. The move was necessary due to the steady increase in sales and the need to accommodate additional employees. 'We have increasing demand from all over the country for our learning solutions and the move was necessary, - said Todd Corbett, who founded the company in two years ago. 'This move fits well with our expansion strategy and will afford enough space for the future,” - he added.
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OREM, UT – March 15, 2007 – Zenger Analytics, a consulting firm specializing in health and productivity informatics, partners with Xcelus for new healthcare analytic training program. “We needed an effective option for training account executives in understanding and presenting healthcare analytic information over a two day period. Xcelus produced a great idea incorporating three movies segments into the training. This was an extremely effective strategy in presenting a complex training curricula," said Blake Zenger, President of Zenger Analytics.
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OREM, UT – January 1, 2007 – Todd R. Corbett, President of Xcelus, LLC, was recently named Vice President of Technology for the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD) Utah chapter's board on January 1, 2007. His focus will be on updating the chapter’s web technologies and migration to a new web platform.
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OREM, UT – April 28, 2006 – The Horizon Interactive Awards, a leading international interactive media awards competition, announced the 2006 award winners. The fifth annual international competition recognized excellence in interactive media production among multi-media developers worldwide.
Xcelus was recognized for their excellence in interactive media production with two Gold awards for the Training and Education Category. Read more... Headquartered in Provo, Utah, Xcelus, LLC serves clients in Utah as well as nationally.
