Portland, ORE. – February 2010 – BlueVolt® released new features on its Learning + Marketing platform designed to integrate training and social learning with day-to-day activities using search, real-time collaboration, content syndication and integration with popular sites such as Facebook, Salesforce, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
BlueVolt practices a customer-driven feature development process and Eaton Corporation’s input was key to the rapid development and refinement of these features. Eaton is first to implement these features in its Eaton Certified Contractor Network (ECCN) online community for contractors, residential service electricians, and commercial contractors. ECCN leverages the BlueVolt platform to connect its online community through integrated chat, message boards, blogs, media galleries, calendars and interactive product catalogs.
“We are excited to see the rapid adoption of these new features. Our platform’s flexible architecture offers customers such as Eaton an effective way to tap the power of social networking for its learning and marketing initiatives,” said Lisa Bordeaux, Director of Partner Development at BlueVolt.
ECCN is quickly becoming a valuable community resource with its marketing tools, training, exclusive promotions and reward opportunities enhanced by the power of social networking.
“We are impressed with the tremendous amount of positive feedback we have received about the new ECCN Web site,” said Jake Hjemvick, ECCN program manager, Eaton Corp. “The additional value that our web site now offers our customers and prospective customers is outstanding.”
About BlueVolt (www.BlueVolt.com):
Portland, Oregon-based BlueVolt connects and advances participants within selected industries through its leading online Learning + Marketing platform; its comprehensive, quality learning catalog; and its talented professional services team. Platform participants include manufacturers, associations, distributors, contractors, and skilled professionals in selected industries such as electrical, plumbing, flooring, welding and HVAC. The platform enables online training and learning experiences including social/collaborative, blended, one-demand and live, multi-camera webcast with enterprise-level functionality and performance. BlueVolt’s unique approach to training encourages learning with its proven reward program that is valuable to both content consumers and content sponsors. As of February 2010, BlueVolt delivered 604,168 courses to 93,103 registered users.
About Eaton Corporation (www.eaton.com):
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with 2009 sales of $11.9 billion. Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 70,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.