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I worked at Hootsuite when the social media management leader launched its first paid certification program, and I’m lucky to have witnessed the development of such industry-leading customer education. But I know that revenue was not the main goal going in.
At the time, the courses were intended to support lead generation and customer success initiatives, but as course uptake grew, the company realized the true potential in its courseware, and today, Hootsuite’s Academy is a bonafide revenue generation center.
For many companies, however, customer education isn’t working as hard as it could for the bottom line. While the success stats are
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