INDUSTRY SERVICES
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The BLEgroup consists of 50 working CIOs and heads of instruction; they are educators who are knowledgeable about technology. The BLEgroup is unique in that it provides both market research services to the education industry and technology planning and management services to schools.
- CIO & Instructional Leader Panels
- Phone & Webex Panels
- White Papers
- Implementation Support
- Financial Advice
- SuperTECH News
- Strategic Planning
- Representation
CIO & INSTRUCTIONAL LEADER PANELS
Find out how to get your product used. Meet your customers.
CIO and instructional leader panels are focus groups, composed of leading educators and CIOs, that occur four times per year at major education technology conferences. The purpose of the panels is to "kick the tires" on products and services.
PHONE & WEBEX PANELS
Get quick answers to tough problems from experts.
Phone panels are similar to, but shorter than, panels at conferences. They are tailored to the needs of firms who require specific information in a hurry.
WHITE PAPERS
Explain how your new products and services address market needs.
White papers provide firms with a way to inform and educate the market about new technologies and services. The white papers describe a new technology, explain why it is important, and present the company that sponsors the paper as a leader in the product domain.
IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT
Make sure your product is implemented.
The norm for teacher usage of technology in schools is 15 percent. The BLEgroup can ensure a higher rate of usage by providing change management and product management methodologies and implementation support.
FINANCIAL ADVICE
Find out how to position your company financially for investment or sale.
Through its partnership with venture and financial firms and its large client base, the BLEgroup provides advice on seeking funding and strategic investments, as well as positioning for sale.
SUPERTECH NEWS
Gain in-depth knowledge of industry trends.
SuperTECH News is a free, web-based, quarterly newsletter on strategic technology topics. Recent issues have covered open source, educational portals, professional development, networks, and reading programs. SuperTECH News provides an overview of the demand for new technology products.
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Set direction, establish priorities, and allocate resources effectively.
BLEgroup staff have extensive experience in the development and implementation of business plans and strategies.
REPRESENTATION
Get your company known.
Located in Washington, D.C., and having relationships with major national educational groups, the BLEgroup helps firms establish alliances with these groups.