SweetRush Wins Horizon Award for Education-Based Marketing and Sales Training Video

Bridgestone video produced by SweetRush wins “one of the most prestigious awards in the field of creative and interactive media.”

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. May, 31, 2016 – The Horizon Interactive Awards recently announced its 2015 winners, and the partnership of SweetRush and Bridgestone Americas was recognized with a gold award in the Instructional Video category. The sales training video—created for sales associates in independent tire dealerships—uses humor, character development, story, and custom 3D animation to grab sales associates’ attention and establish Bridgestone as the leader in R&D in the tire industry.

“Capturing the hearts and minds of a non-captive, extended, enterprise audience is a real challenge for companies like Bridgestone. Through an education-based marketing program and this award-winning sales training video, SweetRush is helping Bridgestone deliver the message that the company is the industry leader in R&D—and at the same time, educating sales associates about tire technology, which helps them be better salespeople,” says Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush CFO and Chairman. “This video has been so successful that we’ve rolled out six others over the past year, with more to come!”

About SweetRush

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and the development of these tools have been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.
We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

About the Horizon Interactive Awards

The Horizon Interactive Awards recognizes, promotes, and awards the best websites, videos, online advertising, print media, and mobile applications. Each year, the Horizon Interactive Awards receives thousands of entries from all over the world, and a volunteer panel of industry professionals, from diverse multimedia, graphic design, advertising, and marketing backgrounds, reviews all the entries to determine the work that is to be recognized.

Contact:
Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush, Inc.
[email protected]

 

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SweetRush Inc. Recognized for Excellence in Mobile Learning and Video Training by Omni Awards

The SweetRush team and clients take home four Omni awards in the categories of mobile app, educational video, and corporate communications.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., February 2, 2016 – The Omni Awards recently announced its winners for 2015, and SweetRush was honored for its work developing educational mobile apps and video for training and corporate communications.

“These awards represent SweetRush’s leadership in two very important trends in learning and development. Native mobile applications are the next phase of mobile learning, allowing for richer experiences and more sophisticated game-based learning. Video is back in the conversation, but we’re shifting from ‘talking heads’ to animation that is both educational and motivational. We’re using video to get learners excited about the learning experience,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman and CFO of SweetRush Inc. “All of these projects required heightened collaboration with our clients, and show how we respond creatively to our clients’ challenges and forge new paths to bring learners exciting and engaging new ways to learn.”

GOLD Award: Video – Corporate Communications
Cisco Foundations to Success

GOLD Award: Video – Educational
Cisco Foundations to Success

SILVER Award: Video – Educational
Bridgestone RENOA Silencer Grooves

SILVER Award: Mobile App – Educational
Red Robin Triple R Guest Central

Winners can be found on the Omni Awards website.

ABOUT THE OMNI AWARDS
The Omni Awards are owned and operated by Media Corp Inc., which exists to recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower, and enlighten. They are primarily focused on the converging fields of film, video, TV, website, and app development. An excerpt from the Omni Awards website explains: “As a nationally known award competition, we have developed our reputation by only awarding those people who exemplify the highest standards of quality.” The Omni Awards welcomes entries from the United States and countries around the world.

ABOUT SWEETRUSH
Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Contact:
Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

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Davey Awards Honor SweetRush with Video, Multimedia, and Marketing Awards

The awards recognize the strength of big ideas over stratospheric budgets.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 20, 2015 – The Davey Awards recently announced its 2015 winners, and SweetRush was honored for its work educational video, interactive multimedia for training, and content marketing, taking home one gold and two silver awards.

The Davey Awards recognize small agencies that demonstrate intelligence, out-of-the-box thinking, and exceptional execution, which motivated SweetRush to participate in these awards for the first time this year.

“Our clients’ learning and development departments just do not have the large budgets that companies earmark for advertising and marketing,” explains Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Chairman and CFO, “Yet our clients want effective learning solutions, and employees want training that proves the company cares enough to invest in them. At SweetRush we’ve found ways to produce agency-level branding, 3D animation, and mobile games as slick, fun, and addictive as any you’d find for casual play, while working within L&D budgets. Refined messaging, visual engagement, and engaging interactivity gets the attention of learners, and we’re seeing the results in excellent evaluation data.”

In addition to the awards for client projects, SweetRush’s instructional design and marketing teams were honored to receive an award in the content marketing category for the SweetRush e-book, How to Be a Rock Star Instructional Designer. Catherine Davis, Instructional Design Practice Lead, wrote the e-book to inspire and encourage all instructional designers interested in taking their careers to the next level, including tips, insights, and strategies that she gained in her experience in various roles.

GOLD Award: Interactive Multimedia – Training
Red Robin Triple R Guest Central

SILVER Award: Online Film/Video – Education
Bridgestone RENOA Silencer Grooves

SILVER Award: Content Marketing, E-book
SweetRush How to Be a Rock Star Instructional Designer

ABOUT THE DAVEY AWARDS
David defeated the giant Goliath with a big idea and a little rock – the sort of thing small agencies do each year. The annual International Davey Awards honors the achievements of the “Creative Davids” who derive their strength from big ideas, rather than stratospheric budgets.

ABOUT SWEETRUSH
Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Contact:
Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

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SweetRush Inc. Named One of the Top Gamification Companies for 2015

Training Industry’s list recognizes top 20 companies who develop learning games, simulations, and serious games, and integrate gamification in learning solutions.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 15, 2015 – Training Industry has released its second annual list of Top 20 Gamification Companies, and SweetRush was recognized as a top company for the second year.

“Incorporating gamification into your corporate training remains a strong trend across the industry,” said Doug Harward, chief executive officer, Training Industry Inc. “Those selected are incredibly in tune with their clients’ needs and goals and provide them with solutions that enhance the training experience and the employee’s retention of the new skills.”

“People love playing games. Playing to win is just part of human nature. What SweetRush does is take what’s best about games – the fun, the engagement – and create an experience where people are playing to learn,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman. “What makes us different is our ability to rapidly conceptualize and visualize that experience, tie it directly to our clients’ business objectives, and ultimately change performance and behavior for the better.”

Selected companies were evaluated on several criteria: features and capabilities of their gamification products and services, company size and growth potential, quality and number of clients and users, geographic reach, and awards, recognition and competitive difference.

The full Top 20 Gamification Companies list can be found on trainingindustry.com.

About Training Industry, Inc.

TrainingIndustry.com spotlights the latest news, articles, case studies and best practices within the training industry. Our focus is on helping dedicated business and training professionals get the information, insight and tools needed to more effectively manage the business of learning.

About SweetRush Inc.

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Contact:
Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

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Chief Learning Officer Recognizes SweetRush with Excellence in Blended Technology Award

The award recognizes an expanding and evolving learning program for Bridgestone that leverages several technology-based modalities, including e-learning, mobile learning, and gamification.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 12, 2015 – Chief Learning Officer magazine, published by Human Capital Media (HCM), recently announced the winners of its Learning In Practice awards, and SweetRush was honored as a winner for the second year in a row, earning a silver award in the Excellence in Blended Technology category.

The Learning In Practice Excellence in Blended Technology award recognizes SweetRush for deploying “a rich mix of technology tools” in support of its client Bridgestone’s learning program for extended enterprise sales associates and delivering “engaging learning combining multiple modalities,” in this case, e-learning, mobile learning, video, and gamification.

“I think it’s pretty rare for Chief Learning Officer to award the same learning program two years in a row,” said SweetRush Chairman Arturo Schwartzberg. “It really underscores the strong collaborations and long-term relationships we build with clients. We don’t rest on our laurels… we constantly bring new ideas and help our clients refine, improve, and expand their offerings to learners.”

“The Learning In Practice awards celebrate the truly outstanding work of practitioners in the L&D field,” said Mike Prokopeak, editor in chief of HCM. “The energy, passion, commitment, and vision they bring to their work every day is an invaluable asset to their organizations and an inspiration to the rest of the industry.”

The Learning in Practice awards were presented at the Fall 2015 CLO Symposium at the Hyatt Regency Los Pines Resort & Spa. The full list of winners can be found on the CLO website.

About SweetRush Inc.

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. In our Talent Solutions service, we harness creativity and our unique knowledge of talent, team-building, and learning and development to find you the best temporary staff to augment your team. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

SweetRush Tops List of Top 10 E-Learning Content Development Companies for Second Year

List recognizes best companies creating “high impact and super engaging and immersive e-learning courses”

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., October 7, 2015 – eLearning Industry announced its annual top 10 list of e-learning content development companies, and SweetRush earned first place on the list for the second year in a row.

“SweetRush is the #1 eLearning content development company for the second time in a row, which says a lot,” writes Christopher Pappas, founder of the eLearning Industry network eLearningIndustry.com. “This company focuses on culture, and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, sustained relationships with many of the world’s most successful companies, a 14-year track record of success, and remarkable, award-winning work.”

Companies are evaluated based on seven criteria, including e-learning content development quality, e-learning expertise, e-learning industry innovation, economic growth potential, customer retention, employee turnover, and social responsibility. The top 10 represents the “crème de la crème” of e-learning content development companies.

Andrei Hedstrom, SweetRush President and CEO, had this to say about the honor, “This is a very exciting honor for our team. eLearningIndustry.com has reshaped the way our industry talks about itself and the craft we all share. We share their passion for seeing our industry vibrantly contribute real answers to some of the challenging questions in our global community. A special shout out to all of our amazing team past and present; thanks for spending your time and energy making SweetRush the good natured and hard-working community it is. Good Things!”

“It’s sweet to wake up and learn about this recognition. The team puts in hard and inspired work every day, and this is validating. We are very proud to be an integral part of the learning and development community, all of us working to enhance the lives of others through learning,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, Chairman.

The full top 10 list can be found on eLearningIndustry.com.

About SweetRush Inc.

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Contact:

Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

SweetRush Honored with 5 Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards

Award recognitions highlight the quality and diversity of SweetRush’s services, including learning strategy, blended learning, gamification, mobile learning, and video.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., September 21, 2015 – The Brandon Hall Group announced the winners of the Excellence Awards for 2015, including the overall categories of learning and development, talent management, and leadership development. SweetRush is pleased to announce the achievement of five awards, and placement among the top overall winners for 2015.

The award-winning projects are the product of fruitful collaborations with outstanding clients that are leaders in their respective industries, and placed their trust in the talent and creative work of SweetRush’s team.

The specific awards speak to the breadth and depth of SweetRush’s services. From supporting a learning strategy that encourages internal advancement within a professional services organization, to creating a mobile gaming app that teaches servers at a famous restaurant chain how to create customized experiences for patrons, the award-winning projects represent effective solutions for wide range of industries, business drivers, and learner demographics. SweetRush brought home awards for learning strategy, blended learning, gamification, mobile learning, and training video.

“Awards are gratifying, energize our team, and celebrate the fantastic working relationships we have with our clients. We are incredibly grateful to scoop up five prestigious Brandon Hall Group Excellence awards.” said Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Chairman / Co-Founder.

“The high quality of work and commitment to driving business results among our award winners never fails to amaze me,” said Rachel Cooke, Chief Operating Officer of Brandon Hall Group and head of the awards program. “All of these winning programs deliver meaningful business results to their organizations. Winning an Excellence Award is a great honor, but the real winners are the organizations themselves and their customers and clients because of the innovation and customer focus they demonstrate.”

The entries were evaluated by a panel of veteran, independent senior industry experts, Brandon Hall Group Sr. Analysts and Executive Leadership based upon the following criteria: fit the need, design of the program, functionality, innovation, and overall measureable benefits.

The Five Brandon Hall Group Excellence Awards Awarded to SweetRush

Brandon Hall 2015

 

 

 

GOLD: Best Use of Blended Learning
Bridgestone Consumer Tire Education

GOLD: Best Use of Games and Simulations for Learning
Red Robin Guest Central

Brandon Hall 2015

 

 

 

SILVER: Best Use of Video for Learning
Bridgestone Consumer Tire Education RENOA Silencer Grooves Video

SILVER: Best Use of Mobile Learning
Red Robin Guest Central

Brandon Hall 2015

 

 

 

 

BRONZE: Best Advance in Creating a Learning Strategy
Deloitte Tax 360 Talent Development

About Brandon Hall Group

Brandon Hall Group is a HCM research and advisory services firm that provides insights around key performance areas, including Learning and Development, Talent Management, Leadership Development, Talent Acquisition and Workforce Management.

With more than 10,000 clients globally and 20 years of delivering world-class research and advisory services, Brandon Hall Group is focused on developing research that drives performance in emerging and large organizations, and provides strategic insights for executives and practitioners responsible for growth and business results. (www.brandonhall.com)

About SweetRush Inc.

Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

Contact:

Carolina Montero
Marketing & Communications Specialist
SweetRush Inc.
[email protected]

SweetRush Takes Top Honors at the Serious Games Association Awards

Get serious! The award-winning game, Triple R Guest Central, helps Red Robin International, Inc. achieve its objectives: creating exceptional, customized experiences for its guests and helping servers feel better, do better, and earn more tips.

San Francisco, California, Thursday, July 2, 2015 – SweetRush and Red Robin took home the Silver Award, the top honor in the corporate category, at the Serious Play Awards sponsored by the Serious Games Association.

Triple R Guest Central is an engaging, compelling, and fun iPad application that uses diverse, real-world scenarios to train servers on Red Robin’s approach to customer service.

“Gamification is the buzz in the corporate world of Learning & Development and for good reason: When done right, it works and is highly effective. We use game aesthetics and mechanics to engage people, motivate action, and promote learning. Triple R Guest Central demonstrates a perfect merger of our instructional and gaming disciplines,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush Co-founder and Chairman.

Find out more about SweetRush’s approach to serious games, simulations and gamification at our website.

About the Serious Play Awards
The Serious Play Awards recognize outstanding examples of titles that deliver a high quality of engagement and learning opportunities for students, employees, or other education or training situations.

About SweetRush
Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!

SweetRush Recognized as a Top 20 Content Development Company

Training Industry Inc. announces the 2015 Top 20 list, in which SweetRush is recognized for the quality of its clients and portfolio, as well as its industry visibility, innovation, and impact.

 

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca., May 21, 2015 – SweetRush Inc., a performance improvement company creating effective and engaging learning solutions that make a positive impact on businesses and their employees, has been added to the prestigious Top 20 Content Development Companies List on TrainingIndustry.com.
View the 2015 Top 20 Content Development Companies.
“This year’s Top 20 Content Development companies are finding unique and effective ways to design learning programs to support employee, partner, and customer development across all industries,” said Doug Harward, chief executive officer, Training Industry, Inc.

“We are deeply honored to have been selected by TrainingIndustry.com, and to be associated with such an outstanding group of industry leaders,” said Arturo Schwartzberg, chairman and co-founder, SweetRush Inc.

“The Top 20 Content Development list serves as a source of innovation and new ideas every year,” said Ken Taylor, president, Training Industry, Inc. “The companies on this year’s list continue to create superior and engaging content for all modalities.”

TrainingIndustry.com announced its Top 20 Content Development Companies List as part of its mission to continually monitor the training marketplace for the best providers of training services and technologies.

This year the Top 20 Content Development Companies list was based on the following criteria:

    • Industry visibility, innovation and impact
    • Capability to develop and deliver multiple types of content
    • Company size and growth potential
    • Depth and breadth of subject matter expertise
    • Quality of clients
    • Geographic reach

About SweetRush
At SweetRush we help organizations improve employee performance by teaching knowledge and skills and, ultimately, changing behavior. Through analysis, we get to the heart of the business drivers and what is important to learners, and then design learning solutions and communications that meet our clients’ objectives. Our learning solutions are typically blended, and we excel at the intersection of instructional, visual, and technical creativity, which results in effective and interactive training, and a high ROI for our clients. Our work leverages our expertise in gamification, simulations, and mobile applications.

SweetRush is about 100 people strong, has been in business since 2001, and, similar to most companies in the industry, is comprised of instructional designers (of various flavors), multimedia designers, engineers, project and program managers, and solution architects. However, beyond the similarities, we like to promote that we are different, as we say, in a good way. We do not have salespeople, and the moment you touch us, you will be in the hands of one of our solution architects, a consultative expert. We have a truly remarkable and committed team and a unique culture that is validated by our near-zero turnover. Our culture is based on caring: caring about each other, our clients, and the planet. For more information about our company please visit www.sweetrush.com. We’d be honored to work together, so please reach out.

About Training Industry
TrainingIndustry.com spotlights the latest news, articles, case studies and best practices within the training industry. Our focus is to help dedicated businesses and training professionals get the information, insight and tools needed to more effectively manage the business of learning.

SweetRush honored with a Silver 2015 Stevie® Award

A video that won the hearts and minds of sales associates captures the judges’ attention to win Silver in the training video category.

SAN FRANCISCO, Ca., Jun 23, 2015 – SweetRush Inc. was honored with the Silver Award in the training video category for the 2015 Stevie Awards® for our collaboration with Bridgestone Americas on the Consumer Tire Education Program Motivational video.

Finalists were chosen by scores of business professionals nationwide during first-round judging in April and May. Members of several specialized judging committees will determine Stevie Award placements from among the Finalists during final judging, to take place later this month.

“Heightened use of multimedia such as 3D, avatars, animation, and video are keeping learners engaged and making our jobs a lot more interesting and creative. We love this work and are of course thrilled to be recognized by our peers for the outstanding work our team is delivering,” stated Arturo Schwartzberg, SweetRush’s chairman and co-founder.

More than 3,300 nominations from organizations of all sizes and in virtually every industry were submitted this year for consideration in a wide range of categories.

“So many fascinating and inspiring stories of success were submitted to the ABAs this year,” said Stevie® Awards president and founder Michael Gallagher. “We congratulate all of our 2015 Finalists on their achievements.”

The Stevie® Awards are a division of the American Business Awards, which are considered the nation’s preeminent business awards program. All organizations operating in the U.S.A. are eligible to submit nominations – public and private, for-profit and non-profit, large and small.

About SweetRush
Dream for a moment that you have the expertise and tools to positively impact the lives of others. You can affect mindsets and behavior. You can help a business grow, change, prosper, and thrive. The passionate pursuit of this expertise and development of these tools has been at the heart of the success SweetRush has experienced collaborating with clients who share the same dream.

SweetRush’s focus on team culture and mastery of performance improvement is reflected in a near-zero turnover of teammates, loyal clients, a 14-year track record of success, and a remarkable portfolio. Our work with clients has earned us gold awards from our peers and high ranking on the top training industry lists.

Every solution we deliver is infused with creativity. Instructional creativity allows us to discover effective and unique solutions to our clients’ challenges. Artistic creativity spurs us to create visually exciting, engaging user experiences. Technical creativity allows us to embrace new capabilities and platforms as they emerge, such as gamification and mobile delivery. We apply the creative lens to all things, from project management to how we treat our teammates, clients, and the planet.

We are over 100 people strong and have been in business since 2001. Our deliverables span from analysis and curriculum mapping to the creation of blended training products, including live and virtual classroom and the full gamut of custom-developed e-learning modalities.

Dream with us, and together let’s make a positive impact!