Levitin Group, the timeshare industry’s premier sales training and consulting company, and ePercipio, an online learning and collaboration software provider, recently hosted the top sales leadership from Vida Vacations for a private presentation of Levitin Group’s popular “Showtime” Leadership Workshop.

Vida Vacations (formerly Mayan Resorts) has partnered with Levitin Group and ePercipio to provide high-performance training content to its sales teams online, via a state-of-the-art ‘eCommunity’ and eLearning platform called Vida-U. Showtime was presented to equip the Vida sales leadership with the latest tools, techniques and psychology for developing additional training – both live and online – to drive the company’s record breaking sales performance into the future.

“By design, Showtime combines our powerful curriculum with the talent brought in by the participants. The synergy created defines the Showtime experience,” says Shari Levitin, Levitin Group/ePercipio CEO. “This time, though, I was amazed at the result. The amount of information exchanged and, most importantly, the amount and the quality of the Action Plans designed were astounding! Vida’s leadership is committed to the long-term success of every salesperson in the company. They recognize the impact potential of the Vida-U platform and are prepared now to make the most of this powerful tool.”

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The Levitin Group, the leading training organization in the global vacation ownership industry, today announced the launch of its latest product line, www.TimeshareTunes.com.

Shari Levitin, CEO of The Levitin Group, stated “Over the past decade, the Levitin Group has developed and accumulated a vast library of intellectual property and content in video, written and audio formats. TimehareTunes.com simply offers a state-of-the-art, user-friendly, distribution channel for this content. We were able to partner with our sister software company, ePercipio, to offer our customers this new, consumer-centric, distribution method for their training, educational and career development needs.”

By accessing the TimeshareTunes.com website, customers are able to purchase DVD’s, sales “toolboxes”, and download videos and podcasts. Content includes motivation, sales management, closing techniques, management, leadership, and OPC marketing. Customers are able to download videos, audio files, podcasts, and training files to create their own personal “playlists”. With over fifty titles to choose from, specific topics include “Third level solutions”, “Build your skills: Discovery”, “Build your skills: Closing”; “Linda Clemons: Live from Mexico”; “Tips from Australia’s Finest; Marketing Meetings from the Industry’s Top Trainers”; and “Seven Key Distinctions to Achieving Top Performance”

According to Elisa Slobodow, Director of Marketing & Product Management for The Levitin Group, “Our team was able to launch Timesharetunes.com in time for the Holiday Season and have experienced a high level of interest in the product line both from customers who want to purchase content from our library but also from individuals who wish to post their own content on our site. We are very excited about the future of TimeshareTunes.com.”

“The world of training, education and corporate communication is changing at warp speed, and we intend to lead the charge through the development and launch of several new product lines in 2010, both with The Levitin Group and through ePercipio,” commented Shari Levitin.

The Levitin Group is a market pioneer and industry leader; providing turnkey sales training programs, sales performance seminars, audio, video and web-based social workshops and strategic consulting services. Founded in 1997, the company specializes in creative, proven strategies and methods for igniting ambition, unlocking potential and empowering individuals and teams with the ability to achieve and succeed.

ePercipio, the next generation software as a service (“SaaS”) provider of media-rich, multi-dimensional e-learning solutions, announced today the consummation of a multi-year agreement to provide its highly sophisticated e-learning platform and selected intellectual property content to Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC.
According to Shari Levitin, Chief Executive Officer of ePercipio, “Hilton Grand Vacations is a market leader in the global vacation ownership industry and we are honored that they selected the ePercipio online learning platform. We are confident that we can assist the Hilton Grand Vacations team increase both the effectiveness and efficiency of their online education and training initiatives.”

ePercipio is an internet-based learning management system (“LMS”) that is scalable across multiple industries, multiple functional areas of an organization (human resources, sales & marketing, legal, operations & administration, finance), and across all organizational constituents (employees, customers, stakeholders). The ePercipio platform offers partner-clients a suite of key applications including a dynamic custom branded e-community interface, and a course builder application (patent pending with the FTC), among other innovative integrated functions.

Michael Brown, Executive Vice President, Mainland U.S. for Hilton Grand Vacations, stated “We are thrilled that we have this exceptional new resource for our teams. ePercipio’s innovative training platform spotlights the best things about our performance, our best practices, best stories and our best results.  This online resource holds tremendous potential.”

ePercipio helps organizations keep business skills up to date, improve employee performance and retention, cut training costs and increase flexibility.  The platform was created to allow companies to quickly and consistently deliver training, experiential learning and communication to an unlimited number of employees and/or consumers via an online community.  Levitin adds “ePercipio sets itself apart from current players in the space who generally fall short of delivering what is needed in today’s environment.  While many programs fail to hold the attention of the user, others lack the necessary tracking and reporting systems needed for managing compliance and analyzing the effectiveness of the experiential learning and training program.  ePercipio’s advantage lies in combining in-house content knowledge and curriculum design expertise with an engaging, blended learning environment followed through with tools for testing and analysis.”

According to Mr. Brown, “At Hilton Grand Vacations, we prioritize the ongoing development of innovative training programs for our Team Members. With ePercipio, we are developing an online training resource tailored to enhance our learning environment. We are populating the site with proprietary training modules, videos and podcasts that showcase our best practices. It is our goal to create an interactive educational experience that drives consistency, fosters engagement and motivates excellence.”

About ePercipio
ePercipio is headquartered in Park City, Utah and is a software-as-a-service provider specializing in the e-learning space by providing a next generation, internet-based, education and training platform.

About Hilton Grand Vacations
Hilton Grand Vacations Company, LLC is a division of Hilton Worldwide, the leading global hospitality company, spanning the lodging sector from luxurious full-service hotels and resorts to extended-stay suites and mid-priced hotels.  Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Hilton Grand Vacations develops, markets and operates a system of high-quality vacation ownership resorts in select premier destinations.  The company also operates two innovative club membership programs, Hilton Grand Vacations Club® and The Hilton Club® providing exclusive exchange, leisure travel, and reservation services for more than 150,000 Club Members.

A Revolution In Online Training At A Fraction Of The Cost

Levitin Group, the premier sales and marketing training company in the timeshare, fractional and resort real estate industry, is pleased to announce the launch of breakthrough technology for online learning. After nearly two years of development and testing, the software – called ePercipio – will make its debut at the 2009 ARDA convention in Orlando, FL.

“In today’s economy, companies throughout our industry are paring down their training budgets, yet they still need the benefits of a consistent training program to get the most out of every sales opportunity,” says Shari Levitin, CEO, “Online training gives companies the chance to develop and grow their staff without the typical expenses of live training.” 

With the ePercipio suite, developers can access much of Levitin Group’s proven training content, combined with testing and gap analysis, for a fraction of the cost of live training.  “This is genius,” says Robert Kistner, Vice President of The Villa Group, “We finally have a system of accountability.”

The entire platform has been designed with simplicity in mind.  “Who better to design training software than a training company?” says Ms. Levitin. “Company trainers in every department can develop their own online courses, upload their training videos and build a resource library that is accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.”

Companies will be able to supplement their libraries with courses and videos from ePercipio partners and motivational/leadership experts, such as Les Brown, television host and author of the highly acclaimed books, “Live Your Dreams” and “It’s Not Over Until You Win,”  and Dr. Dan Baker, bestselling author of “What Happy People Know” and “What Happy Companies Know.”

For more information or to schedule a private online demonstration, contact ePercipio/Levitin Group at 435-649-0003 or visit www.ePercipio.com.