Welcome to DesignProLeads: The Client Hub for
Ron Blank & Associates, Inc. Programs and Services
DesignProLeads is the RBA lead management platform, helping clients organize
and track lead generation across all of our services. This includes our signature
building product presentations, accredited continuing education courses,
and live CE events. Your participation in any program across our sites is
managed in one place through your DesignProLeads account.
Our Family of Continuing Education Websites
RBA services include listing, landing pages, and hosting for online and podcast courses, as well as listings, landing pages, and registration for webinars. We also handle Lunch & Learn requests. Courses can be accredited by AIA, ADA, RCEP, IDCEC, and more.
The GCE sustainable design education platform is the sister site to ronblank.com and adds accreditation for GBCI, LEED-specific, and WELL credits. It also features premium LEED courses, Free LEED v5 exam prep, and Lunch & Learn requests.
CEA offers regional web-series and in-person classroom events, along with attendee and credit reporting. Your existing Lunch & Learn course can be used for these events. We plan everything, you just show up and become the product specialist you are!
The InfoSpec Lunch & Learn Management System lets you upload, process, and manage your attendee lists, as well as add, assign, and track presenters. You can also assign privileges to your team presenters, all in one place.
How RBA Bridges the Gap Between Building Product
Manufacturers and Design Professionals
Manufacturers need market exposure, tangible leads, and opportunities to build relationships and get specified. Design professionals need continuing education (CE) hours to maintain credentials, learn about new products, and connect with credible sources. RBA offers solutions with a comprehensive list of services and programs to bridge the gap between building product manufacturers and the design community.
Ron Blank & Associates has a deep understanding of where education and building product marketing meet. With decades of building industry expertise, we’ve developed programs and tools that position your company as a trusted resource and your products for specification.
DOWNLOAD BROCHUREPrograms & Services Overview
Building Product Presentations
The Architectural Specification Program (ASP - In Development) books one-on-one online meetings between our specification consultants and design professionals, putting a curated collection of products in front of decision-makers at firms across the U.S. and Canada.
Continuing Education Courses
Accredited courses developed, hosted, marketed, reported, and managed on your behalf. There are many course delivery options to choose from including, online anytime, audio podcasts, webinars, web-series, and classroom style events.
AI Visibility Program
AI Visibility reshapes our online discoverability. We analyze, monitor, and create content that is shared on third party sites such as Reddit, LinkedIn and YouTube to enhance your visibility to AI chatbots and enhance visibility within AI queries and search.
Resource Hub
Resources include the development of HPDs, EPDs, Declare Labels, and LEED or WELL documentation. We write course scripts, produce one-pagers, and technical content for those who need to structure their story for AEC, and more.
Why Accredited Continuing Education Works
Design Professionals are required to earn continuing education hours every year to maintain their licenses and credentials. An accredited course about your products gives you a legitimate, welcome reason to be in the room. RBA Continuing Education courses make you a trusted resource and bring your products into the specification conversation.
RBA handles full-service AIA course development and management:
- Course script development and design.
- AIA, GBCI, IDCEC, RCEP, ADA, and more accreditation management.
- Hosting on RonBlank.com and GreenCE.com, or delivery to partner platforms.
- Marketing your course to RBA’s national audience of design professionals.
- Attendee registration, completion tracking, and certificate issuance.
- Detailed reports on course completions and participant contact information.
Online Anytime Courses
Online anytime courses are the tried-and-true continuing education experience. Design professionals can access your voiced-over video courses anytime, anywhere. This visual and audio format is essential for hands-off lead generation.
LEARN MORE > about Online Anytime CoursesAccredited Audio Podcasts
Podcast courses add a new dimension to the conventional line of online course experiences. With a dialogue driven podcast, courses become engaging and dynamic conversations that can be played from all leading podcast streaming platforms.
LEARN MORE > about Accredited Audio PodcastsLive Webinar Courses
A webinar course places you at center stage with a design professional audience. Work with our team to develop, refine, and put into practice your live education presentation. This format gives you immediate access to large audiences of engaged participants.
LEARN MORE > about Live Webinar CoursesRegional Web-Series Events
In addition to showcasing your webinar to our national audience, you can participate in multi-hour, multi-day events. These events allow participants to attend several webinars in a collection while offering sponsors a choice of five North American regions.
LEARN MORE > about Regional Web-Series EventsLunch & Learn Course Requests
Adding your Lunch & Learn course to our request and management system offers access to a national network of design professionals. A Lunch & Learn course can be presented in an office space or online over a webinar.
LEARN MORE > about Lunch & Learn Course RequestsLive Classroom Education Events
A live continuing education event provides direct communication and immediate feedback from design professionals. You can answer questions in an engaging learning environment, showcase physical samples, and distribute marketing literature.
LEARN MORE > about Live Classroom Education EventsPrimary Continuing Education Credit Issuers
Testimonials From Our Clients and Partners
I would strongly encourage every designer to take advantage of the virtual product overviews Ron Blank & Associates has established. The half hour review is an excellent way to keep up on current products and manufacturers while conveniently fitting into your personal schedule. The presenters are respectful of your time and only discuss the products that are of interest to you. Overall a great format to keep every designer current in their product knowledge!
I thought that the seminars were great. I appreciate the work that went into bundling the presentations together into a one-day format. This was a big help for me as I try to maintain the AIA/CE requirements for my license. You guys deserve appreciation for providing the seminars for free.
Ron Blank & Associates has made a strong effort to reach small architectural firms who do not have the usual complement of product representatives knocking on their door like the larger firms. They have an innovative approach to sharing product information from companies which I had no familiarity. I look forward to continuing this means of product review.
I want to Thank you again for the opportunity to join RBA at the Spec Shaman Summit. The attendee group was sensational. Most importantly the objectives were met eloquently. I can not place a time or event that I have ever received the amount of valuable information with various perspectives. Roy and Craig were sensational. The USGBC Rep and the (2) Architects input was so powerful. This is 5 Star stuff - I'm so glad another door manufacturer was not present - this is leg up information! Well done.
Today I sent AEC Daily an official notice that we were cancelling our service contract. As you assured me, we have received far greater value with RBA hosting our CE class. In the two months that our CE class has been hosted on your site, we have received nearly 90% of the total course completions we realized on AEC Daily’s site FOR THE ENTIRE 2016 CALENDAR YEAR. Let’s discuss advertising on your site to provoke even greater uptake in the near future.
Thank you for offering your excellent resources.