April Giarla
April Giarla is the Digital Marketing Manager at StratX Simulations, where she helps organizations and educators discover the power of experiential learning. With a strong background in digital strategy and learning design, she combines her passion for marketing and education to bring innovative training experiences to life.
Best Business Simulations for Academic and Corporate Learning (2025 Update)
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Bringing Strategy to Life: QA’s Experience with Digital Markstrat
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Case Study: How Simulations Help Students Think, Decide, and Lead at Aston Business School
Reimagining the Marketing Classroom
Between Innovation and Integrity: How AI Is Reshaping Higher Education Classrooms
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215 Marketers. One Sustainability Simulation. Big Takeaways.
Marketing teams today are expected to do more than just execute. They’re asked to think....png?width=365&name=Innovative%20Educator%20-%20Blog%20Post%20(6).png)
Case Study: Teaching secondary students marketing concepts with MixPRO
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Case Study: Transforming Marketing Education with Digital MediaPRO at UBC Sauder
When Ann Stone, a recently retired marketing instructor at UBC Sauder School of Business,....png?width=365&name=Innovative%20Educator%20-%20Blog%20Post%20(3).png)
Case Study: Simulation Use in Action – Professor Steven Koch’s Two-Decade Journey with Markstrat
For over twenty years, Professor Steven Koch has used the Markstrat simulation to transform how...