{"id":53694,"date":"2022-02-16T14:53:23","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T14:53:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/por-development.local\/?p=53694"},"modified":"2023-05-09T18:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T18:48:00","slug":"introducing-customer-portal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.point-of-rental.com\/gb\/introducing-customer-portal\/","title":{"rendered":"Front Porch Shorts: Introducing L&amp;D&#8217;s Customer Portal!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"53694\" class=\"elementor elementor-53694 elementor-53679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-98100b6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98100b6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8886a15\" data-id=\"8886a15\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72b6028 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72b6028\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe best rental software in the world can only do so much; effective rental management requires a team that knows how to operate the software.\n\nWith that in mind, Point of Rental&#8217;s learning and development team is excited to announce&#8230;well, several things, it turns out. Ed Hewitt, the manager of L&amp;D, spoke with us about the new developments on that side of the office.\n\nWe learned about uLearn, which most current Point of Rental users ought to be aware of, and the differences between it and the customer portal for the new Learning Management System (LMS). We talked about certifications, managers being able to set up recurring training for their staff members, and more.\n\nWe even discussed how Point of Rental users can get signed up and get their team started on the customer portal, in case you&#8217;re interested. 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