Gamification is vital to learning (especially with marketers)

Gamification: Gamification is the application of game-design elements and game principles in non-game contexts. (via Wikipedia) The idea of gamification goes back before we even had video games or the internet. It’s the idea of making a task easier by shifting one’s perspective to make the process fun. It can be as simple as a contest to see who gets the most referrals to a complex leader board with monthly successes measured and tiers of awards given as goals are reached.