#1: Address retention head-on.

As I shared last month, retention is the name of the game for everyone. I can bet it’s as important to you as it is to me. Partnering with OpenSesame helps you strengthen your retention play, particularly with your existing customers. Content gives you a reason to go in with a new offering. You can bring it up on a monthly call or in a QBR. One of the easiest ways to retain customers in your learning platform is to give them a reason to keep coming back. Off-the-shelf content is the gift that keeps on giving. 

#2: Solve an important challenge for your customers.

Every organization has some employee challenge they are itching to solve. No one is exempt from this. Some organizations want to improve their wellness initiatives to better support their team members. Others might be leaning into DEI. And still, others might be trying to find ways to build a pipeline of future leaders. No matter the challenge, more often than not, off-the-shelf content can play an integral role in addressing the challenge head-on. When you leverage content in your sale, you can easily become a more consultative, trusted advisor to your clients. 

#3: Sell the fridge, fully stocked.

If you’ve ever been in a conversation with me or anyone from my team, you’ve likely heard the fridge analogy. If you haven’t heard it yet, humor me for a bit. Imagine strolling through your local hardware in search

 of a fridge. You get to pick the fridge you want. Maybe you’re going for something simple and you go for something plain and white. It gets the job done. Or maybe you want to get a little fancy and you get the fridge with every bell and whistle imaginable. It even sends a text to your phone to tell you you’re low on milk. Whichever fridge you choose to purchase, it’s still showing up to your house empty. And an empty fridge does you no good. 

When you bring an OpenSesame content specialist alongside you, you’re going to market with a fully stocked fridge. Off-the-shelf content is a powerful tool for you and your customers, and our team would love to come alongside you as a key piece of your go-to-market strategy. We are better together, and we can’t wait to share in some wins!

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces through powerful workforce eLearning in every industry. With the most comprehensive catalog of eLearning courses from the world’s top publishers, OpenSesame’s learning experts guide global companies every step of the way. From finding the course to mapping them to core competencies, syncing them with an LMS to increasing utilization and improving L&D programs. OpenSesame provides the flexibility of multiple purchasing options with simple to use and administer eLearning courses. In a moment of an increasingly virtual workforce, OpenSesame has added even more Global 2000 brands. And with over 25,000+ OpenSesame catalog courses, the eLearning platform touches all industries in all markets. The company is defining a new era of engaging a people-first talent force. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About the Author

Rasheité Calhoun is the Manager of Strategic Partnerships with OpenSesame. She prides herself on bringing a fresh approach to client solutions, convinced that we are always on the cusp of something new and great. With over a decade of experience in higher ed publishing, Rasheité brings a distinct niche of problem-solving and a proven track record of driving results to the eLearning world. Rasheité holds both a bachelor’s degree in technical writing as well as a Master of Arts in English, which both contribute to her creative approach to strategy and solutions. Above all, Rasheité believes that we are living through a massive disruption that will transform learning into something we have all yet to see or experience. She is excited to play a role in such pivotal moments where digital, learning, and imagination collide.

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Portland OR– 23 October 2021– OpenSesame, a market-leading SaaS global eLearning innovator, announced a partnership with KochaSoft to expand their IT-focused offerings to provide enterprise organizations with mission-critical cloud and SAP training.

KochaSoft, a cloud training and education company that formerly delivered customized courses to global cloud leaders and IT consultants, is rapidly expanding its topic library to include topics other than SAP and the cloud. This library will feature Office 365, Cybersecurity, Web Development, Machine Learning, and several other IT disciplines. These courses are critical for IT-focused organizations to succeed in the future, and they will teach skills in high demand.

“In the workplace, we are always on the lookout for new ideas. KochaSoft is one of the best IT-focused learning management systems on the market, and they are transforming the way employees train. Their strategic partnership will expand our IT course offerings via their LMS, allowing businesses to manage corporate training and assess the commercial impact of their IT training programs. We could not have asked for better collaboration.” -Tom Turnbull, VP of Partnerships. 

Employee training has changed and will continue to change. People are working remotely and remaining active members of their teams regardless of their location. Traditional, or only in-person training, is no longer enough in light of this change. It is not only inflexible and expensive, but it is also ineffective for modern organizations, forcing employees and leaders who are well-versed in enterprise technology to be in great demand.

“As organizations grow and evolve their workforces, IT skills are more and more in-demand. It’s becoming increasingly less economical for large organizations to recruit this talent, so learning and development have become a necessity,” said Bruce Chen, Director of Marketing at KochaSoft. “OpenSesame is the perfect partner to help us offer new courses to serve other areas of their IT education needs in a scalable, synchronous fashion.” 

The OpenSesame collaboration with KochaSoft provides over 25,000 courses to assist enterprises in Canada and around the world in developing more analytical and actionable learning.

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces through powerful workforce eLearning in every industry. With the most comprehensive catalog of eLearning courses from the world’s top publishers, OpenSesame’s learning experts guide global companies every step of the way. From finding the course to mapping them to core competencies, syncing them with an LMS to increasing utilization and improving L&D programs. OpenSesame provides the flexibility of multiple purchasing options with simple to use and administer eLearning courses. In a moment of an increasingly virtual workforce, OpenSesame has added even more Global 2000 brands. And with over 25,000+ OpenSesame catalog courses, the eLearning platform touches all industries in all markets. The company is defining a new era of engaging a people-first talent force. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com

About KochaSoft

KochaSoft specializes in IT-focused training solutions through its flagship cloud-based learning management system (LMS) and Cloud Experience Center. The training was specifically designed to develop leaders, upskill large enterprises and normalize their competency with previously complex IT and cloud systems. To learn more, visit www.kochasoft.com/lms. 

Media Contact

Hallie Janssen

Vice President of Marketing

hallie.janssen@opensesame.com

(917) 253-7355

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SuccessConnect in Las Vegas will bring together executives and leaders in HR, IT and other lines of business to explore successful digital HR strategies in the experience economy. Hot topics will include the Human Revolution and using SAP SuccessFactors solutions to help bring organizations’ purpose to life, put more meaning into people’s work and create engaged workforces that improve both performance and profit. OpenSesame’s continued cooperation with SAP is helping companies lead with purpose and transform the people experience with SAP SuccessFactors solutions. OpenSesame specifically helps companies design and deploy training programs that transform their people experience through a seamless integration with SAP SuccessFactors solutions. At SuccessConnect Las Vegas 2019, OpenSesame will host a booth (S1) to answer questions and engage with attendees on the importance of elearning to a company’s culture.

“Through an integration with SuccessFactors’ Open Content Network (OCN), OpenSesame enables SuccessFactors customers to instantly provide thousands of courses to their learners,” said Tom Turnbull, Vice President of Partnerships at OpenSesame. “Every year, we look forward to sharing how we can curate the best fit training programs and help maximize employee engagement for SuccessFactors customers at SuccessConnect.”   

The future workplace looks very different than what we see today, from technology advancements to the changing nature of jobs, skills and careers. No matter how much technology helps automate, one thing will never change: people and their experience at work make the difference.

To register and for more information on SuccessConnect 2019, please visit: https://events.sap.com/successconnect/en/las-vegas-2019. 

About OpenSesame

OpenSesame helps develop the world’s most productive and admired workforces. With the most comprehensive catalog of elearning courses from the world’s top publishers, we are here to help you every step of the way, from finding courses, mapping them to your core competencies, syncing them with your LMS to increasing utilization and improving your L&D programs. Not only will you have the flexibility of multiple purchasing options from OpenSesame, you’ll find it simple to use and administer your elearning courses. To learn more, visit www.opensesame.com.

Diane Haines

OpenSesame

(503) 808-1268

diane.haines@opensesame.com

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