Sesame takes Advantage of online support growth

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IFA network Sesame has taken its first step into web-based support training with the launch of a new service to be rolled out online over the next few months.

Indications are IFA firms would still prefer to go to face-to-face workshops when seeking training on a range of technical issues and industry developments, suggests Sesame, yet there has also been a 50% demand for CD-Rom and web-based training over the last 18 months so a new service called Sesame Advantage has been launched to tackle growing requests for support in business development. In this early stage of web development, the Advantage service provides a sales-based library of information and an electronic magazine-style format sent to all members on CD-Rom, which covers a variety ...

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