OpenTech Alliance Hosts Next MiniCo Webinar to Discuss Operating a Self-Storage Facility with One Staff Member

Phoenix, AZ, February 01, 2011 --(PR.com)-- On February 9, 2011, Larry Rolando, Vice President of Business Development for OpenTech Alliance, Inc., and Steve Lavery, Vice President of Property Management for Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., will present a free webinar for self-storage professionals entitled “How to Successfully Operate a Mid-Sized Self-Storage Facility with One Person.” Topics will include the following:

· Business drivers for evolving to a more efficient staffing model
· Cost-savings benefits of efficient staffing
· Challenges that must be addressed
· Call Center reservations completed at kiosks
· Technology and third-party services that increase staffing efficiency

OpenTech Alliance, Inc., is the leading developer of innovative self-storage solutions including the INSOMNIAC kiosk, INSOMNIAC Live! call center services and the INSOMNIAC Self Storage Network for online storage reservations. Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc., owns and manages a portfolio of over 25 self-storage facilities under the Infinite Self Storage brand. Formerly employing up to three full-time staffers at each facility, Herman & Kittle now operates these properties with one full-time employee or less per location.

The webinar is sponsored by OpenTech Alliance, Inc. MiniCo’s Poppy Behrens will moderate the presentation as part of the Mini‑Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the “Mini-Storage Messenger,” the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include “Self-Storage Now!,” “Mobile Self-Storage Magazine,” “RV & Boat Storage Today,” “Self‑Storage Canada,” the “Self-Storage Almanac,” the “Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook,” and the “Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.”

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:
Mini-Storage Messenger – www.ministoragemessenger.com
OpenTech Alliance, Inc. – www.opentechalliance.com
Herman & Kittle Properties, Inc. – www.hermankittle.com

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