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A-1 Self Storage Game-Show Spoof

California-based A-1 Self Storage has come up with a creative video campaign targeting potential customers who are tired of service providers ...read more

New Whitepaper on Relocatable Units

Inside Self-Storage and Janus International Group, a global provider of self-storage building components, roll-up doors and portable storage units, ...read more

Making a Trendy, Profitable Website

Everyone and everything is moving online, and that makes for a very crowded and competitive space. If you’re stumped on how to set your self-storage ...read more

Preparing Managers to Take the Wheel

While trying to teach my teenager how to drive, I underestimated the complexity of driving for someone who has never been behind the wheel. At the ...read more

Advice on Choosing Security Cameras

Security cameras are an important component to keeping a self-storage facility safe. Self-Storage Talk members offer advice on the best camera ...read more

March 2014 Issue: Busting Myths About Third-Party Services

The ISS March 2014 issue explores the myths and facts behind hiring third-party service companies for facility management, maintenance, training, ...read more

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Storage West Self Storage Director to Speak on SEO During Search Marketing Expo

Don Willis, director of sales and marketing for Storage West Self Storage, will speak as part of a panel discussion on small-company success during Search Marketing Expo (SMX West) next month in San Jose, Calif. Willis will be one of four panelists discussing ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News
Self-Storage REIT Executives to Participate in 2014 Citi Global Property CEO Conference

The CEOs from each of the four U.S.-based self-storage real estate investment trusts (REITs)—CubeSmart, Extra Space Storage Inc., Public Storage Inc. and Sovran Self Storage Inc.—are expected to make roundtable presentations next month during the 2014 Global Property CEO ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News
Self-Storage Rivals in Bainbridge/Poulsbo, WA, Compete to Raise Humane Society Donations

Self-storage facility rivals in Bainbridge and Poulsbo, Wash., are squaring off to see which team can bring in the most food donations for Kitsap Humane Society (KHS). Reliable Storage Bainbridge and Reliable Storage Poulsbo are battling Bainbridge Self Storage, Bainbridge ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Management
World Class Capital Group Acquires 6-Property Self-Storage Portfolio in Houston

Real estate investment firm World Class Capital Group LLC (WCCG) recently acquired a six-property self-storage portfolio in the Houston market. The 270,000-square-foot, 1,600-unit acquisition is the company’s fourth portfolio purchase in the last 18 months. The facilities ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Real Estate
3 Essential Selling Tips for Self-Storage Managers

The self-storage busy season is just around the corner, and phones will soon start ringing at every facility. Here are three important sales tips to help managers maximize every sales opportunity. ...More
2 weeks ago By Tron Jordheim Posted in Articles, Management
Digital Marketing for Self-Storage: Using Blogs, Social Media and E-Mail

With so much going on in the marketing world, it’s hard for self-storage operators to keep up! But by combining several digital marketing strategies—notably social media, blogging and e-mail marketing—your facility will reap the rewards. ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
William Warren Group/StorQuest Self Storage Buys 4 Facilities in AZ, CO

The William Warren Group (WWG), a privately held real estate company that operates the StorQuest Self Storage brand, has formally announced the purchase of three storage properties in Arizona and one in Colorado for $17.7 million. All four facilities will be rebranded as ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Real Estate
Downtown Self Storage of Huntsville, AL, Assists Clinton Row Project Incubator Businesses

Update 2/21/14 – The six storage units designated for a business incubator at Downtown Self Storage in Huntsville, Ala., have been sublet in time for the March 1 launch of the Clinton Row Project. The units are leased to Downtown Huntsville Inc., an organization committed ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Operator BiG Storage in Chester, England, Houses Thousands of Ducks for Charity

Self-storage operator BiG Storage in Chester, England, is storing thousands of plastic ducks for Babygrow Appeal, a charity founded by the Countess of Chester Hospital. The toys were part of a Sept.14 fundraiser called the Duck Race, in which the colorful ducks competed ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Management Firm Storage Asset Management Raises $3K for Charity

This month Storage Asset Management (SAM), a York, Pa.-based self-storage management and consulting company, collected items for auction at its 36 managed facilities that will be auctioned to benefit Charity Storage, a nonprofit that donates the proceeds from self-storage ...More
2 weeks ago Posted in News, Management