mudslinging
I JUST RETURNED FROM THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, where I spent a rather decadent several days shopping for vintage clothing, eating gnocchi in North Beach, camping among Red Woods and sipping my way through Napa Valley. While in the town of Calistoga, I decided to take the ...More
July 1, 2002 Teri L. Lanza
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Marketing Made Easy
As an industry, self-storage has witnessed incredible growth in the last decade. This expansion has necessitated the need for more sophisticated marketing and sales/advertising plans to stay competitive. Without physically and strategically upgrading older, ...More
July 1, 2002 Anne Ballard
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Upscale in Tulsa
When asked by one of her customers why she doesn't retire, Nell Booher replied, "I am retired--I just get paid for it." She and her husband, Don, are the managers of South Tulsa Self Storage, a facility introducing a new concept to the industry in Tulsa, Okla. Can you call ...More
July 1, 2002 Elaine M. Foxwell
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Thanks for a Job Well Done
I have been fortunate enough to write articles for Inside Self-Storage over the past several years, and this month I would like to use this column to acknowledge and praise a set of managers who work for me at Affordable Self Storage in Pacheco, Calif. Kevin and Louise ...More
July 1, 2002 Pamela Alton
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Cardinal Self Storage
When he converted an old pole barn into a building for subcontractors to store their equipment in 1990, Jim Bishop took his first unexpected step into the world of self-storage. Nine years later, Cardinal Self Storage of Grayslake, Ill., opened its doors on his five-acre ...More
June 1, 2002 Elaine M. Foxwell
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slimshady
JUST THIS MORNING I RECEIVED AN E-MAIL from the Los Angeles Police Department's Art Theft Detail. The detective was seeking information about a burglary suspect who targeted self-storage facilities, taking unique movie memorabilia and other items. Once I followed the ...More
June 1, 2002 Teri L. Lanza
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Part-timers, Attitudes and Victories
A recent trip I made brought into focus a critical problem facing many self-storage owners: the gap that exists between the talents and skills of their managers, assistant managers and part-time employees. I had a full-time manager tell me he did not feel he could trust the ...More
June 1, 2002 Jim Chiswell
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Security Overview
Other than location, there is nothing more important to maximizing profits and increasing the value of your self-storage facility than installing a state-of-the-art security and access-control system. This article will identify the reasons to install a security and ...More
June 1, 2002 Michael Frede
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