Evolution & Elevators
Evolution & ElevatorsElevator placement in a multistory self-storage building By Nicholas Jodhan During the past three decades, the evolution of the self-storage building type from the traditional garden-variety, single-story facility to the more visible multistory ...More
September 1, 2001 Nicholas Jodhan
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Inside Self-Storage Magazine 09/2001: London Calling
London Calling By RK Kliebenstein The first order in examining this market profile was to determine the proper etiquette regarding the name of the country. Is it England, the United Kingdom, Great Britain, the U.K.? Foolish as that question may seem, I did not want to ...More
September 1, 2001 RK Kliebenstein
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Development
Inside Self-Storage 09/2001: The Fast-Start Educational Client Symposium
The Fast-Start Educational Client Symposium By Cary McGovern This article focuses on the fast-start educational client symposium, which has proven to be a significant generator of new records-management business. Since the records-management sales cycle is long--six months ...More
August 1, 2001 Cary McGovern
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Thoughts From the Road
Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell I want to start this month's column with a correction to an article I published in the April 2001 issue of this magazine called "The Feasibility Study." In my haste to make deadline, I made an error in explaining Buzz ...More
July 1, 2001 Jim Chiswell
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Go for Mobile
Go for MobilePortable storage units add flexibility, profitability to your business By Amy Campbell With a self-storage facility seemingly on every corner, standing above the crowd is a challenge in this industry. Offering ancillary products such as packing materials or ...More
July 1, 2001 Amy Campbell
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Is Marketing Dead Weight?
Are You Waiting for Rivals to Strike? By Harley Rolfe There is good reason why it takes the jolt of competition for most business owners--particularly in this industry--to develop a serious interest in marketing. Implementing a sound marketing program requires a change in ...More
July 1, 2001 Harley Rolfe
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Call Me!
Call Me!Are customers slipping through the phone wires? By Keith Ruehle You designed the perfect ad, spent weeks negotiating with the Yellow Pages representative and, finally, the new phone book is out. Your ad is working; it's drawing calls from many prospective customers. ...More
July 1, 2001 Keith Ruehle
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Technology
Love Them or LOSE THEM
Love Them or LOSE THEMSeven strategies to retain employees By Robert B. Tucker Finding good employees has never been more challenging than it is in today's tight market, and retaining them is even tougher. Companies now face the most competitive job market in decades, and ...More
July 1, 2001 Robert B. Tucker
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Seven Deadly Sins of Self-Storage
Seven Deadly Sins of Self-StorageAre you really recession-ready? By R.K. Kliebenstein Talk of recession is in the air. Whether you are a seasoned operator or the newest store in lease-up, this has to be a subject of interest. Have you already prepared for an economic ...More
July 1, 2001 R.K. Kliebenstein
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