Thoughts From the Road
Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell Editor's note: The following is the first of a new bi-monthly column from industry advisor Jim Chiswell. The column, entitled "Thoughts From the Road," will cover a range of topics and opinions concerning the self-storage ...More
February 1, 1999 Jim Chiswell
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From The Strip to Wall Street
From The Strip to Wall Street The numbers are in, and it's a record. This year's Las Vegas expo was the largest and most successful yet, with just under 3,000 participants. We'd like to express our gratitude to all those that have contributed to and frequented the show for ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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Finance
Holding Down the Fort
Holding Down the Fort Did you play King of the Hill when you were a kid? I feel like I'm still playing. Getting older imparts a wider array of freedoms, but it also signifies the attainment of intensified responsibility, along with more things that require protection: your ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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Automation Debate
Automation Debate I used to be what you'd call a technophobe. In college, the wee hours of the morning would frequently find me writing out papers by hand and then reproducing and editing them via typewriter. My roommate, who had a Macintosh computer with a word-processing ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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Technology
If You Build It...
If You Build It... OK, so maybe your purpose isn't as noble as Noah's was, but does that make it any less important? Not when you're talking about your bottom line. There's a lot to consider when developing or building self-storage, whether it involves conversions, ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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Thoughts From the Road
Thoughts From the Road By Jim Chiswell It does not seem possible that two months have gone by since writing my first column in February. It's like signing a 90-day bank-promissory note--time just seems to fly. I've already added to my frequent-flyer account this year, ...More
February 1, 1999 Jim Chiswell
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In the Spotlight
In the Spotlight When I was four, the nursery school I attended put on a production of Jack and the Beanstalk in which I played the part of Jack's mother. At that age, I hadn't yet learned the concept of stage fright. Any attention was glorious, and I think I was pretty ...More
February 1, 1999 Teri L. Lanza
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Futures Forecast
Futures Forecast By Harley Rolfe The following article is the first in a new, monthly series for Inside Self-Storage entitled "Hard-Nosed Marketing" by Harley Rolfe. The column will focus on the application of formal marketing principles to the self-storage ...More
January 1, 1999 Harley Rolfe
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