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The Inside Scoop

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World Economy, Local Self-Storage This week the World Economic Forum is meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, where the world's foremost thinkers in business, politics, academia, media, technology and manufacturing are discussing the state of the world and how to improve it for future generations. While you may not feel this has a direct impact on you as a self-storage operator or vendor, the overall theme of the forum—innovate or die—is one that applies to every business enterprise.

Storage Speak

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What We Can Learn From Super Bowl Ads

The Super Bowl is as famous for its creative and fun ads as it is the actual game. And while self-storage operators don’t have multi-million-dollar marketing budgets like these advertisers, they do have one thing in common with these big-name companies—the chance to be super creative. Yes, it can be tough to find new and interesting ways to promote a self-storage business, but it can be done.

Forum Fellowship

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SST Contest to Send Managers to Vegas

Enter the Loving Las Vegas contest, sponsored by Chateau Products Inc., on Self-Storage Talk (SST). Beginning on Wednesday, Jan. 25, and running through Valentine's Day, managers (or owner-managers) can take a shot at winning a prize package valued at nearly $1,200.

On the OpSide

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10 Things to Consider When Raising Rent

In response to a recent thread on Self-Storage Talk about the logistics of raising self-storage rent, SST member James Webb posted these 10 tips.