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Self-Storage Marketing: 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 ...More
February 3, 2012
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Self-Storage Sales Skills to Be Taught During ISS Vegas Expo 'Mini Clinic'

As self-storage operators continue to grapple with concessions and fight for every rental dollar, honing their sales skills has become paramount. Self-storage industry expert Brad North will show self-storage newcomers and seasoned operators how to close more sales in a ...More
February 2, 2012
Posted in News, Management
Self-Storage Aggregators: A Symptom of a Larger Problem

Over the last few weeks you’ve probably heard about the self-storage aggregator issue that has been burning through our industry. But aggregators are really just a symptom of a larger problem within the self-storage industry. The fact is, we're extremely slow when it comes ...More
February 1, 2012
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing, Technology
Centreforce Releases Apple-Compatible Mobile App for Self-Storage Access Control

Centreforce Technology of Strathpine, Queensland, Australia, a provider of management software for self-storage businesses, has developed an iOS mobile application that runs on Apple platforms such as iPhones and iPads. The app will allow users to access common functions of ...More
January 31, 2012
Posted in News, Management, Technology
Inside Self-Storage World Expo Ancillary Symposium Focuses on Increasing Income

Because self-storage businesses have set expenses with few variables, business owners have an opportunity to increase their revenue by adding ancillary income streams. By offering additional services, owners can increase their bottom line and property value and keep ...More
January 26, 2012
Posted in News
Facility Managers Can Earn Free Trip to Vegas on Self-Storage Talk

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. ...More
January 25, 2012 By John Carlisle
Posted in Blog, Management
Thoughts from the Road: Can Your Self-Storage Facility Be Found Online?

Self-storage operators need to take an objective look at their business’s profile on the Internet. This goes well beyond the visibility of an operator's website and should include places such as Google, Bing and Yahoo maps. ...More
January 25, 2012
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Sounds of Storage Podcast: Anne Ballard

Customer-service expert Anne Ballard joined Self-Storage Talk Community Manager John Carlisle for the latest installment of the Sounds of Storage "Speaker Series." On the podcast, Anne, aka “The Hat Lady,” the founder and president of Universal Management Co., shares tips ...More
January 20, 2012 By Anne Ballard and John Carlisle
Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
Early-Bird Rates Extended for the Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Las Vegas

The early-bird discount for registration to the Inside Self-Storage World Expo in Las Vegas, March 14-16, has been extended to Jan. 27. The event at the Paris Hotel & Resort will feature 36 seminars, four workshops, two days of exhibits, and multiple peer-to-peer ...More
January 20, 2012
Posted in News
Self-Storage Organizations Support Cancer-Research Charity Kure It

Numerous self-storage companies and associations are partnering with Kure It Inc., an independent non-profit organization launched in 2010, to help fight kidney cancer and other orphan cancers. ...More
January 20, 2012
Posted in News

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