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Self-Storage Media Coverage in 2012: Make a Resolution to Be Proactive and Transparent

Media coverage in an electronic age is far more impactful than in the past, when messaging was limited to small, defined market areas. In self-storage, press can be dangerous if it promotes an incident such as a fire, flood or theft. In 2012, resolve to be proactive and ...More
December 16, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management
U-Haul Centers Offer Free Self-Storage to Victims of CA Windstorms

U-Haul self-storage facilities in eastern Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Fernando Valley are offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents whose homes or businesses have been damaged by the recent windstorms in Southern California. ...More
December 6, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Coastal Mini Storage Offers 30 Days Free Storage to Hurricane Irene Victims

Coastal Mini Storage in North and South Carolina is offering one month of free self-storage and the use of the company’s moving truck to people affected by Hurricane Irene. ...More
September 26, 2011
Posted in News, Marketing
StorageMart Supports Victims of Texas Wildfires With Safe Spot Program

StorageMart is assisting Texas residents being displaced by wildfires with an offer of highly discounted self-storage space to store their possessions or home-reconstruction materials. ...More
September 19, 2011
Posted in News, Management
Fort Knox Self Storage Offers Two Months Free Self-Storage to Hurricane Irene Victims

Fort Knox Self Storage is offering two free months of self-storage to victims of Hurricane Irene. The self-storage business operates facilities in Matamoras, Pa., Montague, N.J., Monroe, N.Y., Port Jervis, N.Y., and Middletown, N.Y. ...More
September 7, 2011
Posted in News, Management
No More Floating Along: Disaster Planning in Self-Storage

Hurricane Irene flounced through the East Coast this past week, and though this Category 1 event could have done greater damage, it’s reminded self-storage operators in many areas of two things: the importance of emergency preparedness, and the role compassion plays in the ...More
September 2, 2011 By Teri Lanza
Posted in Blog, Management
Self-Storage Industry Reacts to Hurricane Irene: Preparedness, Insurance, Keys to Dealing With Natural Disasters

Self-storage operators discuss how they prepared for Hurricane Irene, their disaster plans, and what's next for operators in the affected areas. ...More
September 2, 2011 By Amy Campbell
Posted in Articles, Management
U-Haul Offers 30 Days Free Self-Storage to Victims of Hurricane Irene

U-Haul International is offering 30 days of free self-storage to victims of last weekend’s Hurricane Irene. The company also made storage and moving services available to residents and businesses in the path of the storm before it hit. ...More
September 1, 2011
Posted in News
Hurricane Irene Affects Industry? Members Check In on Self-Storage Talk

Seldom does a hurricane affect such a large swath of people. Wherever there are lots of people, there are usually lots of self-storage facilities, too, and those of us who live anywhere but the East Coast are probably concerned for our industry mates: Did they make it ...More
August 30, 2011
Posted in Blog, Management
Firefighter Made Ill by Chemical Splash at Ormond Beach Self-Storage Facility

A firefighter who responded to a call at Simply Self Storage in Ormond Beach, Fla., on Sunday got sick after a chemical splashed on him at the scene. ...More
August 16, 2011
Posted in News, Management

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