Sales Skills

Sales is a critical component of self-storage occupancy and revenue and, therefore, success. Self-storage operators and managers must learn to become effective salespeople, clearly explaining their facilities’ features and benefits to the customer, building value into the self-storage offering, responding to customer objections, and successfully closing the sale. Sales techniques are unique to the venue where the operator interacts with the prospect, whether it be on the phone, in person, online or via e-mail. In all cases, the self-storage operator or manager should be courteous, professional and helpful when dealing with tenants and prospective customers. Sales opportunities present themselves when dealing with new customers but also existing tenants and referrals. Specialized sales skills are valuable as they pertain to add-on products and services such as retail merchandise.