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Need Some 'Likes' for Your Facility Facebook Page? Head to Self-Storage Talk

Businesses across all industries and sectors are trying to connect with their customers through social media, and self-storage is no exception. Seemingly every day new self-storage-facility fan or business pages are added to Facebook. Of course, just having a Facebook page ...More
September 20, 2011 By John Carlisle
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Does Social Media Matter in the Self-Storage Industry?

Aside from the “everybody’s doing it” attitude, is there a real reason and relevancy to social media in the self-storage industry? Here are some guidelines to make social media work for your self-storage operation. ...More
September 14, 2011
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Storage Post Self Storage Names Winner in iPad 2 Facebook Giveaway

Storage Post Self Storage announced the winner of its iPad 2 giveaway contest. The winning participant is Greg Voyzey from Bellefonte, Pa., who will receive his iPad 2 this week. ...More
September 8, 2011
Posted in News, Management, Marketing
Proguard Self Storage of Houston Hosts Astros Facebook Campaign

Proguard Self Storage, with five locations in the Houston area, recently hosted a Facebook giveaway dubbed “Celebrate Houston” to promote the company’s Facebook page, expand its client base and pay homage to the company’s home town. ...More
August 26, 2011
Posted in News, Management, Marketing
Simply Self Storage Gives Away iPad 2

Simply Self Storage has named a winner for its recent Facebook promotion and giveaway. Jeff Blecha will receive a brand new Apple iPad 2. ...More
July 8, 2011
Posted in News, Management, Marketing
Self-Storage Operators: Are You Listening to Your Online Reputation?

The new prominence of Google Place Pages (maps), Google Reviews and social media has made controlling your online reputation more important—and more complex—than ever before. ...More
July 6, 2011
Posted in Blog, Management, Marketing
Storitz.com Offers 3 Months of Free Self-Storage to Winner of ‘Get Your Stuff Together’ Contest

Storitz.com, a self-storage shopping and comparison site, this week launched a social-media contest to help customers get organized for summer and win a day of services from professional organizer Justin Klosky. ...More
June 30, 2011
Posted in News, Marketing
4 Strategies for Allowing Staff to Use Social Media

One of the questions businesses ask when implementing their social-media strategy is, “Do we open this up to the company?” You can’t simply allow everyone to post to the company’s social-media sites arbitrarily. You need to establish rules of engagement. The following ...More
June 29, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
Overcoming Common Social-Media Obstacles

Although many self-storage operators are enjoying success with social media, others have neglected to adopt this method of marketing. Following are some common obstacles marketers face when rolling out social-media initiatives and how to overcome them. ...More
May 26, 2011
Posted in Articles, Management, Marketing
North Carolina Self Storage Association Hosts Webinar on Social Media

The North Carolina Self Storage Association and SMD Software Inc. will host a free webinar on June 8, 11 a.m. ET, titled "Making Social Media Work for You." ...More
May 25, 2011
Posted in News, Management, Marketing

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