Galleries

Galleries are presented as image showcases or slideshows. Image showcases highlight industry events and projects. They are photo-driven and designed to visually educate and entertain. Slideshows are designed to explore a topic of interest via informative data displays and graphical storytelling. These presentations examine the issues, trends and education that impact the various segments of the self-storage market.

A Remarkable Self-Storage Conversion: Life Storage Centers of River North, Chicago

Oct 26, 2012

Developers, owners and investors are taking advantage of empty buildings to create high-end facilities that seamlessly blend with retail, office and residential landscapes. This image gallery showcases one of these projects: Life Storage Centers...

Consumer Trends in Self-Storage: How Tenants Choose, Rent and Use the Product

Sep 27, 2012

See the results of a recent online survey of self-storage tenants that reveals insight to consumer behavior around the product. Gathered and provided by SpareFoot, an online self-storage marketplace, the data reflects customers' self-storage...

Successful Self-Storage Advertising: Powerful Promos and Other Marketing Materials

May 25, 2012

In today's competitive self-storage marketplace, simply having a facility in a good location with reasonable rents isn't enough. Increased competition means you must get customers' attention, and creative, compelling advertising is one of the most...

Fresh Trends in Self-Storage: Facility Design and Building Showcase

May 03, 2012

Once just a cluster of white, single-story buildings in industrial areas, today's self-storage facilities sport the colors, materials and architectural designs formerly only seen on high-end office buildings. Projects feature greater curb appeal...

Cutting Costs and Saving Cash: Controlling Operating Expenses in Self-Storage

Jan 31, 2012

Self-storage is a business that can be operated frugally. It doesn't require a lot of glitz and glimmer. However, the industry has evolved, and to compete, facility operators must sometimes invest in business enhancers and tools that will help...

Self-Storage Real Estate Investment Trusts: Financial-Results Summary for Third Quarter 2011

Nov 11, 2011

The four publicly traded self-storage companies recently released their financial results for the third quarter of 2011, addressing issues of revenue, net operating income (NOI), acquisitions, consolidation and much more. The following slide...

Photo Gallery: Inside Self-Storage World Expo Tacoma, Wash., Oct. 4-6, 2011

Oct 21, 2011

Education was the star of the Inside Self-Storage World Expo, Oct. 4-6 in Tacoma, Wash. Industry professionals, eager to learn effective and immediate strategies to improve their business, packed the seminar rooms at the Greater Tacoma Convention...

10 Things Every New Self-Storage Manager Should Know: Advice From Deep in the Trenches

Oct 14, 2011

The self-storage manager plays an integral role in the success of every facility, regardless of the market and occupancy. Here are the top 10 things you should know.

2011 Self-Storage Construction and Development Report

Sep 10, 2011

The past few years have been tough for many builders and developers, including those in self-storage. The rising cost of raw materials, combined with the recession and real estate bust, created an abundance of empty residential and commercial...

10 Amazing Money-Makers: Add-On Products and Services for Self-Storage

Aug 19, 2011

When it comes to operating in the black, many self-storage operators think about cost-cutting measures rather than adding new profit centers. This is for good reason. Instituting a new service or product takes time, staff training, the right...