A smart self-storage strategy

January 26th, 2007

Transit Systems has announced a new Storage Promotion Program offering self storage owners and managers free listings and the opportunity to earn ancillary income from referral payments.

The program offers self storage owners and managers free location listings in an Online Storage Locator, and the opportunity to earn $50.00 for each move or shipment booked through the location. TSI also provides the locations with a counter display and brochures featuring TSI moving and shipping services.

This is a win-win for the moving and storage industries and I’d like to see more of these type of arrangements (and suspect we will as the industry continues to mature.) Strategic alliances are a vital part of doing business and the self-storage industry is no exception.

Take a moment and think…what types of strategic alliances could your company forge with complimentary, but not competitive, product and service providers? Here’s a hint: it could be informatioanal services,  insurance services, some sort of affiliate marketing or revenue sharing agreement. There are many possibilities…

Click here to read more about this strategic alliance.

Entry Filed under: Strategic Counseling