Archive for January, 2010
Hundreds of millions of users are now actively logging on to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, to access both personal and business information. Self-storage facilities have joined the growing list of businesses that are putting social media to work.
On January 20, 2010, Rebecca Morse, Circulation and Social Media Manager for MiniCo Publishing, and Derek M. Naylor, President of Storage Marketing Solutions, will present the free webinar “Self‑Storage + Social Media: How to Make it Work Without Wasting Time & Money.” The webinar is open to all self-storage professionals and will introduce participants to various social networking sites. Topics will include the following:
· The ever-growing social network
· Live demonstrations of social media sites
· Time-saving tools to increase efficiency
· How self-storage facilities are using social media
· Getting started
· Best practices for your facility
The webinar of will be co-sponsored by MiniCo Publishing and Storage Marketing Solutions and moderated by Poppy Behrens, Publisher, MiniCo Publishing, as part of the ongoing Mini‑Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.
January 14th, 2010
SpareFoot added Simply Self Storage to the SpareFoot.com marketplace.Consumers in need of storage across the United States can now reserve units at any of the 165+ Simply Self Storage properties nationwide. This is a pretty cool company — and they scored big with Simply Self Storage. Simply Self Storage is the largest privately owned storage operator in the United States and Puerto Rico with facilities throughout California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Virginia and Puerto Rico.
“Simply Self Storage is a key addition to the SpareFoot.com marketplace,” says SpareFoot CEO Chuck Gordon. “Their extensive footprint, competitive pricing and high quality portfolio will be an obvious choice for SpareFoot consumers.”
“We are excited about working with SpareFoot,” says Simply Self Storage Director of Marketing Christina Furnia. “There are plenty of self storage aggregators on the web, but SpareFoot’s marketplace technology and unique customer sourcing strategy sets them apart from the rest.”
January 11th, 2010
In case you missed it, the New York Times ran an article discussing whether there’s any steam left in REITs. The article specifically mentions self-storage. If you haven’t read it, check it out by clicking here.
January 9th, 2010
Steve Hartman has left the eBay to join U-Store-It Trust as Senior Vice President of Marketing. What a score! I am not sure what this means for U-Store-It from an Internet perspective, but I would expect the company to leverage his e-commerce skills. Should be interesting. Congrats to U-Store-It.
January 5th, 2010
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