Category: Marketing Strategy

Self Storage: Evaluate Your Organization and that of Your Competition with Secret Shopping

Self Storage: Evaluate Your Organization and that of Your Competition with Secret Shopping

As with every industry, self-storage sees constant evolution. You can’t rely on outdated strategies…

As with every industry, self-storage sees constant evolution. You can’t rely on outdated strategies to keep up with your competitors. Industry knowledge and resources are literally at your fingertips, but some information is better acquired first hand. Using secret shops, also referred…

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The Importance of Owning Your Digital Assets

The Importance of Owning Your Digital Assets

As a business owner, the digital assets that you should have ownership to are:…

As a business owner, the digital assets that you should have ownership to are: Social media pages Facebook pages Instagram profile Website domain Business listings Google My Business Yelp Google Analytics account attached to your website Content management system that powers your…

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Case Study: A True Collaboration Between Marketing and Operations Drive Results

Case Study: A True Collaboration Between Marketing and Operations Drive Results

As a self-storage owner/operator you regularly face a variety of challenges. Your rank among…

As a self-storage owner/operator you regularly face a variety of challenges. Your rank among your competitors, the effectiveness of your managers, and the strength of your overall presence in the marketplace are just a few of the issues that may keep you…

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Choosing the Best Digital Marketing Agency – Part II

Choosing Your Digital Marketing Agency

Choosing the Best Digital Marketing Agency – Part II

What will a marketing agency do for your business? Let’s talk about the difference…

What will a marketing agency do for your business? Let’s talk about the difference between content marketing and digital marketing. In the simplest terms, content marketing is focused on engaging your audience and digital marketing is focused on sales. Content Marketing is…

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Should You Generate Leads with a Capture Page?

lead generation

Should You Generate Leads with a Capture Page?

Have you ever been enjoying some online shopping and decided to try a site…

Have you ever been enjoying some online shopping and decided to try a site you’ve never used before? You locate the site; it looks interesting. You click on an item and a page pops up offering you “15% off for first-time buyers”…

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Creating a Marketing Plan Isn’t Scary

Marketing doesn't have to be scary

Creating a Marketing Plan Isn’t Scary

Creating a marketing plan doesn’t have to make your flesh crawl, your spine tingle,…

Creating a marketing plan doesn’t have to make your flesh crawl, your spine tingle, and your heart beat uncontrollably. It’s not that scary. What’s scary is what will happen to your self-storage business if you don’t create a comprehensive marketing strategy that…

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Powerful Marketing Strategies to Help Your Business Compete with REITs

Marketing Strategy

Powerful Marketing Strategies to Help Your Business Compete with REITs

I was forced to look for a new hair salon last week; and, because…

I was forced to look for a new hair salon last week; and, because of my obsession with my hair (and many other things), I spent two days Googling, looking at websites, Facebook pages, surveying friends and friends of friends (otherwise known…

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Marketing With a Heart

Marketing for a Cause

Marketing With a Heart

Giving back is always a good thing. Including philanthropy in your marketing strategy is…

Giving back is always a good thing. Including philanthropy in your marketing strategy is not only selfless; it’s smart. But it only works if you choose the right cause, and make sure that your altruism goes beyond self promotion. You need to…

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Everyone Has an Online Reputation – How Do You Manage Yours? Part II

Online Reputation Management

Everyone Has an Online Reputation – How Do You Manage Yours? Part II

What are people saying about you? Good online reputation management is not only about…

What are people saying about you? Good online reputation management is not only about being reactive. It’s also about being proactive. You should be monitoring your public reputation on a regular basis, not just when something negative is being said that affects…

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Kick Off Your Community Marketing Program in Five Easy Steps

Kick Off Your Community Marketing Program in Five Easy Steps

This is the final installment in our Community Marketing series. If you missed the…

This is the final installment in our Community Marketing series. If you missed the first two, you can read them at /why-implement-a-community-marketing-strategy/ and /what-type-of-customer-best-responds-to-community-marketing/ Using what you’ve learned about community marketing, what can you do to build you brand in the community?…

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What Type of Customer Best Responds to Community Marketing

What Type of Customer Best Responds to Community Marketing

This is Part 2 of our community marketing series.  We’re moving on from “Why…

This is Part 2 of our community marketing series.  We’re moving on from “Why Implement a Community Marketing Program” to the type of customer that will respond favorably to community marketing. It’s all about relationships. Brand loyalty is especially important to the…

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