Self Storage Marketing

12 Things I’m Doing With Social Media In 2012

Here’s a quick peek at what I’ll be up to social-media-wise in 2012.  Driving massive (by storage standards) customer reviews to Google Places. Getting more  of my stores and/or markets on Twitter (it’s not the biggest social network, but it’s the easiest to start with). Getting smart phones into the hands of my store managers. […]

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Get Your Self Storage Noticed By Saying Thank You On Video

A sincere thank always makes an impact.  I’m not talking about some benign “thanks,” but a real, heartfelt thank you. You’ll make even more impact when you say “thank you” with video.  A video thank you is as easy as talking and gives you a chance to heighten the intimacy and sincerity.  You customers will […]

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Your Two Year Self Storage Social Media Marketing Advantage

Here’s the gist of the video: Self Storage operators who are making a concerted effort to figure out Social Media Marketing today are getting a 2 year head start on most of their competition. Watch the video or read below for the details. Three reasons most people are going to go slow. History Staff Structure […]

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Social Media Demands A Smile

Even if you don’t get the whole social media craze, all you need to know is that some of your customers do. They are blogging, tweeting, posting status updates on Facebook and LinkedIn, posting pictures on Flickr, videos on YouTube, and leaving reviews on Yelp, Google, YP.com, and Citysearch. In case you haven’t given it […]

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Does Yelp Matter?

If you are like me, you want your prospective customers to be primed and ready to buy when they call on the phone. Online reviews are often prominent in search engine results and therefore represent a good way to influence your prospective customers before they ever talk to you.  So, one take-away from this post […]

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Bedhead Book Review – Word of Mouth Marketing

This morning my wife said I had good bedhead and I should do another book review.  How could I resist.  So, I have another book that you should know about: Word of Mouth Marketing by Andy Sernovitz. It looks like there is a new, revised edition and that’s why the cover looks different than the […]

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