Friday, March 4, 2011

Free Self Storage Auction Directory is Now Available


An affordable and highly visible advertising method for operators to satisfy lien law advertising requirements, Find Self Storage Auctions is a next generation dynamic online Self Storage Auction listing directory developed by Self Storage industry insiders; meant to be used a la carte, or as a tool for self storage associations to offer as a benefit to members.

State level self storage associations share a common cause in that they are comprised of volunteer board members that devote their spare time to thinking outside the box, ignorant of budgetary constraints that perpetually plague progress. Its with that in mind that they've found a way to offer this to state associations at no cost.

The process of taking a self storage unit to auction requires a tremendous amount of time and financial resources, and almost never results in the recovery of the facility’s investment in either. The auction process is cumbersome enough without advertising limitations. In an information driven world, the key to the Self Storage Auction process is in helping the public find accurate listings.

Lien law modernization is sweeping through state associations, subsidized in part by the national Self Storage Association via a legislative matching funds initiative. With lien law changes comes an opportunity to modernize the entire listing process, and expand upon the boundless value the internet provides. Complimented by a well designed, search engine friendly dynamic database, facilities using FindSelfStorageAuctions.com have the opportunity to maximize their exposure, beyond a typical print classified.

Furthermore, in compliment to the recent increase in public interest, likely due in part to the popularity of the recent storage auction reality shows, we provide resources to maximize search parameters in an effort to reach as many auction attendees as possible who have the ability to search by State, City, Facility, # of Units, Contents of Units, and even Auctioneer.

FindSelfStorageAuctions.com was created in 2009 by Richard Marmor, member of the board of directors of the Arizona Self Storage Association and noted self-storage lien law author, and James Appleton, Technology & Communications Chair of the Arizona Association, and technical expert in website design/development and search engine optimization (SEO).

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Four MiniCo Employees Pledge to Go Bald in Support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation



PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Four employees of Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, will shave their heads in solidarity with children affected by cancer at a fundraising event for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation to be held March 12, 2011, at the Skeptical Chymist Irish Restaurant and Pub in Scottsdale. Dan Sommer (the event’s co‑organizer), Keith McConnell, Jerry Sollom and Ron Zbiegien are ready to accept the St. Baldrick’s challenge: Be Brave and Shave!


The St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a volunteer-driven charity committed to funding the most promising research to find cures for childhood cancers and give survivors long and healthy lives. St. Baldrick’s funds more in childhood cancer research grants than any organization except the U.S. government. Since 2000, more than 147,000 volunteers have shaved their heads in solidarity with children with cancer at events all over the world and have raised over $90 million for life-saving research.

The event on March 12th will begin at 6:00 p.m. during which over 30 volunteers will have their heads shaved. Proceeds from a silent auction also will be donated to St. Baldrick’s. Silent auction items donated to date include the following:
  • Arizona Diamondbacks – bobblehead signed by Luis Gonzalez and four baseline reserve tickets to any 2011 season game
  • Arizona Cardinals – football signed by Daryl Washington
  • Phoenix Suns – basketball signed by Goran Dragic
  • San Francisco Giants – baseball signed by Aaron Rowand
  • Oakland Athletics – baseballs signed by Kevin Kouzmanoff and Dallas Braden
  • The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – baseball signed by Howie Kendrick

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:
St. Baldrick’s Foundation – http://www.stbaldricks.org/
MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC – http://www.minico.com/
Skeptical Chymist Irish Restaurant & Pub – http://www.skepticalchymist.com/

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

World-Renowned Self-Storage Marketing Expert Presents Webinar on the Four Closely Guarded Secrets Your Internet Marketing Company Hopes You Never Discover

International self-storage marketing expert Derek Naylor is pulling back the curtain on Internet marketing companies to unveil the top secrets they may be keeping from their clients. On March 9, 2011, Mr. Naylor, President of Storage Marketing Solutions, will present the free webinar “Four Highly Guarded Secrets Your Internet Marketing Company Hopes You Never Discover.” During the presentation, he will provide tips for evaluating online marketing companies to help self-storage operators identify the marketing strategies that may work and those that should be avoided. Topics will include the following:

  • Reducing your pay-per-click rate by over 50% with the same results
  • Which metrics actually matter and which are misleading
  • The free tool that you might be getting charged for
  • The sales pitch that should make you question a marketing company’s intentions
  • Why Internet marketing is not the only solution
The webinar will be sponsored by Storage Marketing Solutions and moderated by MiniCo Publisher Poppy Behrens as part of the 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.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self-Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today,Self‑Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.


For More Information:

Storage Marketing Solutions – http://www.storagemarketingsolutions.com/
Mini-Storage Messenger - http://www.ministoragemessenger.com/

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR


Derek M. Naylor is the President of Storage Marketing Solutions (SMS). Over the past seven years, Derek has incrementally increased sales revenue for his clients more than $250 million through innovation and advanced marketing strategies. In 2003, he directed his talents and unique growth strategies exclusively to the self-storage industry and founded SMS. SMS now helps hundreds of operators from coast to coast to increase their occupancy and profits through the company’s unique Outsourced Marketing Director program and other tools. He is a regular contributor to industry magazines and a dynamic speaker at trade events. Derek lives in Pleasant View, Utah, with his wife and two daughters.

Monday, February 28, 2011

THE EFFECTS OF SELF-STORAGE RENOVATION AND DOOR REPLACEMENT ON INCOME THE FOCUS OF MINICO WEBINAR


PHOENIX, ARIZ. – Today’s self-storage market is more competitive than ever. A company may have a user-friendly Web site and excellent marketing, but if the facility appears outdated, unsafe or simply unattractive, it may lose renters. On March 23, 2011, City Storage LLC Founder and Managing Partner Glen Nicotra and Richard Lillie, Southeast Region Sales Manager for Janus International, will present the free webinar An Owner’s Perspective on Renovation and Door Replacement. Webinar topics will include the following:
· Renovation and door replacement can put money in the ban
· Reducing claims, increasing rentals and retaining customers
· Highs and lows of renovation
· Cost-effective door replacement
· Door replacement made easy – even for occupied units

Janus International Corporation is the webinar sponsor. MiniCo’s Poppy Behrens will moderate the discussion as part of the 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.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self‑Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:
Janus International Corporation – http://www.janusintl.com/
City Storage, LLC. – http://www.city-storage.com/

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR

Friday, February 25, 2011

DEREK NAYLOR OFFERS TIPS FOR EFFECTIVE SELF-STORAGE INTERNET MARKETING AT NEXT MINICO WEBINAR

PHOENIX, ARIZ. – The Internet is a wildly popular tool for marketing self-storage businesses, and for good reason. With online marketing companies popping up every day, it can be difficult to know which ones are offering strategies that may work and which should be avoided. Derek M. Naylor, President of Storage Marketing Solutions, will present the free webinar Four Highly Guarded Secrets Your Internet Marketing Company Hopes You Never Discover on March 9, 2011. During the presentation, Mr. Naylor will pull back the curtain on Internet marketing companies and provide tips for evaluating online marketing strategies.
Topics will include the following:
  • Reducing your pay-per-click rate by over 50% with the same results
  • Which metrics actually matter and which are misleading
  • The free tool that you might be getting charged for
  • The sales pitch that should make you question a marketing company’s intentions
  • Why Internet marketing is not the only solution
The webinar will be sponsored by Storage Marketing Solutions and moderated by MiniCo Publisher Poppy Behrens as part of the 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.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self‑Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:

Storage Marketing Solutions – http://www.storagemarketingsolutions.com/

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

MINICO WEBINAR OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT SELF-STORAGE RISK MANAGEMENT AND TENANT INSURANCE


PHOENIX, ARIZ. – On February 17, 2011, representatives from MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, will present the free webinar Tenant Insurance: A Critical Piece of Your Risk Management Plan for self-storage professionals. The speakers will be Jim Clemmensen, MiniCo’s Senior Vice President of Insurance Operations, and Keith McConnell, MiniCo’s Client Development Manager. The presentation will discuss the risk management benefits of offering tenant insurance to self-storage customers. Topics will include the following:
• Strengthening your overall risk management plan through tenant insurance

• How tenant insurance provides good customer service to your tenants

• Lowering some risks of having a claim on your commercial insurance

• Reducing involvement by facility personnel if a tenant’s property is damaged or stolen

• Promptly resolving tenant claims

MiniCo’s Poppy Behrens will moderate the discussion as part of the 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.
MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self Storage Buyer’s Guide.
Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self storage industry.
For More Information:

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC – http://www.minico.com/

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THIS FREE WEBINAR

Monday, February 7, 2011

PROFESSIONAL AND EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER INTERACTIONS THE FOCUS OF NEXT MINICO WEBINAR


Most consumers overwhelmingly prefer to do business with people who are likeable and pleasant. Self-service is an attractive option to some consumers because it allows them to avoid unprofessional or unhelpful sales and service representatives. For self-storage professionals, learning how to effectively talk to customers may translate into more rentals, more referrals, more repeat customers, and longer lengths of stay. On March 2, 2011, PhoneSmart COO Tron Jordheim will present the free webinar Your Customers Would Love to Talk to You – If Only You Knew How to Talk to Them for self-storage professionals. The webinar will include the following topics:


  • People do like talking to people

  • People like doing business with people they like

  • Smile and people will like you

  • Be helpful and friendly, and people will want to do business with you

  • Mastering the phrases and behaviors that communicate pleasantness and likeability

PhoneSmart is sponsoring the webinar, which will be moderated by MiniCo Publisher Poppy Behrens 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.

MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, publishes the Mini-Storage Messenger, the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include Self‑Storage Now!, Mobile Self-Storage Magazine, RV & Boat Storage Today, Self-Storage Canada, the Self-Storage Almanac, the Self-Storage Construction & Renovation Handbook, and the Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo Insurance Agency, LLC, has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

For More Information:

PhoneSmart – http://www.phone-smart.net/

Click Here To Register For This FREE Webinar