• December 20, 2024

Technology

20 Dec, 2024

Onity and Extra Space Co-innovate on Mobile Access Technology

Electronic access solutions and mobile credentialing company Onity, part of the Honeywell brand,...

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tenant, inc. for self storage

18 Dec, 2024

Tenant, Inc. & Zion Call Management Partner On Self-Storage Operations

Tenant Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based property management software for the self-storage...

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storable self storage news

17 Dec, 2024

Storable Reports On Its Self-Storage Impact in 2024

Property management software companyStorable, which is tailored for the self-storage, marine,...

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11 Dec, 2024

Suntex Marinas Leverages Storable’s Software

Storable, a provider of property management solutions tailored for the marine industry, recently...

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R6 Self Storage Technology

25 Nov, 2024

R6 Digital Launches R6 Automate To Improve Self-Storage Operations

At the Self Storage Association of Australasia’s annual GC24 convention, R6 Digital – Australia’s...

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Vantiva PropTech Award

14 Nov, 2024

Vantiva Receives Award From PropTech Breakthrough

Vantiva, a global connectivity technology leader, recently announced that Vantiva Smart Storage™...

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StorSuite StorFront

14 Nov, 2024

StorSuite Rebrands Website Service To StorFront

StorSuite has rebranded its website service to StorFront, a modern, customizable website platform...

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TractIQ self storage

13 Nov, 2024

CRE Daily Reviews Self-Storage Data Platform TractIQ

Earlier this month, CRE Daily, a digital media company covering the business of commercial real...

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storagedefender smart units

8 Nov, 2024

Easy Stop Storage Excels With StorageDefender Smart Units

Easy Stop Storage, a regional storage solutions provider with 25 locations in Oklahoma, Texas,...

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PropRise Self Storage Site

5 Nov, 2024

PropRise Wins Best Startup Pitch at Hawai'i Self-Storage Unconference

PropRise has been named the winner of the startup pitch contest held at the Hawaii Self-Storage...

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self storage cybersecurity

29 Oct, 2024

Digital Dangers: Navigating Self-Storage Cybersecurity

In an age where digitization permeates nearly every aspect of our lives, the self-storage industry...

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StorageDefender

22 Oct, 2024

My Storage Group Soars with StorageDefender Smart Units

My Storage Group, a self-storage operator with 11 facilities across Utah, Idaho, Nevada, and...

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6Storage Apoorva

21 Oct, 2024

6Storage Partners With Apoorva To Enhance Software

6Storage has announced a strategic partnership with Apoorva, a leading technology investment...

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Vantiva IoT Gateway

8 Oct, 2024

Vantiva Unveils IoT Commercial Gateway for Smart Properties

Vantiva has announced the launch of the Vantiva IoT Commercial Gateway, a network infrastructure...

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yardi cloud 100 forbes

13 Sep, 2024

Yardi Makes The Forbes Cloud 100 List

Yardi has been named on Forbes’ 2024 Cloud 100 list, the definitive ranking of the top 100 private...

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Noke Ion Janus

7 Sep, 2024

Janus International Introduces Nokē Ion

Janus International has introduced its latest innovation in its smart entry suite: Nokē Ion. "More...

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StorSuite

7 Sep, 2024

StorSuite Launches Claims Portal, Alerts

StorSuite’s Storage Shield, the tenant protection suite, has launched a new Claims Portal, a...

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storage defender

4 Sep, 2024

StorageDefender Announces +VisualVerify Brand

StorageDefender Inc. has announced the launch of its new brand, +VisualVerify™, to "further its...

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Tenant Inc Charm

29 Aug, 2024

Tenant Launches Charm Self- Storage Call Management

Tenant, Inc., the only purpose-built SaaS platform that offers a complete ecosystem of...

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Storage Defender Smart Facility

29 Aug, 2024

StorageDefender Announces 3rd-Gen Smart Facility Platform

StorageDefender Inc., a pioneer of Smart Units-as-a-service for the self-storage industry,...

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KISS Video System

29 Aug, 2024

XPS Solutions Partners with Keep It Simple Storage (KISS) and LiveSwitch

XPS Solutions has announced a technology-enabled service integration with strategic providers to...

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storeEase

27 Aug, 2024

StoreEase Unveils Virtual Counter 3 and Software Advancements

StoreEase Inc., a pioneer in virtual solutions for the self-storage industry, has announced the...

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self storage technology

23 Aug, 2024

The Impact of Technology on Modern Self-Storage Solutions

The first contemporary self-storage facilities began popping up in the 1960s. When self-storage...

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storsuite

22 Aug, 2024

StorSuite Launches StorEdge Full API Integration for FineView websites

StorSuite has released its latest product, the StorEdge Full API Integration for FineView marketing...

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storsafe self storage

16 Aug, 2024

StorSafe And StoreEase Roll Out Virtual Solution

StorSafe Self Storage has announced an expanded partnership with StoreEase Virtual Management,...

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self-storage packaging

9 Aug, 2024

SROA & INO Armor Launch Biodegradable Bubblewrap For Self-Storage

SROA Capital, which owns and operates 650 self-storage facilities across 31 states under its...

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self storage security robots

25 Jul, 2024

The Robots Are Coming ... To Protect Your Self Storage Facility!

Kiosk shaped robots represent an interesting advancement in commercialsecurity, offering numerous...

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Vantiva Self Storage Camera

17 Jul, 2024

Vantiva Launches Self-Storage Unit Smart Security Camera with Environmental Sensor

Global connectivity technology company Vantiva has announced the launch of the Vantiva Peek™, a...

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self storage mapping

3 Jul, 2024

Self-Storage Indicators: The Walmart Effect

Self-storagedevelopers love to look at certain indicators as part of their new location strategy....

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safelease self storage

27 Jun, 2024

SafeLease Launches Online Reputation Management Tool

SafeLease, a risk management provider for 1,800+ self-storage facilities, today launched SafeLease...

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selfstoragebooker.com

27 Jun, 2024

Explorage Rebrands As SelfStorageBooker.com

UK-based Explorage, an online self-storage marketplace that allows consumers to comparison shop...

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Storable ITV

13 Jun, 2024

Storable Launches Insured-To-Value Technology

Storable, a leading provider of integrated technology solutions, has just announced the launch of...

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Calcumate Storagely

6 Jun, 2024

Storagely Integrates Calcumate 3D Size Calculator

Storagely, the self-storage website solution that guarantees an increase in rentals through its...

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Self Storage Hawaii Unconference

31 May, 2024

Hawai'i unConference Technology Semi-Finalists

The Self Storage Hawai'i unConference has announced the semi-finalists for its New Technology and...

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Janus TMC

20 May, 2024

Janus Announces Acquisition of Terminal Maintenance and Construction

Janus International Group, Inc., a leading provider of cutting-edge access control technologies and...

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Vantiva Self Storage

17 May, 2024

Vantiva Launches Self-Storage Operations Management Platform

Global connectivity technology company Vantiva has announced the launch of the Vantiva Smart...

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control space

16 May, 2024

Joint Venture Aims To Develop Control Space Self-Storage Platform

Incus Capital, a Madrid-based real assets investment advisory firm, and Colares Capital,...

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Incode Tenant Partnership

10 May, 2024

Incode Partners With Tenant, Inc. To Enhance Tenant Onboarding

Incode, a leading provider of online identity verification solutions, has partnered with Tenant,...

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PTI ACCESS CONTROL

6 May, 2024

PTI Security Introduces AP1 Access Control Keypad

Self-storage access control technology company PTI Security Systems, part of the ASSA ABLOY...

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self storage software

3 May, 2024

SafeLease Announces New Integration With Cubby Platform

SafeLease, a provider of tenant protection and insurance for more than 1,700 self-storage...

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Storable and Newbook

2 May, 2024

Storable Acquires Newbook To Provide Tech Solutions To RV Parks, More

Self-storage technology solutions provider Storable has acquired Newbook, a property management...

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XPS SOlutions

8 Apr, 2024

XPS Solutions announces new service integration for Sentinel Systems clients

XPS Solutions, recognized as the first and leading contact center in the self-storage sector, has...

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Tenant Inc Hummingbird

2 Apr, 2024

Tenant Launches One-Time Payment Link Option For Hummingbird

In a significant enhancement to customer payment experience and streamline of the payment...

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janus self storage lock

2 Apr, 2024

Janus International Group Announces New Internal, Hardwired Smart Lock

Janus International Group, Inc., a leading provider of cutting-edge access control technologies and...

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unit connect self storage

29 Mar, 2024

swivl and Storagely Partner to launch Unit Connect Feature

The self-storage automation platform swivl has partnered with online self-storage rental system...

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Self Storage AI

27 Mar, 2024

AI Pulse: An Action Checklist For change

The landscape of the self-storage industry is rapidly evolving, and at the forefront of this...

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tenant inc

25 Mar, 2024

Tenant, Inc Awarded SOC Type 2 Data Security & Compliance Certification

Tenant, Inc., the vertical SaaS technology platform company offering a complete software ecosystem...

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PTI Security Systems

19 Mar, 2024

PTI opens Center of Excellence, hosts Tech Days

PTI Security Systems, part of ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions and the global leader in self-storage...

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self storage AI

5 Mar, 2024

Revolutionizing Self-Storage With Today's Top Tech: Chatbots & AI

If you are familiar with the world of self-storage, you know that convenience and customer...

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Tenant Inc Self Storage

27 Feb, 2024

Tenant, Inc. Unveils New Features for Its Self-Storage SaaS Platform

Tenant, Inc., a vertical SaaS technology platform company that offers a complete ecosystem...

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self storage technology

16 Feb, 2024

92% of Storage Owners Believe Technology Is Key, SpareBox Survey Shows

More than 90% of self-storage owners, operators and managers agree that new technologies in their...

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self storage technology

17 Jan, 2024

Storing for the Future: 7 Innovations Transforming the Industry

Self-storage is not an industry that is known for operating at the cutting edge of technology....

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Janus Smart Locks

16 Jan, 2024

Janus and Trojan Storage To Expand Implementation of Nokē Smart Entry System

Janus International Group, Inc., a leading provider of cutting-edge access control technologies and...

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self storage software

12 Jan, 2024

StoreEase/Go Store It Accelerate Deployment Of SaaS Platform

StoreEase and Go Store It have announced an expanded rollout of StoreEase’s Virtual Technology...

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Sparebox Self Storage

11 Jan, 2024

SpareBox Launches With Self-Storage Tech Solutions

SpareBox Technologies launched today to offer a suite of tech-forward solutions to self-storage...

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Arlen Nordhagen NSA

20 Dec, 2023

RM Isn't Right: Arlen D. Nordhagen, Founder & Vice Chairman, NSA

We’ve all heard the hype about how the latest and greatest revenue management (RM) system can...

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swivl AI

18 Dec, 2023

KO Storage Chooses swivl AI to streamline self-storage communication

swivl has announced that it has been selected by KO Storage (KO), a leading self-storage operator,...

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AI in self storage

13 Dec, 2023

AI Pulse: AI in Modern Storage by Jim Ross

Welcome to the inaugural edition of “AI Pulse: AI In Modern Storage,” a recurring column that...

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self storage pricing

7 Dec, 2023

How To Fight And Win The Self-Storage Pricing War

The self-storage industry experienced a surge in demand during the pandemic, but that robust growth...

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Storable Marcy

5 Dec, 2023

Storable Introduces "Marcy" AI Feature

"Meet Marcy," reads the latest post on LinkedIn from Storable. The new AI feature is part of...

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self storage security

4 Dec, 2023

West Coast Self-Storage Enhances Security with INSOMNIAC CIA, SmartEye

West Coast Self-Storage, which manages 119 properties in Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, and...

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1 Dec, 2023

StoreEase Expands SaaS Platform

StoreEase and Reliant (DBA Midgard) announced an expansion of StoreEase’s Virtual Technology...

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opentech australasia

15 Nov, 2023

OpenTech’s CIA Reaches Australasia

In partnership with Safe Store, OpenTech’s Insomniac CIA access control system has been implemented...

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Nathan Davenport

27 Oct, 2023

Who's Who in Self Storage: Nathan Davenport, PTI Security Systems

Are you a “digital native?” Even if you aren’t one, there’s a good chance that approximately...

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3D Printing in Self Storage

25 Oct, 2023

3D Printing in Self Storage: Parts, Prototypes & Properties

Could your next self-storage facility be printed? It could be the next big industry trend. After...

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xps self storage manager cloud

20 Oct, 2023

XPS Releases SSM Cloud Enhancement

XPS Solutions has released a service enhancement for Self Storage Manager Cloud (SSM Cloud)...

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janus noke

11 Oct, 2023

Janus International's Nokē Now Powered by Amazon

Janus International Group, Inc, a leading provider of cutting-edge access control technologies and...

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storapp

29 Sep, 2023

StorApp Comes to the United States

R6 Digital, a marketing agency in Australia that specializes in self-storage marketing, websites,...

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Go Store It StoreEase

14 Sep, 2023

Go Store It Implements StoreEase Platform

StoreEase has formed a strategic partnership with Go Store It to implement its Virtual Technology...

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9 Sep, 2023

Vantiva Introduces Customizable Vantiva Smart Storage SaaS Solution

Vantiva (Euronext Paris: VANTI), formerly known as Technicolor, has launched Vantiva Smart Storage,...

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11 Aug, 2023

Tenant, Inc. Raises $25M, Brings on 2 New Strategic Investors

Tenant, Inc. shows no signs of slowing down. The company, which offers a vertical SaaS technology...

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Artificial Intelligence in self storage

19 Jul, 2023

Why AI Shortcuts Can Lead to Marketing Dead Ends

Shortcuts aren’t always a bad thing. We’ve all performed tasks that were needlessly time consuming...

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21 Jun, 2023

10 Federal Drones Keep Unmanned Storage Facilities Safe

Many in the self storage industry have begun to explore new and emerging technologies in order to...

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7 Jun, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Self Storage

“The cat is out of the bag,” says Joseph Steinberg, AI and cybersecurity author, advisor, speaker,...

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16 May, 2023

New OpenTech Alliance Integration | Mini-Storage Messenger

OpenTech Alliance, the PropTech leader in self storage, is pleased to announce its integration...

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1 May, 2023

SAAS Platform Storage360 Launches | Mini-Storage Messenger

Top industry leaders Stephen Sandecki, President & Cameron Urry, Senior Vice President, leveraging...

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18 Oct, 2022

Virtual Liabilities: Cyber Risks And Self-Storage

The self-storage market has been valued globally at over $40 billion. As part of the industry’s...

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18 Oct, 2022

The Personal Touch: Live Customer Support At Unmanned Facilities

Unmanned. Manless. Autonomous. These words continue to crop up in self-storage industry ads,...

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4 Oct, 2022

Virtual Liabilities: Cyber Risks and Self-Storage

The self-storage market has been valued globally at over $40 billion. As part of the industry’s...

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19 Jul, 2022

Out With The Old: Five Tips For Becoming More Innovative

When you really need new ideas or fresh thinking or a creative solution to a challenge, a typical,...

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16 May, 2022

Digital Daze: Is Technology A Leading Or Bleeding Edge?

It’s everywhere. Virtually everyone uses it. It defines modern life, with both good and bad...

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26 Apr, 2022

Cyber Scams: Reducing Vulnerabilities With Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is critically important for all businesses in all industries, including...

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8 Sep, 2021

All-Ability Access: The Dos And Don’ts Of Website Accessibility

By Let’s take a poll. When you need to know something about a business, where do you look? Call...

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Self Storage Data

24 Aug, 2021

Information Influx: Making Dollars And Sense Of Data

The dictionary defines data as “facts and statistics collected together for reference or...

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20 May, 2021

Cybercrime 101: Identifying And Combatting Cyber Risks

The amazing power and flexibility that information technology brings to the marketplace and to...

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24 Mar, 2021

Technology And The Manager

By Andy Kelly, Principal and Broker of A B Kelly Realty, LLC (Self Storage and Commercial Property...

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23 Sep, 2020

Winning With Websites: Steps To Maximum Self Storage Marketing

Automated technology is supposed to make our lives less complicated and it has in many ways. It...

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1 Jun, 2019

Convenient Communication: Why Customers Want To Text You

By Christine DeBord We all know how important it is to meet our customers where they are and to...

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1 Mar, 2019

Storage CX: The Customer Experience

The Next Competitive Battlefield The self-storage customer experience is changing. You may even be...

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1 Mar, 2019

Claim My Business

The Ins and Outs Of Internet Marketing *This is an update of the article written for the June 2016...

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1 Mar, 2019

Infinite Possibilities

The Intensifying Need For Self-Storage Data Data is broadly defined as “facts and statistics...

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1 Jan, 2019

E-Sign Lease Agreements

Understanding the Legalities Starting with the passage of the E-Sign law in 2000 (formally the...

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1 Jan, 2019

Building Better Business Relationships

16 Common Networking Mistakes That Can Derail Your Career Networking is a skill that can help you...

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1 Oct, 2018

Social Recruiting

How to Use Social Networks to Attract Top Talent Hiring top talent has never been easy. With the...

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1 Aug, 2018

Something Fishy Is Going On Here

Handling Suspicion Of Criminal Activity At Your Facility Law enforcement commonly describes...

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1 Aug, 2018

Lost In Cyberspace

How To Handle Productivity Problems Of The Digital Age Similar to other industries, the...

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1 Aug, 2018

Credit Reporting

Can It Generate Extra Income? By Scott Zucker Self-storage owners and operators are smart to...

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1 Aug, 2018

Competitive Positioning

Keeping Pace With Technology To Protect Your Investment By Stan Houser Savvy self-storage...

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1 Aug, 2018

From Asset To Liability

What To Do When An Employee Becomes A Cybercriminal By Bryce Austin The FBI caught David Yen Lee...

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1 Jun, 2018

Automate To Proliferate

New Technology Answers The Call For Smartphone Advances Technology of the 21st century continues...

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1 Jun, 2018

Technology: Friend Or Foe?

What It Means To Be “Smart” In Self-Storage By Pete Frayser In decades past, the word “smart”...

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1 Jun, 2018

Upgrades And Updates

New Offerings In Self-Storage Software By Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell Computers have become such an...

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1 Jun, 2018

Understanding Backlinks

What are They and Why are They Important? The self-storage industry is getting more competitive...

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1 May, 2018

The Amsdell Family Tree

Tracing The Roots Of Three Major Self-Storage Operations In 1928, Todd Amsdell’s distant relatives...

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1 May, 2018

Media Ready

Establishing PR Procedures Imagine turning on your local news and seeing the maintenance man from...

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data breaches

1 Apr, 2018

Is Self Storage Safe From Data Breaches?

What do Yahoo, Adult Friend Finder, eBay, Equifax, Heartland Payment Systems, and Target all have...

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1 Apr, 2018

Marketing To Millennials

What Apple’s iPhone X Has Taught Us On Nov. 3, 2017, a new product hit the smartphone market that...

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1 Mar, 2018

Dominate The Competition

Social Media’s Best Kept SEO Secret By Poppy Behrens and Claudia Martinez Your business needs to...

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data mining

1 Feb, 2018

Data Mining Tools Matter

The Importance Of Tracking Supply And Demand Trends During A Storage Expansion Cycle The...

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1 Jan, 2018

Mobile Millennials

Is Your Business Smartphone Friendly? By Samantha Nicole Traina With the new smartphone releases...

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self storage data breach

1 Sep, 2017

Data Breaches: What The Law Says

As it currently stands, there is no specific federal law addressing a business’s obligations when...

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management software

1 Aug, 2017

Software Selection: What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You

“Just sign right here on the dotted line …” At this point you are (unrealistically) expected to...

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1 Aug, 2017

Online Crime

Are You Prepared For The Next Cyber Attack? Cybercrime has dominated news headlines this year,...

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1 Aug, 2017

Automating Your Storage Business

How To Utilize Technology To Save Time And Money It seems like unmanned, fully automated...

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1 Aug, 2017

Digital Marketing 101: 10 Tips That Really Work

Entrepreneur Joe Pulizzi has been quoted as saying, “Word of mouth marketing has always been...

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1 Jun, 2017

Passé Pages

Is Your Website Obsolete? While we were busy chasing new tenants and conducting day-to-day...

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1 May, 2017

The Bigger Picture

Unlocking Profits With Software If you only consider the software you use at self-storage business...

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1 May, 2017

An Expected Amenity

Considering Climate Control The self-storage industry has come a long way from its roots of plain...

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self storage data

1 May, 2017

Digging Into Customer Data

How To Uncover Invaluable Information At Extra Space Storage, our data science team spends the...

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1 Mar, 2017

Chip Credit Cards

Retailers Grapple With Costly POS Upgrades Shoppers love credit cards for quick and easy...

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1 Mar, 2017

Self-Storage And Social Media

It’s Happening With Or Without You When Cindy (who asked us not to use her last name) placed...

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1 Dec, 2016

Technology Resolutions

The Top Six Trends For 2017By Jana Basler After you’ve cleaned up the party confetti and tossed...

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7 Aug, 2016

The Digital Marketing Puzzle

Customer Experience As A Key Piece Internet marketing is complex, but there’s no great mystery...

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1 Aug, 2016

The Dos And Don’ts Of Social Media

Are You Controlling Your Brand’s Identity And Reputation? As many of you know, having a strong...

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1 Aug, 2016

A Tale Of Two Strategies

Self Versus Third-Party Management Storage Pros Management, LLC, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based...

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1 Aug, 2016

ViewPoint: What do you believe is the biggest technology concern for the self-storage industry?

Question: What do you believe is the biggest technology concern for the self-storage industry?

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1 Aug, 2016

The REIT Advantage: APIs In The Storage Industry

In the June issue of Mini-Storage Messenger, the article “APIs In The Storage Industry:...

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1 Aug, 2016

View And Do!

Ten Technology Tips To Watch It’s a common refrain in today’s world of commerce, but it always...

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6 Jun, 2016

Ransomware: To Pay Or Not To Pay

Up until recently, most of us had only heard the term “Ransomware” in passing and had little to no...

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1 Jun, 2016

APIs In The Storage Industry

Understanding The Controversy Recently there’s been a lot of storage industry chatter about APIs...

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1 Jun, 2016

Shift Or Stay?

User Trends In Storage Technology While the core business of self-storage hasn’t changed much in...

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1 May, 2016

Websites As Marketing Tools

Getting The Most From Your Site Absolutely phenomenal sales people are rare. Equally rare are...

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1 Mar, 2016

Affordable Digital Solutions

Remaining Competitive On The Web Digital marketing software overload! That’s what most small and...

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1 Feb, 2016

Voluminous Value

Four Unconventional Storage Services By its nature, the self-storage industry encompasses a...

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management software

1 Jan, 2016

The Perks Of Industry-Specific Software

The operations side of the self-storage business can be tedious, with numerous reports to run,...

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