Day-to-Day Management

Learn about startup and ongoing expenses that should be anticipated for a self-storage operation, including industry averages, cost ranges and more. Get financial information you need to make good decisions.

Get an overview of four critical legal concerns related to daily self-storage operation, including the most important lawsuits to avoid, tenant bankruptcy, late-fee charges and employee overtime.

While large self-storage companies possess certain operating advantages, independent owners can carve out healthy market share by implementing smart strategies related to marketing and money management.

Are you leveraging competitor information to benefit your self-storage business? Learn how touring and promoting referrals with competitors and other tools can be used to market your points of differentiation.

Learn how to get the most from selling moving and packing supplies with a better understanding of retail merchandising, using a plan-o-gram, and implementing strategic pricing and improved sales techniques.

Do you know when the self-storage customer experience actually begins? Learn about the impact phone skills, social media and curb appeal have on a customer’s experience and how to handle service issues.

This session will help self-storage managers perfect their phone-sales script and presentation. Learn the five parts of a sales call, how to increase your “kill rate,” closing techniques and more.

This session outlines strategies to help you convert more prospective customers to self-storage tenants—on the phone and in person. Learn how to generate more phone leads, pre-sell customers and more.

This session will help you understand how self-storage customers make their buying decisions. Gain the tools to reach customers, improve sales, exceed expectations and structure effective marketing programs.

Learn about common self-storage operational mistakes and how to correct them, including who to trust to run a facility, common marketing errors, how to underwrite property income and expenses, and more.