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Self storage customers move quickly. Are you taking the necessary steps to meet their immediate need and effectively manage your property? You may have a hard and fast goal of reaching –  and keeping – 100 percent occupancy. If this is your focus, and you’ve reached stabilization of at least 85 percent, you’re missing a […]

The digital landscape has reshaped self storage consumer behavior. Marketers must reach a confident, capable, and connected force that is directly plugged into a world where they can get anything and everything on-demand. Today’s self storage customer moves quickly, and expects you to meet them with accurate facility information. One way to meet customer demand […]

The impressive increase in both supply and demand for self storage has transformed the marketplace. We’ve reviewed current self storage industry data to focus on the top ten market regions for 2018, based on population and employment growth. There has been significant development over the past two years, and we are beginning to see supply […]

G5’s Self Storage State of the Industry Report for the first half of 2018 is now available to download. The report is a comprehensive overview of economic outlook, current industry policies, upward trends, and challenges. It also includes specific markets to watch and how those markets will interact with innovative digital advertising channels. Report Recap: […]

Chances are, the majority of your customers are either new or established members of your community, rather than transients just passing through the area with a need to store their belongings somewhere, anywhere. As both supply and demand for self storage increases, now is the time to differentiate your company from competitors, like the local REITs, […]

Whether you’re opening another location or starting a new Self Storage business, there are a seemingly endless number of essential steps you need to take before you can open your doors. Don’t let this stress you out; just take it one step at a time. Once you’ve tackled the essentials, like understanding growth potential, start-up […]

Google claims that only 2 to 4% of visits to a website result in a transaction. All too often a potential customer is simply starting to research the options for self storage solutions. During this process, it’s easy to forget every storage website you visited, so how do you ensure that they don’t forget about […]