Storage Authority® News
We are excited to invite Everyone to the Storage Authority Mulberry Grand Opening celebration on April 25th. In case you can’t make it here are a couple of photos.
On May 11 Storage Authority Walters Rd, Houston TX is having its Grand Opening Celebration and you’re invited! You can even win a 50″ flat screen TV! Just in case you can’t make it here are a couple of photos.
The Inside Self Storage World Expo earlier this month was a wealth of information. Here is our President moderating the session on Using Data to make Self Storage Investment Decisions.
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The Dream team at the ISS expo: Garrett, GP & Marc
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As part of our Dynamic Ease Self Storage Development Series, we help our franchisees around the development landmines, including finding land, designing,obtaining approvals, financing and building a premier self-storage facility.
Learn more at: www.StorageAuhorityFranchise.com Or email or call Garrett Byrd (Garrett@StorageAuthority.comor Direct 941-928-1354)
Ten things to make sure your Grand Opening is super successful.
1) Schedule it out 45 days after you open to get prepared.
2) Have town staff there for a ribbon cutting
3) Have the local fire dept there with a truck. Don’t forget to give them a donation
4) Have a person in costume with a sign waving drive-by traffic in.
5) Have lots of great food.
6) Have several giveaways & games for prizes for kids
7) Have a one-day rental special.
8) Have extra staff to give tours, help with parking, food etc.
9) Figure out parking in advance – have signage and a parking person.
10 Invite everyone, send out a newsletter, market your Grand Opening and market some more. Call and visit the local community and email and hand out Grand Opening flyers.
Storage Authority Vendor Updates
For vendor contacts or recommendations feel free to email marc@storageauthority.com for the best of the best!
G5 continues to update our websites every month! New pictures & Videos and new technology. Just added Open Tech Storage Genie video to the websites. What makes your website better every month. Now a social reputation platform tied into your website is a must!
Jenny and the team at signquick have updated our Office & Gate sign manual to make life easy! I love the magnetic unit size signs for the show units
Our packing & moving supplier Supply Side now provides metal slat walls for product displays – so much better than the wood/particle board that chips and does not have the quality look we demand! I love the Storage Authority Lock packaging they provide for us!
The new Open Tech Alliance kiosks are just incredible. And with the new price point, everyone can afford one. The reality is there is no choice – you need one!
Vendors don’t forget we pay you a $2,500 referral fee for each lead you provide that becomes a Franchise. Call Garrett for detail: 941-928-1354
Things we love to do besides self-storage.
Marc our president is more of an engineer than an artist but every once in a while he dabbles in multimedia art. Here is some of his work.
What would you do with more time & money?
Getting started is the hard part? Or is it? How about just saying yes!
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