Category: Resources

The portable self storage industry offers consumers a storage solution that is convenient to them and it offers investors a flexible franchise opportunity in a growing field with increasing demand. Consumers want items delivered these days. It is evident in the rise of food-delivery apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats and in the fall of brick-and-mortar retail businesses that have struggled to keep up in the age of Amazon doorstep delivery. The portable self storage industry recognizes this change in consumer behavior and has evolved self storage to meet demand.…

The self storage industry has seen an increased demand for tenant facing mobile-apps in recent years, which was only accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the benefits of mobile apps aren’t limited to consumers, as operator-facing mobile apps are also important when it comes to improving customer service in several important ways. Customer-facing apps give tenants seamless access to your facility, but an operator-facing facing app is just as crucial for ensuring a frictionless on-site experience. By leveraging cloud-based technology, an operator-facing mobile app gives operators the ability to respond…

Absolute Storage Management (ASM), a leading private, third-party management company for self-storage facilities in the United States, announced operating results for the three months and year ended December 31, 2020. 2020 Highlights for Three Months Ended December 31, 2020: • Increased same-store revenue by 4.2% compared to the same period in 2019. • Reported same-store square foot occupancy of 91% as of December 31, 2020 compared to 87% as of December 31, 2019. • Acquired five (5) management contracts: three (3) operating facilities and two (2) facilities after construction. •…

Local acquisition of Steward Self Storage is bringing professional self storage management to city of Saint Peters. St. Peters Self Storage LLC purchased this facility for an undisclosed price in mid-December 2020. Steward Self Storage provides non-climate controlled storage units to the local community of St. Peters, serving the surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. The facility is comprised of 350 total units totaling 48,300 rentable square feet. St. Peters Self Storage LLC has partnered with Absolute Storage Management (ASM) to provide professional self storage management for Steward Self Storage. ASM began…

Local acquisition of Walter Hill Storage is bringing professional self storage management to city of Murfreesboro. Local buyers of WH Storage Partners, LLC purchased this facility for an undisclosed price in late December 2020. Walter Hill Storage provides non-climate storage units and uncovered parking to the local community of Walter Hill, serving the surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. The facility is comprised of 360+ total units totaling 43,425 rentable square feet. WH Storage Partners, LLC has partnered with Absolute Storage Management (ASM) to provide professional self-storage management for Walter Hill Storage.…

Local acquisition of Handy Mini Storage is bringing professional self-storage management to city of Wynne, AR. Wynne Properties Group, LLC purchased this facility for an undisclosed price in mid December 2020. Handy Mini Storage provides non-climate and climate controlled storage units along with uncovered parking to the local community of Wynne, serving the surrounding businesses and neighborhoods. The facility is comprised of 600+ total units totaling 96,350 rentable square feet. Wynne Properties Group, LLC has partnered with Absolute Storage Management (ASM) to provide professional self-storage management for Handy Mini Storage.…

As businesses continue to recover from the pandemic, attracting new customers is a top priority for many.  At Vivial we often talk about social media’s value and its ability to build awareness and drive engagement with your target audience. But did you know that Facebook Ads are also an excellent tool for increasing conversions and bringing in new leads through your website? Let’s break it down and discuss exactly what a conversion ad is and share examples of how conversion ads can be used. What Is a Conversion Ad Objective?…

National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA), today announced that it has entered into definitive agreements to add Blue Sky Self Storage (“Blue Sky”), a strategic partnership between Argus Professional Storage Management and GYS Development LLC, as a Participating Regional Operator (PRO). Blue Sky and its affiliates own and/or manage over 150 self storage facilities, primarily located across the western and southern United States. Management expects that Blue Sky’s initial managed portfolio will consist of seven properties that will be acquired by NSA by the end of the first quarter 2021,…

StorCo completes $7.5 million conversion project in O’Fallon, MO with Noke Smart Entry by Janus International. Janus International Group (“Janus”), the leading global manufacturer and supplier of turn-key building solutions and new technology for the self storage industry, announces StorCo’s retail superstore conversion into a smart, climate-controlled self storage facility. In late 2019 StorCo Self Storage purchased the O’Fallon Square Shopping Center in O’Fallon, Missouri, consisting of a strip center and the large retail superstore that was soon converted into a hi-tech, climate controlled self storage facility. The history of…