Self Storage Meet

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I am getting my head back on after being in Las Vegas at the Self Storage Association meeting. We got to talk to lots of clients, acquaintances and future clients. There were about 2,500 people in attendance from all over the place.

I had the honor of leading two roundtable discussions. One was about how storage operators are using call centers to rent more units. The other was on how consumer demand cycles through the times of day, days of week, weeks and months of the different seasons. Both sessions were well attended and sparked a lot of great conversation.

I also enjoyed the panel presentations and guest speakers. Carol Shipley from United Stor All spoke at the opening session about her view of the next 30 years in self storage. She was kind enough to let us publish her notes. You will find them in today’s property management blog. Look to the side bar that gives you a link to property management and check out the blog today.

I have been going to these self storage meetings for 5 years and each one gets bigger and better. It is interesting to see the industry develop. It is also interesting to see that as the REITs and large operators continue to prosper, the small operator continues to do well, too. More stores are being built and improved by the 2 to 10 store sized company than all the REITs combined. Will this trend continue? GE did not fare well with its attempt to conquer and consolidate the storage business. Let’s see how the other players handle themselves.

bye for now, Tron

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