REVIEW & WIN CONTEST: YOU COULD WIN A FREE MONTH OF STORAGE!

Have you had a positive experience with a Tellus Self Storage facility? If so, would you be willing to share that? Go to Google, and type in the name of your self-storage facility, or follow one of the links below and click “Write Review.” You can even rank us with stars! You must have a Google account to write reviews, but it’s free to set one up!

Let us know you’ve posted a review, and you will be entered into a drawing for a FREE Month’s Rent. There will be one winner per facility, contest starts April 1^st and ends May 1^st. See your facility manager for further contest details or call us at 1-800-773-6691.

A Plus Self Storage - 33722 Highway 16, Denham Springs LA 70726

Abita Mini Storage - 70037 Highway 59, Abita Springs 70420

All About Self Storage - 5553 Groom Road, Baker LA 70714

All Star Storage - 11370 Lorraine Road, Gulfport MS 39503

Arlington Park Self Storage - 106 Arlington Drive, Madison AL 35758

Community Self Storage – Denham Springs - 8039 Vincent Road, Denham Springs LA 70726

Community Self Storage – Oak Grove - 2002A Oak Grove Road, Hattiesburg MS 39401

Community Self Storage – Brandon - 671 Holly Bush Road, Brandon MS 39047

Community Self Storage – Downtown - 1602 South 28^th Ave, Hattiesburg MS 39401

Community Self Storage – Hattiesburg - 123 Sims Road, Hattiesburg MS 39401

Community Self Storage – Lake City - 814 SW State Road 247, Lake City FL 32025

Community Self Storage – South - 2298 Edwards Street, Hattiesburg MS 39402

Community Self Storage -Spanish Fort - 11065-A Highway 31, Spanish Fort AL 36527

Community Self Storage – Walker - 9785 highway 190, Walker LA 70785

Convenient Self Storage - 307 Courthouse Road, Gulfport MS 39502

Daphne Self Storage - 25361 U.S. Highway 98, Daphne AL 36526

Dedeaux West Self Storage - 15276 Dedeaux Road, Gulfport MS 39503

Downtown Storage - 100 Jefferson Street, Huntsville AL 35801

Golden Eagle Self Storage - 6497 Highway 98 W, Hattiesburg MS 39401

Grand Central Self Storage - 7384 Raleigh LaGrange, Cordova TN 38018

Grants Crossing Self Storage - 551 Grants Crossing, Brandon MS 39047

Grayson Valley Store All - 5791 Chalkville Road, Birmingham AL 35235

Letson Farms Store All - 4763 Letson Farms Parkway, Bessemer AL 35022

Marquis Ranch Self Storage – Hattiesburg - 38 Power Lane, Hattiesburg MS 39402

Marquis Ranch Self Storage – Covington - 20317 Highway 36, Covington LA 70435

Marquis Ranch Self Storage – Crestview - 997 Industrial Drive, Crestview FL 32539

Marquis Ranch Self Storage – Forney - 1002 FM 548, Forney TX 75126

McDowell Road Storage - 126 Parcel Drive, Jackson MS 39204

Midsouth Self Storage & Commercial - 814 Town & Country Drive, Southaven  MS 38671

Saucier Storage - 23515 Central Drive, Saucier MS 39506

Community Self Storage of Hattiesburg on Sims Road

Reserve Online: http://www.tellusselfstorage.com/MS/sims.html

Grayson Valley Store All aids tornado victims in Alabama

A storm system produced a tornado that moved across northern Jefferson County around 3:30 a.m., causing damage in Oak Grove, Graysville, Fultondale, Center Point, Clay, Trussville and Center Point. No property damage estimate is ready since officials are still focusing on search-and-rescue, but the destruction was “extensive.”

As of 5:30 a.m., there were 48,750 Alabama Power customers in the dark. The majority of those-43,100-are in the greater Birmingham area, said spokeswoman Hallie Bradley.

Grayson Valley Store All in Birmingham, AL is open and offering 1 month of FREE storage to all local storm victims. We want to help our community get back on it’s feet, if you need assistance with storing your belongings please contact Grayson Valley Store All to reserve your free month of storage today.

Discounted rates will apply after first month of free storage, call 205-655-0122 to hear our specials. The facility is at 5791 Chalkville Road on Chalkville Rd/CO Rd 10.

Self-Storage Manager of the Month: Nikki Criddle

No matter where Nikki Criddle is, whether it’s a coffee shop, McDonald’s or on-site at work, she makes a point to network. It’s key to success for this Property Manager of Marquis Ranch Self Storage in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Her networking skills are how she got noticed by Christy Parker, Director of Technology at Marquis Ranch parent company Tellus Self-Storage, who nominated her for SpareFoot’s August Manager of the Month.

Nikki’s foray into self-storage began in 2009, when she  joined the Tellus team after graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi with a degree in public relations. In college, she interned at a student-run independent record label. It was there Nikki picked up the unique clientele base she would bring with her to the storage world. Renting out units to local bands increased occupancy rates and gave Tellus unexpected visibility.

“The bands would get these big 10×20 climate-controlled units and set up in there. They would practice and have recording sessions, and the instruments never really left unless they had a gig somewhere,” explained Nikki.

Through promoting concerts online, she learned the basics of LinkedIn, Facebook and MySpace. And according to Christy, that’s a skill that distinguishes Nikki from other managers. Tellus was initially nervous about creating an business page on Facebook, but Nikki started interacting with her customers and other industry professionals through her personal profile.

“I use my Facebook to bring awareness to the self-storage world and a sense of community to my property.  People always ask me, ‘What’s it like to be a property manager?’ So I open up about my life, use Facebook to tell my story. I post pictures of my daughter, my dogs and my facility. I share the music I like. I post entertaining statuses. I advertise promotions. I reach out to customers, let them know I’m here for them,” she said.

Nikki knew her growing online network would reciprocate her kindness someday. Sure enough, the effort paid off in 2010 when she organized a benefit concert for the Southern Miss Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. With many friends and family members in the Armed Forces, Nikki jumped at the philanthropic opportunity. For Operation Guardian Angel, Nikki chose a lineup featuring bands with at least one soldier or veteran member. She sold t-shirts and heavily promoted the concert, both on and offline. The end result? A whopping $3,000 for the Southern Miss ROTC and brand name recognition for Tellus Development.

Networking helps Nikki keep occupancy rates high and delinquencies down at her facility, making her one of Tellus’ consistently top-ranked managers.

“Be explicit with your customers. Let them know what you expect— make sure they’re clear on their rent rate and bill due date,” advised Nikki. “Let them know what they can expect from you, that you’re there to take care of them 100%. That way, they’ll be there 100% when you need them too.”

Nikki makes good on her promises to customers, but she also does her best help coworkers. In addition to her regular responsibilities, Nikki coordinates truck rentals between properties in the area, and cross-refers tenants who might be a better match for different facilities. Between all of these duties, Nikki finds her biggest challenge is time management. Though she’s still working on it, she offered some advice on getting things done:

“Don’t get bogged down thinking about everything you have to do. Just start each morning and keep moving forward. Every day is so unpredictable, so just be flexible,” she said.

If you want to motivate or reward someone on your team, submit nominations for the next Manager of the Month to blogs@sparefoot.com.

Written by: Christina Qiu at: http://blog.selfstorage.com/self-storage-people/self-storage-manager-of-the-month-nikki-criddle

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