TSSA March 2019 Newsletter

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IN ISS 2019 BEST OF BUSINESS AWARD

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YOU CAN READ EACH ISSUE OF SELF-STORAGE NEWS MAGAZINE ONLINE

Full current and past issues of Self-Storage News , TSSA's official magazine, are available on our website in our online resource library. We mail the print publication every other month and will now email it too.

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BIG IDEAS IN GIVING

TSSA's total donations to date to Shriners Hospitals for Children—Galveston is $1.4 million! Fundraising efforts continue this year at our next Big Ideas in Storage conference in The Woodlands October 13-15, 2019. We need your help with auction items.

We'd love some big-ticket items! Do you have a vacation home or Airbnb for a week-stay donation? Are you a member of a country club and can donate a round of golf? Do you have miles you can donate towards plane tickets?

Gifts of all values are welcome! Send us items for a gift basket, pick up a dining gift certificate or jewelry from a local artisan. Maybe you're an artist? Donate a piece of your artwork or offer a custom design.

You can also buy and send items from our Amazon wish list.

IN-KIND DONATION INFO

Thank you to the following 2019 auction donors : Caroline Hart with X-15 Enterprises, LLC, Corpus Christi Hooks, Four Point Family Chiropractic, Frisco RoughRiders, Lone Star Flight Museum, Metal Dynamics, Omni Austin Hotel Downtown, Texas Rangers

MARKETING TIPS

Spring is in the air! That means there are some great opportunities for seasonal-based special offers.Grab your calendar and develop some fun themed promotions.

St. Patrick's Day : Have a "pot o' gold" with various discounts attached to gold chocolate coins or written on paper coin cutouts. Ask customers to try their luck at a great deal!

First Day of Spring : Jump aboard the tidying-up train with spring cleaning offers. Encourage customers to clean out the clutter but store their treasures with you!

April Fool's Day : Your customers would be "fools" for not taking you up on a free month of storage. Bundle it with a prepaid six-month agreement or first month free with a new lease.

Easter : Invite customers to "hop on over to your facility for the most eggcellent treats and deals." Pass out Easter eggs filled with candy and promotional coupons.

Earth Day : Lead customers to your door by hosting a sponsored recycling event to shred documents, collect old electronics or donate used books, bikes or other items for a local charity.

Questions? Email Tracie at marketing@txssa.org

LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

Sen. Brandon Creighton (Conroe) and Rep. Joe Moody (El Paso) have filed companion bills which would allow self-storage operators to have vehicles towed when tenants stop paying storage rent. Represented by the lobbying firm Matz and Company, TSSA is advocating for the bill as a way for members to dispose of vehicles in lieu of holding a foreclosure sale. If the bill passes as introduced, operators will be allowed to have a licensed towing company remove a vehicle when rent is unpaid, provided that the remedy is agreed to via a written rental agreement and notice is given at least 15 days before the towing occurs.

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TSSA LUNCHEONS

The only cost of these events is your meal

Date: April 9, 2019

Location: Corpus Christi

Topic: Revenue Management

Speaker : Mike Gately

Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Place: Nolans Restaurant

4117 S. Staples, #100

Sponsor: A-Lert Building Systems

Registration required.

Date: April 11

Location: Amarillo

Topic: Crime Prevention at Your Facility

Speaker: Sgt. Carla Burr

Time: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

Place: Youngblood's Stockyard Cafe Downtown

620 SW 16th St.

Sponsor: Bedrock Contracting

Registration required.

2019 BIG IDEAS IN

STORAGE CONFERENCE

SAVE THE DATE

Mark your calendar for TSSA's 2019 Big Ideas in Storage Conference , which will be on October 13-15 at The Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel, The Woodlands, TX.

SPECIAL OFFER FOR TSSA MEMBERS TO ATTEND THE 2019 ISS WORLD EXPO!

A lot of fresh, exciting things are happening at the 2019 ISS World Expo . From a bigger exhibit hall to live product demos and much more, this is an event you don't want to miss! See what else is new at this year's show! TSSA members will receive $30 off the Seminar-Track Package OR All-Access Pass when registering through this e-mail. Register now and join us at The Mirage in Las Vegas, April 1-4!