Despite the biggest drenching on the Gold Coast for 12 months, leading speakers and Trade suppliers gathered for 2 days of top Self Storage education at Storage Expo 2017, held at Sea World Nara resort.
Attendees flew in from Darwin, South Australia, New Zealand and other faraway places, settling down to key presentations from leading speakers on various topics all related to Self “Storage in the Digital Age”.
Storage Expo 2017 Wins with Self Storage Owners
Led by Dallas Dogger, the two-day Expo and Tradeshow delivered key information for new and established owners and managers, no one left not knowing more than when they arrived!
Dogger and Collins presented “Digital Real Estate – Do you own any?”. They showed how your domain and your digital assets really are valuable and it’s essential to consider them as part of the overall value of your Self Storage site.
Both Mal Collins and David Blackwell, senior valuers and analysts presented industry based information highlighting the importance of sites digital footprint.
Presentations on the Web, Security, Online auctions, Building new Self Storage and even a development workshop were held; providing plenty of information.
Joe Doyle reminded those who attended that customer service is still very important and how it’s even more important to service your online customers.
Attendees, could see the best products from leading suppliers, ask questions and get product demos at the Trade Expo. On display were:
SiteLink Software
R6 Web Design™
Steel Storage
PTI Security Systems
VISY Boxes and More
Southwell Lifts and Hoists
SafetyMakers
Q Access
Ibid on Storage
USC Containers
Sentinel Security
District Manager
Each of these suppliers subsidised attendance for those who registered and attended and for more information on these suppliers, go to www.selfstoragestartup.com.au where you can find the latest information for Self Storage.
Some of the comments from our survey:
“Excellent conference, we learned a lot. Good for Newbies like us”.
“Thanks for a great 2 days!”
“Just getting started in Self Storage, thanks for the info”
“Very Enjoyable”
