Free Webinar Provides Tips on Using Social Media to Promote Self-Storage Facilities

Phoenix, AZ, December 08, 2009 --(PR.com)-- On January 20, 2010, MiniCo Publishing will host the free webinar "Self‑Storage + Social Media: How to Make it Work Without Wasting Time & Money," which is open to all self-storage professionals. Rebecca Morse, Circulation and Social Media Manager for MiniCo Publishing, will be the presenter along with Derek M. Naylor, President of Storage Marketing Solutions.

With hundreds of millions of users now logging on to social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, it is clear that social media is here to stay. Businesses in many industries are putting social media to good use, and self-storage operations are no exception. The webinar will introduce participants to various social networking sites and provide information on how to start using social media to benefit self-storage operations. Topics will include the following:

· The ever-growing social network
· Live demonstrations of social media sites
· Time-saving tools to increase efficiency
· How self-storage facilities are using social media
· Getting started
· Best practices for your facility

"Self‑Storage + Social Media: How to Make it Work Without Wasting Time & Money" is part of the ongoing Mini-Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series. The event will be co-sponsored by MiniCo Publishing and Storage Marketing Solutions and moderated by Poppy Behrens, Publisher, MiniCo Publishing.

The Mini-Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series offers informative webinars free of charge to self-storage professionals and other individuals. For more information or to register, visit www.ministoragemessenger.com. Online registration is required for this free live event.

MiniCo Publishing, a division of MiniCo, Inc., publishes the “Mini-Storage Messenger,” the leading monthly trade magazine covering the global self-storage industry. Other publications include “Self-Storage Now!,” “Mobile Self-Storage Magazine,” “RV & Boat Storage Today,” “Self‑Storage Canada,” the “Self-Storage Almanac,” the “Self-Storage Development Handbook,” and the “Self‑Storage Buyer’s Guide.”

Since 1974, Phoenix-based MiniCo, Inc. has been a self-storage leader providing superior specialty insurance programs, informative publications and valuable products and services created expressly for the self‑storage industry.

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