“The Hat Lady” Anne Ballard Presents Self-Storage Marketing Webinar

Phoenix, AZ, December 07, 2009 --(PR.com)-- Known throughout the self-storage industry as “the hat lady,” M. Anne Ballard, president and founder of Universal Management Company, will host a free webinar on December 17, 2009, focused on self-storage marketing and management strategies. The webinar "The Hat Lady Speaks: Marketing Self-Storage" will be hosted by MiniCo Publishing as part of the ongoing Mini-Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series, sponsored by Universal Management Company, and moderated by Publisher Poppy Behrens. Topics will include the following:

· Telling your facility’s story
· Practical solutions for improving store performance
· Proven programs anyone can use
· Step-by-step marketing instructions
· Real-time processes that maximize your marketing
· An A-to-Z guide for marketing, management and team motivation

A longtime top operator in the self-storage industry, Universal Management Company offers self-storage business owners the benefits of the company’s extensive industry experience as well as professional, unbiased management services. Ms. Ballard has written many articles for "Mini-Storage Messenger" and other publications, and is a regular contributor to the annual "Self-Storage Almanac."

The Mini-Storage Messenger Self-Storage Webinar Series offers informative monthly 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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