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COMMERCIAL/OFFICE MOVING OFFERS OPPORTUNITY (1-minute read)

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Bob Ottaway

Here is where you want to be looking as Residential is recovering. We may have a lack of demand due to the mortgage rates deterring home selling, but commercial office owners are seeing a permanent shift in the way...

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How to Survive the Moving Company Sales Slowdown – Summer 2022

Posted on August 23, 2022 by Bob Ottaway

By all accounts, it has not been a big sales summer for moving companies. We hear things like: Worst May ever (in over 15 years). Tepid. Blah. Sharp drop-off in the middle of July. You probably have your version...

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Moving Industry Statistics (2023)

Posted on April 12, 2021 by Bob Ottaway

As a moving company, it is good to keep up on the trends of your industry to ensure that you are positioning your business to offer the best services for your customers. Trends and statistics are constantly changing and...

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How to Grow a Moving Company in 9 Steps

Posted on June 12, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

Maybe you’ve just started your very own moving company or bought one. Or you’ve inherited a family business you want to keep going into the next generation. Keeping your moving company afloat is one thing, but expanding it is...

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“THANK YOU” COVID

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

How you respond to death and destruction is what’s important. Nobody wanted this, but here we are. It’s how you respond that is key, and here are some timely suggestions: SUMMER MOVING SEASON: It’s here. If your sales team...

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POLITICS ASIDE…COVID FATALITY RATE ONLY 1.8% IN U.S. FOR PATIENTS UNDER 65 WITH NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS

Posted on April 29, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

Lives matter, so providing biased information would be completely irresponsible. We would never do that. There is much debate about reopening the economy and, unfortunately, it has taken on a political tone. We just want what’s best for all...

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YELP YELPS. GOOGLE SUSPENDS.

Posted on April 13, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

Yelp announces layoffs and furloughs last week as their advertising sales tank. 2,100 employees are effected. This a result of the coronavirus and their main advertiser, restaurants, cancelling their ads. In addition, Google has announced the suspension of all...

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HOW TO GAIN MARKET SHARE IN A DISRUPTION

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

Only when the status quo is disrupted by any type of change can the established order be changed. This can mean a change in your market share. While 90% of you will not want to pursue this strategy, it’s...

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How to Talk to Your Moving Crew, Clients About COVID-19

Posted on April 2, 2020 by Bob Ottaway

It’s no secret that we’re in the middle of uncertain, unprecedented times. It’s difficult to talk about something that is constantly changing and disrupting lives, like the coronavirus. As the pandemic closes in on the United States, moving and...

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2019 Advertising Trends for the Moving Industry

10 Statistics and Trends Predictions in Moving Advertising for 2019

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Bob Ottaway

The moving industry is more saturated and more consolidated than ever before. The proliferation of smaller, sometimes unlicensed help is making it harder for larger companies to compete on price. This might sound like bad news for companies as...

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More Sales Leads Everyday! Marketers For Movers at the 2019 AMSA Conference

Posted on March 26, 2019 by Bob Ottaway

It was great to see everyone at the 2019 AMSA conference! I know we got lots of business cards, and we’re looking forward to growth and bringing lots of new sales leads from SEO and PPC to our moving...

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New Tax Law Makes “Moving Expenses” Not Deductible

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

The new GOP Tax Bill eliminates “moving expenses” as a personal deduction for everyone except for members of the military. Current law permits “employer provided expense reimbursement” to be excluded from income tax as well. This exclusion now...

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Movers are Raking in Fewer Sales Because People Aren’t Moving

Posted on November 3, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

HOMEOWNER’S MOBILITY IS STUCK AT A 30 YEAR LOW. Despite rising home prices and a growing U.S. economy, many homeowners elect to stay where they are rather than move. So since this vitally impacts our bottom lines, it’s...

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Movers’ Sites Must Comply with The Americans with Disabilities Act

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

Over 751 lawsuits have been filed over this issue. While it does not specifically apply to websites that are not “public accommodations,” a slew of lawsuits have been filed and private businesses have been found liable. We recommend...

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Self-Storage Saturated

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Bob Ottaway

SELF-STORAGE INDUSTRY BOOM SLOWS. This according to today’s WSJ in an article by Esther Fung. Expanded to 8% of Americans self-storing. Up from 3% in 1980s. Industry shifting from “growth” toward “maturity.” Advancing tech is making some goods smaller...

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