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 is not capitalizing on this, they should be. We know of no districts going back […]
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POLITICS ASIDE…COVID FATALITY RATE ONLY 1.8% IN U.S. FOR PATIENTS UNDER 65 WITH NO PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS
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 of us. To that end, we wanted you to see this statistic as you work […]
Text Is Dying, But There’s Still Hope for Your Moving Company
Even as little as five years ago, the most influential online voices were writing on blogs and news websites. Now those same voices can be heard on podcasts and seen on YouTube channels, Facebook videos, Netflix series, Instagram stories and a multitude of apps. The bottom line? If your moving company can’t deliver marketing content […]
Self-Storage Saturated
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 and replacing others according to Green Street Advisors research. If you are in Self-Storage here’s a […]
Fewer People are Moving to New Homes Despite Improved Economy
Now that The Great Recession of 2008–2010 has lessened its grip on the country, how are people who own homes responding? After all, that’s what we movers want to know. Are they moving? The short answer is “not as often,” according to The New York Times, front page, May 15, 2017. In fact, “median home […]
Only a Small Portion of Americans 55+ Move Long Distance
When there is timely news, we must pass it on quickly to the moving industry ASAP to boost your revenue and save you money. Here’s the headline: “ONLY 6⁄10 OF 1% OF AMERICANS OVER 55 MOVED ACROSS STATE LINES IN 2015.” According to the article from The New York Times, the population looked at is […]
Time to Update Windows Computers After Malware Attack
Windows issued a security patch March 14, 2017 which would have prevented this attack on any computer. If all of your computers are running Windows 10, they were not vulnerable, but we know from working with dozens of moving companies that many of you have computers running Windows 8, Windows XL, Windows Vista, etc. These […]
