Record Number of Self Storage Reservations Generated Online in 2011

Omaha, NE (PRWEB) December 31, 2011

The use of the internet to find and reserve self storage units by consumers grew dramatically in 2011. USstoragesearch.com saw an increase of more than 400% in online reservations generated through its self storage network during the year.

Online traffic also saw significant growth in 2011. Aided by the launch of several high value websites, including http://www.Storage.com and http://www.StorageUnit.com, USstoragesearch.com experienced overall traffic increases in 2011 of more than 300%. Throughout 2011, the USstoragesearch.com Self Storage Network added 170 new partner websites, ending the year with more than 3,000 web properties displaying USstoragesearch.com member listings. USstoragesearch.com has also reached agreements to power self storage listings on additional local self storage websites throughout the United States, which are scheduled to launch throughout the first quarter of 2012.

Mike Jones, Vice President of USstoragesearch.com, shared ?The adaptation of the self storage industry to online conversions in the form of storage unit reservations has occurred remarkably quickly. Over the last couple of years the industry recognized the potential for more online conversions in this area and has adapted its technology, marketing practices and sales techniques to capitalize on a great opportunity to keep their storage units full and reach more potential tenants. This change has benefited not only storage operators but also consumers who can easily book the storage unit they need from the comfort of their home or office. We really applaud the storage community for their quick adoption of the online reservation process?.

USstoragesearch.com is designed to provide members with self storage leads, in the form of e-mails, quote requests, storage coupons and phone calls. The USstoragesearch.com Self Storage Network was designed to provide online reservations for member storage facilities who choose to utilize both USstoragesearch.com and the Self Storage Network. The online reservations completed on the USstoragesearch.com Self Storage Network are secured with a deposit made by the new tenant via credit card. This process leads to a move-in rate of more than 90%, providing USstoragesearch.com members with more new tenants and fewer vacant units.

About USstoragesearch.com

USstoragesearch.com is a trusted storage partner; serving the storage industry with aggressive and cost-effective online Self Storage Marketing. Established in 2004, USstoragesearch.com is the self storage industry leader with the largest and longest standing storage directory with the largest member base, featuring over 18,000 member facilities. Storage customers using the USstoragesearch.com online reservation network, which includes high-quality partner sites like storageunit.com, http://www.StorageUnitDeals.com, & storage.com, search real-time available storage units by facility location, unit size, property features and specials. Customers have an easy way to find, compare and securely reserve storage by credit card in minutes. These real-time reservations have been proven to convert to paying rentals for member facilities more than 90% of the time.

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Record Holiday 2011 Ecommerce Sales Impacted by Online Marketing Technology

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) January 05, 2012

According to ComScore, online spending reached a record $ 35.3 billion this holiday season, a 15% increase over last year. At the heart of this surge in online sales lies Philadelphia-based Monetate, a leading provider of online marketing technology, which announced that its platform drove roughly 20 percent, or $ 168 million of the record-setting $ 816 million in Black Friday online sales.

As ecommerce companies increasingly look for ways to increase customer engagement and sales on their websites in a highly competitive online shopping environment, technology providers like Monetate play an essential role in helping to move the needle on sales. The significant adoption of Monetate?s platform signals the importance online retailers place on delivering a more engaging and relevant shopping experience to customers in ways that measurably impact website ROI.

?Online retail has been growing exponentially since I co-founded Shop.org in 1996, and the 2011 holiday shopping season was a banner year,? said Monetate Strategic Advisory Board member and ecommerce visionary Elaine Rubin. ?Companies like Monetate influence a large amount of ecommerce transactions by partnering with online retailers to add much-needed marketing agility, increase conversions and revenue, and help them quickly adapt to the changing habits and preferences of their customers in this new multichannel world.?

With Monetate, marketers can quickly and easily run A/B and multivariate tests, leverage powerful tools like geographic and weather-based targeting, and deliver unique customer experiences based on real-time user behavior. Core features like built-in analytics, behavioral profiling, and automatic content scanning empower marketers to move even faster, without having to rely on IT resources or hire specialized staff.

?We had an excellent year in 2011 that concluded with a flurry of holiday activity among our retail partners,? said Monetate CEO David Brussin. ?With 20% of all Black Friday sales driven by our platform, it?s clear that retail marketers are beginning to adopt a more agile approach to ecommerce that allows them to quickly adapt to the changing habits and preferences of their customers.?

About Monetate

Monetate is the leading provider of testing, targeting, and personalization solutions for websites. The company's cloud based platform empowers marketers to test and target product offers and site features and convert successful tests into personalized messaging and promotional campaigns, instantly, anywhere on the website. Monetate removes the IT bottleneck and is quick and easy to install using just a single JavaScript tag, inserted only once, and requiring no internal IT resources. Some of the best known brands in the world use Monetate to make the most of their online marketing dollars, increase conversion rates, and personalize the website experience including Best Buy, Aeropostale, Urban Outfitters, Altrec, The Sports Authority, PETCO, QVC and more. Based in Philadelphia, Monetate serves a growing list of B2C websites around the world. For more information about Monetate, visit http://www.monetate.com and follow @monetate on Twitter.

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IXACT Contact Real Estate CRM Celebrates a Record Breaking 2011

Toronto, ON (PRWEB) January 12, 2012

2011 was a year of growth for IXACT Contact ? a year marked by more than a 100% increase in the company?s customer base. This growth has been attributed to many important initiatives IXACT Contact undertook throughout the year including joining with new strategic partners, enhancing the real estate contact management system with innovative and time-saving features, and receiving overwhelmingly positive reviews from top real estate coaches and trainers, such as Gary David Hall, Jennifer Allan, and Chris Leader.

In early 2011, IXACT Contact joined forces with Jennifer Allan-Hagedorn, Real Estate Trainer, Speaker, and Author of Sell with Soul: The New Agent?s Guide to an Extraordinary Career in Real Estate. Ms. Allan-Hagedorn runs frequent webinars that help agents use their contact management system to do a better job in the key areas of conTACT and conTRACT management. Ms. Allan-Hagedorn?s preferred contact management system, and the one she uses in her webinars, is IXACT Contact. Listing and closing Activity Plans created by Ms. Allan-Hagedorn have been made available free of charge to all IXACT Contact subscribers and have received overwhelmingly positive acclaim.

In mid 2011, IXACT Contact joined forces with Hobbs/Herder, one of the leading real estate marketing training firms in North America. IXACT Contact launched a custom version of the real estate marketing software specifically for Hobbs/herder clients. This version of IXACT Contact?s real estate CRM includes five unique Activity Plans and all associated letters, call scripts, PowerKards, and Special Reports, specifically designed by Hobbs/Herder. The partnership has been tremendously successful and will expand in 2012 with the integration of IXACT Contact into Hobbs/Herder?s website offering.

The company also worked with renowned real estate CRM Consultant Gary David Hall to make Mr. Hall?s Trans-Plans available to IXACT Contact customers. Trans-Plans are comprehensive real estate transaction management plans that help REALTORS? ensure that nothing is forgotten or missed in the complex process of buying or selling real estate. Mr. Hall is the author of myriad real estate CRM publications and is known as the ?guru? of real estate database and CRM systems.

Various new features and product enhancements to the system were also released in 2011 including Email Campaign Reporting. IXACT Contact is the only real estate contact management system on the market today to have this feature. The powerful Email Campaign Reporting functionality allows users to view statistics on overall deliverability of email campaigns, including open rate, click-through rate, forward rate, and bounce rate. This feature has eliminated the need for subscribers to pay for two different systems: a real estate CRM system and an email marketing platform. Email Campaign Reporting has greatly propelled the success of the real estate contact manager.

IXACT Contact also released the ability for subscribers to create custom, graphical mass email headers and graphical mass email and letter signatures. This important enhancement to IXACT Contact has allowed subscribers to truly create a brand for themselves by designing and sending out eye-catching and impactful emails and letters.

Another key enhancement to the email marketing side of the real estate CRM has been the ability for customers to insert mail merge fields anywhere within the body of an email or letter, taking personalization to a new level.

?We?re exceptionally proud of our accomplishments as a company in 2011 and what we?ve been able to provide to our customer base. We expect 2012 will be our best year to date and we look forward to continue to provide value to our subscribers and truly exceed their expectations,? said Rich Gaasenbeek, Vice President, Sales and Marketing.

About IXACT Solutions Inc.

IXACT Contact? is an easy-to-use web-based real estate CRM system that helps REALTORS? build lasting relationships with past clients, hot prospects and important referral sources. IXACT Contact makes it easy to maintain full contact profiles and to stay in touch with clients in a way that?s personalized, relevant and timely. With IXACT Contact, real estate agents can convert more leads into listings and attract more referrals and repeat business. Real estate sales and real estate prospecting become easy. Real estate marketing is also a snap with IXACT Contact?s personalized mass email, drip marketing, and email campaign reporting features. The Active Business side of the system helps REALTORS? keep control of transactions by managing all the to-do?s associated with listings and buyers. Sign up for a free 5-week trial today at http://www.ixactcontact.com.

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