Marketing a Garage Spot?

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Anonymous
11 years 3 months ago #12085 by Anonymous
Marketing a Garage Spot? was created by Anonymous
Does anyone here have any insight they can share on how to effectively market a parking garage? In Chicago that is. Thank you! Looking for ideas on how to make it visible. Any and all ideas are welcome.
11 years 3 months ago #12085 by Anonymous
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Signs and contests!
11 years 3 months ago #12087 by Signs and contests!
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We use magnetic signs with funny messages on them:

"your place or mine?"
"I'm yours!"
"I'm LONELY"


We also did a drawing for people that paid rent before the 1st - put their name in a hat for the garage spot free for that month, can do it monthly until someone rents it.. nice way to get rent on time and advertise the spot!

Hope these help!
11 years 3 months ago #12087 by Signs and contests!
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11 years 3 months ago #12089 by Cindy Harrison
Have a winter coat drive for charity - market the fact that you get to stay warm and dry in the garage . Of course it only works In that climate - I'm in southeast nc not really a need for winter coats ;)
11 years 3 months ago #12089 by Cindy Harrison
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Eric Cato
11 years 3 months ago #12090 by Eric Cato
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Is the parking garage tenants only? Also, does the garage cost more to use than any parking elsewhere, if any?
11 years 3 months ago #12090 by Eric Cato
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11 years 3 months ago #12091 by Genevieve Oxford
I feel like a parking garage markets itself. Are we trying specifically to market the garage or market the property with this feature attribute?

Plus, as Eric Cato is pointing out, there are so many variables to consider. What does it cost? Where else would you park? What are your competitors doing? Are you the only community with this option? Who's the target; current tenants or is this to drive new tenants? Is it multi-level? It it also gated?
11 years 3 months ago #12091 by Genevieve Oxford
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11 years 3 months ago #12092 by Katherine Gibson
I had some magnets made for the available garages that said "Single and Available" - they rented quickly!
11 years 3 months ago #12092 by Katherine Gibson
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Tracy Valenzuela
11 years 3 months ago #12093 by Tracy Valenzuela
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If not assigned, premium price spaces closest to elevator or walkway.
11 years 3 months ago #12093 by Tracy Valenzuela
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Donna Tribunella
11 years 3 months ago #12094 by Donna Tribunella
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When I was A Regional supervisor and had a property in Houston, and we had Garages and covered parking, so I created a slogan for a banner that said...."Here a Rosemont we do not tolerate any Hail" " Our Garages and Covered Parking take care of that"!....and my team rented 40 covered parking/ Garages in the first week.
11 years 3 months ago #12094 by Donna Tribunella
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11 years 3 months ago #12095 by Tina West
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Best garage I ever saw had a cool wall with a video streaming and sassy music playing. Sexiest garage I ever saw.
11 years 3 months ago #12095 by Tina West
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Eric Cato
11 years 3 months ago #12096 by Eric Cato
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lol@ sexy garage walls. That sounds awesome
11 years 3 months ago #12096 by Eric Cato
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Trish Beirne
11 years 3 months ago #12097 by Trish Beirne
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Can you get custom hot wheels or cars for giveaways?
11 years 3 months ago #12097 by Trish Beirne
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Anonymous
11 years 3 months ago #12098 by Anonymous
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Great advice one and all. It's a single space. Feeling silly for not doing the obvious (which I have -- a sign. Good old fashioned sign). It's not attached to a unit but one of our tenants has expressed an interest so that would be good if they want it. Parking by us is at a premium -- it's permit only and I've had a couple of bites already. I think the sign will help. I may come back and add some clever to it -- catch the eyes of the passerbys.
11 years 3 months ago #12098 by Anonymous