SSAA Service Member Profiles

PODIUM

We’re proud to announce Podium is now officially a Service Member of SSAA. Podium is a communication platform that enables local businesses to drive online reviews as well as send and receive SMS text messages with customers. They are headquartered out of the United States and opened their Australian office in Melbourne last year. The local Australian office has about 50 Aussie employees to ensure the best support and customer service for Australian and New Zealand businesses.

Podium’s mission is to change the way local business gets done. Whether it’s messaging your leads and customers, chatting in context with your team, or getting reviews and actionable feedback to improve your business, Podium is here to handle every interaction, all in one powerful inbox. No more phone tag or unanswered emails; Podium powers interactions through simple messaging, so you’ll meet your leads and customers where they’re at.

Podium was founded in 2014 as a way for local businesses to more easily gather online reviews from their customers just by sending a simple text. Since then, the platform has grown to include Webchat, Feedback, and Teamchat— every essential business interaction powered by messaging. In 2019 Podium was named as one of Forbes’ Next Billion-Dollar Startups and one of FastCompany’s Most Innovative Companies.

To learn more about Podium or, request a demo head to the website www.podium.com/reviews/ to see how Podium’s efficient, mobile process can help your business collect 15x more reviews than traditional platforms. This will, in turn, improve local SEO and ultimately boost revenue.

BEACH CONSTRUCTIONS

Celebrating 30 years as a commercial builder, Beach Constructions NSW is very proud to be a service member of the SSAA. Beach Constructions is a boutique builder that provides self storage owners with design and construct solutions for their storage facilities across Sydney. As demand for off-site storage continues to grow, so does the demand for self storage builders and Beach is seen as an expert in industrial and self storage design and construction projects. They work with family owned businesses, developers, large corporates and property funds who are looking to build on new sites or re-use existing spaces no matter the difficulty, Beach is equipped to handle it. These projects vary in size from small facelifts through to major industrial estates comprising multiple levels, storage units and warehouses with mezzanine offices.

Beach has an expert industrial team to help clients develop bespoke solutions for difficult sites or projects with limited access. Their technical skills and knowledge of materials and their applications within the self storage sector is second to none. They are of course supported by a wide network of suppliers and subcontractors that are able to quickly source both standard and niche products and work to Beach’s high standards of safety and quality

They have developed a business model that ensures their clients are treated like a VIP and SSAA members can access the following services: l Early stage budgeting services to help assess project feasibility. l Construction only on fully documented projects. l Design Development & Construct (DD&C) l Design and construct packages (D&C). l Construction management.

If you are thinking of expanding, upgrading or building a new storage facility, Beach Constructions can step you through the process from early stage budgeting through to construction and maintenance.

www.beach.com.au