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THE CHANGING FACE of RELOCATION: Containerized HHG shipping solutions

By • Sep 18th, 2009 • Category: Atlas Van Lines, Containerized Freight, FEATURED STORIES, Mobile / Portable Storage, Small Shipments, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  Smart Vault Technology Smart Move Transportation LLC expedites small HHG shipping Part I – The problem with small shipments Part II – The pitfalls of DIY moving Part III – The Smart Move Solution Making a Smart Move Atlas Van Lines opens new Smart Move video channel Ever since Horace Greeley suggested Americans move [...]



The Pragmatism of Partnering

By • Apr 14th, 2009 • Category: FEATURED STORIES

As the world dials back it’s consumption of goods and services, managers everywhere are digging through their company’s prospectus and business plans searching to uncover or define new value in their product.  Unfortunately, because of their corporate structure and ingrained culture, some won’t find what they need to remain viable in the current environment.  After [...]



THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION: How will the moving industry be affected by the new economic climate?

By • Feb 26th, 2009 • Category: FEATURED STORIES, THE CHANGING FACE OF RELOCATION, TRENDS IN RELOCATION

  I had a knot in my stomach last week after I skimmed through Richard Florida’s ‘How the Crash Will Reshape America’ – a timely op-ed piece in the March issue of Atlantic Magazine.  I admit I felt numb after I reviewed it.    Florida is a popular academic thought leader and prolific author who [...]



Limiters Could Restrict More Than Just Speed

By • Feb 2nd, 2009 • Category: FEATURED STORIES, International / Expatriate

Last Tuesday, Tommy Hodges, First Vice Chairman of the American Trucking Association (ATA) testified before the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee to ask Congress to support ATA’s enviro initiatives plan.  The request was made on behalf of America’s trucking industry. “It is in our best business interest to reduce [...]



Cell Phones for Soldiers

By • Jan 4th, 2009 • Category: FEATURED STORIES, Military Moves

Was Santa good to you this year? Did you find that brand new cell phone you’ve been wishing for in your stocking? If so, have I gotta a deal for you! While researching some of the resources for the new Miltary Moves page in the Wiki-Research section, I noticed a link at Army Wife Talk Radio to [...]



Moving into the White House

By • Dec 20th, 2008 • Category: FEATURED STORIES

Well…what’s a new, environmentally conscious President supposed to do? Last October, Ron Asher, President of Relocation.com offered to personally handle the details of the First Family’s move to their new digs at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Now it appears that the challenge of the undertaking, if accepted, may become even more difficult.    The Green Room, [...]



Customer Engagement

By • Nov 25th, 2008 • Category: Advertising, Customer Engagement, FEATURED STORIES

  Strange topic for a new blog – especially one anchored to the moving business. Yet it’s an important concept to an industry that continues to struggle in the wake of the global downturn in the financial and real estate markets.    ‘Customer Engagement’ is a relatively new term coined by ‘forward thinking’ marketers in [...]



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