California Franchise Owner Named Executive Marketing Chairperson for PODS Enterprises, Inc.

Feb. 24, 2011 - PRLog -- (VENTURA, Calif.) – Steve Yapp is not your ordinary businessperson. He has a penchant for marketing and branding and is passionate about PODS®, never missing a chance to state “PODS is the best moving and storage idea, ever!™”

Yapp opened his first PODS franchise in Ventura, Calif. in 2005, followed by PODS Santa Barbara and PODS San Luis Obispo. In each county, Yapp personally commits to helping local communities by donating time, resources, logistics and services of PODS® containers to countless nonprofit organizations.

Having served on the PODS Enterprises, Inc. sales and marketing committee for the past five years, Yapp was recently elected as chairperson of the committee.  

“I approach this position with a lot of passion and commitment,” Yapp says.  “It is an awesome responsibility to chair a committee that is directly responsible for the creation and implementation of PODS brand-building efforts.”

The committee serves as the voice of more than 159 PODS franchises, working directly with corporate marketing and sales teams to ensure the right programs are created and implemented for growth.

About PODS
Founded in 1998, PODS Enterprises, Inc. currently provides moving and storage services to more than 245 million consumers in 48 U.S. states, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom through its company-owned and independent franchise network. To date, the PODS network has completed more than 300,000 long-distance relocations, exceeded 1,600,000 deliveries and has more than 141,000 PODS® containers in service.

PODS® secure containers are constructed of a steel frame and are available in three sizes: approximately 7-by-7-8 feet, 8-by-8-by-12 feet and 8-by-8-by-16 feet. The 12- foot and 16-foot containers have been tested to withstand winds of more than 110-mph when partially loaded. For more information, go to: www.mylocalpods.com.

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