SmartStop Self Storage 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure

Hosted By

H. Michael Schwartz

Chairman and CEO

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.

June 8, 2011

Exhibit 99.1

Disclaimer

Agenda

Why Branding

Quarterly Financials

and Economies of Scale

Portfolio Update

Strategic Vision

Why Branding is Important

Name

Logo & Tagline

Visual Identity

Pricing Strategy

Messaging

Media Selections

Recruiting Structure & Style

Internal Communications

Customer Service & Experience

Facilities Design & Architecture

Facilities Branding

Location  & Accessibility

Expanded Service Offerings

Employees

Customers

Partners &

Investors

Your

Brand

Self Storage Brand Positioning

Competitive Marketplace

Self Storage Brand Positioning

Competitors Color Usage

Self Storage Brand Positioning

Competitive Marketplace

Self Storage Brand Positioning

New Brand Goals

•External priority -

Instantly recognizable

How do we create a brand that is instantly recognizable

across many building types?

•Internal priority -

Comfortably familiar

Can we create an experience in the office and online

that feels comfortably familiar to customers?

•Think Nationally -

Act Locally

Self Storage Brand Positioning

“NEWCO”

Brand Pillars

Personal

Innovative

Responsible

We have a personal touch

to our service. We’ll find

the right storage solution

for YOU. Our customer

care strives to be world-

class, setting new

standards in the industry.

Your goods are your

personal items and they’re

safe with us.

We are able to

dynamically respond to

forces and changes in the

market to offer innovative

new services and leverage

technologies that our

customers highly value.

We are changing the

expectations for the self

storage industry. We are

constantly striving to

improve and innovate.

We are responsible

property owners. That

responsibility extends to

our philanthropic desire to

keep our communities

healthy. We are

responsible, ethical

corporate stewards and

always do what we can to

be good neighbors.

Self Storage Brand Positioning

Brand Positioning Statement

Positioning:

We all could use a little more space. That’s why

NEWCO is committed to delivering a better self

storage experience through world-class customer

care and personalized service. NEWCO’s dedication

to local expertise and community involvement

changes what customers have come to expect from a

self storage provider and makes NEWCO the best

solution to YOUR needs.

Self Storage Brand Positioning

Final Brand

Self Storage Brand Positioning

888-97-STORAGE

www.smartstopsselfstorage.com 

Integrated Marketing Strategy

Online, phone and walk-in customers

Agenda

Why Branding

Quarterly Financials

and Economies of Scale

Portfolio Update

Strategic Vision

Quarterly Financials

Portfolio Summary (as of 03/31/2011)

Total Properties: 61

Total Units: 40,750

Net Rentable Sq. Ft.: 5,072,300

States: 16 and 2 in Ontario, Canada

Total Assets: $385.9 Million

Leverage: 48.0%

Cash on Hand: $19.2 Million

Bringing it to the Bottom Line

Same Store Results Q1 (26 properties)

2011

2010

Increase

Rental Income

$4,398,716

$4,336,141

1.4%

Operating Income

$2,470,331

$2,371,243

4.2%

Properties Owned at

61                            29

110%

end of Q1

Economies of Scale

G&A Per Property by Quarter

Economies of Scale

G&A Per Property

Q1

2009

$72,757

Q1

2010

$29,116

(60%  decrease)

Q1

2011

$13,474 

(54% decrease)

Total G&A

Q1

2010

$844,364

Q1

2011

$821,927

(2.7% decrease)

Total Assets by Quarter

Quarterly Financials

Total Revenues by Quarter

Quarterly Financials

Quarterly Financials

Same Store Occupancy by Quarter

Quarterly Financials

Agenda

Why Branding

Quarterly Financials

and Economies of Scale

Portfolio Update

Strategic Vision

Wholly Owned Properties by Quarter

Portfolio Update

Square Footage by State (as of 3/31/2011)

Portfolio Update

Portfolio Update

2011 First Quarter Acquisitions

22

Portfolio Update

Potential Acquisitions*

Strategic Vision

Strategic Vision

Bill Gross, who runs the world's biggest bond fund at Pacific

Investment Management Co. (PIMCO), said Treasuries

"have little value" and the U.S. faces an inflation threat.

–

Bloomberg,

March

31,

2011

Strategic Vision

PUBLICLY TRADED SELF STORAGE REITS

Strategic Storage Holdings, LLC

Ranks # 12

Inside Self Storage

2011 Top-Operators List

April 2011 Issue

Strategic Vision

H. MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

Chairman and CEO

Strategic Storage Trust, Inc.

Questions and Answers