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Keosky-Smith joins U-Haul from Hownd®, Inc. where he served as Chief Growth Officer for the Tempe-based software company. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Moses®, Inc., a Phoenix Advertising agency. While his insights benefited several other companies across the Valley, he also founded or established a number of profitable companies and gained seven years of experience in European markets.

“U-Haul is committed to recruiting top talent and I am confident that Eric is just that,” noted Jessica Lopez, Chief of Staff of U-Haul. “We are proud to welcome Eric to the U-Haul team. He is an expert and I have no doubt that together with our great team he will take U-Haul to the next level in digital marketing. “

Keosky-Smith will be based on the U-Haul Midtown Campus on N. Central Ave. 2727, where company activities have been based since 1967.

“I am very excited to be working with one of the best-known brands in the country,” said Keosky-Smith. “In such a large and well-established organization as U-Haul, there is always room for improvement. My goal is to bring together the many world-class internal digital resources to further improve our customer service and our scalability. I have already been amazed at how incredible The team is committed to helping consumers get the best possible value from everything they touch on U-Haul. “

Relocation assistance and college boxes

Keosky-Smith’s focus will primarily be on expanding two major programs under the U-Haul umbrella: Moving Help® and CollegeBoxes®.

Moving Help has been the first choice for customers looking for labor services for loading and unloading during their moves since 2002. MovingHelp.com offers a network of 6,700 local, independent moving assistance providers in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. With more than 5 million completed orders and 2.3 million customer reviews, customers have access to the largest network of moving services in North America by moving assistance.

Collegeboxes, the No. 1 student storage and shipping provider in the United States, was founded in 1999 and has been operated by U-Haul since 2009. Currently, 433 partner schools offer their students coordinated and convenient access to delivery, collection, storage and shipping services. Customers can create an account on Collegeboxes.com to place an order, and FedEx® will ship boxes and moving supplies to the student’s home or university address.

Company strengthens its marketing skills

Keosky-Smith’s hiring follows the appointment of U-Haul parent company AMERCO® Carrie Martz as a member of the Advisory Board at the beginning of the year.

Martz can look back on a 35-year history of success in building successful brands. In 1980 she founded The Martz Agency and sold her advertising and PR agency in 2013 Bob Parsons, the founder of GoDaddy®. Martz has since founded Clean Light Laboratories®, LLC, which launched a UV-C disinfectant that has been shown to kill SARS-CoV2. She continues to work with companies on brand development and their digital footprint.

Martz served eight years on the board of directors of the Cancer Treatment Centers of America Western Region and served on dozens of nonprofit bodies that added value to their purpose and social impact programs, including more than 20 years with Phoenix Suns Charities. She received the Phoenix Chamber Athena Award; Stevie International Marketing Woman of the Year Bronze Award; and Arizona Athena Small Business of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce.

Arizona jobs available

U-Haul has 356 open positions in IT, Retail Customer Service, Manufacturing, Call Center Support and numerous other professional roles in the Phoenix Area. Oxford Life Insurance Company and Repwest Insurance Company, subsidiaries of AMERCO, are also recruiting several positions.

Veterans and military spouses are preferred in U-Haul recruitment and hiring. U-Haul was founded in 1945 by a U.S. Navy veteran and his wife, and many of the first U-Haul team members and customers were veterans returning from the war. Today, U-Haul leads some of its philanthropic support to veterans organizations and initiatives and has been recognized as a # 1 Veteran Friendly Employer in the US.

About U-HAUL

Since 1945, U-Haul has been the home improvement of choice with a network of more than 23,000 locations in all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 provides secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of the day via the customer shipping option on their smartphones and our proprietary Live Verify technology. The patronage of our customers has resulted in the U-Haul fleet growing to approx. 176,000 trucks, 126,000 trailers and 46,000 tractor units. U-Haul offers nearly 825,000 rentable storage units and 71.6 million square feet of self-storage space in owned and managed facilities across the world North America. U-Haul is the largest propane dealer in the United States and continues to be the largest installer of permanent towbars in the automotive aftermarket. U-Haul has repeatedly been named a Best for Vets Leading Employer and was recently named one of the 15 Healthiest Workplaces in America.

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