These are the new leads. These are the Glengarry leads. And to you they’re gold, and you don’t get them. Why? Because to give them to you would be throwing them away. They’re for closers. – GlenGarry Glen Ross People all over the country are talking about syndication and IDX, and who does what...
I am at the Rosen Shingle Resort attending ReBarCamp Orlando. If you’re in the real estate industry you may be familiar with Rebarcamps. They are peer to peer opportunities for learning and sharing. On my Facebook profile I mentioned that I was going to be there, and someone wanted to know what applications there were...
Image by reeltor99 via Flickr As I write this, I am in a hotel in Western Pennsylvania, where ReBarCamp Pittsburgh will take place tomorrow. I’m writing this post because of a few conversations I had recently with friends of mine. It seems that there was a conversation about whether ReBarCamps served any purpose. Concerns...
I spent several days last week teaching the SMMI CSM course to a group of top agents in Chicago. I left there Saturday to attend the wedding of my best friend’s daughter in Sarasota Florida, but I find myself in Tampa this morning waiting to fly back to Chicago for ReBarCamp Chicago, You may...
Image via Wikipedia Tomorrow morning I fly out to Atlanta for ReTechSouth. The conference has grown into a pretty substantial it event describing itself as; A place where agents, brokers, lenders, builders and many other real estate industry practitioners could join together to collaborate on how technology can improve business Sounds pretty good doesn’t...
Twitter PR Strategy, originally uploaded by ogilvyprworldwide. With the limited budgets of many real estate brokers and agents, Social Media is bcoming a place where you need to be if you want to increase your sphere of influence and obtain new business opportunities. This chart, has a social media life of its own. Created...
It seems that everyone is always trying to improve on the poor old “For Sale” sign. I was reading a recent Blog at Sellsius which speaks about Custom Fit Realtyin Wisconsin who is using Matrix codes on its house for sale signs to reach mobile users. The company’s new technology allowing buyers to...
There is a lot of conversation in the real estate industry about print advertising being overtaken by on-line alternatives. There are surveys that show that most buyers start their search for homes on th Internet, and obviously it is better for the consumer to see more photos,in color, with amps and statistics,then it is...
Yesterday I got to meet a number of the people that I have been conversing with, arguing with and agreeing with for several months. In an very limited structure these people gathered together from all over the country to talk about what they do and how they can do it better. Tagged on to...
Photo Courtesy of ResPres and Creativecommons.org For years I have avoided going to Inman Connect. I go to Century 21′s International Convention. I attend two NAR meetings , and several committee meetings. I attend REOMAC conferences because I am a member, and I generally have two brainstorming group meetings a year. Its a lot...
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