Author: Bill

Learning about the iPad and RebarCamp Orlando

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…

Remembering Joe Ferrara

Image by reeltor99 via Flickr August is not my favorite month. On August 5, 2008 I lost my best friend when my wife passed away suddenly. In 2009 I lost my cousin Jane Mehl after a long battle with lung…

Is Your Moral Compass Broken?

I’m in San Francisco for the third ReBarCamp. As a result I got to hang out this weekend with my friend and partner  Ginger Wilcox, and spend time with her children and my friends Todd Carpenter and Andy Kaufman. While…

Did You Just Throw Your Broker Under a Bus?

Image by unprose via Flickr Allow me to start by acknowledging that the goals of Franchise organizations are not necessarily the goals of their individual franchisees. The primary job of the Franchisor is to sell franchises, though supplying tools and…

Latest CSM Class

Image by reeltor99 via Flickr Just had the pleasure of teaching the Social Media Marketing Institute (SMMI) CSM course in Portland Maine, with the wonderful Amy Chorew, The first day of the class was held at the Portland Board of…

Are You a Real Estate Road Warrior?

Image by reeltor99 via Flickr I travel more than most people, but I am always in touch with my office, working on property assignments and valuations, communicating with my offices, and generally needing to access files from multiple computers. It…

The More We Talk About Change in Real Estate The More It Seems The Same

Image via Wikipedia In a recent post in RealTown, Mike Bowler wrote a post about change in the real estate industry that ended up being more about his preference of educational choices then it was about real change in the…

Have you Made a Reality Check Lately!

Image by Xtreme Xhibits via Flickr In January I returned from the Inman Connect Conference and the ReBarCamp in New York City and had the opportunity to talk to people from all over the country about the real estate industry. As…

Raise Your Own Darn Bar!

I just listened to my friends Marc Davison and Teresa Boardman talk with Maya Paveza, Michael McClure & Todd Waller on their #RTB Radio Show at Blogtalkradio. They are smart, articulate, people and the chat room was filled with other…

Is Your Marketing Relevant?

Image by SAN_DRINO via Flickr I’m a fan of silly things – they usually make me smile , but sometimes I end up just scratching my head and wondering why people do silly things when they don’t intend to. And…