Metro Brokers

Posted on 07. Dec, 2009 by Sherry Chris.

Today Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate is twice as nice as we double the size of our agent force and announce the addition of Atlanta-Based Metro Brokers to our family. The media and blogosphere is all atwitter, literally, about the news, which is quite possibly the largest brand transition to date. And if it’s [...]

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It’s Not Over… #rebcsf and #icsf

Posted on 12. Aug, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

Last week hundreds of real estate professionals congregated in San Francisco for the annual Inman Connect Conference (#icsf) and the first year anniversary of Real Estate Bar Camp (#rebcsf). Although, both events have passed the exchange of ideas and information continues on through the network of people who were in attendance. It is wonderful to see [...]

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Organizing Thoughts and Ideas

Posted on 17. Jul, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

Each day I’m bombarded with ideas, thoughts and perspectives. So many that I realized if I didn’t find a way to organize them, I’d forget them. By the time I scan the latest blogs and e-newsletters, talk with people, watch some TV, get through a chapter of the latest book on my list, skim Twitter/Facebook, and read a magazine I’ve gotten at least one or two thoughts or ideas worth remembering from the day.

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Friday Blog Scan: Things We Liked from the Week That Was

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Jason Steele.

Programmable Web keeps a running directory of mashups adding 36 new ones last week to the list. Lot’s of good ideas here for real estate considering the varied use of Flickr, Google maps and Twitter. Do you have a mobile version (dotmobi) of your Website? You might want to seriously consider doing so if you [...]

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Branding: From Guidelines to Greatness

Posted on 24. Apr, 2009 by Camilla Sullivan.

This was a big week for us here at Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate – the newest addition to our family, Rand Realty, was a both a memorable event and an incredible group effort.  Being such a large company, Rand took the opportunity to work with us very closely as we took the brand [...]

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RETech South

Posted on 30. Mar, 2009 by Wendy Forsythe.

On March 20th, I was one of a few hundred people who attended RETech South (#rets) in Atlanta Georgia. It was a special event for several reasons. First and foremost because of the organizers. Two local Atlanta Realtors who for the second year in a row invested their own time and energy to bring together their peers both inside and outside of their trading area. This is a rare and wonderful thing. I have huge respect for Matt Fagioli and Brad Nix. Thanks for everything you do.

Another reason this event was special was the attendees. People from all major brands and unaffiliated companies, big companies and small companies were all represented. Some new to the industry, some long time veterans. Some tech power users, and many self-professed non tech people. Their one common driving force: how do I use various technology based tools to better serve my clients and operate my business?

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Simple Steps to Building a Social Network

Posted on 18. Nov, 2008 by Sherry Chris.

Social networking becomes less complicated when you break it into simple steps. Last week, I presented this concept at NAR to a predominately broker owner audience. As promised, I am sharing an edited version of the presentation right here. Click here for a larger version of this slideshow. The four categories, as we see them [...]

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I am Starting to Believe in this Social Media thing

Posted on 08. Aug, 2008 by Jason Steele.

Posted by Jason Steele Over the past month I have been searching for the first addition to my staff. We posted the position internally and on all of the major job boards, monster, craigslist, Yahoo!, etc.. The position requires about 3-5 years experience and would most likely attract someone in their 20s. I had a [...]

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