RESAAS Announces Addition of Facebook Live Integration
VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 20, 2020 -- RESAAS Services Inc., a technology platform for the real estate industry, is pleased to announce the addition of Facebook Live to the RESAAS Platform and the RESAAS Virtual Showcase. Facebook Live videos can now be embedded directly inside the RESAAS platform. This allows real estate agents to stream live video from their listings to other agents and their clients. "Facebook Live offers both sellers and agents the opportunity to tour a listing through a virtual open house that is real-time and interactive," said Scott Shapiro, Client Partner & Industry Relations for Real Estate at Facebook, Inc. "The parallels between Facebook and RESAAS are clear; both are social networks, communities and platforms that unite their users globally. We are excited to have a Facebook Live integration within the RESAAS ecosystem, enabling their significant membership of real estate agents to reach Facebook's vast consumer audience of over 3 billion people worldwide each month across Facebook's services." Facebook Live joins the existing video integrations RESAAS already has for YouTube Live, Matterport, Vimeo, and traditional YouTube videos. Facebook Live also allows for educational content to be live streamed through the RESAAS Platform. This delivers additional value to RESAAS agents, and increases engagement within the RESAAS platform. "Video is an essential element for top agents to sell their listings. Data analyzed from how agents use RESAAS point to an increase in the use of Facebook Live," said Tom Rossiter, CEO of RESAAS. "Working with clients remotely, showing homes using video and delivering broker tours through live streaming has become a requirement in 2020. RESAAS is proud to add Facebook Live to our existing roster of integrated video technologies, giving RESAAS agents the expanded choice of which video platform to use." This integration of Facebook Live is now available on the RESAAS platform, available for all RESAAS agents to use immediately, as well as RESAAS agents using the RESAAS Virtual Showcase. About RESAAS Services Inc. RESAAS is a technology platform that enables real estate brokerages, franchises and associations to bring real-time communication, new business opportunities and unique data to their agents on a global basis. Visit www.resaas.com for more information.

CENTURY 21 Takes to Social Media to Promote "Shark-Free" Listings for Homebuyers Who Fear Fins
Seeing too many sharks on TV this week? Century 21 Real Estate is helping shark-fearing homebuyers relocate to Northern Kansas - the farthest location from the two coasts MADISON, N.J., July 29, 2019 -- During a week that expects to see shark stories making waves across social media, Century 21 Real Estate LLC has announced today that it wants to help those closest to the coasts escape the threat of being shark bait. Throughout the week, the brand will be responding in real-time to anyone on social media that expresses their fear of sharks with helpful home listings located in the farthest spot from the coasts: Northern Kansas. "There have been zero shark attacks reported in Northern Kansas, which makes it a great place for anyone with a fear of sharks to call home," said Mike Miedler, president and CEO, Century 21 Real Estate LLC. "While we are clearly trying to have some fun with this during a week where so many people are expressing their love and fascination for sharks, the reality is that every homebuyer has their own unique list of features they are searching for in a home. Promoting "Shark-Free" listings is a great reminder to all CENTURY 21® affiliated agents to work tirelessly on behalf of their clients to find the perfect property that fits all of their specific, and sometimes unexpected, needs." "Shark-Free" listings in Northern Kansas are real properties listed by CENTURY 21 affiliated agents and available to be purchased now. They include: 331 West 3rd Street, Junction City, KS 1424 Elm Creek Drive, Junction City, KS 1246 Miller Drive, Junction City, KS 407 Dogwood, Wakefield, KS 201 Elm Street, Wakefield, KS Local CENTURY 21 affiliated agents in Northern Kansas are helping create custom video content that will be shared on social media as part of the "Shark-Free" listings promotion. "I couldn't be more excited to be able to offer my clients national exposure for their listing," said Becky Willmann, CENTURY 21 System member. "Being able to leverage a national brand and household name like "CENTURY 21" in a clever and engaging way is one of the reasons why I joined CENTURY 21 Gold Team-REALTORS®." To keep up with the CENTURY 21 "Shark-Free" listings social media campaign featured on Twitter, be sure to follow @Century21 and if you're interested in one of the listings for sale in Northern Kansas, contact a local affiliated CENTURY 21 real estate agent by visiting century21.com. About Century 21 Real Estate LLC The approximately 129,000 independent sales professionals in approximately 9,700 offices spanning 82 countries and territories in the CENTURY 21 System live their mission everyday: to defy mediocrity and deliver extraordinary experiences. By consistently chasing excellence, giving 121% and always elevating, the CENTURY 21 brand is helping its affiliated brokers/agents to be the first choice for real estate consumers and industry professionals worldwide.

Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Koenigrubloff Realty Group First to Launch Homesnap's Facebook Dynamic Ads
Chicago - Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group has announced that it is the first residential brokerage in the nation to launch Facebook Dynamic Ads for Real Estate through Homesnap. Facebook's Dynamic Ads for Real Estate program (DARE) allows brokerages to target likely home buyers based on their own home searches. The fully automated platform learns consumer preferences from searches they've conducted on the brokerage website and on the Homesnap app or website, and then matches them to BHHS KoenigRubloff properties that are currently for sale. Personalized listing ads then appear in the consumer's Facebook news feed, providing valuable exposure for home sellers and relevant properties to home buyers. Seamless integration with KoenigRubloff.com connects potential buyers directly to the property detail page, which features the KoenigRubloff listing agent. Nancy Nagy, KoenigRubloff CEO, said, "We are pleased to be the first residential real estate brokerage in the nation to offer DARE. Our agents and their clients appreciate that DARE is a completely automated program that allows us to reach consumers with properties that meet their unique search criteria, and the dynamic technology means that the information they receive is always accurate and up-to-date." "DARE for Real Estate through Homesnap offers a considerable benefit for KoenigRubloff's agents and their clients. It puts homes in front of the potential buyers who are most likely to be interested in those properties, leading to an extremely efficient and targeted marketing opportunity," said Tim Condon, SVP of Engagement and Marketing at Homesnap. For more information about DARE through Homesnap, please visit http://www.homesnap.com. About Berkshire Hathaway Homeservices Koenigrubloff Realty Group Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices KoenigRubloff Realty Group is a full-service real estate firm with nearly 1,500 real estate professionals and staff in 23 offices serving customers throughout the Chicago metropolitan area, the North Shore, Western Suburban communities and Harbor Country, Michigan. Deep local roots are complemented by the global reach of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, a leading real estate brand in the nation. Affiliated and ancillary services in the form of HomeServices Lending, Fort Dearborn Title, and HomeServices Insurance complete the comprehensive services offered to clients. Visit http://www.koenigrubloff.com. About Homesnap With easy-to-use mobile technology fueled by unmatched, real-time data intelligence, Homesnap is changing the way real estate agents connect with consumers and serve their clients. The industry-endorsed Homesnap platform leverages real-time data from 175 MLSs to empower millions of consumers each month with a superior home search experience, while providing over 80% of U.S. agents with access to powerful mobile tools that automate their work and accelerate their success. With the Homesnap mobile app, the highest rated consumer home search application; Homesnap Pro, the industry-standard mobile business platform for agents; and the Homesnap national home search portal, a joint venture with the industry-backed Broker Public Portal, the integrated Homesnap platform is transforming the industry by bringing real-time to real estate. More information can be found at http://www.homesnap.com.

Hyperlocal Tech Earns Zavvie, 8z 'Innovator Award' Finalist Selection
Colorado real estate tech and brokerage firms riding huge momentum BOULDER, Colo., May 15, 2018 -- zavvie, real estate's hyperlocal technology leader, has won a coveted spot as a "2018 Inman Innovator Award" finalist along with its brokerage partner, 8z Real Estate, rated the #1 Colorado brokerage by Zillow online reviewers. The announcement comes just days after the REach technology accelerator program from the National Association of REALTORS® named zavvie as a company in its REach Class of 2018. Inman, real estate's top news and information site, said it selected the two Boulder-based Colorado firms as 8z Real Estate "uses its partner technology company, zavvie, to produce neighborhood-specific data, information, and content for agents who want to establish themselves as local experts, and zavvie is helping 8z's agents in expanding markets..." "This reaffirms the success 8z Real Estate agents have experienced with zavvie, and every team, brokerage and their agents nationwide are understanding that if they get zavvie, they get listings," said Lane Hornung, zavvie co-founder and CEO. "They're discovering the ease of a hyperlocal platform that automates their social media and makes their exposure as the neighborhood expert on sites like Facebook and Nextdoor more powerful and drives deeper engagement." According to Hornung zavvie success in Colorado has resulted in the creation of a national footprint. "We have expanded nationally because of demand," he said. "Real estate professionals have discovered that the best local strategy that helps solve the inventory problem housing markets face is to be a hyperlocal real estate expert. Using hyperlocal marketing is the best way to free up local inventory. A hyperlocal agent can find the buyers and the sellers to make a market work again," Hornung added. zavvie is highly unique among tech start-ups. It was initially the hyperlocal technology for 8z Real Estate. zavvie helped launch 8z into the fastest growing of Colorado's ten largest brokerages, serving the state's Front Range. Today, 8z is a tech forward, high productivity brokerage with about 150 agents. Last year its sales transactions totaled nearly $1 billion and it was recognized as one of Colorado's "Top Workplaces" by the Denver Post. As the hyperlocal platform for 8z agents and teams, zavvie was refined and perfected. The zavvie technology was able to demonstrate how hyperlocal marketing could create a massive, higher quality lead generation system for agents working in real-world situations. That's something few startups can claim. The success 8z Real Estate experienced appears in a Case Study written by Victor Lund, founder of the WAV Group. The study is part of the real estate industry's first White Paper on hyperlocal marketing, "The Hyperlocal Movement in Real Estate," available here. The annual Inman Innovator Awards highlight the most forward-thinking, who are working to shape the future of the real estate industry. With 8z as its laboratory, zavvie is an example of how new technology empowers traditional real estate professionals, helping professionals carve out local neighborhoods where disruptors cannot reach. "Hyperlocal is more than a technique, it is a movement," said Stefan Peterson, zavvie co-founder. "Research has shown us every major industry is being transformed by hyperlocalism and real estate is no exception. Teams and brokerages and their agents across the country are joining real estate's hyperlocal movement and we see zavvie as a driver of this sea change," he added. Every neighborhood deserves a neighborhood hero, the founders argue, and they say zavvie offers consumers an agent with deep local knowledge and expertise they will never be able to get from the internet. Zavvie offers agents an innovative means to transition from offline "farming" to a far more efficient and cost-effective technology-based solution to connect to neighbors. Adding to recent zavvie recognitions, zavvie will be featured at two major events this week. zavvie will be at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, May 14-19 in Washington DC. They will be exhibiting as part of the NAR REach Class of 2018 at the Marriott Wardman Hotel, Booth 1731. Hornung is participating as a panelist at the upcoming "Gathering of Eagles" conference in Denver May 16-18, hosted by REAL Trends. At this annual event that attracts the industry's most distinguished influencers, he is billed as one a gathering of "technology thought leaders," who will discuss which digital tools are yielding actual results and how they can be deployed. About zavvie and 8z Real Estate zavvie is the nation's first hyperlocal marketing platform, the place where savvy, trusted local real estate agents go to tap into the most powerful way for a real estate agent to grow and maintain a successful real estate business. zavvie delivers to brokerages, teams and agents, a complete social media and hyperlocal system for top agents to build their listing business and make – or keep – them the dominant agent in their neighborhood. Discover more at zavvie.com. 8z Real Estate's mission statement is "Real Estate is broken, we are fixing it," and is committed to putting clients first. Named one of the "Best Companies to Work for" by the Denver Post, 8z is one of the fastest growing brokerages in the nation, and the fastest growing among Colorado's ten largest brokerages. With some 150 agents providing Colorado's Front Range home buyers and sellers with unmatched market data and online tools, 8z generated nearly $1 billion in total sales transactions last year. Find your 8z neighborhood agent at 8z.com.

Katie Lance and the #GetSocialSmart Academy Announce a Preferred Coaching Agreement with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
Pleasanton, CA (February 19, 2018) -- Katie Lance, nationally recognized keynote speaker and social media strategist, has announced a preferred supplier agreement with her #GetSocialSmart Academy and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Katie Lance is Founder and CEO of Katie Lance Consulting and the author of the #GetSocialSmart book. The #GetSocialSmart Academy is a resource-rich learning on-demand program that helps real estate professionals learn how to build and sustain client relationships utilizing social media. The terms of the agreement includes access to a personalized academy portal featuring tutorials, webinars, checklists, an on-demand library of resources, and inclusion in the private Facebook group. "Our preferred supplier relationship with Katie Lance provides the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network with access to effective social media strategies to a build robust online presence," said Gino Blefari, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices president and CEO. Lance, who is the former chief strategist and social media director for Inman News, has more than 15 years of experience in real estate marketing and has been named by Inman News as one of the most influential people in real estate. "I'm thrilled to announce this new preferred supplier relationship with the #GetSocialSmart Academy and Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices" said Lance. "It's very exciting to see such a well-respected brand value social media as a powerful business tool. I'm honored to help Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network agents and brokers strengthen their social media strategy to build their personal brands and grow their businesses." About Katie Lance Katie Lance is the Founder of Katie Lance Consulting and the author of the book, #GetSocialSmart. Katie specializes in working with companies to help develop their social media and content strategy. Her #GetSocialSmart Academy has received accolades from industry peers across the globe. Katie is also a frequent keynote speaker, a contributor to The Huffington Post and formerly was the Chief Strategist for Inman News. For more information on the preferred coaching relationship with the #GetSocialSmart Academy, visit www.getsocialsmart.com/bhhs.

IXACT Contact Unveils New Social Stream Function to Help Agents Aggregate High-Value Content
The Twin Firepower of a World-Class CRM Meets High-Quality Content TORONTO, ON (DECEMBER 13, 2017) - IXACT Contact announced the unveiling of their new Social Stream service; an exclusive extension of their world-class Real Estate CRM designed to curate and publish helpful articles and videos found in top publications, all within the agents' brand to help generate real estate leads. With the announcement of Social Stream, IXACT Contact is addressing a common marketing barrier within the real estate industry. Curating high-value content from reputable publications is an incredibly time-consuming and expensive process – and even more so to do it consistently. Social Stream addresses this problem by sourcing fully vetted content, all customized to the real estate agents' preference. Social Stream is an add-on to IXACT Contact that completely automates the process of finding and streaming high quality content to your social media sites, enabling you to reap the benefits of a more active, engaging social media presence - without any work on the agents' part. With today's announcement, IXACT Contact is giving real estate agents the added ability to: Automate the process of finding and streaming high quality content to their social media sites. Fully customize what publications to pull content from, the frequency and what specific topics to source. Access Tier-1 gated publications with the subscription rights to this exclusive digital content from the world's most admired journalists. Control the branded experience where prospects are taken to a special web page created just for the agents' brand. Save the time it takes to source, vet and publish content along with the money it costs for hiring someone to manage this process. Social Stream can also capture leads directly into your IXACT Contact CRM database via an optional or mandatory lead capture form that can be activated on your very own branded landing page. Controlling The Branded Path to Conversion The glaring weakness in content curation is that the links typically go to the publication's website, along with its respective branding and sponsored advertising. Meaning a real estate agents' audience is clicking away from their information and might even be seeing advertisements promoting a competitor. Social Stream solves this problem. When prospects click on an article or video, they are taken to a special web page created specifically with the agents' branding. "Social Stream makes it easy for agents to curate high-quality content, and to customize it in a way that fits their branding and key messaging," says Rich Gaasenbeek, Co-Founder and EVP, IXACT Contact. "Agents can generate leads in the background and truly own the path to conversion in less time and at a price point they can't match." IXACT Contact is committed to developing the marketing firepower that allows real estate agents to focus on their core competencies while still generating leads and keeping a competitive edge in the market. About IXACT Contact IXACT Contact® is an easy-to-use web-based real estate CRM and marketing solution. IXACT Contact includes robust real estate contact management, powerful email and social media marketing, and mobile friendly REALTOR® websites. IXACT Contact helps real estate agents generate leads that convert into clients, keep in touch with past clients, hot prospects, and important referral sources, and stay organized and in control as their business grows.

Circlepix announces PIXsocial skill for Amazon Alexa
Company to give away free Amazon Echo Dots at NAR Convention this week SPRINGVILLE, UT & CHICAGO, IL (NOVEMBER 02, 2017) - Circlepix, the leader in real estate marketing solutions, proudly announces its latest technological innovation: a PIXsocial Amazon Alexa skill that allows real estate agents to check their social media marketing statistics. PIXsocial is Circlepix's social media automation tool that allows agents to automatically and consistently post dynamic content to subscribers' social media profiles while also providing them lead-generating opportunities. The new integration of the Circlepix Alexa skill with PIXsocial allows real estate agents to easily get weekly stats without having to access their Circlepix account via computer or smart phone. "We're all about making lives easier for real estate agents," says Robert Davis, President and CEO of Circlepix. "And what's easier than simply asking Alexa to 'Ask Circlepix to get my PIXsocial stats?'" To celebrate the new Alexa Skill, Circlepix will be giving away one free Amazon Echo Dot every day during the National Association of Realtors Conference & Expo in Chicago from Friday, November 3 through Monday, November 6. Agents and brokers can enter to win by stopping by the booth during regular Expo hours. Agents that stop by the Circlepix booth at the NAR Conference & Expo can also receive our 30-minute social media check-up for free (a $100 value). Our 5-point social media consultation session individually reviews your social media pages and profiles and provides real estate agents with the industry's best practices. For more information, visit http://www.circlepix.com. About Circlepix Circlepix is the leader in real estate marketing automation, with over 100,000 agents across the US and Canada using its services. Its three core platforms – PIXphotography, PIX marketing and PIXsocial – give real estate agents the tools they need to sell homes faster and for more money.

Moxi Works Adds Digital Media Partner to Their Open Platform
iTOUR joins the Moxi Cloud to deliver agents automated social video distribution July 17, 2017 – Seattle, WA – Moxi Works has added yet another partner to their ever-growing open platform. iTOUR let's real estate agents create and edit videos, and through their partnership with Facebook, makes it easy for agents to reach their target audience. Now with the help of iTOUR, agents can create visually compelling short videos and push them straight to Facebook all with one app. Perks like iTOUR's optimized social schedule allows you to push and boost posts based on the most optimal time of day. Mike McHenry, VP of Channels and Partnerships said, "iTOUR Media is another great Moxi partner that's taking advantage of our open platform. An agent can easily promote their listings on Facebook and their other social media accounts fully managed by the iTOUR team. It's a simple button click to start and the "boost" really works for agent branding and property promotion." iTOUR has many different options available for agents depending on where they currently are with their social media channels. Agents can have experienced social content editors from iTOUR create and manage their account, as well as connect other social accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, or LinkedIn. Their partnership with Facebook allows for social advertising via the Facebook Ad account and analytics through Facebook Insights, as well and through their API. The integration between iTOUR and Moxi Works will include Moxi Present, giving agents the ability to add the iTOUR home tour in their presentations. Mo Moses, CEO of iTOUR said, "In today's market, having a video of a home is so important... but what you do WITH that video is really what's crucial! At iTOUR, we've developed an incredibly effective, yet easy to use platform called SOCIAL BOOST, that takes the tediousness and guess work out of video creation and social distribution. It doesn't get much easier than automated!" Videos are a crucial part to real estate marketing. Often the quality of a home's photos and videos are what sell it to those living abroad and bring the locals to open houses. On their site, iTOUR poses the question, "Why videos?" Apparently 80% of the worlds Internet traffic will be video by 2019. (Cisco, 2015) About Moxi Works Moxi Works is a residential brokerage services company that makes agents significantly more productive and brokerages more profitable by helping them effectively run their businesses. Moxi Works' integrated tools are centered on a sphere-based selling process that drastically increases agents' repeat and referral business, while lowering overall technology, training and support costs for the brokerage. With Moxi Works, brokerages are able to make their agents' lives simpler and their businesses more successful. More information at moxiworks.com. About iTOUR iTOUR provides organizations with technology solutions to help with their Digital Marketing Strategy. iTOUR helps organizations create visual compelling short-form video content and through their partnership with Facebook, makes it easy for organizations and individuals to reach their target audience. Their main clients are in the Real Estate and Automotive industries, but also work with general businesses, non-profits, and churches. Discover more info www.gettoknowitour.com.

Moxi Works Launches Facebook Ads Feature for Agents
Advertise Your Listing Allows Agents to Create Facebook Listing Ads in Under Five Minutes June 19, 2017 – Seattle, WA – Real estate technology company, Moxi Works, is set to launch a new product next month, changing the game for agents' marketing tactics. Advertise Your Listing allows agents to create a Facebook ad for listings in under five minutes. Not only that, but it sends reports directly to their clients with the click of a button. Social media advertising has become a major player in real estate marketing. With over 1.94 billion active users on Facebook, it's a channel that consumers expect agents to capitalize on. The problem is, there's a big barrier to entry. Since the system was built for digital marketers, a significant number of agents find it intimidating and cumbersome, and therefore never get around to trying it. Making matters even worse, agents already have a hard time finding extra hours in the day. This means that although they are expected to be doing great and consistent social media marketing, rarely does it fit into their busy schedules. That’s why Moxi Works stepped in. Greg Sundberg, VP of Marketing, said, "It's important to be a digital savvy agent to compete and win business. Facebook is an obvious choice for us to help agents to do that. We believe this is the absolute easiest way to advertise online." By simplifying the process, Moxi Works was able to create a product that gives agents the ability to create top tier ads, in a short amount of time. “We have high quality brokers as our clients and they get a disproportionate share of listings, but in an ever-competitive environment it’s critical that they demonstrate value to their sellers. Advertise Your Listing helps them do that, while also being a big agent convenience,” said York Baur, CEO of Moxi Works. “The Moxi Cloud already has all of the info we need - listing info, brokerage info and brand, agent info, photos and a landing page, all of which are automatically created in the Moxi Cloud - so literally with the click of a button and a credit card, an agent can deliver value back to their seller.” Homeowners want to know that agents are taking a competitive approach and actively reaching new prospects. Advertise Your Listing helps agents show clients that they are willing to go the extra mile for them, and can be another cause for referral and repeat business. Moxi also took into account that many professionals are hesitant to use their personal Facebook profile. Agents do not need a Facebook account to use Advertise Your Listing. Find out more about Advertise Your Listings at moxiworks.com. About Moxi Works Moxi Works is a residential brokerage services company that makes agents significantly more productive and brokerages more profitable by helping them effectively run their businesses. Moxi Works' integrated tools are centered on a sphere-based selling process that drastically increases agents' repeat and referral business, while lowering overall technology, training and support costs for the brokerage. With Moxi Works, brokerages are able to make their agents' lives simpler and their businesses more successful. More information at http://moxiworks.com/.

IXACT Contact Real Estate CRM Announces Enhanced Social Media Integration
  IXACT Contact announced today the addition of Social Intelligence to the real estate CRM. This new feature enables real estate professionals further understand their leads and contacts by gathering information from contacts' various public social media profiles. Social Intelligence searches over 100 publicly available sources to locate contacts' data, helping keep the agent's CRM data fresh and accurate. Social Intelligence will also capture and display each contact's photo directly in the contact profile page, and when there is more than one photo for a contact, the agent can choose which one to display. IXACT Contact has a long history of encouraging real estate agents to build meaningful relationships with leads and past clients by noting important details in the Contact Profile. With Social Intelligence, real estate agents have the benefit of viewing contacts' interests, employment history, age, and social media bio's, all from within the CRM at the click of a button. This added level of insight provides agents with context and knowledge that will lead to more meaningful interactions with real estate leads and past clients. "The addition of Social Intelligence provides real estate agents with further insight into their leads and past clients, "says Rich Gaasenbeek, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, "it's a powerful feature included in IXACT Contact's solution to help agents build stronger relationships that lead to more business." According to Global Web Index, there are over 2.307 billion active social media users online. The information shared publicly by these real estate prospects can now be drawn directly into IXACT Contact's real estate CRM. Existing customers of IXACT Contact already have access to Social Intelligence. Real estate agents who would like to try IXACT Contact and the new social media integration can start a free 5 week trial.

Introducing CityBlast's Brand New Overflow Package
  Toronto, CA - CityBlast continues to help real estate agents master the world of social media marketing. In that spirit, the company has developed an innovative new service offering called Overflow to complement their well-known Social Media Posting service. Overflow, directly connects real estate professionals with willing sellers - providing guaranteed, exclusive one-to-one seller leads to agents each and every month. Having a strong social media presence is critical for any business, with over 94 percentof home buyers and sellers beginning their search online. With the introduction of their new Overflow service, CityBlast has cemented their presence as the top Real Estate Social Media Marketing Agency in North America, dedicated to not only building their clients' online credibility, but providing exclusive local seller leads that help businesses grow. "While inarguably highly lucrative, one of the huge problems with managing Facebook advertising is that, for most real estate professionals, it can be extremely confusing and time consuming. Ad campaigns can take huge investments of money and practice to figure out, and even those who get it right usually don't have the time for the daily oversight and management required," says Shaun Nilsson, CityBlast co-founder. CityBlast recognizes the challenging and demanding schedules many real estate professionals face, which is a major barrier to implementing the advertising strategies required to generate leads through social media. Overflow is a complete done-for-you lead generation service, saving real estate agents hours in ad management by having CityBlast's pay-per-click managers autonomously oversee their campaigns for them. "Our proprietary system is a combination of expert oversight, proprietary ad creative and landing pages, efficient use of ad purchasing platforms, and six years of hard-earned local market knowledge," says Chris Hapke, Leads Specialist at CityBlast. CityBlast's team of in-house leads specialists create Facebook ads to target sellers in specific locations and unique landing pages to capture information on each lead. Totally exclusive, one-to-one, verified, local seller leads are then sent directly to the agent. And in an industry first, all of CityBlast's leads are guaranteed and can be swapped out if the agent doesn't like them. Ensuring agents are not just getting leads, they're getting the right leads. Quick Facts: CityBlast was established in 2011 and is the world's largest social media management company for real estate professionals. To date, CityBlast has published over 4.8 million social posts. Facebook drives almost 25% of All Social Referral Traffic. Overflow guarantees agents between 5-13 seller leads per month. CityBlast's Overflow leads are exclusive 1-to-1, guaranteed, verified real and local. CityBlast is continuing to evolve and help real estate agents master the full spectrum of available opportunities in social media.   For more information about the ways CityBlast helps thousands of agents each year to master social media and grow their business, please don't hesitate to contact me. For more information on Overflow, please visit www.cityblast.com/leads

Catch Your Dream Home: Brand Networks and Realtor.com® Partner on Pokemon Go-Inspired Facebook Campaign
  BOSTON, MA--(Sep 7, 2016) - Brand Networks, the award-winning provider of solutions that simplify social™, has teamed with realtor.com®, a leading online real estate destination with more existing homes available for sale than any other national online real estate portal, to raise brand awareness and drive mobile application downloads with a campaign designed to help users find their dream homes. Tapping into the overnight sensation of Pokémon Go, the augmented reality mobile game that sends players on real-world quests to find, train, and battle Pokémon, the companies launched a Facebook campaign that placed similar messaging and imagery from the game into the feeds of Facebook users. Conceived, created, and launched just days after the Pokémon Go game went viral, the campaign reached almost 530,000 unique Facebook users at an impressive $5.24 CPM (cost per thousand impressions) and delivered a 15% conversion rate in just six days. "The Facebook platform enables people with shared interests to connect and share on a massive scale. In turn, marketers are presented with a significant opportunity to monitor these signals and react with meaningful and real-time messaging," said Jamie Tedford, CEO and Founder of Brand Networks. "We identified an enormous audience of Facebook users exchanging tips and broadcasting their participation in Pokémon Go. Our team and software helped realtor.com® tap into this cultural phenomenon, translate signals into an actionable marketing opportunity and use the Brand Networks Platform to reach and optimize messages to this audience on a tight timeline." The campaign used a series of ads with creative influenced by Pokémon Go to promote the free realtor.com® free mobile app. Messaging such as "Be a real-estate master" paired with in-app imagery resembling the game inspired users to "catch" their dream home using realtor.com®. As for audience targeting, the Brand Networks platform was used to target relevant ads to a variety of segments, which were then further optimized against the best performing groups. The campaign capitalized on the fun and lighthearted nature of house hunting, and resonated best with women between the ages of 45 to 54. The entire process was executed in one week in order to access the game's massive base of players in as timely a manner as possible. The campaign was a success for realtor.com® and helped drive brand awareness and downloads for their award-winning mobile app. "Seeing that Pokémon Go became one of the hottest topics trending on Facebook, we wanted to generate similar user excitement and cultural relevance for realtor.com®. Our thought was while users are out and about driving around catching Pokémon, they can also 'catch' their dream home by downloading and using the realtor.com® app," said Genevieve Owyang, Director of Mobile Marketing, realtor.com®. "The Brand Networks team did a fantastic job and we were thrilled to have them in our corner on this initiative." Pokémon Go and Pokémon are trademarks of Nintendo. Realtor.com® is a registered trademark of The National Association of Realtors. Niantic, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, and Pokémon Go are in no way affiliated with Brand Networks nor with realtor.com®. Click here to read the full case study. About Brand NetworksBrand Networks Simplifies Social™. The company delivers award-winning social media advertising software and services to hundreds of enterprise customers, including half of the Fortune 100 and 17 of AdAge's 25 Most Advertised Brands. The Brand Networks Platform uses personalization data and powerful automation technologies to help marketers optimize their media investments across the social web. Media buyers can reduce campaign management time by 75% while increasing their return on advertising spend across Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn and Snapchat. Brand Networks was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston with offices in San Francisco, New York City, Rochester, Los Angeles, Chicago, London, Sydney, and Mexico City. For more information, please visit bn.co. About Realtor.com®Realtor.com® is the trusted resource for home buyers, sellers and dreamers, offering the most comprehensive database of for-sale properties, among competing national sites, and the information, tools and professional expertise to help people move confidently through every step of their home journey. As the official site of the National Association of REALTORS®, realtor.com® pioneered the world of digital real estate 20 years ago, and today helps make all things home simple, efficient and enjoyable. Realtor.com® is operated by News Corp (NASDAQ: NWS) (NASDAQ: NWSA) (ASX: NWS) (ASX: NWSLV) subsidiary Move, Inc. For more information, visit realtor.com.

East Bay Regional Data MLS Selects RESAAS' RealTimeMLS Solution
VANCOUVER, BC -- (June 20, 2016) - RESAAS Services Inc., a cloud-based social business platform for the real estate services industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed a five-year agreement with East Bay Regional Data (EBRD), an MLS with three member associations across the East Bay in Northern California. This agreement provides all 3,200 agents across EBRD's three member associations, Alameda Association of REALTORS®, Oakland/Berkeley Association of REALTORS®, and Delta Association of REALTORS® to communicate and share listings instantly in a centralized social platform known as RealTimeMLS, RESAAS's flag-ship solution for MLS and real estate associations. "I've worked in many different real estate associations throughout California, and am now committed to providing members of EBRD with the most current and efficient tools to run their businesses," said Davina Lara, CEO of EBRD and Oakland/Berkeley Association of REALTORS®. "I've tracked the results, uptake and agent-engagement of RealTimeMLS in other markets and see it as an essential offering for our members so both they, and we, can move as quickly as our hot real estate market demands." RESAAS will integrate EBRD's existing vendor partners Clareity Security and Black Knight's Paragon MLS into RealTimeMLS, providing a secure and efficient experience for agents, while allowing listing data to flow from RealTimeMLS into Paragon as it reaches on-market status. "Agents need reliable, real-time technologies that allow them to work quickly and efficiently," said James Hayden, VP of Enterprise Accounts at RESAAS. "We are excited to be working alongside the team at EBRD to help solve common industry pain points." EBRD joins other technology-forward associations already leveraging RealTimeMLS in the following markets; San Francisco, San Diego, Miami and Austin. About RESAAS Services Inc. RESAAS, a cloud-based social business platform for the real estate services industry, is designed specifically for the real estate professional to connect and communicate in real-time. Known as real estate broadcasts, RESAAS' powerful reblasts® engine automatically generates all of your real estate workflow into invaluable social content that is instantly pushed out to the RESAAS platform and other social networks. Visit www.resaas.com. About East Bay Regional Data East Bay Regional Data was incorporated in 1991 as a means to provide brokers and agents with a centralized and online source for real estate data. Today, East Bay Regional Data Inc. (EBRDI) is the region's largest MLS cooperative working to provide its subscribers the very best in MLS service. EBRDI has been a leader in bringing greater resources and real estate data to its participants and subscribers. In addition to providing complete access to listings in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, participants and subscribers also have access to listings in 22 counties in Northern California.

Global Real Estate Network Selects CityBlast as Preferred Social Media Solution
  CHICAGO – (5/13/16) – Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® has named CityBlast as a preferred provider through its Solutions Group program, a collection of select business tools presented to its global network of more than 550 residential real estate firms. CityBlast is a social media management company dedicated to the real estate industry, providing sales associates and brokerages with a team of social experts who write and publish high quality locally-focused articles and information directly on their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages. "CityBlast is a great addition to our program, giving our members an easy, systematic way to create a professional online presence and generate leads from their social media sites. Founded by a former agent who mastered the use of Facebook as a way to build new business, CityBlast brings a unique combination of proven industry experience with social media savvy," said Robin LaSure, LeadingRE vice president of corporate marketing. CityBlast founder and CEO Shaun Nilsson comments, "Adding to a select list of partners, CityBlast is proud to bring our industry-best social media services to LeadingRE members. LeadingRE has long represented a gold standard for real estate professionals, and that model has a natural synergy with our company philosophy. We're very excited." Learn more about CityBlast at www.CityBlast.com. Learn more about Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® at www.LeadingRE.com. About CityBlast CityBlast is the largest social media management company dedicated to the real estate industry, providing sales associates and brokerages with a host of social media services, including team of social experts who write and publish high quality locally-focused articles and information directly on their Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn pages, and audience growth and lead generation packages.

Coldwell Banker Previews International Enhances Luxury Digital and Social Platform
Madison, N.J. 03-23-2016 — Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, a leader in luxury home sales, has enhanced its Coldwell Banker Previews International® program with a new digital platform fueled by global content, exclusive videos and social media channels focused on the luxury real estate consumer. Last year, Coldwell Banker® affiliated agents closed over 25,000 transaction sides on U.S. properties sold for $1 million or greater. "The evolution of our Coldwell Banker Previews International digital platform allows affluent consumers to experience luxury homes like never before," said Craig Hogan, vice president of luxury at Coldwell Banker Real Estate. "We know that consumers in the luxury market want authentic, meaningful connections, and our content allows them to truly experience the luxury lifestyle." Many enhancements have been made on Previews Inside Out, the Coldwell Banker Previews International blog, where visitors can experience magnificent imagery, videos and content focused on regional, national and international luxury trends, as well as exclusive profiles on affluent visionaries and brands, property tours and more. Coldwell Banker®affiliated sales associates across the globe are now able to contribute compelling stories and lifestyle content. On social media, Coldwell Banker Previews International expanded its reach from Facebookand Twitter to include Pinterest and Instagram, platforms that thrive on luxury content. The  "Home of the Week" video series, which spotlights ultra-luxury properties, has now found a permanent home on Previews® channels and recently reached more than 540,000 video views on Facebook since the digital push was launched in early 2016. Coldwell Banker Previews, founded in 1933 by Henderson Talbot in New York City, has long defined the unique qualities of luxury home sales. Talbot was known for capturing prized estates on film and holding exclusive gatherings for affluent buyers to preview them as cinema. The enhancements announced today build upon his legacy. "These integrated digital enhancements are just the first of many exciting updates for our global luxury program," said Hogan. "This further demonstrates our commitment to creating exceptional luxury experiences globally, with an emphasis on engaging luxury consumers in new, meaningful ways." About Coldwell Banker Previews InternationalThe Coldwell Banker Previews International program has been a world leader in the marketing of luxury homes since 1933. The Previews® program was acquired by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC in 1980 and launched as Coldwell Banker Previews International®, the brand's luxury homes program.  The exclusive group of certified Previews Property Specialists make up approximately 8.5 percent of the independent sales associates affiliated with the Coldwell Banker brand worldwide.  Coldwell Banker Previews International participated in more than 25,000 transaction sides of homes priced at $1 million or more in 2015. On average, Previews handles $133.5 million in luxury homes sales every day. Coldwell Banker, Previews and Coldwell Banker Previews International are registered marks licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Each office is independently owned and operated. About Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLCSince 1906, the Coldwell Banker® organization has been a premier provider of full-service residential and commercial real estate brokerage services. Coldwell Banker Real Estate is the oldest national real estate brand and franchisor in the United States, and today has a global network of approximately 3,000 independently owned and operated franchised broker offices in 46 countries and territories with almost 85,000 affiliated sales professionals. The Coldwell Banker brand is known for creating innovative consumer services as recently seen by taking a leadership role in the smart home space, being the first national real estate brand with an iPad app, the first to augment its website www.coldwellbanker.com for smart phones, the first to create an iPhone application with international listings, the first to develop an iPad application (CBx) to easily bring big data into home listing presentations, and the first to fully harness the power of video in real estate listings, news and information through its Coldwell Banker On Location YouTube channel. Coldwell Banker is a leader in niche markets such as resort, new homes and luxury properties through its Coldwell Banker Previews International® marketing program delivering exceptional experiences for all consumers served.

CityBlast teams up with RESAAS to make social selling even more profitable.
  Toronto, CA – CityBlast has grown expansively over the last 5 years by fulfilling a promise to connect agents with buyers and sellers through social media. So when the idea of partnering up with RESAAS (the largest social network designed specifically for the real estate industry) came along both parties jumped at the chance to combine their resources. “We’ve been on each others’ radars, and it was only a matter of time until we started to implement ways we can enhance the agent experience leveraging both platforms.  Today we’re happy to announce the beginning of that initiative,” says CityBlast co-founder Shaun Nilsson. RESAAS is a network of over 360,000 real estate professionals, aimed at helping expand their influence and money-making potential by connecting professionals with each other across the globe. CityBlast’s Social Media Experts custom-manage and promote agents’ social accounts; removing the marketing hassle, and helping agents passively generate leads while keeping their online presence looking always fresh and up-to-date with the market.  Working together has obvious synergies. CityBlast will now be available for purchase by RESAAS members within the RESAAS Marketplace.  “This type of partnership is great news for anyone looking to kick start their real estate marketing this year and take advantage of new media to its fullest potential.  Plus we have plans to add more tools as we go,” adds Nilsson. Quick facts: CityBlast has teamed up with Realtor network RESAAS Both companies have huge client networks to help realtors sell more through social media Both companies provide a complementary service offering RESAAS is free to register and has over 360,000 members CityBlast accounts come with a 2-week free demo For more info about how the CityBlast x RESAAS partnership can help realtors launch their business to new heights through the power of social network lead generation please don’t hesitate to contact me. More info also available at www.CityBlast.com.

CityBlast shares the secret formula to perfect Social Media posting for Realtors across North America
  Toronto, CA – Over the last five years, entrepreneurs Shaun Nilsson and Alen Bubich have gone from helping a handful of their friends and family with their professional social media presence to the largest social media management company for real estate agents in the world. It's crazy to think that in just a few short years CityBlast has created millions of social media posts, impressions and leads for thousands of agents just like you. As you can imagine, after creating this much content we've learned a thing or two about social media. And just like everyone else, we've had some help along the way. Great mentors, investors and most importantly feedback from clients. That's what made us realize it's our turn to give back. We realized that the best way to do that is to pull back the curtain on the inner working at CityBlast and unveil our social media "secret sauce." That's right, any Realtor can simply go to: https://www.cityblast.com/perfectpost and download the award winning blueprint that's earned our agents over $80 million dollars. This document is going to teach you: How to find and share the highest quality links The power of imagery in marketing How to write marketing copy on your posts like the pros The best times to post for maximum engagement Organize your marketing plan to make it easy and less time consuming Of course, if you're too busy, you can always leave the heavy lifting to us! For only $99 dollars, we can take care of applying this method to your Facebook, Facebook FanPage, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts. Quick facts: CityBlast is teaching everyone the secrets of social media marketing for free 5 years, and millions of posts have given them the information edge on what makes social media work for business' You're going to learn about the best times and methods for posting to your social media accounts for the highest effectiveness CityBlast agents reach over 6-million people per day through social media To-date CityBlast experts have posted over 3 million content updates on behalf of clients This method has earned CityBlast agents $80 million a year For more info about the ways CityBlast helps to educate its clients and how we help thousands of agents earn more money every year with our marketing services, please don't hesitate to contact us. More info is also available at www.CityBlast.com

Over 50 Partners Have Joined the RESAAS Marketplace
VANCOUVER, BC--(December 14, 2015) - RESAAS Services Inc., a cloud based social business platform for the real estate services industry, announced today that a total of 50 Partners are currently participating in the RESAAS Marketplace -- a collection of leading products and services offered to all RESAAS users at an exclusive, discounted price. Just one year after officially launching the RESAAS Marketplace, the demand by companies who provide tools and services for real estate agents to participate in the Marketplace has increased substantially, allowing RESAAS to continue developing relationships with leading companies servicing real estate professionals. "It's been great to see the growth of the Marketplace program and the successful companies that are excited about contributing to it," said Brianna MacNeil, Business Development Manager at RESAAS. "Our expansive roster of Partners, in combination with the launch of the new Marketplace website, has become an unparalleled experience for real estate agents looking to purchase not only technology products, but also luxury vehicles, office supplies and electronic devices." Additional program participants being made available in this release include Top Producer®, North America's leading provider of marketing and client management systems operated by Move, Inc.; car rental companies Enterprise Rent-A-Car, Alamo Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental; and real estate contact relationship manager, REthink CRM. Furthermore, Juwai, Snap Flyers, MOO, Spacio Pro, Volkswagen of America and NAR Accelerator product, Guard Llama, have joined the Marketplace. Office supply and printing companies have also shown a strong appetite for participating in the Marketplace. Office Depot will be providing exclusive discounts to all RESAAS users located in the United States. Office Depot offers up to 55% off office supplies, plus deep discounts on cleaning & breakroom products and copy & print services. For RESAAS users worldwide, Enterprise Holdings (Alamo Rent A Car, Enterprise Rent-A-Car and National Car Rental) will be providing exclusive discounts for the foreseeable future. According to Sharon Currah, Director of Affinity and Partnerships at Enterprise Holdings, "Agents using RESAAS are the exact demographic we strive to service. They understand the value add of a reliable and quality rental vehicle, and the Marketplace gives us an amazing opportunity to showcase that value across their platform." Top Producer® offers a full range of leading-edge, integrated contact management, lead cultivation and web marketing solutions dedicated to helping real estate professionals succeed. The suite, including Top Producer CRM, Market Snapshot and FiveStreet, is a valuable addition to the Marketplace. "We are excited to be joining the RESAAS community and extending our services to its network of more than 360,000 real estate agents and brokers around the world," said Ryan Green, GM and VP of CRM Software Business at Move, Inc. "Aligning leading technology solutions like Top Producer CRM, Market Snapshot and FiveStreet with the forward-thinking, connected community of RESAAS is a strong natural fit, and we are pleased to be providing an even more competitive offering for our customers." Another partner participating in the Marketplace for this release is Juwai, the #1 Chinese property portal. "Given our expertise in marketing North American properties to international buyers, the Marketplace within RESAAS is the perfect sales network for us at Juwai," said Simon Henry, co-CEO at Juwai.com. "We are given a direct communication portal to hundreds of thousands of real estate agents around the world who are wanting to gain international exposure of their listings and their brand. It's tough to find a more targeted platform than that." Taxbot, the expense tracking service that joined the RESAAS Marketplace several months ago, has enjoyed increased sales through the partnership. "Taxbot has seen amazing success being part of the RESAAS Marketplace," said Terry Dennis, Director of Business Development at Taxbot. "Working alongside the RESAAS marketing team, our recent Taxbot webinar (hosted by RESAAS) saw an associated 32% attendance conversion rate! Needless to say, we are excited for the future and the opportunity brought to the table by the Marketplace." Savings on all products offered through the Marketplace are typically between 10% and 25%, and are redeemable instantly for all registered RESAAS users. Companies that service the real estate industry and are interested in learning more about the RESAAS Marketplace should visit http://resa.as/hhiea8a. About RESAAS Services Inc. RESAAS is a cloud-based social business platform for the real estate services industry. RESAAS' powerful reblasts® engine automatically converts real estate activity into social marketable content, which is also pushed out to other social networks, to generate leads. Visit http://www.resaas.com.

Solving the Lead Generation Dilemma for Real Estate Professionals
Promote Social is a new generation software tool built from the ground up for real estate industry professionals to help generate leads through word-of-mouth referrals. It's a streamlined and digital way for friends to tell friends about the great real estate experience they had with a particular agent or broker. We know that 90 percent of consumers say word of mouth referrals is the leading influencer in their purchase behavior. Promote Social magnifies this for agents, allowing them to get more leads from happy clients. We provide real estate professionals with a cost-effective and proactive way to generate warm market leads. It can be incorporated into all of your daily communication and advertising efforts and it provides in-depth analytics to measure results. Promote Social takes a completely unique approach to social media advertising. Instead of paying for ad space, the software magnifies positive testimonials from clients, spreading the word organically through social media sites to generate new leads and clients. It also provides subscribers with a professional, customizable lead capture page to allow people to connect with the agent online. Because Promote Social uses a business's existing customer's social media contacts, targeting is locally focused and allows for lead capture within the actual community real estate agents and brokers conduct business. "Real estate agents can spend thousands of dollars a month to advertise online without ever hitting their target market," said Lee Moraitis, co-founder of Promote Social. "Traditional online advertising platforms--Google, Facebook, Twitter--have very complex and expensive systems that sometimes require years to master. We wanted to make digital advertising more accessible to agents and brokers without six figure marketing budgets." If you would like more information about Promote Social for Real Estate, visit www.psocial.co/realestate/info. If you would like to schedule an interview with Lee Moraitis, call Jon Shihadeh at 313-778-6260.

RESAAS Adds 20 New Partners to Their Marketplace
VANCOUVER, BC, November 05, 2014 -- RESAAS Services Inc. (CSE: RSS), The Real Estate Social Network™, announced today the addition of 20 new Partners to the RESAAS Marketplace -- a collection of leading real estate products and services offered to all RESAAS users to purchase at a discounted price. RESAAS Marketplace launched in Summer 2014 to introduce RESAAS agents to products and services that can help enhance their business. RESAAS has continued to develop relationships with leading companies servicing real estate professionals who share similar goals and objectives to those of RESAAS; ultimately to help agents and brokers do more business. "It's been less than two months since we unveiled the Marketplace with our initial 10 go-to-market partners, including BombBomb, Dotloop and DocuSign®," said Tom Rossiter, President at RESAAS. "The traction this generated, and the combined benefit to both agents and to vendors, has enabled us to form new partnerships with 20 additional real estate vendors in the first of a series of major enhancements to the service." Additional partnerships being made available in this release include award winning state-of-the-art website creation platform Squarespace, live virtual tour provider ReaLync, contact management and marketing software Propertybase (leveraging the Salesforce.com platform), branded agent app Dizzle, connecting riders to drivers app Uber, advanced research system providing reliable data ReboGateway (a product of Benutech Inc.), and REALTOR® contact relationship management system Wise Agent. Uber, an on-demand service that is evolving the way the world moves, adds tremendous value to the Marketplace. Real estate agents are always on the go, and now RESAAS users are eligible for exclusive credits when riding Uber for the first time. "By seamlessly connecting riders to drivers at the touch of a button, Uber takes you from point A to point B in 45+ countries and over 250 cities," said Dan Nicolopoulos, Marketing Manager at Uber. "By participating in the RESAAS Marketplace, we look forward to many real estate agents riding with Uber whether it be to an open house or client meeting." Another partner participating in the Marketplace for this release is ReboGateway, a product of Benutech, Inc. "We see RESAAS as a potential difference making tool for agents to build awareness of their business, and learn from others within the network, and to help market their listed properties," said Brian Fox, V.P. Business Development at Benutech, Inc. "ReboGateway is out in front of that initial listing process, by identifying the addresses that have a higher likelihood of selling. The combination of our targeted data along with RESAAS as a marketing platform, creates a synergy that will be exciting to watch develop. We are excited about being a Marketplace partner to bring new awareness to ReboGateway and to provide additional benefits to RESAAS members." CRM (Customer Relationship Management) built for REALTORS®, Wise Agent, is loaded with easy to use contact management, time management, transaction management, and document storage features. "RESAAS is quickly becoming known as the place to go for the best answers to real estate questions, from best practices, to tools and products to help grow agent's businesses," said Brandon Wise at Wise Agent. "Wise Agent is proud to be part of the RESAAS Marketplace." In this update to the Marketplace, RESAAS is also introducing a handful of companies that will offer free versions of their products in the Marketplace, including home maintenance at the touch of a button app HouseCall, online home refinancer Lenda, and simplified expense reporting system Expensify. Savings on all products offered through the Marketplace are typically between 10% and 25%, and are redeemable instantly for all registered RESAAS users. Contactually, the CRM provider that appeared in the RESAAS Marketplace on its initial launch, has enjoyed increased sales through the partnership. "The RESAAS Marketplace has been a great channel for acquiring new users," said Brian Pesin, Senior Marketing Manager, Partnerships at Contactually. "Danielle and her team have been great and proactive about promoting us and our special RESAAS-focused events, such as webinars, to their users, which has in turn brought in a good number of new users. We look forward to strengthening our partnership as the Marketplace continues to expand and develop." Companies that service the real estate industry who are interested in learning more about the RESAAS Marketplace, click here or go to http://corporate.resaas.com/business/marketplace/. About RESAAS SERVICES INC. RESAAS is an Enterprise Social and Global Referral Network for licensed Real Estate Agents, REALTORS®, Brokers, Franchises and Associations. RESAAS' powerful reblasts® engine automatically converts real estate activity into social marketable content, which is also pushed out to other social networks, to generate leads. Visit http://www.resaas.com.

RESAAS Launches a Marketplace of Real Estate Products and Services
VANCOUVER, BC, September 15, 2014 -- RESAAS Services Inc., The Real Estate Social Network™, announced today the official launch of the RESAAS Marketplace - a collection of leading real estate products and services offered to all RESAAS users to purchase at a discounted price. RESAAS empowers real estate agents to generate more business and increase their depth of knowledge as industry professionals. Part of this includes helping agents know which products top-producing agents are using and how these products can help to benefit their business. RESAAS has partnered with a group of leading real estate vendors who are forward-thinking and have respected products or services in the industry that will help RESAAS users ultimately generate more business. "We've seen an increasing trend of knowledge sharing occurring between agents inside RESAAS," said Tom Rossiter, President at RESAAS. "Our goal with Marketplace is to provide a succinct list of superior tools, products and services that we have consistently heard positive feedback about from top-producing agents. Our position in the industry has allowed us to form partnerships with a collection of great companies and offer their most relevant products at a discounted rate to RESAAS users." With the launch of Marketplace, RESAAS has announced partnerships with a variety of leading companies servicing the real estate industry including the best-selling business laptop supplier Lenovo, CRM provider Contactually, the leader for online real estate transactions Dotloop, video-email company BombBomb, world-renowned social dashboard Hootsuite, and DocuSign®, The Global Standard for Digital Transaction Management™, offering industry-leading eSignature technology and National Association of REALTORS® Official and Exclusive provider under the REALTOR Benefits® Program, as well as several others. Through Marketplace, RESAAS offers products and services for a wide variety of categories, including Client Relationship Management, e-signature Platforms, Lead Generation, Transaction Management, and Email Marketing. Click here to see a current list of the Marketplace Partners. BombBomb, the award winning Colorado-based video-by-email company that has received widespread critical acclaim, was one of the first to form an alliance with RESAAS. BombBomb's Chief Marketing Officer, Ethan Beute, says: "Agents using RESAAS clearly know the value of people, and relationships, and the power of the network. BombBomb was designed to help you build relationships and ultimately grow your business. Being a Marketplace partner will be a great new sales channel for us, and help us generate awareness amongst agents that haven't yet discovered our company and the complete benefits we provide our customers." Another partner participating in the Marketplace for the official launch is Dotloop, regarded by many agents on RESAAS as the go-to transaction management solution. "We love what RESAAS is doing, and are excited to take this initial step in our relationship," said Alex Allison, Dotloop's Director of Business Development. "We strive to partner with leaders in the industry who are focused on helping people work and RESAAS is certainly doing just that." Savings on all services offered through Marketplace are typically between 10% and 25%, and are redeemable instantly through the Marketplace for all registered RESAAS users. "The backbone of a successful real estate business is the professional's ability to build strong relationships with their top prospects and clients," said Brian Pesin, Senior Marketing Manager at Contactually. "It's clear that RESAAS' team and their customers value this important tenant of business, and we are thrilled to partner with them for this exciting new endeavor." "The RESAAS Marketplace will be hugely beneficial to all RESAAS users," said Danielle Sissons, VP of Communications at RESAAS. "In addition, this will be a great wholesale channel of sales for all of our Marketplace partners." About RESAAS SERVICES INC. RESAAS is an Enterprise Social and Global Referral Network for licensed Real Estate Agents, REALTORS®, Brokers, Franchises and Associations. RESAAS' powerful reblasts® engine automatically converts real estate activity into social marketable content, which is also pushed out to other social networks, to generate leads. Visit www.resaas.com.

RealBiz Acquires ReachFactor to Enhance Agent Marketing Tools
FT. LAUDERDALE, FL,  May 27, 2014 -- RealBiz Media Group, Inc. the leader in home video tours, today announced the acquisition of ReachFactor, Inc. ReachFactor is a social media marketing platform that helps real estate agents and brokerages grow their online visibility, connect with customer prospects and turn those prospects into new customers. ReachFactor has been recognized as an Inman® Innovator Award Finalist for its pioneering work in the social media and "reputation marketing" space and has become a trusted resource by more than 250,000 real estate agents who've subscribed to the company's free newsletter filled with marketing tips and online lead generation tactics for the real estate industry. The acquisition immediately adds depth to RealBiz's agent products, brings thousands of agent subscribers and expands RealBiz's ability to market its services directly to highly engaged real estate agents. "Agent success has been our focus from the day we launched," stated Suresh Srinivasan, Founder and CEO of ReachFactor. "We're excited to combine our products and resources with RealBiz's video marketing technologies to create one of the industry's most comprehensive and affordable marketing solutions for real estate agents." The ReachFactor management team will take senior roles in RealBiz and co-founder, Arun Srinivasan, will be appointed to the company's Board of Directors. RealBiz will make further announcements on the acquisition and planned integration of ReachFactor's products and executives over the next several weeks. "We're thrilled to welcome ReachFactor's key executives and integrate their products into our suite of video marketing platforms," said Steve Marques, President and CRO of RealBiz. "ReachFactor's executives bring a wealth of technical, product and online marketing expertise and their product has proven itself very useful for agents, teams and brokers to generate public awareness for themselves and capture highly qualified leads online." About ReachFactor, Inc. ReachFactor is an award-winning social media and reputation marketing platform that helps real estate agents and brokerages grow their online visibility, connect with transaction-ready prospects and turn those prospects into new customers. To learn more visit www.reachfactor.com or call toll free 1-877-470-7794 About RealBiz Media Group, Inc. RealBiz Media Group Inc. is a real estate digital media and technology company whose proprietary video processing technology makes it one of the leaders in providing home video tours to the real estate industry. Its client base includes more than 350,000 real estate agents and brokers. The company provides a series of products including a consumer portal http://www.nestbuilder.com, an agent-only platform known as Nestbuilder Agent, a television video on demand network, a growing MVA network, Virtual Tours and Mobile Apps. The company enjoys access to the nation's largest real estate companies with numerous approved vendors and national contracts.

Homes.com Launches Innovative Social Marketing Suite
  NORFOLK, Va. (February 12, 2014) – With the launch of a new social media platform, Homes.com, leading online real estate destination, continues to provide tools and resources to make it easier for real estate professionals to market their brands. The innovative Homes.com Social marketing package offers solutions that help real estate professionals save time and simplify social media marketing. It provides everything from social media account setup and custom graphics to posting content on their behalf. The added benefits of reputation management and fan base growth make for a comprehensive social media suite. Homes.com Social is a one-of-a-kind marketing tool for agents and brokers, designed to help today's ever-busy real estate professional navigate the digital networking arena. It gives professionals a competitive advantage through a targeted social media program designed to create an exceptional brand experience, enhance audience engagement, boost consumer return traffic and improve search engine ranking. "Now more than ever, social media plays a vital role in business development and lead acquisition for real estate professionals," said Brock MacLean, Homes.com executive vice president. "Homes.com Social is designed to integrate the need for consistent consumer communication with uniform brand messaging across a variety of platforms. The platform assists agents and brokers with managing their social channels and online reputation, and allows for better control of online conversations. With a team of experts at the helm, Homes.com Social will be an invaluable asset for professionals as they navigate the constantly evolving social arena and manage the most important aspect of the real estate profession - time." Homes.com Social is available to real estate professionals nationwide as part of the Homes Connect marketing suite of services. The platform contains three key components, all designed to enhance branding, leverage reputation and drive meaningful conversation. Social Management – Allows professionals to build online visibility with account setup by the Homes.com Social Team on seven different social channels (Facebook, Google+, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest, and Foursquare), saving time by providing daily posts and enhancing brand consistency with a custom Cover Photo, Profile Icon and Welcome App. Subscribers can utilize custom-built Facebook apps (such as the Facebook Sweepstakes App) to generate traffic and monitor community interaction with reports measuring growth, demographics and content performance. The Sweepstakes App adds excitement and drives "Likes" to your business page, increasing your fanbase across all networks. Homes.com creates, manages and provides the prizes for these monthly contests. Social Listening - Expands brand visibility to ensure connection with potential consumers via online business directories and social networks. Elevates reputation using executive reports, monitors local listings, views and responds to online reviews across multiple platforms, all while saving time and maximizing productivity. Social Education – Easy access to live experts and continuing social education including online training, webinars, newsletters with social media best practices, how-to's and marketing templates. Watch the Homes.com Social video for detailed information regarding useful tools and features of the platform. Visit connect.homes.com or call 888-510-8795 for more detailed information on Homes.com Social.

250,000 Real Estate Agents Found New Address at Facebook in 2013, Says N-Play
Jacksonville, FL, December 30, 2013—N-Play, the leading provider of real estate applications on Facebook, reports that 250,000 agents located nationwide have joined its flagship service, the Real Estate Agent Directory ("Directory") for Facebook. Originally launched in the fourth quarter of 2011, the Directory has added 120,000 agents since December 2012, a 90% increase year-over-year. The Directory has become the largest community of agents on any consumer-facing social media platform in the U.S. N-Play estimates one million agents operating in the U.S. have an active Facebook account of which 25% are members of the Directory. At current signup rates of 350 agents per day, the company projects 300,000 members by the end of the second quarter 2014. "The Directory's swift growth has been fueled by agent migration from traditional websites to social media," said Mark Bloomfield, CEO of N-Play. "Real estate is a people business and social media is where agents find and connect with people. This shift has been accelerated by the high costs and declining ROI of web marketing. Agents are seeking creative ways to reach their audience and social media is the new frontier that delivers positive results," said Bloomfield. In a recent survey of 2,000 Directory members, 68% of respondents said they focused more of their marketing efforts on Facebook this year. Agent Kristie Scivicque estimates 20% of her business now comes from Facebook, versus 5% in 2012. "Facebook gives me the ability to reach a much broader spectrum of clients than I could through my personal connections or website. With minimal investment I have been able to grow my fan page followers from 347 in July to over 1,600 this month. The vast majority of my new connections were from friends of friends and people outside my traditional network," said Scivicque. According to Facebook, 128 million daily users (U.S.) log into the site and spend an average of 20 minutes per session...more than any other website. Seventy-three million users are 35-64 years old, a demographic sweet spot for real estate. The average agent in the Directory has 430 friends within this prime demographic, compared to 170 friends for the average Facebook user. This results in a friend-of-friend network of over 70,000 real estate consumers per agent. "Building pipelines through social media will be important for agents to remain competitive," said Bloomfield. "As more agents leverage this medium, we will see a dramatic change in the way real estate is marketed for the foreseeable future. Everything agents could offer on traditional websites can now be offered on social media. It's like moving your business from a dead-end street to a busy highway. You're going to get more traffic." The National Association of Realtors' (NAR) establishment of a social media policy for Multiple Listing Services (MLSs) in 2012 set the stage for increased social media use in the real estate community. Internet Data Exchange (IDX), the standard means for displaying real estate listings, permitted MLS participants to display listing information via IDX-compliant solutions on social media. This has opened the door for brokers and agents who want to display listings and offer home search on social media platforms such as Facebook. Since the policy's implementation, over 100 MLS nationwide have approved this use, including eight of the ten largest MLSs in the country. Hosted on 375 REALTOR® Association Facebook pages, 1,400 broker pages and used by over 250,000 agents located in 14,500 cities, the Directory is the most utilized real estate app on Facebook. Learn more about the Real Estate Agent Directory at: http://on.fb.me/1dUCidZ

N-Play Helps Real Estate Agents Add Contests to Facebook to Grow Their Business Socially
Jacksonville, FL, October 30, 2013 – N-Play, the leader in real estate-centric applications on Facebook, announced today it has launched out of beta, a turnkey sweepstakes service for real estate agents called Dream Sweeps. The new service adds a home-themed sweepstakes contest to each agent's Facebook business page personalized to the agent. Dream Sweeps increases page traffic and visitor engagement resulting in new prospects. Each month throughout the year, a new themed Dream Sweeps contest is automatically launched on the agent's fangate page to keep the contest fresh, interesting and trending. Prizes ranging from $500 to $1,000 are awarded monthly to the winning contestants by N-Play on behalf of the agent. Prizes, drawings, sweeps management and logistics are all handled by the company as part of the turnkey service. Since beta launch in September, 450 agents nationwide are using the service with success. The cost of the service is $29.95 for 3 months or $49.95 for 6 months. Available in the U.S. only, Dream Sweeps complies with all federal and state regulations governing sweepstakes. To help promote the contest, posts announcing Dream Sweeps appear several times during the month on the agent's page. These posts are auto-synced to the drawing deadline encouraging fans to register for the sweeps. Fans can enter multiple times each month thus improving their chances of winning and increasing visits to the agent's page. Each sweepstakes entry extends the agent's social reach to the fan's friends-- thereby exponentially expanding the agent's potential lead opportunities. Agents can further promote their Dream Sweeps fangate in their local market via ad campaigns on Facebook. High impact Dream Sweeps promotional ads are now available via READ ADvantage, the company's self-serve advertising service for Facebook. Ads draw visitors to the fangate page where they register for the contest and become new prospects for the agent. Contestant information is easily accessed in real time inside the Dream Sweeps app where the agent can view who and on what date each visitor entered the contest. The agent can message contestants via built-in Facebook messaging or export the entire entry list to a .csv file for other marketing initiatives. "Our research shows that 85% of Facebook users have entered at least one sweepstakes over the past 12 months. These contests, when done correctly, are highly engaging and can really build page traffic. We know that page engagement is critical to creating a presence on Facebook. We believe Dream Sweeps will help give prospects another great reason to visit agent pages," said Mark Bloomfield, CEO of N-Play. "The sweeps fangate service assists in building fan loyalty, improves page rank and creates buzz around an agent's personal brand. An engaged and loyal Facebook audience will accelerate the social growth of an agent's business, helping the agent generate more leads and selling opportunities," said Bloomfield. REALTOR® Dan Peyser stated, "This service has proven to be a phenomenal lead generator. Furthermore, it [Dream Sweeps] gives potential clients an extra incentive to visit and like your Facebook business page, and has connected me to engaged clients that are interested in my services." Peyser was an early user of Dream Sweeps and had one of his fans selected as the winner in September. Dream Sweeps is part of N-Play's suite of social media marketing services for real estate professionals. The company's flagship Facebook app, the Real Estate Agent Directory, helps agents build their brand and socially enhance their business. Over 234,000 agents nationwide have joined the Directory. The Real Estate Agent Directory has become the most used real estate application on Facebook, supporting agents and brokers in over 14,500 cities throughout the United States. The Directory is hosted on thousands of pages on Facebook including over 1,000 broker pages and 375 REALTOR® Association pages representing more than 800,000 real estate professionals. Learn more about Dream Sweeps at: http://on.fb.me/18PsdP4

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Tools to Help you Generate Referrals from Recommendations, Free for EVERY Agent to Use.
This article comes to us from the REALTOR.com Lockbox blog. You can view the original article at Lockbox.REALTOR.com. When we acquired SocialBios last year, we knew we were getting some serious talent. These guys understood social media, but more importantly, they understood how it can really work in real estate. Social media is important, but lets face it. It’s often over-hyped and sensationalized. But what Ernie, Ira and Andrew have done is actually build something that’s makes social media really useful for real estate agents. They didn’t just slap the word “Facebook” on something, put a shiny bow on it and shove it out the door. What they did was build a tool that takes the fundamental principles of a successful real estate business and apply those tried and true concepts to the social space. And what they’ve built is BEAUTIFUL. Referrals and recommendations have helped real estate agents build successful businesses for YEARS, and we’ve taken this fundamental building block of real estate and brought it online to REALTOR.com® and the Social Media sites you use everyday. We’re calling our free tools “HyperSocial™ Tools from REALTOR.com®,” but the name isn’t what’s cool. It’s what these tools actually do. They help you get recommendations from your past clients and share them with the world. And they help consumers see how they’re connected to you so you can start building a relationship before you have your first conversation. It’s what’s worked for years in real estate – relationships and relationship-building – and FINALLY - it’s being applied properly to social media. The tools are free for EVERY agent, and they’re easy to get and easy to use. Get your free account today in one-click by visiting: www.socialbios.com/create

How SCVNGR’s First National Brand Partnership Scored Big During March Madness
The Behind the Social Media Campaign Series is supported by Oneupweb, an award-winning agency specializing in search marketing, social media and design for mid-to-enterprise level brands. Download Oneupweb's free whitepaper, "The Bloody Truth about Social Media." SCVNGR is a location-based gaming platform – there are challenges at every venue, and businesses can also "script" their own challenges. Customers can do challenges (take a photo, eat a certain dish) to earn points, which are redeemable for real-world rewards, such as a free drink or 10% off. The Cambridge-based company launched in 2008, and was founded by a 22-year old Princeton dropout who wanted to add a game layer to the world. And that he did. In January 2011, SCVNGR partnered with Buffalo Wild Wings (BWW) — at all 730 of its locations — for a 12-week campaign leading up to March Madness. The competitive game layer of SCVNGR worked well with the BWW patrons, who thrive on competition, community and games. SCVNGR's SVP of Marketing Chris Mahl says that what differentiates SCVNGR from other location-based services is that it's "not a checkin-based service, [but something] that goes further into brand goals [and] consumer goals." The success of the campaign indicates that that may be true. BWW was the first national SCVNGR promotion, and in the first three weeks, the game accrued nearly 30,000 players. By the end, the campaign had 184,000 players at 730 BWW locations. The Concept Interactive agency BFG drove the campaign and helped spread awareness of it via several avenues. BWW had several goals, including generating earned media and consumer engagement, improving customer return rates and, of course, driving revenue. By turning the act of watching games into a game in and of itself, these brand goals were accomplished in a fun, meaningful way. Mahl attributes the success of the BWW promotion to a few things that created a sort of perfect storm for the campaign: Good timing. It revolved around March Madness, when there is a heightened interest in sports and school spirit, even for those who might otherwise not be interested. Excellent staff training. BWW staff played around with SCVNGR for a week before it launched to consumers, so they were invested and well-versed in the game once it launched. They could answer any questions about the app and encourage people to get in the game. Prominent marketing. The BWW campaign was well promoted via Facebook, Twitter, a tab on the BWW Facebook Page, web embeds on the BWW website, in-store television spots, menu inserts, table tents and SCVNGR window clings. These guerilla marketing tactics made it so that when you walked in the door at BWW, there was no way you didn't know what was happening. Plus, the March Madness-obsessed fans are a captive audience, and they were targeted in a comfortable, laid-back environment where they were already hanging out and drinking with friends, so it didn't take much to get them involved. The Campaign BWW set up three custom challenges and offered restaurant rewards for those who completed. Rewards for completed challenges included $5 off (3 points), a free Coca-Cola (20 points) and free wings (30 points). Serving staff, having been trained with the app, were prepared to redeem rewards immediately, so the challenges and redemptions were happening in real time. If someone was hungry and wanted more wings, they could figure out a challenge that would earn them such wings and be much more fun than shelling over some green. BWW's challenges asked people to take pictures of their friends, the sauciest wing in the basket, fans of rival teams and the crowd going wild, to name a few. These photos were shared on the SCVNGR network, and many chose to share them on Facebook and Twitter, too. The custom challenges allowed people to go from being players and participant to becoming "authors" — they weren't just playing SCVNGR, they were "engaging with us" and creating their own adventures, Mahl says. SCVNGR gave them ownership to do what they wanted in order to earn points to unlock badges and rewards. Further, one could find the reward he or she wanted and figure out exactly what challenges needed to be done to get it. This kept people engaged in the game and the app, and spurred people to bring friends into the game, too. Once a player completed the custom challenges scripted by BWW, he became a sort of power user who could create his own challenges. The user-generated challenges that were most popular floated to the top of the list, acting as a sort of crowdsourced filter. As with any crowdsourcing, there's a risk of inappropriate or bizarre material, and though many of the BWW patrons are what Mahl describes as "edgy, passionate and strong personalities," the user-generated challenges went slightly awry. But SCVNGR acted quickly and built a curation system to "keep it clean" and sift through the challenges twice a day to pull out any subpar challenges. The campaign went well beyond the walls of each BWW location, too. A web-based leaderboard showed the point total for users on a national scale, spurring even more competition amongst players vying for the grand prize — a trip to the NBA finals with former Chicago Bulls player and Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen. The Results Here are some statistics from the three-month campaign: Players generated 20,000+ challenges, 15,000 of which were approved (remember the curation filter?). There were 184,000 unique players at 730 nationwide BWW locations. 1 in 3 players returned to play again. On average, users completed 7 challenges, meaning they did all the ones provided by BWW and a few user-generated ones. The campaign generated more than 100 million social impressions via Facebook and Twitter. On average, a player spent 90 seconds per challenge, meaning that BWW saw the equivalent of 3.6 years of brand engagement in its locations during the campaign. "This kind of engagement just doesn't exist," says Mahl, referring to the stats from the BWW campaign. He adds that the campaign went off without a hitch — people were badged, recognized and unlocked their rewards. "Everything worked," he says. To boot, the successful campaign came at a "surprisingly low cost" to BWW, though Mahl would not disclose the exact figure. So what made it click? "[The] BWW [campaign] was well-advertised," says Mahl. "Sometimes you just don't know there's a game. BWW understood that and took the time to properly promote it and invited employees to play first." Further, BWW is what Mahl calls a "socially progressive, community-based place," which lends itself to the SCVNGR model. People come ready to play, with their game faces on. Three months have passed, and BWW is refreshing its campaign as the "Flavor Fanatic Challenge." Since BWW already has a player database of 184,000 people, BWW used the in-app invitation to get the March Madness players back in the game and back in their seats at BWW. Watch the original video on YouTube. Read the original article.

Zillow Launches Facebook Tabs
Great news, real estate agents and real estate industry professionals: Zillow has expanded its free package of Web tools and is now offering Facebook Tabs. Zillow's Facebook Tabs are a powerful informational and social networking tool that can help you reach and connect with more clients and potential prospects on the largest social media network in the world. New Zillow Facebook Tabs Include: Listings Tab Local Information Tab Contact Form Tab Ratings and Reviews Tab By integrating Zillow's Facebook Tabs into your Facebook business page, you can provide valuable real estate information (your current listings, reviews from clients, and local real estate trend information) to your network, and then capture potential client contact information for future follow-up and client conversion. It's an easy way to help you provide valuable information and content to your Facebook network. Zillow's Facebook Tabs integrate nicely with your existing business and community pages, and they are FREE to use in any combination. To install the tabs, just go to http://Zillow.com/Webtools and click on Facebook Apps. Select the tab(s) you wish to display on your page, then follow the simple installation instructions. Zillow's Facebook Tabs will only work on business and community pages—they will not work on personal Facebook profile pages. We're excited about launching them and hope you'll  them with others. We believe our users and their readers will  them too. Don't have a business page? Create one here: http://www.facebook.com/pages/create.php.

Get the Most Out of Photos in Your Social Marketing! NEW FEATURE
Most humans are visual. We react powerfully to pictures and images. So it is no surprise that the top two types of content on Facebook are photos with text and just plain old photos. We are very excited to announce that you can now put your Social Marketing on steroids with our just launched Photos publisher. Roost's free and easy-to-use Social Marketing toolkit for Small Business now lets you: Very easily add photos directly from your computer or photo URLs to your Twitter and Facebook campaigns Leverage your Facebook photo albums right into your Social Marketing campaigns and posts on Roost Even better, Roost will automatically shrink links when posting to Twitter – and, if you're posting to Facebook, you can also save your photos right to your Profile or Page albums from within Roost. Here are some great ways Roost customers are using this new feature: Restaurants scheduling their specials to share to their Facebook Page during the week Real Estate Agents scheduling a community picture of the week Fashion Boutiques sharing shots of hot new dresses that just arrived in store to their Twitter followers Car Dealerships sharing the "Car of the Week" on their Facebook Page Give the new Photos publisher a twirl as you create great Social Marketing campaigns on Roost – and stay tuned for more great additions to Campaign Creator in the very near future! Read the original article.  

Where Do I Start? A Facebook Page or Blog?
Guest Contributor Jimmy Mackin says: Where Do I Start? Many Realtors® who are new to Blogging and Social Media do not know where to begin. A common mistake many Realtors® make is they try to do everything at once. I want to share with you the strategy we used to build our brand. July 2nd, 2010 – we launched our Facebook Page. Over the next 6 month, we focused all of our attention on connecting and engaging with our community. As a result of our efforts, we were able to consistently grow our Facebook Page month after month. When we launched our blog (Jan 12, 2011), we immediately started seeing traffic flowing in from our Facebook Page. In our first 108 days, we have driven in over 16,000 visits and 35,642 pageviews. Our readership is growing by approx 30% per month. The important takeaway here is that only 8.84% of our traffic is coming from the Search Engines. We often think that the only way to drive in traffic is to rank well for relevant keyword phrases. We have found that there is an alternative marketing strategy that you can use that may help you get better results. Pre-Social Media Realtors® would launch their blog, hope that Google would crawl their site, index their webpages, and "hopefully" rank their pages for highly relevant keyword phrases. This is a push-and-pray marketing approach – push out your content and pray that Google ranks your pages well. The challenge many of us face with this approach is that we cannot control how well we rank for specific keyword phrases. We can optimize our sites until we are blue in the face. The fact remains that ranking well for highly competitive keyword phrases is very difficult. Post Social Media Facebook allows us to take more of a proactive approach to building a following. There are two very important distinction worth making Establishing yourself as a resource for valuable information is a great way to attract followers. This doesn't require you to create all of the content; you simply need to be a good curator. A perfect example of this is The Corcoran Group. People are the engine that drives growth – not bots. Great online marketers like Jonathan Rivera and Chris Smith used a similar strategy to drive traffic to their blog...well before we launched our blog. If you are struggling to grow your readership on your existing blog or you have started blogging at all, I would consider starting a Facebook page first... It worked for us. Are you struggling to get traffic to your blog? Please share with us. What do you blog about? Join in on the discussion...

Postling Releases Infographic Showing Real Estate Social Media Trends
Postling, a social media management platform, just released a really insightful and compelling infographic detailing current trends of how the real estate industry is using social media. According to Postling, the company analyzed over 500 Postling accounts specific to real estate. They also included around 7,000  are using social meda.

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Looking for Job Postings? Try Social Networks!
Jason Yormark recently bogged about a new resource for professionals looking to post jobs and search for jobs within their industry.  Here are the links he suggested in his blog post. Mashable Job Board  While you’ll be competing with quite a few people for these, they still post quality opportunities that are worth a look. Social Media Jobs on Twitter  I’ve found following @socialmediajobs to post some unique and worthwhile listings.  If you’re in the market, it can’t hurt to follow and keep your eyes on their stream. TwitJobSearch  Great resource to comb Twitter for job postings.  Just use “social media” or “community manager” to get started. The Community Job Board  Maintained by community expert Jake McKee, another great community manager job resource. Online Community Managers Job Board  A great resource to find community manager roles maintained by @SueOnTheWeb (which she also posts on her twitter feed as well). If you would like to read the full blog post, please click here.  

Rofo Powers First LinkedIn Real Estate Application
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – July 22, 2010– Real estate professionals are now, at long last, ushered into the world of social media, thanks to the new Real Estate Pro LinkedIn application launched today by Rofo (www.rofo.com), a leading real estate and office space search engine. The Real Estate Pro application is the first-ever plug-and-play social media tool for real estate professionals and landlords, creating a powerful localized social media marketplace for brokers, and businesses seeking office space. Available for free, the application acts as a broker’s professional activity dashboard, populated with real-time property listings, recently closed deals, market data – directly from within a LinkedIn user’s profile page. Turnkey Social Media Solution for Real Estate Professionals With more than 70 million LinkedIn users, Rofo was selected as part of the social network’s strategy to expand its applications portfolio and provide professionals with relevant tools to better promote their real-time work activity directly to their professional network, while also reaching prospective clients. Real Estate Pro allows users to quickly import property listings, view and follow other professionals in their market, as well as share their latest deals with property photos, square footage and amenities, for example. Brokers and agents can update listings anytime, choosing which properties to highlight – showcasing not only the quantity of their listings, but the quality. For the first time, brokers and agents are able to provide a business networking community of millions with an objective sense of who among them is a top performer. Additionally, updates made within Real Estate Pro trigger LinkedIn Network Updates on a weekly basis – providing an easy, sophisticated way to keep business connections apprised of recent work activity. Real estate professionals can now leverage LinkedIn to create more relevant and meaningful connections based on their local real estate markets. Social features, such as sharing a listing or announcing a completed transaction, along with the ability to follow a real estate professional’s updates, creates a powerful discovery mechanism for all players in the marketplace, including mortgage brokers, moving companies, office supply providers and attorneys.  Help for Businesses Seeking More Affordable Office Space As the economy remains tough, securing a more affordable lease is one way to improve the bottom-line. Business owners looking for space have the ability to identify commercial real estate professionals in their market, browse market activity and available properties by zip code or region. They can keep track of new listings, pricing and transactions in order to help negotiate a lease with confidence or discover a better deal for their changing needs. “Working with LinkedIn to provide this app ensures that together we can very rapidly bring a large category of professionals into the world of social media, which is a very important, exciting development,” said Alan Bernier, chief executive officer of Rofo. “This app provides the right features and functionality for enabling real estate professionals to deepen and expand their professional connections, ultimately creating a much richer experience on LinkedIn.” Also today, Rofo issued a joint press release with Cushman & Wakefield (www.cushwake.com), the world's largest privately held commercial real estate services firm. Cushman & Wakefield's brokerage professionals can now provide their exclusive office listing content on Real Estate Pro, ensuring that the application's users easily find relevant office space in their region of interest. About Rofo  Founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco, California, Rofo is a leading real estate technology company. Its flagship product, Rofo, is a real estate and office space search engine, (www.rofo.com). The privately-held company displays listings from local landlords, regional and national brokerage firms, such as Cushman & Wakefield, and institutional landlords such as Hines. With its application Real Estate Pro, the company is the first and only real estate app on LinkedIn and launched the first-ever U.S. commercial real estate augmented reality app for iPhone and Android devices. To learn more about Rofo visit www.rofo.com. To download or learn more about Real Estate Pro on LinkedIn, please click here. To view a short how-to video, please click here.

The REALTOR's Social Media System for Lead Generation
Technology moves at lightning speed. How do you keep up, especially with your busy schedule? You know Social Networking sites like LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Twitter are all the rage, but just how do they work to the advantage of a real estate agent? The answer is not as obvious as it may seem. And all too many agents are using the new media in the wrong way, which will hurt their reputations rather than build their business. In this idea-filled webinar, you will learn the ins and outs of social networking and the strategies for making this new technology work for you and learn how to generate leads and new clients. Greg Herder will take you through what you need to know about today's technology and provide you: "The Realtor’s Social Media System for Lead Generation." In this 90-minute webinar, you'll learn: What to do and what not to do on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. How to make sure to register your name or a key phrase...before it's gone. Make sure you don’t make these embarrassing mistakes with Social Media. How to integrate Social Media with your website so they work together and improve your Search Engine ranking. Ideas on what to post on and how to maintain just the right balance between personal and professional. How you can update all your Social Media accounts in just minutes per day. And most important: How to generate referrals, leads and new clients with Social Media. You need answers to some important QUESTIONS… What photo will you use? What “voice” will you use? What value you will you provide in your communication? How will you stimulate a conversation/dialogue/relationships How will you connect with people? And, how will you do this when you’re already pressed for time as it is. In this timely webinar, Herder will share proven strategies to generating more leads and making more money with Social Media. This webinar is the perfect starting place for you to get started or get instantly better at Social Newtorking. It took radio 38 years to reach 50 million listeners. Terrestrial TV took 13 years to reach 50 million users. The Internet took four years to reach 50 million people. In less than 9 months, Facebook added 100 million users.  This is not a fad, not something you can put off and definitely not something you can decide is “not for you.” Spend 90 minutes and a few dollars to get on track or get make yourself even better at Social Media. The webinar couldn’t be more affordable or convenient.  

Tungle, Meet LinkedIn
Announced today on LinkedIn’s blog is Tungle.me’s integration of the LinkedIn Widget. This is an exciting announcement because it not only brings together the scheduling power of Tungle.me and LinkedIn’s 55 million+ member network; it also makes meetings happen even easier for you (just when you thought it couldn't get any easier). We're super excited about the integration, becuase we truly believe that these two services were made for each other.  We all know that looking someone up on LinkedIn is an integral part of planning a meeting (whether you are the meeting planner or an invitee). This is one of those relationships that just makes sense. You now have one-click access to everything you need to know about your meeting participants, right from your Tungle.me meeting pages – current roles, company profiles, past and present affiliations, recommendations, network contacts and so much more. It’s all just a click away. As if scheduling a meeting with Tungle wasn't already super fast and easy, you now can get your pre-meeting recon done right from your meeting invitations. So forget the searches. Forget Google (sorry our friends at Google), forget the new browser, forget the extra leg work all together. Just point, click, and make meetings happen.