Year: 2012

WAV Group White Paper: Brokers Missing Their Customers

Are you missing out on potential clients due to a lack of branding for your real estate office? In an interesting White Paper by the WAV Group, “Brokers Missing Their Customers” there was an interesting discussion on branding and impact to real estate offices.  Here’s a snippet from the post: “The real truth in online…

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Inman Insights: “How Do I Get People to Actually Download my Real Estate App?”

Here is the question we hear all the time. “Okay, I know I need to go mobile, but if I get an app how do I get people to actually download it?” It’s a great question, and I heard it often at the Smarter Agent pod at Inman Connect 2012 in San Francisco. Mobile was…

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Check out the Video – Smarter Agent Talks Mobile Real Estate at Inman Connect 2012 #ICSF

Did you get a chance to stop by at #ICSF and get your mobile real estate chat on with the Smarter Agent staff? No? Here’s a taste of what you might have missed:

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Inman Connect San Francisco – “Why Mobile Matters”

I just finished the panel on Why Mobile Matters. The big topic of conversation was around a mobile experience that works synergistically with all devices and all digital channels. So whether a consumer is on a phone, website or talking to an agent they want and deserve a unified experience. Further, we discussed the concept…

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#ICSF 2012 – Mobile Real Estate and FUN!

Jen Levine talks Mobile at Inman Connect SF! Rockin’ out at #ICSF! Jen’s singing with the band!!

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MRIS Announces Partnership with Smarter Agent and Development of a Suite of Mobile Apps

In a recent post on Inman.com, our partner MRIS, announced the development of their mobile app suite. “A major mid-Atlantic multiple listing service, Metropolitan Regional Information Systems Inc. (MRIS), has partnered with mobile applications company Smarter Agent to develop a suite of mobile apps for its more than 43,000 members, the MLS announced Monday.” We’re…

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What Makes a Go-To App for Real Estate Professionals?

Recently Jared James wrote about the “12 Go-to apps for real estate professionals”. It was a good list and mentioned some interesting apps. I was surprised however by the push of the 3rd party aggregator apps. While they have a tremendous amount of end users, their primary purpose is to deliver eyeballs for advertising. While…

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Homes Sales Continue to Climb.

Real Estate Agents and Brokers, are you Ready to Compete for the Surge? There’s no easy way to put it. The last five years have been tough on real estate professionals. When the bubble broke and home values plummeted, brokers and agents found themselves in quite a pickle. Then came the skyrocketing foreclosures thanks to…

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Consumer adoption of mobile has caught on fast. Is your business following suit?

Companies are facing challenges as they try to adopt a winning mobile strategy that stays on par with a fast evolving mobile-consumer.  An increasing percentage of planned expenditures are being devoted to mobile marketing initiatives. The challenge is that most businesses lack some the resources to carry their steadfast mobile marketing plans into reality. Our…

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Agents and Brokers – is your Mobile Real Estate Marketing Strategy Relevant? Do you even Have One?

It’s no secret that the timeliness and targeting capabilities of mobile real estate marketing not only makes for a viable tool for both individual agents and brokerages alike, but has become a necessity for real estate brands to implement a mobile marketing strategy to stay relevant to their ever growing mobile consumer base. With these…

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