As I read the news this morning, there are a couple of stories that caught my attention. One, in the New York Times, was about the increase in use of social networking by ages 45 and up. From December 2008 to May 2010, those in every generation 45 and
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Attachment(s): http://pewsocialtrends.org/2009/06/29/growing-old-in-america-expectations-vs-reality/2/
"Combining online/offline networking gets the most out of relationship building. By implementing both online and offline, target markets are increased exponentially." So says a Pew Research report on the "new paradigm shift". Are you
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AARP has wonderful articles accessible online. Even if you're not yet 50 (you mean everyone isn't?)...you can register to read. In fact this was posted on Realtor.Org. How about hiring someone to help? In Cincinnati, Jo Potvin is a favorite of
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Attachment(s): http://www.aarp.org/home-garden/home-improvement/info-08-2010/right-sizing_your_home.html
In reading the article on the fol lowing ad in a NY publication, I was struck by the dilemma Realtors sometimes encounter. Is it in the best interest of their sellers to alter a photographic image to enhance the listing? Or does dramatic alteration violate
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Attachment(s): http://curbed.com/archives/2010/10/01/broker-flub-reveals-photo-fraud.php
I had lunch with a good friend last week who owns a management consulting company. As always, the conversation was insightful and useful. We are both especially interested in customer relations management, so that was our primary topic. We compared stories
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Ben & Jerry's has announced it will be discontinuing its email marketing campaigns and focus their efforts on social media. Their customers indicated they were losing interest in continuous emails. B & J's concluded they were not building
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