Agent Reboot | Portland Top 10
In no particular order, here are the top 10 things I took away from Agent Reboot Portland, an Inman News event that took place on September 22, 2010: Portland is a spectacular city. Built along the Willamette River, it is simply gorgeous. Per Wikipedia, Portland is the greenest city in America and the second second [...]
Read moreAgent Reboot | Leavin’ Las Vegas
Another leg of Inman News‘ Agent Reboot tour was just concluded. This one took place in Las Vegas on September 15. And it was another great day of fun, learning and networking. Here were the highlights from this person’s perspective, in no particular order: Based on the advice of James Dwiggins – who is SUPER [...]
Read moreIf You’re Only Going to Do One Thing in Social Media…
This morning, I read with great interest a post from one of our competitors called “What is Social Media Priority Number 1 for Real Estate Professionals?” Here’s the key quote from that post: That’s why I argue that if you’re only going to do one thing on social media, let it be LinkedIn. I think [...]
Read moreOctober 19, 2010 | A Day of Giving in Detroit…
Octrober 19, 2010 has been declared "A Day of Giving" by #140 Conference creator Jeff Pulver (@JeffPulver). Here are my thoughts on the event: CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER: http://140conf.com/day-of-giving I copied-and-pasted the following from Jeff Pulver's Blog: October 19, 2010: A Day of Giving in Detroit. In America. And around the World - #DayOfGiving Since [...] Read moreSix. Minute. Abs. And Real Estate…
Do you remember the movie, ‘There’s Something About Mary?’ I’m sure you do. The Farrelly brothers “romantic” comedy certainly raised some eyebrows when it hit the big screen. One scene in particular, though, continues to stand out in my mind. Ben Stiller’s character, Ted, picks up a hitchhiker to fight off boredom on his drive [...]
Read moreProfessional One Welcomes #140 Conference to Detroit
The #140 Conference is coming to Detroit! The date? October 20, 2010. The location? The Fillmore The lineup? Check it out here. It is a truly star-studded cast featuring #140 Conference creator Jeff Pulver (@JeffPulver), Social Media Megastar Chris Brogran (@ChrisBrogan), General Motors’ Head of Social Media Chris Barger (@CBarger), and local Social Media stars [...]
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I am woefully, hopelessly and – sigh – permanently addicted to the book authored by Simon Sinek called “Start With Why.” If you read this blog, you already knew that. This is at least the fourth (I can’t even keep track!) blog post I’ve written that has been inspired by that book. Today, I want [...]
Read moreUltimate Real Estate Resources
I’ve found that there are a handful of books, videos and websites that I am constantly quoting, referencing, re-reading or thinking about. These are the concepts, ideas and people that have shaped and molded me the most. I thought I’d put them together in one place just for the sake of convenience. I hope you [...]
Read moreEm, Don’t Worry: Your Fan Base is Very, VERY Safe
Last night, Eminem and Jay-Z played an historic rap show at Comerica Park in downtown Detroit. Based on that, I couldn’t think of a better time to throw my hat into the ring and drop some rhymes of my own. Yo. Word. One-two, one-two. Em and Jay inspired me, so I sat down, searched for [...]
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