All articles from: October, 2010

Out of the Mouth of Gen Y

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 11 comments.
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I’m preparing to speak at the NAR Convention in New Orleans – “NARdigras” – exactly 15 days from today. At the Convention, I’ll be participating in a debate about the economic viability of the traditional real estate brokerage model. One of the key points I hope to make in that debate is that the future [...]

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Top 10 Thompson Takeaways

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 3 comments.
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Yesterday, we had the good fortune to have the always interesting and entertaining Jay Thompson (@phxREguy) on our #RTB on the Radio show. As many of you will know, Jay is: The winner of Inman News‘ 2009 “Most Innovative Blog.” The founder, owner and broker of Thompson’s Realty based in Phoenix, AZ. A totally unique [...]

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Missing the Next Bill Gates…

Posted on October 18, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 2 comments.
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I have purposely avoided writing this post for the better part of a year. But the issue just keeps coming up, and, after having this exchange for the fifth or sixth time with various colleagues on Twitter, I felt it was probably time to document the “missing out on Bill Gates” debate in a blog [...]

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Interview with @TechSavvyAgent

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 24 comments.
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The second season of #RTB on the Radio has now officially kicked off. And it kicked off with a bang. Our first guest of Season Two was Chris Smith – aka @TechSavvyAgent -  the driving force behind and creator of TechSavvyAgent.com, Inman News’ 2010 Real Estate Blog of the Year. Chris dropped so much knowledge [...]

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Agent Reboot Presentations

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Michael McClure and has no comments yet.
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During the Inman News Agent Reboot tour and since my involvement with it recently concluded, I’ve been asked about the two presentations I gave – “Think Before You Tweet” and “Social Media Success Story.” I’ve included both of the presentations below, along with a downloadable PDF I created to accompany each. Social Media has been [...]

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All in All It’s Just Another Brick FROM the Wall…

Posted on October 5, 2010 by Michael McClure and has 10 comments.
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We don’t need no brick & mortar… Pink Floyd is one of my favorite bands. And one of my favorite Pink Floyd songs is “The Wall.” Everyone knows the song, right? It’s about how we as people construct walls… The real estate industry is going through the exact opposite process. In real estate, the wall [...]

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