Top 50 Branded Facebook Pages

Ignite Social Media shared a great list earlier this year of the top 50 branded Facebook pages as of March 28, 2011. This list is compiled based upon total number of fans, as well as the increase in fans on a monthly basis. It is pretty amazing to see that some of these pages added over one…

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One Call Move

Moving is not fun. There really are no if, and, or buts about it. It’s a stressful process having to pack up ones belongings, make sure the home is in spectacular condition to ensure receiving as much security deposit as possible and then of course, having to find another place to move that meets ones standards. …

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What Apartment Renters Want

In the apartment industry it is every single person’s duty, from the apartment developers all the way down to the maintenance workers, to figure out what the renters want. Apartment living is overall a very transient lifestyle and very rarely will you meet someone that has lived in the same apartment for a large number…

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LinkedIn Statistics

LinkedIn has continued to strive since its launch in 2003 and here are some interesting facts from this social media sites success so far: There are roughly 120 million active users worldwide North America makes up over half of the worldwide users The user base consists of around 48.8% Male users and 51.2% Female users…

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Apartment Leasing With Pride

I was just recently in Dallas for a start-up at a property and spent the latter part of the afternoon shopping a couple of apartment communities.  For the sake of this blog and confidentiality, I will call the properties “property X” and “property Y.” Property X was a very luxurious property that had numerous amenities and…

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“Social Twist” To Apartment Marketing

With word of mouth always being a main source of traffic for apartment communities, as many venues as possible a community can utilize to spread the word of their community, the better.  Word of mouth from physical person to person tends to take the backseat nowadays to the word of mouth via social media networking. Every…

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Creating A More Creative Ad On Craigslist For Your Community

It is always beneficial to not only post on Craigslist all throughout the day to get a gauge for when prospects are searching for apartments, but it is also very advantageous to post numerous types of ads as well. In posting many different ad types, the leasing specialist posting is able to see which ads are drawing…

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Apartment Leasing: The Right Way

As a leasing specialist you are the first contact for nearly every prospect that walks through the leasing office doors. It is important to be on your game with every single prospect, because there’s no second chance at making a first impression. With this in mind really concentrate and make a push to accomplish the…

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Unique Way Of Engaging Your Online Traffic

With a majority of apartment communities claiming their number one traffic source from ILS’s and other property specific websites, it’s very beneficial for communities to do everything possible to capture the highest percentage of these viewers.  Often times there is no real way for a property to know if someone is viewing their material online,…

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Facebook Smart Lists

So with all of the initial hoopla that came about when Google+ was created and how it was going to rival Facebook with the possibility of a potential social media takeover of Mark Zuckerberg’s giant, it appears that Google+ has finally at least stirred up the pot at Facebook to force some constructive moves to be made. With the announcement…

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