Google deciding to implement their +1 search service really isn’t big news… yet. Its implementation is a little buggy and isn’t turned on by default. Like the Facebook Like button soon you’ll be able to add the +1 button to your website or blog. Cool. I’m all giggly inside at the prospect of another thing
Technology is designed to make our lives easier. No one is designing that cool tech gadget to give you more work to do. So when ILS’s came out they promised a whole new approach to Marketing. “Prospects will come to us because we’ll spend tons of dough on SEO and Ad Words and then we’ll
For so long IT and Marketing have lived in separate worlds. We’ve always eaten lunch at separate tables, watched different TV shows, and lived in different neighborhoods. Marketing’s goal is to deal with people, get customers fired up about the product and brand, and drive leads. IT’s goal is to make sure the systems that
Parts of this were taken from a post on Multifamily Technology 360. I used to own a Magic 8 Ball. For a short while I had myself convinced that it could really predict the future. One of the times I was aware of its power was the day I was in the back of class
I put together my first guest post. One thing I love doing is stirring the pot, generating conversation and making a few enemies…alright maybe not the last part. Below is a snippet of that post…head on over the Multifamily Technology 360 to check out the rest: Since the advent of the AS400 we’ve been hankering
This post might come across as narcissistic. I apologize in advance for that. I do hope there’s enough self-deprecation to make up for it. What I want to share is my list of things that I learned this year. Important and ground breaking? Certainly to me… but I hope there are things on this list
Another blog post in the Point Of View series. Thanks to Lily for her thoughts: Hi. My name is Lily Fimamut. I’m 22 years old and have always lived with my parents. I love them tremendously but I needed my freedom and was looking forward to finally moving out. I nervously began my search on
Guest spotted in my first podcast today. Yes… FIRST. We talked about all the different kinds of metrics you can follow regarding your leads. In addition we talked about how we manage our leads at Maryland Management. I only lost my train of thought once… (so embarrassing). Seriously though if its something you’re interested in,
Due to our desire to measure everything, we inundate ourselves with reports. Some of these reports are invaluable and others have us spinning our wheels. One that is given way more credibility in this industry is the cost per lease. This report’s goal is simple; figure out if you’re spending money on lead sources that aren’t
I was excited to go Christmas shopping with my wife on Sunday for the kids. After struggling to find a parking place and fighting off the crowd, my excitement quickly died down. Within 10 minutes of arriving at Target, boredom set in and I was surfing the internet on my DROID Incredible. I glanced up