by Joe Spake on November 21, 2009
Looking at some of the vendors at the NAR Convention last week, old school, pre-technology is still a big seller. Realtor courses are still being taught that don’t mention the new media, continuing to emphasize cold calls, mass mailings, scripts and door knocking. I am not criticizing my colleagues who have been and continue to [...]
by Joe Spake on November 18, 2009
The best part of conventions isn’t governance meetings, innaugurations, classes, presentations, or keynote motivational speakers, it’s the memorable folks you meet and get to interact with IRL (In Real Life), discussing real life stuff and connecting as friends. I learn more from those folks in that informal situation than I ever can in any of [...]
by Joe Spake on November 10, 2009
I am heading for San Diego for the National Association of Realtors convention for the next few days. I hate packing for any kind of trip, but the final rush to pack the right clothes, the mandatory cool kid accessories (Moo and Moleskine), the various chargers, batteries, music, spare glasses, etc., etc., usually ends about [...]
