REBlogWorld Radio

REBlogworld 2009 Speaker Spotlight: Meet Jay Thompson

Jason Berman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:19:10 +0000

Jay Thompson

In this episode of REBlogWorld Radio (22:39), Jason Berman interviews Jay Thompson. Jay is the co-owner and Designated Broker of Thompson’s Realty, an independent boutique real estate brokerage serving home buyers, sellers and investors across the Phoenix metro area.

Jay’s blog was recently recognized as the 2009 Most Innovative Blog from Inman. In this podcast we explore the question, “what makes a blog innovative?” Then interview continues as we jump into Jay’s use of blogging and social media with mainstream media including television, radio and print publications. We also touch on why he started a virtual real estate brokerage. The interview wraps up with a discussion around how Jay is currently using LinkedIn. Jay Thompson can be found on Twitter at @PhxREguy

Jay is a panelist for Track 1: Session 1 – Using Social Media for Real Estate.

REBlogWorld 2009 Speaker Spotlight: Meet Stacey Harmon

Jason Berman — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:45:14 +0000

Stacy Harmon

In this episode of REBlogWorld Radio (13:58), Jason Berman interviews Stacey Harmon. A panelist for the “B2B Social Media” session, Stacey is helping her escrow clients extend the reach of their brand by utilizing using social networking tools. We dive into some of these strategies and discuss some of the benefits for escrows companies looking at this type of communication. We also reminisce about the early morning keynotes at BlogWorld 2008 and Stacey offers a key survival tip for success in Las Vegas.

Stacey Harmon is Principal of Harmon Enterprises, a consultancy focused on helping real estate related businesses develop and deploy digital marketing strategies. Stacey can be found on Twitter @staceyharmon.

REBlogWorld 2009 Speaker Spotlight: Rhonda Porter

Jason Berman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 03:21:53 +0000

Rhonda Porter

In this episode of REBlogWorld Radio (16:40), Jason Berman interviews Rhonda Porter as she shares her perspective around using social networking in her mortgage practice. Rhonda Porter is a mortgage originator at Mortgage Master Service Corporation, located in the Seattle area. She began blogging in November of 2006 and writes for several blogs, including Rain City Guide, in addition to her own blog, The Mortgage Porter. She credits over 75% of her business, comes directly from social media networks such as Twitter and Facebook.

We also discuss the recent RE(mini)Barcamp that Rhonda helped organize in Bellevue, Washington and finally conclude with an update on her activities in the Washington Association of Mortgage Professionals. Rhonda is an innovator in the mortgage industry and is a great resource for new originators exploring blogging & social networking as a means for growing their mortgage practice.

Rhonda can be found on Twitter @mortgageporter

REBlogWorld 2009 Speaker Spotlight: Derek Overbey, Roost

Jason Berman — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:19:36 +0000

Derek Overbey

I had a chance to catch up with Derek Overbey, Senior Marketing & Social Media Director for Roost.

For this episode of REBlogWorld Radio, we discuss the upcoming REBlogWorld panel “Using Social Media in Real Estate”. We also dive into Twitter and hear more about how four Roost employees are sharing one twitter ID @roost. Derek gives us an update on Roost in 2009 & then we wrap it up with the backstory on how the 100-interview project got started.