RISMEDIA, April 28, 2010—RISMedia’s 2010 Real Estate Leadership Conference—‘The Real Estate Social Media Summit’—will provide the perfect backdrop for real estate professionals who are looking to capitalize, even in today’s challenging market.
Industry experts Ken Baris, Todd Hetherington, Christopher Meyers, Gino Blefari, Bill Keleher and Patrick Lashinsky are among the top-producing agent panelists who will offer insight into how you can become an information age real estate company during the session titled: “Becoming an Information Age Real Estate Company” at this year’s Leadership Conference. The session will take place on Wednesday, June 9 from 10:30 -11:45 a.m. at the Hilton Rye Town in Westchester County, New York.
Here’s a more in-depth look at some of the panelists. Look for more profiles in Friday’s edition of the news.
Ken Baris, President, Jordan Baris Realtors
Ken Baris is the president of Northern New Jersey-based Jordan Baris, Inc. Realtors. With the brokerage since 1985, Baris is the son of Jordan Baris, founder of Jordan Baris, Inc. Baris, with a partner, developed and licensed to Top Producer Systems, Top Presenter, an interactive multimedia listing presentation awarded the “Best Software Product of the Year by NAR” when launched. He is a founding member of the Zillow Advisory Board.
Todd Hetherington, CEO, Century 21 Millennium
Todd Hetherington is the Chief Executive Officer of NM Management, Inc., the parent company of all of NM’s real estate service companies including CENTURY 21 New Millennium, 1st County Mortgage Services, Bay County Title and Escrow, Proactive Property Management, and NM Insurance.
Hetherington began his real estate career in 1988 as an agent and earned the NVAR Life Member, Top Producer and NVAR Life Member, Million Dollar Sales Club awards and has owned his own real estate company since 1991. In 1998, he merged his company with another local CENTURY 21 broker forming CENTURY 21 New Millennium.
Christopher Meyers, COO, Houlihan Lawrence
As the COO of Houlihan Lawrence, Christopher Meyers oversees the day-to-day operations of the company’s 25 offices and 1,200 real estate agents. During the 7 years that Meyers has led the company, Houlihan Lawrence has become the largest independently owned and operated residential real estate brokerage serving the Westchester, Putnam, and Dutchess County markets in New York with over 30 percent market share. Leading the company’s next generation of marketing strategies, Meyers is successfully integrating digital and social media strategy into Houlihan Lawrence’s services. Inspired by providing customers with accurate market information and creating deeper connections between the Houlihan Lawrence team and clients, Meyers is the driving force behind the company’s blog, website redesign and social media program.
It’s never been more important to stand out among the competition than in today’s challenging market. Don’t miss your exclusive opportunity to learn how to become an information age real estate company. This session is not to be missed!
This year’s Conference will also focus on Social Media and Mobile Strategies for both brokers and sales associates to help these professionals best meet the demands of today’s home buyers and sellers. There will also be a track dedicated specifically for brokers, and additional business development and marketing sessions.
For a complete list of sessions, visit http://rismedia.com/events/leadership-conference/sessions/.
Who Will Attend? Leaders of the real estate community, including Top 5 Members, other leading real estate sales associates, team leaders, leading brokerage owners, economists and a host of related industry visionaries from around the United States.
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