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ADVERTISEMENT ATTENTION BROKERS: CUT COSTS when you stop wasting money on ads that don’t work. 87% of buyers look for homes online, so lock them up as active prospects for your agents. SEE HOW WITH REALTYGENERATOR TODAY'S TOP STORIES = Premium Member News - Join Now » Wednesday, March 10, 2010 A case study in cost competition By ROBERT HAHN In a previous column, "The real competition in real estate," I wrote that I will be profiling various brokerage companies that pursue one of the four generic competitive strategies (per Michael Porter's "What is Strategy?") in real estate. First up is Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties of Essex, Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. More » ZipRealty posts $2.1M Q4 loss Company projects up to 20% revenue growth in 2010 DocuSign offers 'Realtor Edition' E-signature firm announces branded app, Realtor discounts Communication is client's decision Letter to the Editor 3 tips to get the most out of Twitter From Future of Real Estate Marketing Outsmart timeshare hucksters 5 facts owners should know about resale NOTABLE QUOTE "PubSubHubbub isn't really about helping content rank better. It's about getting content into the index quicker. You still need to be making good content to rank well. In fact, since much more content will be getting indexed much more quickly, then making good content will likely be even more important." --Gahlord Dewald TARA-NICHOLLE NELSON: Recent Columns Living in a real estate fantasy land Bankruptcy's Catch-22 Know when to say: 'Buy' More Tara-Nicholle Nelson »	ADVERTISEMENT FSBO and Expired Programs That Really Work How to Get FSBOs and Expireds to call you when they’re ready to make a move rather than you chasing them and lining up with every other agent in town ... Continued OTHER TOP STORIES Short-sale risk: 'property flopping' Trulia: Price reductions reach new low Beware listings scammers Downsizing the McMansion Agent's 'foolish' fix-it advice Latest News » ADVERTISEMENT ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT! Save over $300 on Connect SF 2010 when you register by Friday, March 19th. Register Today!
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Fw: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

John Rose
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From: "Inman News Headlines" <dailynews@inman.com>

Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:59:00 -0800

To: <JOHN@johnjrose.com>

Subject: Inman AM: A case study in cost competition

Today's Top Real Estate News

ADVERTISEMENT ATTENTION BROKERS: CUT COSTS when you stop wasting money on ads that don’t work. 87% of buyers look for homes online, so lock them up as active prospects for your agents. SEE HOW WITH REALTYGENERATOR TODAY'S TOP STORIES = Premium Member News - Join Now » Wednesday, March 10, 2010 A case study in cost competition By ROBERT HAHN In a previous column, "The real competition in real estate," I wrote that I will be profiling various brokerage companies that pursue one of the four generic competitive strategies (per Michael Porter's "What is Strategy?") in real estate. First up is Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties of Essex, Union and Morris counties in New Jersey. More » ZipRealty posts $2.1M Q4 loss Company projects up to 20% revenue growth in 2010 DocuSign offers 'Realtor Edition' E-signature firm announces branded app, Realtor discounts Communication is client's decision Letter to the Editor 3 tips to get the most out of Twitter From Future of Real Estate Marketing Outsmart timeshare hucksters 5 facts owners should know about resale NOTABLE QUOTE "PubSubHubbub isn't really about helping content rank better. It's about getting content into the index quicker. You still need to be making good content to rank well. In fact, since much more content will be getting indexed much more quickly, then making good content will likely be even more important." --Gahlord Dewald TARA-NICHOLLE NELSON: Recent Columns Living in a real estate fantasy land Bankruptcy's Catch-22 Know when to say: 'Buy' More Tara-Nicholle Nelson »	ADVERTISEMENT FSBO and Expired Programs That Really Work How to Get FSBOs and Expireds to call you when they’re ready to make a move rather than you chasing them and lining up with every other agent in town ... Continued OTHER TOP STORIES Short-sale risk: 'property flopping' Trulia: Price reductions reach new low Beware listings scammers Downsizing the McMansion Agent's 'foolish' fix-it advice Latest News » ADVERTISEMENT ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT! Save over $300 on Connect SF 2010 when you register by Friday, March 19th. Register Today!
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