RISMEDIA, May 16, 2011— RISMedia’s Achieve! – Real Estate’s Marketing & Opportunity Conference—will provide the most innovative educational programs and networking opportunities for brokers and agents. Industry experts Joe Clement, Todd Hetherington and Ed Krafchow are among the leading broker panelists who will offer an in-depth look at where the industry is today and where it’s headed in the future during the Opening Session titled: “The State of the Real Estate Industry – Expanding Your Marketshare and Profitability in 2011” at this year’s Achieve! Conference. The session will take place on Tuesday, May 24 from 1:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Rye Town Hilton in Westchester County, New York.
You can also get up-to-the minute updates on the conference and the agenda by texting LEADERS to 88500.
Here’s a more in-depth look at some of the panelists. Look for more profiles in next Monday’s edition of the news.
Ken Baris
Ken Baris, president of Jordan Baris Realtors in New Jersey, is among the real estate industry’s most prolific and dynamic leaders. Often featured in national publications, Baris has taken today’s market challenges head-on and the results have been recognized by industry organizations, vendors to the brokerage community and the media. He is the proud recipient of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World 2009 Transaction of the Year Award for outstanding client experience, president of the NY Metro Group of Leading RE, as well as a member of the CRB Board of Directors and Zillow’s Broker Advisory Board. Baris created Top Presenter, winner of the NAR software of the year and is heralded for his creative approach and easy and humorous style.
Matt Fagioli
Matt Fagioli helps businesses gain higher returns and greater results. A self-proclaimed master of real estate industry business development, Fagioli enjoys helping businesses accelerate growth through digital marketing and lead conversion. As founder of the real estate Xplode! Conference, Fagioli connects large groups through conferences and seminars all over the United States. Back home in Atlanta, Fagioli owns a small real estate brokerage called Diamond Dwellings and he’s been succeeding at a high level in real estate sales for the better part of a decade. Some of the successful events he has created include the REtechSouth real estate technology conference—one of the most advanced events of its kind.
Joe Gaeta
As the Vice President of sales for Obeo, Joe Gaeta has over 20 years of proven sales management experience and over 10 years of leading sales teams specifically in the real estate industry. In 1999, Gaeta started his journey in real estate as the Southeast regional director for one of the first virtual tour companies in the real estate industry. He helped bamboo.com become the fastest IPO in NASDAQ history and believes a large part of his success in real estate is due to the training he was provided when he entered the business. Gaeta’s strongest asset is his ability to capture a room and entertain his audience, while at the same time providing the necessary instruction that helps people see what is slowing them down and then shares the strategies that provide the best solutions.
In today’s evolving real estate market, achieving success means adapting to change. Don’t miss your exclusive opportunity to learn how adapting the real estate business model can offer new opportunities in this challenging marketplace.
This year’s Conference will also offer an all-new session, emceed by Xplode! Founder and REtechSouth Co-founder, Matt Fagioli. RISMedia and Fagioli have worked in conjunction to develop a progressive session agenda marked by a rapid-fire format where 25-plus real estate experts offer information-packed presentations. This session will provide hands-on strategies for succeeding with video, mobile, social media, search, technology systems and more.
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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