AGBeat Columnist: Nick Bostic
Nick runs a new media marketing consulting company helping real estate professionals learn how to implement new media tools into their marketing arsenal. He frequently gives presentations on generational marketing, green marketing and advanced online promotion. Nick is active on LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.
Anti-DIY
It might come as a shock to many, but I am extremely anti-DIY. I am not trained as a plumber, electrician or mechanic and I have no interest in doing so even though I know it could potentially save me a lot of money. I am not a REALTOR, lender, home inspector or stager and I don’t pretend to be. ...
REALLY!?! (Or Why I Attend Local Tech Events)
Today I attended a local tech event sponsored by REALTOR.com. I go to pretty much any local tech/marketing event I can go to even when I expect to learn very little. For instance, today I learned that the brightness of a digital photo is directly related to the megapixels of the camera. I thought the presenter spoke incorrectly, but when ...
Email: Part of a Complete Marketing Breakfast
With the announcement that the United States Postal Service (USPS) may be reducing their delivery days, it appears as though direct mail is getting knocked down another rung in the marketing world. Many of you blog and social network, but have you included email marketing into your arsenal? Cost Advantages Email has significant cost savings over direct mail. When looking ...
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Loyalty
Call me an idealist. I’ll give you a second, make sure you say it loud enough I can hear you… Okay, the economy sucks. Intel just laid off about one thousand people who work about a mile away from me. Here’s your first real estate hook: they probably won’t be buying a new house any time soon. I feel for ...
Fashionably Late
When was the last time you posted an item inspired by the news or another web site? By the end of the week, how many people had reported on the same topic? The Scoop Most people want to be first, it’s ingrained into us from childhood. “Second place is first loser” is a favorite of mine. We all want the ...
Where Is Gen Y?
So we’ve all heard at least one place that Generation Y is huge, important, young, arrogant, etc. I’m Gen Y and I’m not the only person here who is, but I was doing a mind-catalog of others I know in the industry, and couldn’t think of too many other Gen Y professionals. There are a ton of Boomers and Generation ...
Why I Write for AG
Recently, there’s been a bit of bickering going on in the real estate blogosphere and there’s been some blanket statements made about AgentGenius contributors. It got me to thinking about why I do this (usually) once a week. The pay sucks, I still haven’t seen a check. Benn & Lani only live in the 10th Greenest City in the country ...
The #1 Most Important WordPress Plugin
What I never question: I typically run way too many no less than 40 plugins on my main WordPress site. It’s a daily chore to keep up with all of the updates and I frequently question if I should keep them all or prune the list. One plugin I never question is the WP-DBManager. Here’s the description, direct from the ...
Even More Ways To Pimp Out Your ‘Berry
First, yes, I bought a brand spankin’ new Bold. I may even give you a review of it once I’ve put it through all of its paces. While shopping, I played with a ton of touch screen phones and realized I don’t like ‘em. So I have no Storm jealousy. But obviously plenty of people love touchscreens, so the Storm ...
I Think Google Has a Crush on BlackBerry
Last week I gave you an introduction to why BlackBerry’s are far superior to Treo’s. This week, I’m going to share a few of the applications I use many times a day on my BlackBerry. For those of you who live in a Verizon-dominant area, have wanted an iPhone because they’re pretty and wanted the business superiority of a BlackBerry, ...
My BlackBerry Can Beat Up Your Treo
I’m a Phone Snob Anyone who knows me well, knows I love BlackBerry’s. I’ve been carrying one since 2002 when it first went from a messaging-only device to a smart phone. I’ve also carried Treo’s and Windows Mobile phones, as well as a ton of non-smart-phones. I always come back to BlackBerry. In my experience (and according to the close ...
Clouds Can Bring Some Damage
With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility I love cloud computing. I use various aspects all day every day. Just like I’ve trusted my banks and utilities with my financial information, I trust Software as a Service (Saas) providers with much of my data. However, there are always a few concerns that should be addressed. Data Protection I am a firm ...
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