AGBeat » Nick Bostic http://agbeat.com News, insights, tools, and inspiration for business owners and professionals Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:21:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 REALLY!?! (Or Why I Attend Local Tech Events) http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/really-or-why-i-attend-local-tech-events/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/really-or-why-i-attend-local-tech-events/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:15:43 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=10058 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/really-or-why-i-attend-local-tech-events/feed/ 9 Email: Part of a Complete Marketing Breakfast http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/email-part-of-a-complete-marketing-breakfast/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/email-part-of-a-complete-marketing-breakfast/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 23:17:51 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=9728 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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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/email-part-of-a-complete-marketing-breakfast/feed/ 11 Loyalty http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/service/loyalty/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/service/loyalty/#comments Thu, 22 Jan 2009 23:43:28 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=9554 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/service/loyalty/feed/ 11 Fashionably Late http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/fashionably-late/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/fashionably-late/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:20:58 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=9336 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-sales-marketing/fashionably-late/feed/ 5 The #1 Most Important WordPress Plugin http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-1-most-important-wordpress-plugin/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-1-most-important-wordpress-plugin/#comments Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:53:50 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=8375   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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/the-1-most-important-wordpress-plugin/feed/ 12 Even More Ways To Pimp Out Your ‘Berry http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/even-more-ways-to-pimp-out-your-berry/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/even-more-ways-to-pimp-out-your-berry/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:24:28 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=7807 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 [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/even-more-ways-to-pimp-out-your-berry/feed/ 18 I Think Google Has a Crush on BlackBerry http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/i-n-blackberrthink-google-has-a-crush-on-blackberry/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/i-n-blackberrthink-google-has-a-crush-on-blackberry/#comments Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:15:31 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=7391 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, [...]
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]]> http://agbeat.com/real-estate-coaching-tutorials/tech/i-n-blackberrthink-google-has-a-crush-on-blackberry/feed/ 17 My BlackBerry Can Beat Up Your Treo http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/my-blackberry-can-easily-beat-up-your-treo/ http://agbeat.com/real-estate-technology-new-media/my-blackberry-can-easily-beat-up-your-treo/#comments Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:35:47 +0000 Nick Bostic http://agentgenius.com/?p=7093 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 [...]
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