pictures & stuff from todd carpenter
The National Association of REALTORS® reaffirmed their commitment to social media today with two new hires. Nobu Hata begins today, serving as the Director of Digital Engagement. I was lucky enough to work with Nobu on several occasions in my time at NAR. He served with me as a fellow subject matter expert for the [...]
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NAR is now accepting applications for my old position at NAR. Check it out here. Some thoughts for people who apply: You’re welcome to ask me for a recommendation. I might even say yes. But understand that a bunch of other people have asked and are asking. It’s not going to set you apart from the [...]
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Last month, I did a presentation at RETSO about responsive web design and why it was so important. While working at NAR, a key feature of the realtor.org redesign was to make the site responsive. What is responsive web design? To quote StudioPress: When a website is responsive, the layout and/or content responds or adapts based [...]
Continue reading...My friends tell me there was a pool on how long I would last at NAR and that most of the action was around 18 months. Nobody thought it would be more than double that. Not even me. My first week in the Chicago office, NAR CEO Dale Stinton invited me to his office to [...]
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I get this request all the time: @tcar can you link me to the # of buyers who started their search online in 2006? Thanks! — Chris Smith (@Chris_Smth) February 1, 2012 NAR creates a yearly Profile of Homebuyers & Sellers with this information. If you’ve ever heard an industry pundit saying something to the [...]
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