Obama, Martha Stewart & NOW Ellen does it. So do I.
Vancouver, BC, Canada Real Estate
Twitter www.twitter.com/realtorblair
Twitter is hyper instant messaging between unlimited numbers of people. Here in Vancouver, one of the most tech-savvy cities in the world, some Realtors are making excellent use of this tool.
We send out marketing information, breaking news, share tech advice and meet up for coffee/lunch/cocktails by advertising our location and desire for company. Instantly.
I regularly get updates from news sources such as the New York Times, The Vancouver Sun, CBC, CTV and news radio.
Social media needs to be social to work, and is not all about shameless self-promotion. It is about an exchange information AND importantly IDEAS. Discussions can be about how ugly a new house for slae is, or about a new condo for sale that offers something spectacular. Yesterday I sent out a "tweet", which posts to my Facebook automatically about a new listing for a downtown condo with a large patio for only $259K. Firends, clients and colleagues all responded via different methods, including the old fashioned phone!
In any market a good Realtor uses all of the tools available to him to promote the needs of their clients. While I am no expert, I have really enjoyed this Twitter experience so far and truly believe it to be a life changing phenomenon. It helped Obama get elected. And dying newspapers are turning to Tweets "press releases" of their news articles. But when Ellen does a whole monlogue and asks for 1 million followers, talks about it on Leno, then something is happening beyond the techies.
Check it out, follow me at www.twitter.com/realtorblair and have fun with it!
Cheers, -Blair
Downtown Vancouver Realtor. Blair Smith 604-313-8732