Hashtags, re-tweets, DMs? What does it all mean? For Rent Media SolutionsTM, a leading apartment resource for searching apartments nationwide, and a division of Dominion Enterprises, will answer these questions as they host the industry’s first Tweet Spot during this year’s Brainstorming SessionsTM held at the Hyatt Regency in Houston, Texas from November 18-20.
Twitter “newbies” and power users alike in the multi-housing industry are in for the ultimate Twitter experience during this year’s Multifamily Pro Brainstorming Sessions. At the Tweet Spot, attendees will have an opportunity to learn more about leveraging the power of Twitter. Topics discussed include:
How to create a Twitter profile
How to perform basic functions within the site
Twitter terminology
Tools to enhance user experience
Why Twitter is beneficial for businesses
How to cross-link with other social media sites
During the show, attendees can participate in “Tweetups,” meetings organized through Twitter and hosted by For Rent Media Solutions, to network and meet other attendees. These Tweetups help attendees turn their online network into reality, allow them to see who’s “following” who and maximize their social networking by meeting and mingling with the industry’s social media savvy. Take a look at our schedule below for the two “Tweetups” scheduled for Tuesday, November 17th at 5:30 pm and Thursday, November 19th at 6:00 pm.
How often do you have the opportunity to #SaveonRENT, especially RENT: The Broadway Tour? Now you do, thanks to a special partnership between RENT and ForRent.com®. This exclusive discount allows you to see Adam Pascal and Anthony Rapp, in the roles they made famous, for $10 less than everyone else! Share with your friends (Retweet) and be a part of the group that gets “A Tweet Deal.”
Attention: RENT Enthusiasts Tweet for a chance to win RENT: The Broadway Tour memorabilia and remember you get $10 off on tickets when you enter the code ANGEL.
Step 1:
Follow us on Twitter @AptsForRent and @rentthebwaytour
Step 2:
Copy and paste the entire text below into one of your tweets:
@AptsForRent has the code 2 save $10 on @rentthebwaytour tix! RT msg 4 chance 2 win prize pack: http://tinyurl.com/yftof3h#SaveonRENT
Step 3:
A randomly selected winner will be chosen from all tweeted entries on October 30th, 2009; November 30th, 2009; December 30th, 2009 and January 13th, 2010.
Rules to play: What? A Tweet-to-Win sweepstakes. Who? You can enter if you are a consumer. Please no multi-family housing industry professionals or employees of For Rent Media Solutions, Dominion Enterprises and/or RENT: The Broadway Tour. Why? To win RENT: The Broadway Tour memorabilia & ForRent.com schwag and get $10 off ticket prices. Where? Go to Twitter @AptsForRent and @rentthebwaytour to begin following. How? Copy and paste the entire text below into one of your tweets:
@AptsForRent has the code 2 save $10 on @rentthebwaytour tix! RT msg 4 chance 2 win prize pack: http://tinyurl.com/yftof3h#SaveonRENT
When? A randomly selected winner will be chosen from all tweeted entries on October 30th, 2009; November 30th, 2009; December 30th, 2009 and January 13th, 2010.
Did you attend the Florida Apartment Association (FAA) tradeshow this year? It was held from August 26th -28th at the Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Hotel in Orlando, Florida. This year was a huge success as the Florida Apartment Association (FAA) conference opened its doors to more than 450 multi-housing professionals. The conference encouraged attendees to “Catch the Next Wave” of industry innovations. Multi-housing professionals learned more about technology, customer service, green initiatives, marketing, and training. Check out this 2009 Florida Apartment Association Conference and Trade Show highlight video which captures moments from the successful education conference and trade show!
And of course, you know your friendly For Rent Media Solutions staff was there representing! Corporate and Florida employees were decked out in bright colored t-shirts with icon graphics to include ways we reach consumers: text, mobile, social media, video and much more!
Listen to a testimonial from one of our clients Lori Donnelly, VP CFH Group with For Rent Media Solutions to Dori Rones, South Florida GSM of For Rent Media Solutions.
On Wednesday, August 19th, For Rent Media Solutions launched a Twitter sweepstakes for multifamily industry professionals. Multifamily professionals had an opportunity to win an iPod Touch® if they logged on to Twitter and sent @AptsForRent a tweet. To be eligible for the sweepstake, multifamily professionals had to enter a tweet that included the ‘Yeah We’ve Got That’ hashtag. This hashtag symbolizes our solutions network to help clients reach renters any time, any place, driving more LEADS for them.
On Monday, August 24th, we announced Jessica Whitney as the randomly selected winner for the iPod Touch. Whitney works with Resort at Forbes Creek apartment community. This community has had their Twitter account for a little over a month and loves using the microbloging site for ‘real time’ updates to inform residents of specials, events, etc. In addition to Twitter, we also learned that this community has a robust Facebook page set up displaying updates regarding events in the apartment community.
As a result of this campaign, For Rent Media Solutions saw an increase of followers to our Twitter profile and numerous retweets with our brand message all in less than three days! We also generated a couple thousand page views to our Apartment Blog and had many interactions with multifamily industry professionals.
We want to congratulate Jessica Whitney for winning the iPod touch. We would also like to thank all multifamily professionals who participated. We’re looking forward to running another sweepstakes soon!
From August 26-28, the Caribe Royale Orlando All-Suites Hotel will open its doors to more than 450 multi-housing professionals for this year’s Florida Apartment Association (FAA) conference. The conference encourages attendees to “Catch the Next Wave” of industry innovations. On Friday, August 28, attendees will also have the opportunity to listen to some of the most experienced social media professionals in the industry during an hour long social media session that starts at 8 a.m. This is a great opportunity to extend your social media knowledge! FAA’s social media panel will answer questions on social media and discuss strategies that may benefit your community, including successful tips on the basics of social media, with an emphasis on video marketing, Twitter and Facebook. Whether you are a supplier or management professional, everyone is sure to benefit from these best practices and general discussion.
Panelists include:
Erica Campbell, Marketing Manager, For Rent Media Solutions™
Melanie Stiles, National Training & Marketing Director, Milestone Management, L.P.
Judy Bellack, VP Operations, Apartment Finder
The session moderator is Kellie Jackson, Milestone Management, L.P.
