Apartment Blog

It’s been a few weeks since we’ve uploaded our community theater videos to social media websites such as YouTube, MySpace, Yahoo, Revver and AptsVideo.com. It appears they were on a hiatus for a bit, but have made a miraculous recovery.

This week the upload totals over 100 new videos. What? Over 100 new apartment community videos?? Yes, sir! Apartments for rent in cities all over the US have been distributed on our social networking profiles. Cities such as Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Carrollton, Denver, Durham, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Jacksonville, McKinney, Miami, Milwaukee, Naples, Portland, San Antonio, Tampa, etc. The list is really too long to go on, but you can check all the latest uploads on our YouTube profile.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ApartmentsForRent

When post people search for super bowl facts, the more interesting they are the better! So I searched through many websites and weeded out the not-so interesting stuff, to compile a list of 10 random facts I found interesting. I thought I’d share them with you….

1. The name “Super Bowl” was not used officially until the 3rd championship game in January 1969.

2. No NFL team has ever played the Super Bowl in their own stadium.

3. New Orleans and Miami have hosted the Super Bowl the most at 9 times.

4. Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, and Tony Dungy have all won a Super Bowl both as a player and a coach.

5. The following things have never happened in a Super Bowl: a scoreless first half, a shutout, an overtime game and a punt return for a touchdown.

6. 30-second TV commercials are believed to be costing close to $3 million this year. If this reported rate is true, how is it that we are in an economic crisis??

7. According to About.com, the amount of chips consumed on Super Bowl Sunday is over 14 tons!!

8. Eight million pounds of guacamole is consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

9. An average of 6% of people will call out on the Monday following Super Bowl Sunday.

10. The Super Bowl is measured in Roman numerals because a football season runs the span over two calendar years.

Now granted I’m a football impaired chick, so these facts may not be an over the moon spectacular or anything. But they sure made me say ‘uh…’ when I read them. Hope they gave you a little something to think about, or a least a much needed break from your busy day!

Along with having our community theater videos hosted on our website, ForRent.com also posts them to our video syndication network. This network includes sites like: YouTube, MySpace, Yahoo, Dailymotion and others. Why do we do this you ask? Because, we feel that the more sites we have our videos on, the more visible they are to you! Having our content readily available on sites you use daily, such as MySpace or Yahoo, will help to make the apartment search process easier.  We strive to provide renters with the best resources.

So take a look at our latest apartment videos…

Roberts Mill Apartments and Townhomes in Maple Shade, NJ

ForRent.com West Oaks Apartments For Rent in Tarpon Springs, FL

ForRent.com Moorestown Woods Apartments in Moorestown, NJ

ForRent.com The Colonials at Cherry Hill Apartments in Cherry Hill, NJ

ForRent.com Burnt Mill Apartments For Rent in Voorhees, NJ

ForRent.com Sherwood Crossing Apartments in Philadelphia, PA

ForRent.com Red Lion Manor Apartments For Rent in Philadelphia, PA

ForRent.com Fox Ridge Apartments in Somerdale, NJ

ForRent.com Highland Montgomery Apartments in Highland Park, NJ

Brookmont Apartments For Rent in Philadelphia, PA

Parktowne House Apartments in Highland Park, NJ

The Standard at Preston Gardens Apartments in Baltimore, MD

Laguna at Arrowhead Ranch Apartments in Glendale, AZ

Jefferson at Arvada Ridge Apartments in Arvada, CO

Pine Hills Lodge Apartments For Rent in Las Vegas, NV

Maple Pointe Apartments For Rent in Burien, WA

Alderwood Heights Apartments Lynnwood, WA

The Haven at Hill Country Apartments in San Antonio, TX

The Winsted at Sunset West Apartments For Rent in Rocklin, CA

The Montclaire Apartments in Sunnyvale, CA

The Grove Apartments For Rent in San Jose, CA

Regents Walk Apartments in Overland Park, KS

The Carlyle Apartments in Santa Clara, CA

ForRent.com Bella Vista Apartments For Rent in Santa Clara, CA

ForRent.com Jefferson at Berry Apartments in Saint Paul, MN

ForRent.com Crooked Creek Apartments For Rent in Kansas City, MO

ForRent.com Berkshires on Providence Apartments in Charlotte, NC

ForRent.com Pacific Woods Apartments For Rent in Fountain Valley, CA

ForRent.com Avalon Juanita Village Apartments in Kirkland, WA

ForRent.com Avalon Redmond Place Apartments in Redmond, WA

The results are in and we’re number 3! Realty DataTrust, makers of VaultWare^TM, the multifamily industry’s leading online availability and reservation system, released the rankings of the ten most popular apartment search websites for the 4th quarter of 2008. The rankings are based on the number of times renters “check availability” online per property. And ForRent.com is number 3 beating out many of our competitors! Take a look….

The ranking for the top apartment listing websites Q4 2008:

1 Rent.com
2 4walls.net
3 ForRent.com
4 ApartmentGuide.com
5 Apartments.com
6 ApartmentShowcase.com
7 ApartmentHomeLiving.com
8 Move.com
9 MyNewPlace.com
10 ApartmentSearch.com

View full report here

Given the state of the economy, advertisers want a company that will provide results for their business. There is no surprise that ForRent.com is in the top of the top 10 apartment search websites. It just confirms that we’re working hard to provide the best marketing solutions for our clients needs! Way to go team!

As a product of For Rent Media Solutions™, a division of Dominion Enterprises, ForRent.com offers more than 50,000 apartment community listings nationwide. With so many advertising clients and apartment renters across the nation, we wanted to provide a detailed look into our headquarters and highlight what we do here! Without giving away too much, during the tour we dive into our sales department, customer service, Community Theater® team and, of course, marketing department. It is our hope that this video will provide a more personalized view of our company as well as the entertaining bunch that work here!

So take a look….

Thanks again for taking the tour! Anytime you’re in downtown Norfolk, don’t forget to stop by and visit your friendly apartment enthusiast!

We are witnessing a change in the way media is consumed and the way the entire consumer shopping experience has changed. Consumers are finally in control, and they are consuming media when they want, where they want, and how they want. Video sharing sites and social networking sites have emerged as major factors in the culture of communication among Internet users.

Video consumption on the Web is rapidly approaching the tipping point for advertisers as streaming video is becoming increasingly popular among leading consumer website genres such as media and entertainment, news, social networking, footwear and apparel, automobiles, and major search engines, just to name a few.

According to recent research from comScore Media Metrix, Americans viewed more than 11.4 billion videos for a total duration of 558 million hours during July 2008 and YouTube alone drew in 5 Billion U.S. online video views. comScore also states that 75% of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video.

As budgets tighten, companies look to cut spending in order to stay competitive.  However, companies need to remember the importance of having a strong Internet presence coupled with their print presence. Online video is a very effective and cost efficient Internet strategy.

The multi-family housing apartment industry is tapping into these trends to create a new and innovative way to help property managers attract clients, advertise their community and boost sales for their developments. ForRent.com’s

Community Theater^TM streaming video product is a great advertising solution for property managers and owners. This professionally produced video allows consumers to view features and amenities of apartment communities nationwide. As a complement to the virtual tour, Community Theater will not only give prospective renters a glimpse into a property’s units and amenities, but the surrounding city and community that the property is located in, as well. View our Community Theater product video here.

ForRent.com enables property managers and owners to reach more apartment renters by pushing Community Theater videos to our video syndication network. Our network includes major search engines like Google^TM and Yahoo!^®, social networking sites such as MySpace^®, video-sharing sites including YouTube^TM and metacafe and many more that reach hundreds of millions.

Online video raises the bar for multi-family housing professionals and property managers looking to attract potential clients. Professionals who choose to utilize online video to drive traffic to their site, have the opportunity to build their company’s brand awareness as well as raise company perception to their audience.

We can expect many positive changes in the future of online video advertising. According to an eMarketer report, video ad spend is expected to reach $775 million in 2007 from $410 million in 2006 and video online spending by marketers will increase 89% in 2007 over 2006. In addition, 66% of Americans watch online video advertisements and 46% take action on what they’ve seen. If others in the multi-family housing industry take advantage of the many opportunities that this new form of advertising can create, it will prove to be a beneficial investment.