As I had mentioned, we did a couple of BloodhoundBlog Unchained preview shows today in Phoenix, one for Realtors and one for lenders.
Tempe Realtor and real estate weblogger Nick Bastian wins the endurance award for attending both sessions. Nick surprised Brian Brady by Twittering about Brian’s discussion of LinkedIn, a piece of which is shown below, while Brian was delivering it.
The events were a big kick for me. I sold a house yesterday, and the buyers (whom we have discussed as the Halversons) dropped by to sign some paperwork. And Cathleen and I listed 14237 North 11th Street in Phoenix early today. The seller is fellow Realtor David Pinelli, who is now working in the equestrian suburbs of Boston, but who until lately was working with Allan Pinel in Palo Alto. David was able to come to the Realtor portion of the presentation this morning, a nice reinforcement of the ideas Cathleen and I have been talking about with him for the past two weeks.
As Brian discusses below, we met a lot of really interesting people who are excited about the potential of blending Social Media Marketing into their buinesses. The whole day was a blast, which makes me think that Unchained is going to be even more fun that I’ve been expecting.
Here’s where I end up: Our belief from the beginning was that the Seven Nights in Ireland style of conference — a vast excuse to behave badly far from home — was not for us. We bet on a real curriculum, a hefty regimen of demanding content, and our experience today shows that that bet will pay off.
I keep getting notes from very smart people whose identies I will keep concealed. The gist of their emails: “Kick Inman’s ass.” It seems like a worthy goal to me. BloodhoundBlog is the home of serious ideas on the RE.net, and BloodhoundBlog Unchained promises to be the locus of serious minds in wired real estate education. I don’t ever want for us to be anywhere but at the head of the pack.
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Todd Carpenter says:
That’s hilarious. Brian has some priceless advice.
May 10, 2008 — 12:16 am
Greg Swann says:
> That’s hilarious. Brian has some priceless advice.
Indeed. That whole exchange was instructive, illustrating how much we have changed in this world we live in from practices that seem intuitively obvious to other people. The meta-debate was about an almost-pathological need to withhold information — in this case client contact information. In our world, secrets are alien. But in the old way of doing real estate, secrets are the essence of business. The culture clash was eye-opening.
May 10, 2008 — 12:22 am
Mike Farmer says:
I wish I could be there — I love to watch change as it twists and turns and digs in.
May 10, 2008 — 4:42 am
Nick Bastian says:
Enjoyed both sessions! Looking forward to learning some great stuff at Unchained!
May 10, 2008 — 7:07 am
Greg Swann says:
Todd Carpenter: “In fact, if you’re looking for a vast excuse to behave badly, I can’t think of a better place to do it!”
Sadly, there is no good video, but you can find the audio here: Seven Nights In Eire. It’s meant to be played loud.
May 10, 2008 — 9:14 pm