Category Archives: Associations

Got Knowledge?

In the world of transitioning business competencies facing today’s broker and brokerage, few have proven more difficult to overcome than the once simple concept of knowledge. For over half a century, most North American firms have focused their efforts in the area of agent and manager education. Unnoticed by most is the fact that, at [...]

Why MOR works with Jeremy Conaway and RECON Intelligence Services

As an association of just over 600 members, we have been a client of RECON Intelligence Services since 2002.  We were not without our skeptics in that selection process, but we had visionary leadership who understood that if we wanted to not only keep our association relevant but develop it to its full potential that we [...]

Ann Guiberson of PRO Commends RECON Intelligence Services

Jeremy Conaway of RECON Intelligence Services has asked me to share the experiences of the Pinellas REALTOR® Organization (PRO) over the past nine years with the RECON Planning and implementation Program over the past eight years.
Our initial contact with RECON occurred in 2001 when they facilitated our merger process and designed the organization of our [...]

REALTORS and The Chaos Scenario

Bob Garfield’s The Chaos Scenario will impact REALTORS. Very few Brokerages or Associations are ready for this cultural shift.  Click on the play button, below, for a brief overview of the concept.

Who Will Rank Real Estate Agents?

RECON Intelligence Services prides itself in the quality of our research, the creativity of our thoughts and the innovative nature of the concepts that we advocate.  Accordingly we have, over the past several years, attempted to make this column as original and thought provoking as possible.  However, this month we are going to deter from [...]

2009 WebAwards highlight great REALTOR sites

The Web Marketing Association issued its WebAwards for 2009. The list includes one Association (kudos to the Kalamazoo Association of REALTORS), and brokerages of many sizes. The winners in the Real Estate category can be viewed by clicking this link:
WebAwards for Real Estate

Game Changer Deadline is October 1, 2009

Only 10 weekdays left for Associations to turn in their innovative ideas for funding consideration by NAR.
Don’t let this opportunity pass you by.
For more information, you are welcome to contact us at inquire@reconis.com

Where’s the Beef?

Last evening a REALTOR AE, who viewed Jeremy video, wrote:
Where’s the beef? What specific innovations are on the horizon for local Associations? We are all experiencing budget deficit disorder right now and real innovation usually takes money.
With the confidence that he is not alone in mulling this over, I share, here, my response:
Thank you for taking the [...]

REALTOR Association Innovation

One of the most exciting moments in last week’s NAR Leadership Summit program was CEO Dale Stinton’s announcement of the new Game Changer Program.  In his comments Dale said “there is an urgent need for innovative approaches and solutions to current association management challenges.”

Under the terms of the program all REALTOR® associations are [...]

Innovation for REALTOR Associations

Click below to see Jeremy’s comments which follow up his presentation at the National Association of REALTORS Leadership Summit on August 25th.

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