Bucks County Association of REALTORS®, Inc.

Weekly Update Newsletter

                                     March 11, 2013

by Mary Ellen O'Brien

Last year, I was asked to participate as a Director for PAR and attended my first business meeting in my twenty-five year career. I had often heard of BCAR members attending meetings in Harrisburg and wondered what happened and why they were in attendance. Based on that lack of understanding, I thought it might be a good idea to explain what happens at the business meetings and why agents in our membership should consider attending and becoming involved in Realtor business meetings and opportunities.

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Evening for RPAC...Dinner, Dancing, Silent Auction and Battle of the Bartenders

Thursday, May 9, 2013

5-10pm

Rose Bank Winery, Newtown, PA

Tickets:

$30 RPAC Contribution (admission & dinner)

$99 or more RPAC Contribution (admission, dinner & VIP lounge)

Gather ten ticket orders in your office and we'll reserve a table for you!

Register online at www.bucksrealtor.com or email kelly@bucksrealtor.com for a registration form. 

Tuesday, March 12 

TREND Basics: Jump Start Success - 12:30-2:30pm

Are you a brand new agent? Do you work floor duty or receive real estate information inquiries from friends and family? Would you like to establish yourself in the TREND community of real estate professionals? Entering the real estate business can be overwhelming, to say the least. People to meet. Calls to make. New technology to learn. After the TREND Jump Start class, you will:

• Spend less time navigating the MLS, get the information you need more efficiently, and more time getting business done.
• Develop your brand and reach out to potential clients by exploring and leveraging tools
  in TREND.
• Quickly access support resources and customize the TREND system using preferences to help save time and effort.
• Collaborate and network with other TREND members.

Register online at https://www.trendmls.com/Default.aspx   

Use LinkedIn Groups to build Influential Connections. LinkedIn is an ideal way to get the business networking possibilities of Facebook with much, much less of the peripheral noise like wall postings, silly applications and games, annoying memes and what have you. The focus here is on building personal and professional connections. It's networking for a digital age.

5 Steps to Optimizing Your LinkedIn Profile

1. Competitive Means Complete

2. Selling Yourself Through Your Summary

3. Give Your Experience a Boost

4. The Impact of Your Interests

5. Incorporating Keywords

Date: Wednesday, March 20

Time: 9:30-11:30am

Location: BCAR Headquarters, 1452 Old York Rd, Warminster, Pennsylvania

Cost: BCAR Members - FREE; Non-Members $25

Speaker: Joseph Scorese

3 Ways to Register!

Online

Email kelly@bucksrealtor.com

Call 215-956-9176  

Annual Golf Outing

Monday, July 29, 2013

Spring Mill Country Club