Social Media RE Bootcamp I A Success!!

I can admit it now.  I was worried.  I wasn't sure we could pull it off.  Take 10 hours of hands-on workshops covering Active Rain, Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Blogging that we normally cover in 5 separate sessions and do it all in one day.  We called it a bootcamp because it was going to be tough.  The end result?  I'll let you read what the attendees had to say:


Great class.  I'm now very interested in blogging and getting up and running on Facebook.  Thank you for allowing me to participate.  You have a ton of patience.
Eva - United Brokers Group




In one day I learned more about Social Media than I learned in the last year!  The light bulb went off that I can use these tools to do a free drip campaign to replace a mail campaign that used to cost me $4800 a month...
Carlie - Keller Williams




This is an awesome boot camp!  Take all the classes you can with Bill and Paul.  They share so much information you can't go wrong, and all the while you are learning for the future...
Cindy - Century 21




Thank you!  This was overwhelming but you definitely have changed my mind about participating in social media.
Kim - United Brokers Group




We were also lucky enough to have a couple local agents who are active in the local social media real estate scene show up. Nick Bastian of Raillife fame, and Dean Ouellette, Chief Videographer at DeanSellsAz, shared their insights with the campers.  Thank you for your support Nick and Dean...




Paul Guenther, Shane Hollenback and I, want to thank this brave group for taking on the challenge.  We learned a lot in this first go round, and we will be announcing Social Media RE BootCamp II very soon.


Shane Hollenback and The Veracity Team post on the event


In the meantime, we have a couple different workshops series currently underway.  Check out Paul's blog for schedule information. 

Chicago Title Premier Services - Property Profiles at Your Fingertips

Chicago Title offers customers the most comprehensive and accurate real estate related services in the nation.  You can rely on Chicago Title, with it's rich history of over 160 years, to provide assurance and security for you and your heirs for all your real estate transactions and title insurance needs.


Premier Services gives you online access to products and services from Chicago Title.  As new technologies are deployed, members are notified via e-mail and announcememnts in our site.


Membership gives you access to: 

• Property Profiles
• E-Farms
• Real Estate Calculators
• Blank Legal Documents

With Premier Services, you may also have additional links to order forms and services that vary from one jurisdiction to another.  Log in for a complete list of features available to you.


If you need an account set up, contact Paul Guenther at Paul.Guenther@ctt.com. 


As always, if you are looking for our social media workshops, please check out Paul Guenther's website.

Google Wave Enclave

OK, the title Google Wave Enclave is a bit pretentious, but I hope it caught your attention.

I'm putting a call out to anyone lucky enough to have received an invite to Google Wave. Nick Bastian (@raillife) and Paul Guenther (@mytitleguypaul) and myself are getting together next Monday, Nov 2nd at 10am in Tempe to experiment, play, and hopefully learn some of the finer points of the Wave.

Nick was lucky enough to receive an invite, and he's agreed to let us use his account for our workshop. If you have a Wave account, and would like to join us, simply leave a comment or contact me at billrisser@gmail.com. The more Wave accounts the better. This will enable us to see just how real time some of the Wave features really are and develop some user strategies.


Click here to see the video of the Google Wave Developers Conference. It's at the bottom of the linked post.

October Social Media Workshop Schedule - Chicago Title Gilbert

Here is our very busy October workshop lineup...  If you've missed a workshop in our series, check out the following list and set your schedule. Please contact Paul Guenther at 480 389-4290 to RSVP


Oct– 7th TWITTER (NO CREDIT)- Workshop-Bring Laptop
10am-Noon VIA HOMES
6903 East Parkway Norte Mesa, AZ 85212


Oct-9th ACTIVE RAIN (NO CREDIT)- Workshop-Bring Laptop
10am-Noon Chicago Title Gilbert Branch
1959 South Val Vista Drive 85204


Oct-14th Facebook (NO CREDIT)- Workshop Bring Laptop
10am-Noon VIA HOMES
6903 East Parkway Norte Mesa, AZ 85212


Oct-20th ACTIVE RAIN (NO CREDIT)- Workshop-Bring Laptop
10am-Noon Keller Williams Sonoran Living
4621 E. Chandler Blvd #160 Phoenix, AZ 85048


Oct-21st LinkedIn (NO CREDIT)- Workshop Bring Laptop
10am-Noon VIA HOMES
6903 East Parkway Norte Mesa, AZ 85212


Oct-23rd TWITTER (NO CREDIT)- Workshop-Bring Laptop
10am-Noon Chicago Title Gilbert Branch
1959 South Val Vista Drive 85204


Oct-28th Build Your Blog (NO CREDIT)- Workshop Bring Laptop
10am-Noon VIA HOMES
6903 East Parkway Norte Mesa, AZ 85212

Chicago Title Gilbert Boldly Begins Blogging!

As New Media becomes more and more pervasive in our industry, Chicago Title Gilbert wants to remain a leader in new technologies.  Bill Risser, Theresa Alberico, and Paul Guenther are committed to bringing the very best information to our clients.  We believe this blog, along with our Facebook Fan Page and our Twitter account, allows us to bring the most current, relevant information to our clients. 

We hope you subscribe to our feed, or visit frequently as we will post new information regularly.  We also welcome your questions and comments.  Simply use the comments link at the end of any post to submit your title/escrow questions.  We will answer questions directly via e-mail, and in a future post.

We also value your input.  If you're taking the time to read our blog, we'd love to hear what you think, and we always welcome your suggestions.