Issue #24 May 30, 2001
 

Contents:
* VisualTour® of the Week
* Our Top Recommended Digital Camera for Realtors!

* Customer Success Story of the Week - Military Relocations

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VisualTour® OF THE WEEK - Add your own Hot Spots!
 

Click the link to view the tour http://www.VisualTour.com/show.asp?t=23957

Cyndia Marrero of Prudential Florida WCI Realty in Plantation, FL used our brand new Hot Spots feature to show buyers how the various rooms overlook the swimming pool and how the cabana bath leads to the patio and pool along a paved walkway. Agents can now add their own Hot Spots to their VisualTours® for FREE from their VisualTour.com account! Enjoy Cyndia's VisualTour®!

Learn more about Prudential Florida WCI Realty and see all of Cyndia's VisualTours® at http://www.prudentialfloridawci.com

 
OUR TOP RECOMMENDED DIGITAL CAMERA FOR REALTORS!

We've had numerous weekly e-marketing tips for you involving digital camera uses, features, recommendations, etc. As the only agent controlled virtual tour exhibitor at the recent NAR Midyear convention, numerous agents and brokers asked us for our recommendation for "the best digital camera".

It's obvious that digital cameras are now standard equipment for today's real estate professionals as almost every Realtor we meet at conventions tell us that they either already own a digital camera or their office provides one for them to borrow. For those few agents or company owners who still don't use a digital camera, I imagine you just need to find the right combination of features and value. Well today's newsletter should give you that final reason to start using a great digital camera!

While you can create a VisualTour® with ANY standard digital camera, there is one model that offers you the best features that a Realtor can use for today's marketing, should provide you with years of excellent use, and for a limited time has a $100 rebate from the manufacturer! This camera is the Kodak DC4800. Print this out, write it down, do what you must, but if you have any possible need for your first or a new digital camera, GO BUY THIS NOW! Here are the strengths of the Kodak DC4800:

Great Real Estate Marketing Features:

* The best built in wide angle lens on the market - 28 mm equivalent. No need to buy wide angle lens attachments!

* Top quality resolution for print purposes. With a top resolution of 3.1 megapixels, you can take photos that you'd be proud to display on an 8 x 10 print to hang on your wall or include in any large format flyer or advertisement you use.

* Flexibility. You don't always need to use the top resolution setting. For your virtual tours, emailed photos or smaller print needs, you can set the resolution to a lower level, get the results you want and be able to take many more photos before having to download them from the memory card. And you get a 3 to 1 optical zooming plus another 2 to 1 digital zooming feature for close up shots.

* Ergonomics. The size and weight of the DC4800 are smaller than average. Perfect to fit into a jacket pocket, purse or your notebook PC carry case!

* Power consumption. The DC4800 includes rechargeable lithium ion batteries and a recharger.

* Price. This camera carries a list price of $599. Kodak has extended a $100 mail in rebate until July 14, 2001 on this camera. And you can typically find the camera at a discount in many stores. In fact we've heard recently that Sam's Club members (a Wal-Mart super discount club) offers it for about $499 and even throws in a free accessory kit. With the rebate, your total cost drops to just $399. Also check your local electronics, camera or office supply stores for pricing and availability.

Here is a link to the $100 rebate coupon (requires Adobe Acrobat reader to open). http://www.kodak.com/US/plugins/acrobat/en/digital/promos/dc4800Rebate/dc4800RebateCoupon.pdf

And here is a link describing the terms of the rebate. http://www.kodak.com/US/en/digital/promos/dc4800Rebate

Now there's no excuse for not using a top quality digital camera into your everyday listing and marketing presentations!

In future e-marketing newsletters we'll cover other marketing and photographic tips. Stay tuned!

 
CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY OF THE WEEK - Military Relocations
 

Linda Worrell, ABR, CRS, GRI & e-PRO, Broker/Associate, Re/Max Main St. Realty, Moorestown, NJ http://www.lindaworrell.com

"I am presently marketing a home owned by a couple in the U.S. Air Force and they have been transferred out of the area. To help them expedite the showing of the home and give it great exposure, I made several diskette copies of the VisualTour® I did on their home and had the sellers deliver them to the housing office on the Air Force base to be given out to newcomers to the base looking for homes. The amount of showings are up and I expect an offer any day now. It is a valuable asset to my marketing projects and extremely happy to have made the purchase. Keep up the good work and the great newsletters."

See Linda's dynamic inventory list of VisualTours® at http://www.visualtour.com/inventory.asp?u=5875

 
 

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