Leadership Summit

One of the biggest honors so far in my Volunteer Career with NAR was being a guest speaker at the Leadership Summit on the Social Media Panel moderated by Todd Carpenter Social Media Director for NAR.  Talk about nervous- I was a ball of jitters- and have no idea what I said.  I do know that Matt Phipps, Laurie Janik, and Lucien Salvant were wonderful.

My biggest take away from the panel- HAVE A PLAN- a social media plan that is, and have it in writing so your agents, employees and association knows what your expectations are.  You know…what you can/can’t say when using Facebook, Twitter and Blogs.

STAY TUNED- if you’re going to be using social media you need to pay attention to what’s being said about you and your company.  Set up Google Alerts to notify you when you’re being talked about.  Pay attention to twitter mentions and any time you’re tagged in a facebook post/picture/video.  You want to stay on top of these so you can respond quickly if need be.

CARPE DIEM- Ron’s theme for this year- the way I see it relating to our panel- with technology and social media changing the landscape so quickly it’s time for us all to jump in.  It’s here to stay. I kind of equate non facebook adopters to those who refused to use e-mail.  It’s inevitable so you might as well Seize the Day!