For your #107 live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, on Tuesday, April 14th—we are going to be covering the key points below with our members and property management industry leaders:

#1. How important is your presentation and the way you are showcasing your financial reports/reporting—when a perspective new client is determining if you and your property management team are the right fit? Which reports matter most? When do you charge extra for customized/proprietary reporting services? How will your presentation let you close 100% of the opportunities that are in your sweet spot?

#2. What are the 16 key areas to include in every presentation—when meeting with a prospective new client who wants to engage your property management services? For this week, we are going to cover #8.

#3. Bonus sales point…negotiating strategy #55 ==>> What is a reluctant seller?

Please listen to the audio leadership newsletter that is sent each Monday~as prep.

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday—for our live weekly PowerHour Leadership Academy Open-Mic, with a continued focus on G.R.A.C.E. [Growing Revenue & Controlling Expenses].

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In 2014, what kind of capital finance/lending did you complete? What did you learn from it?
For 2015, what finance/lending will you be looking for?

From your point of view, which capital financing/lending companies are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to your financing/leading, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?Industry Knowledge, Multifamily Capital Financing/Lending: http://tinyurl.com/mtl5yjd

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The webcast below is focused on time tracking, employee productivity best practices, plus work-related bio scans and sensors. I am certain you will enjoy this webcast…and all that you learn from it.

CEO Webcast Series – Measuring Team Performance With The Power Of Technology
http://www.multifamilybiz.com/Webcasts/53/Measuring_Team_Performance_With_The_Power_Of_Technology

This webcast includes 60 minutes of a captivating & informative discussion focused on team performance and how to best leverage technology today that measures and tracks employee time versus tasks completed. This informative discussion focuses on how to measure, analyze and control your most valuable asset, the human resources that power your property management organization.

Webcast Discussion Highlights

A. What are the industry standards for lost productivity by your property management employees?

B. Why is it important to micro track time spent on specific tasks?

C. How are leading property management companies tracking employee time using technology?

D. Why do tech startups see big opportunities in the property management sector?

E. What technology solutions can you implement now to increase employee productivity?

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In 2014, which marketing sources were your best—based on your lead tracking reports/stats? What did you learn when you heard the recordings of those on your leasing teams? How did this impact your new-hire and ongoing coaching and training efforts?
For 2015, what shifts/changes are you planning for your lead tracking software/support?

From your point of view, which lead/call tracking companies are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to call/lead tracking software and reports/results/stats, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?
Industry Knowledge, Lead/Call Tracking Software: http://tinyurl.com/p6uygbt

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In 2014, what interior design trends did you see? What did you incorporate into your leasing centers and rental models?
For 2015, what are your interior design plans? What are you tucking into new construction projects coming online this year?

From your point of view, which interior design firms are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to interior design choices/options, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Interior Design Trends & Ideas: http://tinyurl.com/lo2bbe3

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In 2014, did you improve the fitness centers for your residents? Did it go—as planned? Are you seeing more resident usage, as a result? Do you find you are able to close more new leases because of your upgrading this onsite amenity?
For 2015, do you plan to upgrade your fitness equipment? Are you sending out equipment RFPs?

From your point of view, which fitness equipment companies are you most impressed with? Are they responsive to your particular needs? Do they respond quickly to your E-mail/phone requests?

Related to purchasing fitness equipment, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Fitness Equipment: http://tinyurl.com/q2v6yc8

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In 2014, did you set-up and/or manage any furnished apartments? How did it go? Did it cause any shift in the way you are training those on your leasing team?

For 2015, what shifts/changes do you expect to make—focused on furnished apartments? What kind of marketing are you doing to keep them full?

From your point of view, which corporate housing companies are you most impressed with? Tied to ancillary income—what kind of fees are you paid when you make a referral of those in need of furnished corporate rentals? What have you earned in the last 6-12 months for your referrals?

Related to furnished apartments, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Furnished Apartments & Corporate Housing: http://tinyurl.com/k7t38xn

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In 2014, what kind of large electrical projects did you take on? Did it go—as well as planned? How did your electrical systems hold up during this demanding winter season?

For 2015, what shifts/changes do you expect to make—focused on proactive maintenance with your electrical repairs/service? What RFPs are you planning?

From your point of view, which electrical vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with? Is their support to the level you need/expect?

Related to electrical repairs and maintenance, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?
Industry Knowledge, Electrical Repairs & Maintenance: http://tinyurl.com/nfncwtg

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Based on our 28+ years in the property management sector we have a wide variety of client relationships around the world.

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Your take on these MF trends? http://tinyurl.com/qjgsxo5

Are we going into a bubble?
Can these trends—be sustainable?

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I would like to invite you to join a free thought-leadership MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour webcast on Wednesday, February 18th at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York time—with a focus on *Ratings, Reviews & Rants, Navigating Through The Noise*.

Our guest presenter is Dan Laufer, http://www.linkedin.com/in/dlaufer/en the co-founder and CEO of RentLingo, http://www.rentlingo.com

This is our 235th industry educational webcast since 1995.

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During this 60-minute webcast we will be discussing the points below plus fielding your specific questions:

#1. Why you should care about how your community is rated and reviewed online?

#2. Where are reviews coming from and who is writing them?

#3. As the leader of your property management company what can you do about the reviews written across your portfolio?

#4. How can you use ratings and reviews to your marketing advantage?

Registration Information

When: Wednesday, February 18th.

Please note, the above MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour starts at 3:00 p.m. Eastern/New York/Toronto time, which is

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Fee: No charge

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Recording is available after the MultifamilyBiz.com PowerHour but you must register for this webcast to receive it.

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In 2014, what kind of appliance purchasing did you do? What did you find—tied to the maintenance and repairs needed?
For 2015, are you projecting to do more or less appliance purchasing? What will you be doing that is new/different?
Which industry vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with—when thinking about your appliance purchasing needs?
Related to appliance buying, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Appliance Buying: http://tinyurl.com/kn22vau

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In 2014, what kind of results did you receive from Craigslist? Were the leads as qualified as other advertising sources/publications/websites?

For 2015, what is your marketing plan across the Craigslist platform? What will you be doing that is new/different?

Related to successful advertising on Craigslist, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Advertising On Craigslist: http://tinyurl.com/lpjgkmb

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Want to acquire property management companies who manage single-family homes, multifamily apartment buildings, HOAs and/or commercial real estate? Interested in growing your unit count, revenues plus profits 5X and 10X?

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In 2014, what kind of window coverings did you purchase? For 2015, what kind of trends are you seeing in window coverings?

Which window covering vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with?

Related to window coverings, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Window Coverings: http://tinyurl.com/n79d4sz

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Great news/trends below, yes?
Multifamily Contributes $24 Billion To Canadian Economy + 140,100 Jobs http://tinyurl.com/pw78r3w
Do these trends match the trends you are seeing in Canada? What does the 2015 forecast look like in your city/market?

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In 2014, what kind of focus did you give to video marketing? Was it effective? Did it improve your SEO results/rankings? For 2015, what kind of video marketing are you planning?
Which video vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with?
Related to your video marketing efforts, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Video Marketing & Equipment/Software: http://tinyurl.com/pxrnt6o

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Does your company have required apparel for those on your leasing teams? What is the impact on team morale?
Do you have a required dress code for those on your maintenance teams? How firmly do you enforce it?
Which industry apparel vendors/suppliers are you most impressed with?
Tied to team apparel, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team?

Industry Knowledge, Team Apparel: http://tinyurl.com/o4x2puh

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During the PowerHour educational webinar below, focused on furnished apartments—the following key points/areas are covered:

#1. Suite Success = Which Means. How does this relate to FAB and how you are selling the value of your furnished/serviced suites?

#2. What are the 85 most important selling features about your furnished/serviced suites? What does 17 x 5 mean?

#3. How will you and your corporate housing team incorporate this FAB selling approach into each of your next/upcoming sales meetings? How does FAB impact those on your team who handle in-bound sales calls/prospects?

To be invited to future/upcoming free PowerHour educational webinars, please join the 3 largest LinkedIn groups in the world with 3,750+ industry leaders:

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To purchase a PowerHour corporate housing & serviced apartment webinar for 24/7/365 training and learning access—focused on furnished/serviced apartment success, please complete the form on this page, http://www.powerhour.com/corporatehousing/webinars.html#listofwebinars

To learn more about this topic and to read the news, trends and ideas being shared by industry leaders—join the discussion thread below~with 110+ posts.

Industry Knowledge, Furnished Apartments & Corporate Housing
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Tied to social media—what did you learn in 2014? What shifts/changes will you make going into 2015?
Focused on social media, what question would you like to ask that will help you and your team most?

Industry Knowledge, Social Media: http://tinyurl.com/l4g9jrq

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