Are the Winds of Change Beginning to Blow at VAR?

September 1, 2007 |

I had a very interesting conversation today with Ben Martin, the new “Director of Communications and New Media” at the Virginia Association of REALTORS. Ben was one of the first people I met through Facebook. He is a really nice guy who writes a really cool blog of his own.

What makes Ben cool is not that he is a Certified Association Executive, or that he writes his own blog; what makes him cool is that he works for VAR, which means he works for me– sort of. After speaking with Ben, I can say that I am genuinely excited about what is on the horizon at VAR. Ben is trying to increase the exposure of blogging, social networking, and technology in general, to the membership. Any headway that can be made on this issue is beneficial to REALTORS and consumers alike, and it is long overdue.

Ben has some pretty cool things planned for the future, and hopefully I will be able to help him out and talk about my experiences here. Stay tuned. . .

[tags] real estate, realtor, charlottesville, virginia, VAR, facebook, social networking, facebook, linkedin [/tags]

Posted by Daniel | Filed Under News, Social Media 

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6 Responses to “Are the Winds of Change Beginning to Blow at VAR?”

  1. Jeff Brown on September 1st, 2007 5:38 am

    Sounds great Dan. Next thing you know, VAR is gonna take a position on the whole carburation vs fuel injection controversy.

    Of course, it’ll be even money what side they’ll take. :)

    Enjoy your weekend, Dan.

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  2. Ben on September 2nd, 2007 6:07 am

    Thanks for the plug, Daniel. Looking forward to working with you to blaze new trails.

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    [...] The event that I think deserves attention is the VAR BloggerCon, which will take place later today at the convention.  Why does a gathering of real estate bloggers from around the Commonwealth deserve attention?  Because it was convened not by the bloggers as a separate event, but by the VAR, through the foresight of Ben Martin. [...]

  4. Social Media Covered at the VAR Leadership Conference — The Real Estate Zebra on December 6th, 2007 12:38 am

    [...] is on the leading edge of utilizing social media to communicate with members. Ben Martin, VAR’s director of Communication and New Media, established the VAR2007 Blog to cover the [...]

  5. Congratulations to Ben Martin, CAE — The Real Estate Zebra on December 7th, 2007 8:57 pm

    [...] written about Ben before. Some might say that I am kissing up, but I don’t care, the guy deserves the kudos. [...]

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