Agent Spotlight ACHIEVEMENTS

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In addition to being named the third-largest real
Born in Mayfield day, she enjoys reading, hanging out estate franchise in the United States by REAL
Heights, Sara with great friends and coaching Trends, the company received accolades
attended Mayfield basketball, her favorite sport to watch throughout the year including:
High School and and play. Looking ahead to the rest
went on to obtain of 2010, Sara‟s goal is to get her
 Entrepreneur magazine, No. 1 ranked real ISSUE
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estate franchise on the 31st Annual Franchise 500
a Bachelor‟s in
B u s i n e s s
Adm inis tr ation.
After working in
husband involved within her business
and to prospect, prospect, prospect!
She also wishes to utilize Top
Producer more.
list
 J.D. Power and Associates, highest in overall
satisfaction ratings from home buyers among the
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the corporate world at Progressive largest full-service real estate firms for the second
for 7 years, Sara made the decision For her fellow KW realtors, Sara year in a row
to become a real estate agent and offers this bit of advice: “Become  Inman News, President and COO Mary Tennant
work with people rather than allies with all parties involved in a named one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in
crunching numbers all day. 13 years transaction, things will go much
to the day of passing her driver‟s smoother!”
Real Estate this issue
 Swanepoel TRENDS Report survey, No. 1
test, Sara passed her real estate test Industry Trendsetter of 2009 and 2009 Most Family Reunion ’10 Report P1
on April Fool‟s Day of „04. Recognizable Real Estate Franchise Brand February Office Calendar P 2-3
Sara currently resides in Concord  REAL Trends 500, Keller Williams offices Agent Spotlight, Tech Tip,
with her husband Gino, who recently comprised more than a quarter of the entire list, and Time Blocking, Achievements P4
became a real estate agent, and their Darren Burke of the major brands represented in the report, was
4 kids, Samantha (10), Dominic (9), Dan McCaskey the only company to boast growth in both number of
Gianna (4), and Benjamin (2). When Melinda Chamberlin agents added to its ranks and in total transactions
Sara can find free time during her Georgia Petty Poe closed.
 RISMedia‟s Power Broker Report, KW again
had the largest majority of offices on the list – Company gives back $32.2 million in profit share to (NAR) saw a seven percent decrease in its membership in
Time Blocking accounting for 35 percent of all the brokerages listed agents, moves to third-largest real estate franchise in the 2009, Keller Williams Realty grew its associate base by three
Greg Palumbo - Heritage Mortgage Services and was No.1 in number of agents and total closed United States. percent, ending the year with more than 76,879 associates
transactions. across North America.
Have you ever had your day end and wonder where it went? Have you
Keller Williams Realty Inc. reported at its national convention “We are incredibly proud of the milestones we‟ve achieved
ever been frustrated by how reactive you have been to "emergency"
(Family Reunion) that, despite the battered economy, it closed this year and the accolades we received; and it is all thanks to
situations that significantly reduced your productivity?
out 2009 with increased profit, profit share and associate our incredibly resilient agents and market centers,” said Mark
Many of us have experienced this to an excessive degree in our
Jeff‟s Tech Tip of The Month growth. According to CEO Mark Willis, who delivered his Willis, CEO, Keller Williams Realty. “It is no secret that we
business practices. One of the greatest ways to eliminate the reactive Free Website/Blog/Facebook Tools annual State of the Company address to more have our eyes on growth and we place a lot of
than 8,500 convention attendees, the company emphasis on recruiting and gaining market share
state we find ourselves in is to practice the art of Time Blocking. Time  Xobni.com gave back $32.2 million in profit share to its because that‟s what drives our economic model.
Blocking is about scheduling your day with purpose, making sure the Use this FREE tool to search email addresses agents in 2009, up six percent year-over-year. Our growth this year was also driven by more than
things you need to get done DO get done. This applies to work and
 Widgetbox.com Since the inception of the profit sharing program, 90 mergers and roll-ins that our office owners
personal activities. Remember, the more proactive you are with your
Use this FREE tool to put widgets on your website/blog the company has given back $270 million in completed and we‟re proud to say that we‟ve done
day, the less reactive you will be.
 Epropertywatch.com earnings to its agents. it all without one cent of operating debt.”
You and your clients will love this FREE program! Click on "Momentum is the most powerful competitive tool
Dedicate yourself to the following exercise for 2 weeks. Each morning,
the advertise with us button to learn more about how you The gains were driven by an increase in agent that you can posses,” said Mary Tennant,
start off by blocking your entire day in ½ hour increments. The result
can use it. productivity, with the number of contracts closed president and COO of Keller Williams Realty. “And
might look something like this:
 Namechk.com per agent increasing by 16 percent year-over- our agents have it. We‟ve seen them tackle the
Use this FREE tool to see if your name or vanity name is year. Accordingly, Keller Williams Realty office owners closed tough market and embrace new trends that make them
8:30 - 9:00 Check emails and voice mail
available on 100's of sites. the year with a cumulative 86 percent increase in owner profit stronger every day. The groundwork has been paved for an
9:00 - 9:30 Return calls
 Bannerfans.com for the year. On average, the company has grown its business extraordinary 2010, and even more productive and profitable
9:30 - 10:00 Prospect for new business
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of 27 percent for the past 12 years.
10:30 - 11:00 Check voice mail and return calls
Just the tip of the iceberg for cool FREE Tools from For a list of other achievements Keller Williams reached
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KW Family Reunion. Come to Jeff's classes for more FREE The company also continued to grow by number of throughout 2009, see ACHIEVEMENTS on page 4.
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The key to this type of planning is to check your voice mail and email
each hour and return messages promptly. The reason is simple: If you Thursday 3/11 Lynn Pappalardo
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