Grand Slams – a beautiful thing.
If there’s a surefire dynamic for a grand slam in business, it’s having: 1) a vibrant, action-oriented community (associates, co-workers, clients, etc.), 2) collaborative,...
FBS welcomes Nikki Baldwin to Broker/Agent Group
We’re thrilled to welcome Nikki Baldwin as the Flexmls IDX Trainer and Specialist on the Broker/Agent Team. With a 25+ year real estate background, Nikki...
Announcing “Sold Listings” Settings in the Flexmls System
This week, the Flexmls® System will provide MLSs with two new settings to control the availability of Sold listings on IDX: “Allow sold listings on...
One Year Later: Understanding and Marketing “Under the Hood”.
The 13 months that I’ve been with FBS have been rather incredible. In my time here, I have learned so much, and am still peeling...
Come see what’s new at FBS in San Francisco at NAR!
It’s an exciting time here at FBS! As we rapidly approach NAR San Francisco this weekend, I want to invite you (specifically MLSs, Brokers and...
Ushering in the Fall season
The close of Summer and start of Fall represents so many things. The end of…. the sun dropping below the clouds after the kids should...
Announcing Ignite! – Spark’s total marketing system
For Immediate Release Spark™ Platform, created by FBS, launches Ignite!: The complete marketing system for MLSs, providing turnkey marketing and promotional solution for the Spark...
The Business of Software 2010
Here are my reflections on the recent Business of Software (BoS) conference I attended in Boston. First, this tweet summarizes what I think a lot...
Great idea! [insertyourcity].mls
Brian Larson posted today about a new push he and several MLSs (see below) are making to create a new top-level domain of .mls (you...
Vacation
Posting here on the FBS Blog will be light or non-existent over the next two weeks as I’ll be on vacation, hopefully enjoying some boating,...
Concluding Thoughts on Inman Connect 2009: Radical Customer Service
The Inman Connect conference this last week was informative and invigorating. I moderated the MLS track and we had some great presenters and discussions. Before...
Is having fiber Internet access as important as school district for home buyers?
Over at GigaOm, they’re running a poll asking, “Where Does Broadband Access Rank When Choosing a Home?” When I took the poll, the leading answer...