The Friday Five for September 21

There have been endless articles written educating agents on how to use Twitter. There are also a ton of helpful posts about how to manage your time on the site so that you maximize your success without getting caught up in the world of pointless tweets. Um wait, is this somehow about me? Can’t be.http://next.inman.com/2012/09/agents-and-twitter-where-youre-going-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheFutureOfRealEstateMarketing+%28The+Future+of+Real+Estate+Marketing%29Have you heard the old joke “I’m listening but I don’t hear what you are saying”.  Then you might need to read this and practise active listening skills when interacting with people and you will see how much smoother the relationship between you will become.http://communicateskills.com/2012/09/20/communication-listening-skills/Let’s finish off with this one. Saving the best for last.

In the 1960’s the “Madmen of Madison” Avenue were challenged as the age of  television forever changed the advertising and marketing landscape. Isn’t that what social media is doing to TV? So What’s next? is Social Media going to die? Interesting blog on the subject.

http://www.jeffbullas.com/2012/01/19/why-social-media-will-disappear/