There Was A Free Lunch at Baltimore's WCR Basta Pasta

  Free Lunch and Newly Elected Officers For Baltimore's WCR Chapter.

It was a beautiful Fall day in Baltimore and we  had a lovely luncheon at Basta Pasta in Timonium.

                                             

It was free to all of our Women Council of Realtors® members. After the election of our new board, we had Paul Malstrom speaking on underwriting the loan.

  

           

 From Left to Right ...our new board members.

Erica Solomon(Pres Elect), Genie Schwind(President), Teresa Reed(Secretary), Martha Lessner(Treasurer) and Lauren Bixler(Membership Marketing Chair)

                               

 Rosa Almond, Margaret Rome, Erica Solomon

All in one day I got to visit with some special WCR friends, hear a speaker and enjoy a delicious free lunch. These are some of the perks of WCR membership. Are you a member?

                                      

 

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Hot Fudge Sundae the Rome Way!

This is a hot fudge sundae the Rome Way!

The Women's Council of Realtors® met this week at the Suburban Country Club. Everyone knows they serve the very best fixings for a hot fudge sundae!

There is a special way to make and eat this delicious dessert.  I will tell you how to make a hot fudge sundae the Rome Way.

  It will be easier to explain with this picture.

                                        

The secret is two separate containers....the hot fudge is poured into one dish, the ice cream in another.  If you choose to do it the Rome Way, your hot fudge stays really warm with each luscious bite and the ice cream stays really cold.

You can eat it slowly and enjoy each decadent bite.              

                                                                   

 This is a hot fudge sundae the Rome Way!

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Today I Was the Flag!

Yes, You read that right. Today I was the flag.

At the WCR luncheon today, the time came for the Pledge of Allegiance but there was no flag. Not to worry. With all the technology around, I quickly googled an image of the American Flag on my iPad, took a screen shot and held it up.

Today, I was the flag! 

                                       

                     

                                                                                                                                      
                                                                                        
           

Women's Council of Realtors® is a wonderful group and today's program was titled: "Meet the Pros-Title Tidbits"

 The panel consisted of:

Sharon Biggs with Maryland Real Estate Title & Escrow

Tom Drechsler with Sage Title Group

Tom Imperiale with North American Title

Jeffrey Margolies with Supreme Title Company

Stephen Cooper with American Home Title Company

Below are few posts about WCR

wcr: There Was a Free Lunch..... WCR in Baltimore
wcr: Talking Ethics and Active Rain in Baltimore  

wcr: It Doesn't Get Any Better! Networking NAR Style in DC
wcr: Biggest Bang For Your Marketing Buck..WCR Panel in DC

wcr: Blogging about Talking about Blogging…Again -
wcr: Technology and Being Better at What We Do

     

At the WCR luncheon today, the time came for the Pledge of Allegiance but there was no flag. Not to worry with all the technology around. I quickly googled an image of the American Flag on my iPad, took a screen shot and held it up.

Today, I was the flag!

There Was a Free Lunch...WCR in Baltimore

Thursday's lunch (free!) sponsored by the WCR drew a good crowd to the Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors® offices. It was a good way to introduce people to our WCR and the perks that come with membership – including 12 credits FREE during the year just by being a member. That's a nice benefit especially with this economy.

The discussion included "Marketing to Women." The presentation included reminders about working with Boomers, who make up 38% of the full time work force, and how important it is to ask what they want instead of telling them about you – they are focused on their needs, not on you. We were reminded that people under 30 don't watch TV as much; they go to the Web to buy, that includes houses. Boomers and busters (kids of boomers) have a lot in common. Market to the boomer's children. Another point ..younger women trust women more, they like to work with women and are not as competitive.

Marney Kirk spoke about social media - Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and - Tah dah! - Active Rain. She kindly called me the "Guru of Active Rain," and used my site and my blog as examples. I didn't plan it that way, but it worked out great since up popped my post with May's schedule and the GBBR logo right up top. That gave Kim Jones, who was sitting right next to me, a chance to invite everyone to the May 1 GBBR Rookies meeting when I'll be speaking.

Someone suggested that we check out Trulia, and there we found the announcement that Fran Thorsen will be here on May 18, along with Joeann Fossland, right in the same room at GBBR. I'm hosting this dynamic duo, and everyone is invited, again for the free, to an informative session.

Every one of those May events I announced a few days ago figured into the afternoon. During the meeting I got a call from Laura at the gallery telling me the postcards announcing the art auction were in. She kindly delivered them right to GBBR and I was able to hand them out on the spot. Don't you love it when things come together like that?

I sat with Erica Solomon who told me she joined ActiveRain after hearing me speak at that WCR meeting a year ago at the Suburban Country Club. She wrote a post about the meeting – good for Erica!

I walked out with a bunch of agents' cards interested in Active Rain – that's one of the best parts, isn't it? I sent out eight invitations. Wonder how many will join. It is fun sharing AR with new folks and seeing how many become Active Rainers.

A Blog About Talking About Blogging

Next week I get to do one of my favorite things – talk about blogging. I know, I talk about it a lot anyway, but this time I've been asked to give a presentation on blogging for the Greater Baltimore Chapter of the Women's Council of Realtors.

The WCR is a great group that I've had fun with before. About a year and a half ago there was a session on using technology where I showed off my tech toys and tools during their Day of Education. The best part was seeing people sharing information and tips on using their tech tools so that everyone got better.

This time, I'll take a couple of minutes to talk about the basics in case there are people who don't have a solid understanding of what a blog is. But mostly I'll focus on how blogging can be used successfully as a marketing tool by any agent whether a rookie or seasoned professional.

I've learned so much from blogging, and met some neat people along the way. We get better at blogging by doing it, but we also learn so much from reading other bloggers. No matter what your profession, find the leading bloggers in your field and follow them for a while - it will be well worth your time!