All Entries in the "Social Media" Category
Local Governments’ Use of Social Media on the Rise
Big city governments are using social media to reach citizens in a big way. Facebook use by governments in large cities increased by six times and YouTube and Twitter use has increased by four and three times, respectively. The use of social media is a stark contrast for local governments, which are generally thought of [...]
ICSC Presents CREemerge to Educate Industry Professionals
In today’s world, social and digital media have become king. However, this new king plays by completely different rules, that the rest of us must learn and adapt to. To help with the learning process, The International Council of Shopping Centers will be presenting CREemerge on Wednesday, April 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. [...]
Webinar: Generate Leads and Sales with Internet Marketing
The BuilderBooks Live! webinar series offers specialized training on your own computer from leading industry professionals. This series of webinars is designed to give you resources to improve and update your business strategy as the industry and economy head towards recovery. NAHB professional designation holders receive one hour of continuing education credit for each webinar [...]
CHA Wants to Know How to Change
The largest public housing redevelopment effort in the history of the United States is looking for a few good Chicago real estate ideas. The Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) is rehabbing its Plan for Transformation and has opened up the process for suggestions. Started in 2000, the Plan is a $1.6 billion effort that took down [...]
New Online Resource Helps Residents Survive Winter in Chicago
It’s been a mild winter, but there has still been snow, and we’re going to get more. It’s snowing as I write this! A new resource called “Adopt-A-Sidewalk” can help Chicago real estate owners and renters navigate through that snow as neighbors and, quite possibly, as friends. “Winter preparedness and looking out for one another [...]
