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Realbiz Media Announces Program With Hunt Real Estate Era

Fort Lauderdale - August 7, 2013 - RealBiz Media Group, Inc (RBIZ) announces the signing of a contract to provide Hunt Real Estate ERA with its MicroVideo App (MVA). The HUNT brand is recognized for consumer-oriented, real estate products and services and some of the most elite real estate sales professionals in the industry. Hunt should be operational with a fully integrated RealBiz Media MVA platform for the majority of its agents this summer.

Innovative brokers like Hunt are moving for early adoption of the RealBiz Media MVA platform as it gives their agents access to comprehensive video marketing tools and real time data which better enables them to compete in today’s changing digital landscape. RealBiz CEO Bill Kerby stated, “We are pleased that industry leaders like Peter Hunt are choosing to work closely with us. His endorsement will help RealBiz in reaching its stated goal of contracting 500,000 of its proprietary MVA’s for use by real estate agents nationwide by the end of 2013.”
The MVA will assist agents in:
- Sharing videos of up to date listings via email and social with a couple “clicks”;
- Adding innovative video content elements to customize the experience;
- Optimizing SEO without expensive key word purchases;
- Keeping current/potential clients engaged with RealBiz curated information and offers;
- Giving and receiving Rewards for adoption and loyalty; and
- Measuring success with a comprehensive yet easy to use analytic dashboard.
The product will allow each agent to customize messages and showcase opportunities to attract listings and stay in touch with clientele.
Hunt Real Estate made the following announcement with regards to its program with RealBiz:
Hunt Real Estate Era And Realbiz Media Launch Customized Property Video Microsites
Program Greatly Enhances Brokerage’s Marketing Initiative for Sellers
Buffalo, NY - August 6, 2013 - 102 year old Buffalo-based HUNT Real Estate Corporation is collaborating with RealBiz Media Group Inc. (RealBiz), a leading technology provider of real estate marketing, to produce a consumer-focused MicroVideo App (MVA), a mobile video application for real estate listings that increases online visibility for each property. HUNT’s new automated system will create and host property videos and branded MVAs for every qualifying listing in its seller marketing program.
The next evolution in online property marketing, this solution creates fully interactive, networked video microsites that are optimized to drive SEO to both the brand and the broker equally by giving visitors the ability to gain more information from the site. Unlike static property videos, HUNT’s solution offers consumers the ability to view property details and to interact with the microsite via functions such as click to call, view similar properties, view all of the agent's listings and request more information.
“For years now we have known that buyers conduct their home searches online, where they can ‘tour’ the properties before actually going to see them,” said Peter F. Hunt, President and CEO of HUNT Real Estate Corporation. “But pictures and virtual tours are not enough anymore, and our property video strategy, supported by RealBiz Media Group, Inc., gives consumers what they want while providing HUNT agents with yet another tool to offer their clients not available at any competing firm,” Hunt continued.
The web and mobile optimized microsites will be integrated into HUNT’s website, HUNTREALESTATE.com, where all property listings are featured, and will also be included on leading industry websites on which HUNT listings appear, as well as the company’s social media channels on YouTube and Facebook. The custom HUNT property microsites include meta tags and keywords, which combine to create significant search engine optimization to increase property search rankings and drive qualified lead generation.
“We are very excited to collaborate with HUNT Real Estate ERA in delivering this pioneering video processing and publishing service,” said Steve Marques, President and Chief Revenue Officer of RealBiz. “These video microsites scale to any device and are designed to provide an SEO lift and deliver incremental leads to HUNT agents,” he said. “1 out of 6 searches on the web is for video and our MVA delivers a fully automated video network marketing solution for realtors that is a powerful lead generation tool. RealBiz Media continues its push into building interactive online digital video marketing networks for real estate. The MVA is a complete agent marketing tool that integrates SEO strategies, traffic generation, e-mail, lead generation and mobile friendly viewing across all devices (smartphone/tablet/laptop).”
For more information about HUNT Real Estate ERA or to find properties for sale visit www.huntrealestate.com or call the 24/7 HUNT Hotline and receive instant property information vie voice, text or mobile website. Follow HUNT Real Estate ERA on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HUNTRealEstate or visit their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/user/HUNTRealEstate1911. If you are considering a career in real estate or looking to make a move to a leading company, visit http://www.nyscareersinrealestate.com/.
About HUNT Real Estate Corporation
HUNT Real Estate Corp. offers a full suite of homeownership and other real estate related services, offering customers expert representation and a one-stop, seamless transaction. HREC operates a residential brokerage as HUNT Real Estate ERA, a commercial brokerage as HUNT Commercial Real Estate, a mortgage banking firm – HUNT Mortgage, two insurance agencies – HUNT-Vanner Associates and HUNT Insurance Agency, a title agency – Network Title Agency of New York, an award-winning Relocation division, a residential building company and a fee-for-service brokerage. HUNT Real Estate ERA has 36 branches strategically located throughout western, central, and upstate New York and Phoenix, Arizona, HUNT Real Estate ERA is the largest family-owned and operated real estate company in the area. A leader in the residential real estate industry with over 100 years of experience, HUNT’s mission is to build its sales presence through successful sales associates, to grow profitably, and to provide the highest quality of real estate and homeownership services in the markets in which it operates. For more information visit www.huntrealestate.com or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/HUNTRealEstate.
About RealBiz Media Group, Inc.
RealBiz Media Group, Inc. (RBIZ) is a real estate digital media and technology company whose proprietary video processing technology makes it one of the leaders in providing home video tours to the real estate industry. Its client base includes more than 60,000 real estate agents and brokers. Through its wholly owned HomeTourNetwork operation the company provides a Television video on demand network, a growing MicroVideo App network and an existing Virtual Tour network. The company enjoys access to the nation’s largest real estate companies with numerous approved vendors and national contracts, both key to its future development programs. When completed the company is targeting distribution of its digital video network to more than 70 million households and an agent driven MicroVideo App program.
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