Are you planning a retreat or conference for 2012?  Would you like your team to experience Brainstorming 2012, too?  We have the perfect, budget-friendly solution for you!

Register your team for Brainstorming 2012 (if you do it by December 30th, you'll pay ONLY $225 per person for the complete event experience, including Trendstorming, Active Educational Sessions, the Interactive Multifamily Marketplace, and more!) AND we'll help you plan your corporate event on the Monday and Tuesday before Brainstorming begins, or the Friday at the end of Brainstorming week, so your event will occur seamlessly with ours!  Our 2012 Group Discount also applies, so for every five participants you register, you'll get the sixth FREE; and this year's accommodations are also amazingly affordable at only $119/night for a single/double SUITE at our host hotel; making Brainstorming an even MORE affordable destination for your corporate team event!*

You'll receive:

• Complimentary event space in the Rio Pavilion area (our Brainstorming event area) on Monday, Tuesday, or Friday of Brainstorming week**.
• Complimentary internet access in the event area.
• The benefit of our amazing industry-wide connections to help you staff your event with our famous Brainstorming Facilitators, a special Keynote Presenter, or Professional Multifamily Trainer(s), if needed, at a fabulous rate!
• The opportunity to let us arrange for your audio-visual equipment and catering needs; so you'll receive the benefit of any discounts or reduced pricing we're able to negotiate in conjunction with Brainstorming.
• All the free advice you can use, anytime you need it, to help make your conference or retreat a spectacular success thanks to our combined decades of professional event planning experience!

Space is LIMITED and will be allocated on a strictly first-come-first-served basis to teams that are fully registered and paid, so don't wait!  Register your team at www.Brainstorming.Multifamilypro.com and contact us NOW at info@multifamilypro.com or call 727.940.5211 to get the planning process started!

We're looking forward to hearing from you soon!

- Team Multifamilypro

**Complimentary space in the Rio Pavilion is available beginning at 12:00 AM on Monday, 11/5 and ending at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, 11/6, and from 12:00 AM through 11:59 PM on Friday 11/9, 2012.  Several spaces of various sizes (from approximately 2,000 to 9,000 sq. ft.) are available; and we'll help you choose the best space based on availability, your agenda, the size of your group, and your event set-up needs. If you need space other than / in addition to what's available on a complementary basis, we can help you arrange that, too; though the hotel may charge a nominal fee depending on your needs.

*You may change the name on a paid Brainstorming registration at any time, so once paid, your registrations are still secure even in the event of turnover. You may even purchase seats now for individuals who are yet to be determined ... just type "TBD" in the attendee name on the registration form and let us know who'll be attending later! You might also find it useful to know that many companies handle securing the expense of nonrefundable airfare with a signed agreement that the employee will reimburse the company for the cost of the fare in the event that the individual elects to change employment and/or is terminated before the travel date (be certain to consult your legal counsel for advice before implementing such an agreement).

Here's an excellent way to recruit associates. I did this to get potential leasing candidates, but it could be used for any position. It was a huge success!

One of the issues we determined needed immediate attention was
recruiting. My suggestion was to host a FREE SEMINAR on what it takes to be a leasing consultant. We decided to try the idea and target individuals in the retail and restaurant markets, because as a leasing person they would have better hours.... no more night shifts and better benefits and perks.

To prepare, we secured the use of a training room for a two-hour session. We placed an ad in the restaurant section of the newspaper on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It was also placed in the retail section on Sunday. Seating was limited to 30 participants.

We created handouts using the Leasing Consultant Job Description Welcome Page. Candidates were paired up and used the sheet to gather information, so they could stand and introduce each other. (A great way to identify outgoing personalities!) We also distributed our Human Resource brochure, pens with the company job line number and email address, and blank job applications

We had attendees sign in with their names, phone numbers, and current job industries.

WOW!! What a success! We had over 40 people call and sign up. Twenty actually showed up. Out of the 20, 19.... yes 19, are good candidates! Eleven stayed and filled out an application. The Regional manager set up interviews for the next day.

We have even had several candidates stop by the area office to fill out an application because they could not make it to the seminar. A few have called and asked when will we offer the seminar again!

The following is a breakdown of where these candidates are from:

4 - no current job

2 - retired

1 - student

2 - convenient store

2 - restaurant

1 - federal government housing

1 - medical records clerk

1 - telemarketing

1 - retail

1 - receptionist jewelry shop

1 - real estate paralegal

1 - payroll/benefits

1 - field interviewer

1 - clerical

Contributed by Donna Olson,  when she was the SW Regional Education Director, Equity

You Can Say "iWon!"

Refer Your Friends to ProZone and you could say "iWon!" one of 4 Apple products!!!

Everybody loves a great contest, and this one could win you one of 4 Apple products AND lots of new friends in ProZone, too!  Here’s how it works:

1. Sign up for a free ProZone account and create a profile for yourself in our amazing new online community!

2. Refer friends by clicking here, or use the referral link provided on your profile page.

3. Copy the referral link and paste it into your emails and social media posts (Facebook, Twitter, blog posts, LinkedIn, etc.).

4. When your friends and contacts click on the link and decide to join ProZone, you’ll receive credit for the referral.

5. On May 31, 2011, the top 4 ProZone members with the most referrals can say "iWon!" an iPad, iPod, iTouch, or an iTunes Card!

6.  The WINNERS LIST: Winners will be announced in a  blog posting and results will be posted in the ProZone.

HUNDREDS TUNED IN to the first broadcast of this amazing program and RAVED about all that they learned!

"Thank you both for a wonderful presentation! I love, LOVE, LOVED the idea of ___________and sending it to a person as a follow up. I also love the idea of using __________________..." - Michelle Fording

"I love the _______ idea! I have already _________________for my property and posted it to our Facebook page. Love it ... now on to try some other great ideas." - Vicki Bishop

Great show yesterday! Thank you for the cool ________tips and______. I will share them with my fellow colleagues. - Katia Nedeva

Those are just a few of the great ideas you might have missed, but DON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE TWICE! Toni and Tami are broadcasting this career-changing show ...

ONE MORE TIME, LIVE!

NEXT MONDAY, MARCH 21

2:00-3:00 pm Eastern!

How you handle every call has an overwhelming impact on your closing ratio ... more than how you handle any other first contact with a potential resident. Even if you think you have a handle on phone skills, consider that today's caller has access to a full array of added technology options thanks to smart- phones, changing the game when it comes to what's possible over the phone. Join two of our industry's most renowned leasing experts and find out how your closing ratio can SKYROCKET by using every advantage available to you today!

YOU WILL:

• Engage your telephone customer with a new series of high-powered telephone interview questions, strategies and tools designed to convert telephone calls to leases.
• Make the best use of technology to communicate with GenY and other tech-savvy consumers through links, photos, videos, and other informative online resources.
• Discover and use fantastic visual tools including aerial maps, walkscores, and local Facebook fan pages that create an unforgettable telephone presentation ... and more!

In just one hour you'll gain a new set of innovative, career-changing skills, tools, and techniques that will increase revenue and put YOU and YOUR COMMUNITY at the top of the shopping list! Register now and pay only $29.95 for as many viewers as you can fit around a screen! Gather the Leasing Team together to watch this LIVE broadcast, and watch closing ratios soar!

FREE BONUS!

You'll get Tami's Perfectly Optimized Performance System (P.O.P.S.) spreadsheet designed to automatically calculate your telephone-to-traffic and email-to-traffic conversion ratios!

DON'T MISS IT AGAIN!