Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, Shrewsbury, recently participated in the 2016 Sotheby’s International Realty Global Networking Event. The event, which took place May 16-18 in Las Vegas, Nevada, brought together approximately 2,300 members of the Sotheby’s International Realty network, with more than 165 of the brand’s companies represented from 40 countries and territories worldwide.
“The Sotheby’s International Realty Global Networking Event, held every 18 months, brings sales associates from around the world together in an extraordinary manner to share real estate information, tools, technologies and innovative ideas that provides value to not only the attendee’s from our firm, but all of our sales associates and ultimately our clients,” said Mary Burke owner, president and broker of record Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty. “We not only connect with the world’s most talented real estate professionals, we connect with successful business professionals outside our real estate profession to expand our minds and look for opportunities to better serve our clients.”
Held at the Wynn Las Vegas, the Sotheby’s International Realty Global Networking Event was a dynamic three-day immersion into the brand, offering network members the unique opportunity to collaborate, share ideas and best practices, generate referrals and create lasting business connections around the world. The general sessions featured inspiring, emotional and motivational speeches from Sotheby’s International Realty Affiliates LLC’s Philip White, president and chief executive officer, Wendy Purvey, chief marketing officer, and Francis X. Santangelo, senior vice president, global operations; as well as keynote speaker Daniel Lamarre, president and chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil, and closing speaker Joe Castillo, the world’s premier “SandStory” performer.
“Our Global Networking Event celebrates the strength of the Sotheby’s International Realty network,” said White. “This year’s conference was our most attended ever and it is incredible to see how members of our network continue to utilize the resources we provide, take the reins and develop their own new opportunities and continue to grow their business. We are proud of our network, our heritage and our future, and the success of this year’s Global Networking Event is the culmination of it all.”
There were more than 35 different breakout sessions offered, ranging in topic from sales and negotiation tactics, to the changing landscape and demographics of home ownership, to the power of branding and marketing, and more. More than 120 Sotheby’s International Realty network members volunteered to play an integral part in the sessions, sharing advice, best practices and personal experiences with their peers while serving as breakout hosts, guest speakers and expert panelists.
Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty, which has four offices in Monmouth County, offers exclusive Sotheby’s International Realty marketing, advertising and referral services that are designed to attract well-qualified buyers to the firm’s property listings. Property listings from Heritage House Sotheby’s International Realty also are marketed on the SothebysRealty.com global website, as well as on the firm’s local website, www.HeritageHouseSIR.com.
As a Sotheby’s International Realty affiliate, the firm and its clients also benefit from an association with the Sotheby’s Auction House, allowing the firm’s sales associates the opportunity for real estate referrals with auction house clientele as well as the unique ability to refer real estate clientele for appraisal services for jewelry, art, antique furniture and collectibles.
For additional information, including office addresses and phone numbers as well as the associate directory, visit www.HeritageHouseSIR.com.