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This afternoon I had the pleasure of attending the AMA Atlanta’s  (American Marketing Association) first Marketing Technology event of the New Year. Sponsored by Aquent, with Maureen Schumacher, Southeast regional director for Google, and Brian Cusack, East Coast team manager for YouTube discussing marketing trends for 2008, and several successful Video Marketing Campaigns.  Some of the statistics they shared were astounding, and I thought I should share them with you today.  According to the latest statistics, the average American spends the same amount of time online, as they do in front of the TV.  This has never been the case before.  72% of US Internet users are logging on for the specific reason of watching videos, with 79% percent of them viewing from a high speed internet connection.  You Tube currently has over 1 Billion Video Viewings per day! 

What does this mean for FSBO.com, and for those selling by owner you ask?  Simple.  Many FSBO sites allow the seller to upload a video of their home to help showcase their home.  FSBO.com does not charge any additional fees for this service unlike most others in our industry.  You may add a home video to any package purchased on FSBO.com.  Soon, you will be able to upload unlimited photos to your FSBO.com listing, as well as “share” your FSBO video with others via an embedded link that we will provide for you.  If you have not already, I strongly suggest getting out there, shooting a video tour of your home, and placing it on your current or future real estate listing online.  I would also suggest uploading it to You Tube and other video sites alike. 

The viewers are out there.  The question is; is your video out there too?

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