Welcome

This is the first of the Texas Builder Marketing Groups Weekly blogs. I was given the honor of "Kicking off" this new addition to our overall mission "to provide information and education to North Texas Home Builders to improve the quality of their product and their bottom lines".

We will be publishing a weekly blog and will be rotating the author and content. So you will get 15 different blogs and then we will start the rotation all over again.

These are some of the brightest and most successful sales people in the industry, with products that are top tier. You are fortunate to be on the list.

This organization was started in April 2004 by Tom Sadler, Larry Campbell and myself. It has grown into a powerful force in the industry and our young "new additions" over the last few years have taken us to a new level.

I am sure you will enjoy the blogs that will be coming your way. Call any of us with questions or comments. 2009 was a tough year but 2010 has the earmarks of a much better one for our industry in North Texas.

Cordially,


Martin A. Brady, CLU, ChFC, MSFS
Financial Planner
Stevens Financial Group
15851 Dallas Parkway, Suite 1000
Addison, TX 75001
214-866-2118- Direct Line
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The Texas Builder Marketing Group gets educated on "The Social Media Revolution"

Times have changed and so has the way many of us are doing business! In mid December, the Texas Builder Marketing Group decided to organize an educational class to help each of its members become more versed in the social media world. Marc Kleinmann with Clixify.com was our guest speaker for the day, and man did he get us pumped up! He started the class with this video below found on YouTube! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8



Well, Marc went on to teach about many different topics but the one I found most important was about branding yourself! Branding yourself and your company on these Social Media Platforms like; Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, LinkedIn, etc. becomes a very effective way to market yourself to future customers. Now days, people turn to the computer to find products and services. What does that mean? Well if you or your company don't have a presence, than more than likely you will lose out to those who do! Lets face it, we Google, we facebook, why? Well we get instant answers at our fingertips. For example, if I was going to try out a new product, I would Google the company, read the reviews, ask my facebook friends and then I would make up my mind if this product is right for me. Remember, this all just happened with a few clicks of the mouse. Oh and don't forget I did all this without contacting anybody from this products company!!! Wow...crazy huh!
Business is changing and The Texas Builder Marketing Company is changing with it! So find our members on Facebook, youtube, LinkedIn, twitter and friends us! Networking has never been as easy as it is now!!
Wesley Scott
Archways And Ceilings Made Easy
http://www.texasbuildermarketing.com/