FIABCI contacted me before their annual conference held at the Ritz Carlton in Denver, Colorado to see if I would be a presenter on the topic of Blogging As A Lead Generation Machine. I was surprised and honored with their invitation and accepted immediately. The FIABCI – Denver conference was made up of real estate professionals from around the world sharing their best ideas for serving the needs of their international Buyers and Sellers. FIABCI – The International Real Estate Federation, has been serving the real estate needs of the world for almost 60 years. It is the special consultant to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations Organisation (ECOSOC). With five official languages and real estate practitioners representing all of the professions ( e.g. appraisal, brokerage, counseling, financing, property management, and development), it is a business association with members in 65 countries giving access to more than 2 million real estate related contacts around the world.
Caribbean Islands Realty was invited to become a member last July. What a great resource it has been for our Caribbean Buyers and Sellers. At the 2009 FIABCI conference there was a portion of the conference dedicated to sharing marketing plans for properties in their global marketplace. Caribbean Islands Realty was selected to present their internet marketing strategies for the 40+ projects they represent in the Caribbean – from Aruba to the Dominican Republic. Each of the marketing presentations were voted upon by the delegates and Caribbean Islands Realty’s presentation won FIABCI ’s top marketing awards – the James Wray, Jr. Memorial Marketing Award.
The mission of FIABCI is to open the international community to members on an international level, so they can develop real estate contacts that will translate into increased global business opportunities – people connecting people to create one international marketplace. Membership in FIABCI allows it’s professionals to embrace cultural diversity with one common goal – to eliminate the boundaries of international real estate and provide the world with a community of experts ready to meet their real estate needs.
Our membership in FIABCI has now opened a large number of doors for us to find international Buyers for our Caribbean properties, and to identify Sellers who want to contract our services that will allow their properties to be seen by Buyers throughout the world. In just three short months we have seen amazing results with our connections to this organization’s worldwide members. Click here to find out more about our global real estate marketing strategies. Until next time…your Caribbean lifestyle detective remains on duty.
