Scroll down this page for links to various resources and "tools of the trade" that real estate agents and brokers can use to help generate publicity for themselves or their companies. For information on how to prepare and use these tools, be sure to read Profit by Publicity: The How-to Guide for Real Estate Agents and Brokers. To order your copy, click on one of the links to an online bookseller on the home page.
If you already have the book, the links below provide examples of the "tools of the trade" that are discussed in detail in Profit by Publicity. More categories and links will be added on a regular basis.
News Releases
Click on the links below to see examples of news releases that are prepared and distributed by REALTOR® organizations around the county.
National Association of REALTORS®
California Association of REALTORS®
Houston Association of REALTORS®
Florida Association of REALTORS®
Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®
Metropolitan Indianapolis Board of REALTORS®
Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®
Fact Sheet
Click on the links below to see examples of fact sheets issued by various groups and organizations.
National Association of REALTORS®
Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS®
Online press kits
Click on the links below to see examples of the online press kits of different corporations and organizations.
Home Depot
Culinary Institute of America
American Public Health Association
Op-eds and bylined articles
Click on the links below to see examples of op-eds and bylined articiles written by real estate professionals.
Seattle
Rhode Island
News advisories
Click on the links below to see examples of news advisories that were prepared by various groups and organizations.
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Letters to the editor
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Video news releases
Click on the links below to see examples of video news releases that have been distributed by different groups and organizations.
PR Newswire
Audio news Release
Click on the links below to access examples of audio news releases that have been distributed by different groups and organizations.
U.S. Postal Service
NASA
Resources
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News Release distribution services
PR Newswire
BusinessWire
Video news release production and distribution services
Medialink
Public opinion polls
Synovate
Harris Interactive
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