NAR Adds Talking House To Realtor Benefits


For Further Information Contact:
Mary Stark-Hood, 312/329-8374
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Ann Bleck, 312/329-879
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NAR ADDS TALKING HOUSE(R) TO THE REALTOR BENEFITS(sm) PROGRAM

CHICAGO (October 28, 2005)— The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® has selected Talking House® to be a partner in its REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program. This new REALTOR Benefits(sm) offer provides REALTORS® with a free Talking House instructional DVD containing dozens of proven marketing tips developed by the industry’s top producers. Talking House also will be offering REALTORS® special, limited-time discounts on the Talking House® Listings & Leads Program.

The Talking House® Listings & Leads Program provides real estate professionals with a unique system for marketing their listings, generating a steady flow of leads, and promoting themselves and their services. This proven program combines an AM radio transmitter that broadcasts promotional messages to the car radios of customers in front of any location, with expertly scripted messages and unlimited, one-on-one marketing consultation. The Talking House Program can help real estate professionals sell their listings faster.

“We have entered into this partnership to bring value and a competitive advantage to our members,” said Bob Goldberg, NAR Senior Vice President of Marketing & Business Development and head of the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program. “NAR members can use the Talking House® Listings & Leads Program as a valuable tool to increase their effectiveness,” Goldberg said.

“We are very excited to partner with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® in offering the Talking House® Listings & Leads Program to NAR members,” said Mike Miller, president of Talking House. “This unique product will provide REALTORS® with a comprehensive program they can use to obtain more listings and generate more leads.”

To learn more about the Talking House offering for REALTORS®, visit http://www.talkinghouse.com/realtorbenefits or call 1-800-423-8405 and mention your 9-digit NAR membership number.

The Talking House brand, presented by Broadcast Marketing LLC, is based in Des Plaines, IL. Since l985, more than 100,000 Talking House transmitters have been sold nationwide.

NAR members enjoy the benefits of NAR’s REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program (formerly the REALTOR VIP® Program), which offers them practical solutions for their business and personal lives on the publications, products and services they use every day. The program includes offerings from more than 25 companies recognized as leaders in their respective industries and more than 100 publications and products designed to educate real estate professionals and their clients on topics ranging from legal issues and risk management to business development and marketing. In addition, use of the REALTOR Benefits(sm) Program results in revenue to NAR which helps keep NAR membership dues low.

The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®, “The Voice for Real Estate,” is America’s largest trade association, representing over 1 million members involved in all aspects of the residential and commercial real estate industries.
Information about NAR is available at http://www.REALTOR.org/