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AS SEEN ON TV!
The Real Estate Channel
Cable Channel 100 & VOD
& HomeFinder100.com

Web Site

www.HomeFinder100.com

Buckeye CableSystem
5552 Southwyck Blvd
Toledo, OH 43614

Lonn Dugan
Real Estate Manager
v | 419-724-7246
f | 419-724-4887



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Sponsor Listing

BROKER DOWNLOADS: IDX Authorization Form (PDF)

AGENT DOWNLOADS: Agent Information Packet - Agent Order Form
Customizable Listing Flyer (MS Publisher) - Generic Listing Flyer (PDF)
Media Planning Calendar with Sponsorship Deadlines and Air Dates
Free Client Presentation Page
- HOW TO GET CHANNEL 100

Art Download For Your Marketing and Web Site:
(Right Click to Save to your Computer - upload to site with link to
www.HomeFinder100.com
)

It's A New Day For Real Estate Agents Serving Greater Toledo Ohio! Television is Now Affordable. Online Marketing is Easy!

HomeFinder Channel 100 Reaches over 80,000 Buckeye CableSystem Digital Cable Subscriber Homes in Greater Toledo. This is 10,000 more homes than is reached by the leading newspaper in our area. If you or your clients are not able to tune Channel 100, please click here for details and a solution.

FAST, EASY, NO CHARGE ONLINE MARKETING:

There is NO CHARGE for Broker Participation. All listings by all agents of all participating brokerages are displayed on our web site, with broker logo, at NO CHARGE. Data comes from MLS. There is no new web site to maintain!

TV AND WEB UPGRADES AVAILABLE: Agents of Participating Brokers may SPONSOR a listing. This upgrade includes 30 Second TV AD on HomeFinder Channel 100, and the addition of agent photo and contact info to online display.

CLICK > TO SPONSOR A LISTING NOW - Your office has your login information if they are a participating broker - or call our Help Desk at 419-724-7246 for login help.

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HomeFinder Channel 100 will be The Most Advertised Real Estate Marketing Venue In Greater Toledo This Selling Season.

See Pre-Launch Video & take an online training class today!

HOW TO SPONSOR A LISTING: All listing data is pulled from the MLS into our online ordering system. Simply select a listing and upload photos. No New Web Site To Maintain. Ads are placed with only a few clicks!

It's Easy as 1, 2, 3 !

1. Brokerage Enrollment and Agent Packet

BROKER DOWNLOAD: IDX Authorization Form (PDF)

AGENT DOWNLOAD
> Free Agent Packet (PDF) 

2. Take The Online Training Course
Training Available "On Demand" to Fit Your Schedule

CLICK FOR SHORT COURSE ONLINE TRAINING
Just the Facts - For Tech Savvy Agents or Offices

CLICK FOR FULL ONLINE TRAINING
Learn All About The Program, How It Works, What It Looks Like and How to Sponsor Listings.

3. Sponsor A Listing - Select From List, Upload Photos.

CLICK TO SPONSOR A LISTING NOW
Orders must be placed by Midnight on first or third thursday of each month. New shows start two weeks after order deadline.


Download Marketing Materials
Free Marketing Templates For Your Listing Presentation

Free Listing Flyer Template
- (Editable MS PUBLISHER DOC)
change photos and phone number to your own

Free Listing Presentation Page
Generic PDF for Agents Without MS Publisher

Free Client Presentation Page
- HOW TO GET CHANNEL 100 if your TV does not offer that channel


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ):

HOW DO I GET MY LISTINGS IN THE PROGRAM?
We would be happy to help you get your listings on our Real Estate Channel and Web Site. The rates for these ads are kept low by using a high level of automation to produce the commercials.

Step one is for the broker to authorize an IDX feed. The authorization form is online at http://www.homefinder100.com/download/brokerIDX2.pdf. Please let me know if you have any questions about the use of this form. It is provided by the Toledo Board of Realtors so it can be trusted. This form must be signed and on file before we can do anything with your listing data to help you sell the house.

Once the IDX form is on file in our office, then all your listings can be displayed on our web site at no charge. This form also allows your listing data to be pulled into the online ad builder so you can select the ones you want to sponsor or upgrade.

The upgrade option provides personalization on the web site, with agent photo and contact information, as well as the TV commercial on Channel 100.

A complete agent information packet is available for download

Please call if any questions - 419-724-7279.

BROKER DOWNLOADS: Help Your Broker Enroll Download IDX Authorization Form (PDF)


HELP, I NEED A PASSWORD!!!

Agents login and passwords have been provided to the Brokerage Office. Agents may receive login and password information from Broker Office, MLS Secretary, or by phone or email from us.


WHAT IF MY LISTING SELLS OR WITHDRAWS:
When a listing that was sponsored as a Life of Listing ad goes pending, sells, or is withdrawn in the first 30 days, we can back out the Life of Listing charge, and re-enter as either a two week or four week listing order (however long it was on TV).

The agent then receives a credit for the difference to be used on a future order. For example, if the listing ran two weeks before being replaced, then the charge is changed to a two week listing instead of a life of listing charge. This means there would be a credit available toward a future life of listing order.

To replace a listing, simply order a new listing on our agent account manager site and add a note about which MLS number it replaces, and why, at the end of the checkout process in the special instructions box (a new area we added since the first round of orders).

Note: The web site will say it is a full price order, but we will adjust the billing before it goes out.




Now Real Estate Agents Can Do More and Pay Less!
Sell More Homes without spending more money!

Introducing a 24 Hour Real Estate Channel on Cable Channel 100, and a 24 Hour Consumer Search Web site at www.HomeFinder100.com.

New Things can Excite the Market! Toledo Real Estate Market Could Use Something that will Boost Consumer Interest in Buying and Selling Real Estate.

HomeFinder Channel 100 & www.HomeFinder100.com Programs by Buckeye CableSystem can help! Real Estate Channels have been well received in other markets. Now Toledo will have its own Real Estate Channel and Online News Outlet.

Home Buyers and Sellers will soon be able use the Most Advertised Real Estate Show and Web Site In The Greater Toledo Area when they want to Find or Sell A Home.

Agent Sponsored listings are advertised on Television, at a lower cost than ever before available to Realtors, while Participating Agents and Brokers receive free online marketing exposure for all listings at the sister web site.

Pre-Launch Special Offer: 1 FREE AD - Qualifying Agents Receive a Free LIFE OF LISTING AD, valued at $250. One Ad free to top agents at participating brokers - while supplies last, details will be sent upon receipt of your reservation!

Important Dates:

  • December '07 - Broker Presentations
    • IDX Authorization Opportunity

  • January '08 - Broker / Agent Presentations
    • Pre-Launch Offer to Partner Brokers and Agents
      • Up to 50 FREE TV and Web Ads / Brokerage
      • Life of Listing Ad, valued at $250
      • Limit One FREE Ad Per Agent
      • While 500 Free Listings Last
    • Agents at Non Participating Brokers Can Call to Discuss Options
    • Weekly Newsletter Starts
    • Development Blog Started

  • February '08 - Launch Preparation
    • Last Call For Broker Partners
      Agents Reserve FREE Ads
    • Soft Launch of Web Site
      • Soft Launch Consumer Web Search
      • ALL LISTINGS with IDX Agreements
        • ALL Participating Agents
        • ALL Participating Brokers
        • NW Ohio and SE Michigan

  • March '08 - AGENT ORDERS TAKEN
    • First Order Date ~ 3-13-08
      MLS Secretary Training Dates ~ 3-14-08
    • Agent Training Dates ~ 3-14-0
    • Last Day To Order For First Show ~ 3-27-08
    • Production Begins For First TV Shows 3-28-08
  • April '08
    • Consumer Launch of Channel 100 ~ 4-17-08 - DONE !!!

PARTICIPATING BROKER LIST: These Toledo area Real Estate Brokerages have welcomed this opportunity for their agents as a new year agent recruitment and agent retention tool as well as a new marketing promotion to excite buyers and sellers. More Brokers Coming Soon!

Many Agents are thinking of using the program as listing tool on a menu of services to support a higher commission rate or fee for service addition to the basic listing plan. This would seem to be one of the stronger selling points of the program since it has the seller paying for any costs!

Justify Fair Commission Rates! Offer Sellers a Menu of Services option that includes Television Advertising if they work with you at a fair commission rate or add the TV ad cost to the basic listing rate.

Buyers want Real Estate Shows on TV. Sellers would much rather have their home advertised three times a day on Television than once per month in print.

Attention Brokers and Agents: Pre-Launch Partners can receive FREE Web Advertising and FREE Television Listings worth over $10,000. Ask For Details!

Note to Agents: Your broker may be offering free listing ads to agents, if the brokerage is participating as a pre-launch partner. If your brokerage is not on the list, then ask your broker to call for a presentation.

Agents at Non-Participating Brokers: Call for help!

More details coming soon. To learn more, or schedule a presentation, please send email to ldugan@cablesystem.com

Warm Regards,

Lonn Dugan, Real Estate Manager
ldugan@CableSystem.com
www.HomeFinder100.com

Page last updated 3-17-08. All information subject to change.

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The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Broker Reciprocity Program of the NORIS MLS. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than our firm are marked with the Broker Reciprocity logo or the Broker Reciprocity thumbnail logo (a little black house) and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers. Information Deemed Reliable, but Not Guaranteed. The broker providing these data believes them to be correct, but advises interested parties to confirm them before relying on them in a purchase decision. Warm Regards,