Nielsen is preparing to report their Q1 2008 findings for mobile buyers, according to the Mobile Marketing Association.

What do these statistics mean for you, the real estate professionals, and your consumers? As usage of text messaging increases overall, so does the increase of adoption and implementing it into other uses; product/service information and purchase decisions. As consumers continue to see the value in receiving information via text message about products and services, it opens up another stream for real estate professionals to get information out to them.

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Last week, Mike and I made a trip to Austin, Texas to visit both current and potential clients. One of our current clients, who is managing a 200+ unit condo development in the Barton Springs area of Austin, has been leasing a vanity code for nearly 6-months. By providing out text-for-info service, Goomzee Connect, to market the Barton Place Condos, people driving by are able to send a text message to learn more about the development (size, price, beds, baths, amenities, contact info, etc.). She has created billboards and sandwich boards with the vanity GCode; BARTON. Mike and I visited her development and took a picture by one of the sandwich boards.

We had a great time in Austin and enjoyed talking with people about our company and learning more about the area! Now that we are back, we are even more excited about continuing to establish relationships in Austin.

~Erika

GOOMZEE POSITIONS TO MEET DEMANDS OF MOBILE EXPANSION

Missoula, MT April 29, 2008 – In their commitment to meet increased consumer demand for mobile access to information, real estate mobile marketing company, Goomzee, announced today the release of its 2nd generation text message marketing platform, Goomzee Connect 2.0. The company is also expanding into a new office and adding team members to support increased demand for their services.

Living in an always on, always connected world, consumers expect to have a plethora of information at their finger tips at the click of a button. To accommodate those expectations, Goomzee enhanced its software solution. Over nine months and countless man hours went into a complete re-engineering of their web based campaign management and two-way text messaging system, geared to meet current and future needs of buyers and sellers. “We pulled out all the stops. We gave our engineers in the US and Europe free reign to architect and build a best-of-breed software system to support client needs, from individuals to the largest global enterprises,” states Goomzee CEO and Founder, Mike Sparr. “I am pleased to say that all expectations were exceeded, and our clients recognize that value.”

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