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Proxio's Search 2009 for the
Most Visible Professionals in Real Estate is Over!
challenge Results

To find the most connected professionals in real estate, Proxio, the international MLS and global referral network, invited industry participants to enter the first annual Proxio Most Visible Professional (MVP) in Real Estate Challenge™. The search was held from July 7 – 27th with support from Inman News. Participants told us how many connections, followers, friends or associates they have on ten social and professional networking sites (see rules below).

At Proxio, we think that success in real estate is all about connections; from brokers and agents to industry consultants, bloggers and writers, being connected is the best way to maximize business. Exactly who is using Web 2.0 technology like social and professional networking to get connected?  Here’s what we found out!

PROXIO’s 2009 MVPs: the TOP 25 MOST CONNECTED REAL ESTATE PROFESSIONALS

The list is in alphabetical order
Name Agency City State Country
Brynn H. Allen Prudential Locations Kailua HI USA
Susie Blackmon Susie Blackmon LLC Maggie Valley NC USA
Jack Bogun Keller Williams Success Barrington IL USA
Mike Bowler Sr. Coldwell Banker Hubbell Briarwood Lansing MI USA
Ken Brand Prudential Gary Greene The Woodlands TX usa
Greg Cooper Century 21 Realty Group Companies Indianapolis IN USA
Kevin Cottrell Kelsey Cottrell Realty Group Ballwin MO USA
Steve Dalton Green Pointe Development Valparaiso IN USA
Tom Ferry Tom Ferry-yourcoach Newport Beach CA usa
Brad Hanks Brad Hanks Seminars Castle Rock CO USA
Guy Johnson Chase International Reno NV USA
Andy KaufmanMyEastBayAgent Team- Keller Williams Berkeley Berkeley CA USA
Pat Kitano Domus Consulting Group San Francisco CA USA
Michael McClure Professional One Real Estate Plymouth MI USA
Tim McDonald Zoom Real Estate Vernon Hills IL USA
Kelly Mitchell Honolulu HI USA
Erica Muller Cozy Homes Real Estate Davenport FL USA
Brad Nix Maxsell Real Estate Woodstock GA USA
Whitney Pannell Prudential A.S. de Movellan Lexington KY USA
Wendy Patton 4742 W. Clarkston Clarkston MI USA
Randy Randolph Keller Wiliams Realty Kirkland WA USA
Stefan Swanepoel Laguna Niguel CA USA
Jay Thompson Thompson's Realty Gilbert AZ USA
Frances Flynn Thorsen Socialebb Strategies and Solutions Tucson AZ USA
Krisstina Wise The GoodLife Team Austin TX USA

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CONTEST RULES:

Proxio believes that breadth as well as depth matters in networking, so the numbers from all types of social media will be combined into one rating to identify the top networkers, those who are “Most Visible Professionals.”

Qualified Connections

The survey will ask you about the number of connections, followers, friends or associates you have on ten social and professional networking sites. Count them up and fill them in on the survey.

Industry
Active Rain (associates)
RealTown (friends)
Inman (friends)
BrokerAgentSocial (connections)
Trulia Voices (contributions)
ProxioPro (networks)

General
Facebook (friends)
Twitter (followers)
LinkedIn (connections)
Plaxo (connections)

Eligibility

The Proxio Most Visible Professional in Real Estate Challenge is designed to highlight those people who make their livings in the real estate industry in one of the following categories:

  • Real Estate agent or broker
  • Real Estate developer or investor
  • Real estate coach, trainer or consultant
  • Real estate media professional (writer/blogger/speaker)

Other categories will be considered as submitted, with the judges making the final decisions on eligibility. Sorry, employees of any of the 10 named sites are not eligible.

Rating Algorithm, Validation, and Judges

Connection numbers will be weighted to provide some balance across sites (so 1,000 Twitter Followers doesn't completely outweigh 100 LinkedIn connections, for example.) The numbers from the 10 listed sites will then be added together to come up with a total number. Additional credit will be added for connections on any international sites named by participants.

The connection numbers from the following sites will be multiplied as indicated to prevent overweighting:

         Plaxo and Facebook:      .50multiplier
         Twitter Followers:            .33multiplier


Judges are Proxio’s two co-founders and a real estate industry executive. All decisions of the judges are final.

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