About the Author:
Bryant College.Ian Morris is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Market Leader (NASDAQ: LEDR), a leading provider of software and marketing solutions to the real estate industry. Under Ian s leadership, Market Leader has grown from a cutting-edge idea into a publicly-traded company that was ranked by Deloitte and Touche as the 4th Fastest Growing Technology Company in North America. As one of the pioneers of the online real estate industry, Ian has been helping leading real estate professionals grow their businesses for 15 years and has been named one of Realtor Magazine s Most Influential People and an Inman Innovator of the Year. Before joining Market Leader, Ian worked at Microsoft, where he helped launch the Microsoft Network and Microsoft HomeAdvisor. Ian holds an MBA from The Harvard Business School and a BS from Bryant College.
Steve Murray is editor of REAL Trends, the nation s leading trends and research organization for residential real estate, and president of REAL Trends Consulting, Inc. He has been in the residential real estate field for over 34 years. REAL Trends is read by more than 24,500 leaders in the residential realty industry every week and over 500 CEO s attend REAL Trends conferences each year. REAL Trends has been a leader in industry and housing consumer research for the past 24 years. Such reports as the REAL Trends 500, Canadian 200, the 2006 Consumer Tsunami Study and The Wall Street Journal/REAL Trends The Thousand (ranking of the nation's top sales professionals and teams) are examples of REAL Trends research. REAL Trends also publishes the REAL Trends Blog, which reaches over 17,000 of the nations most productive sales professionals. REAL Trends Consulting, Inc. has handled over 2,150 client assignments for realty firms over the past 24 years, with over 620 merger and acquisition assignments, totaling $10.6 billion in aggregate value. Murray has served dozens of state and local Realtor® associations and MLS organizations in a consulting capacity and several large technology firms serving the residential real estate field. Murray manages five Executive CEO Groups composed of over 90 leading realty firm CEOs from across the country.
Review:
Not only did I read Game Plan, but I ordered it for my entire Leadership Team. This book by Morris/Murray provides a platform for all companies to creatively find their own road map for future sustainability and success. ~Michael Saunders, founder and CEO of Michael Suanders & Company, Sarasota FL
For those still confused and confounded by this perilous, unrelenting real estate market, Steve and Ians new book provides not only clarity but great hope. Game Plan is factual, pragmatic, and unbiased, and I recommend it to everyone from crusty veterans to wide-eyed real estate rookies. ~Marty Rueter, President, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates
A timely book written by two of the giants in the industry. Murray and Morris reveal strategic opportunities for today and the future. Read this book and learn the same information industry leaders pay consultants Murray and Morris tens of thousands to hear. A must read for anyone serious about their future in the real estate industry. - Lyle Martin and Mary Pomin, Co-Founders, Assist-2-Sell
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