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LIFE IS TWEET
August 29, 2011
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| Colliers International US investment services prez Warren Dahlstrom (whom we snapped in his DC office) tells us tweeting can build your personal brand. “At first, I didn’t see what value Twitter had other than helping people find out where Tom Cruise eats lunch,” he says. “But when I left Cushman & Wakefield in 2009 to start my own company, I needed a way to explain my practice and career accomplishments: Social media does that, so I chose Linkedin and Twitter.” Warren (@wdahlstrom) set out to establish himself as a “thoughtful participant” in the CRE discussion and says he tweets only about real estate or related economic news. “It’s just like what my mom told me when I was a kid,” he says. “Don’t tweet about politics, money, or religion.” (But feel free to tweet about what Tom Cruise has for lunch.) |
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| Another CRE tweeter to watch is Colliers International’s Coy Davidson (based in Houston) whose Twitter feed @CoyDavidsonCRE has more than 8,000 followers. We chatted with Coy about what it takes to run a successful feed. “I think from a real estate perspective, especially from brokers, there's a natural tendency to blast sell, sell, sell. That doesn't work very well.” Instead, what Twitter does is build personal brand credibility and get exposure to potential clients. And for Coy, it is one part of an overall integrated online strategy, including blogging and comprehensive website. |
