Exclusive Forum, Industry Experts and Leading
Coaches Deliver Advanced Real Estate Business, Marketing and Software
Training Online
Saskatoon, SK and
Vancouver, BC – September 19, 2006 – Point2 Technologies Inc.
(“Point2”) today announced the launch of Point2 Academy, an online
professional training forum exclusive to Point2 real estate software
platform subscribers worldwide.
The
Academy collaborates with prominent coaches and industry experts to
deliver advanced business and marketing seminars as well as full day
software training courses online, designed to help Point2 members
enhance their business and technical skills at their convenience, from
the comfort of their office or home.
The
live, interactive seminars allow Point2 members to engage with
prominent industry coaches and trainers, stay up to date on leading
practices and generate actionable Internet marketing and business
strategies they can immediately apply to their business.
“With
over 90,000 brokers and agents today relying on the Point2 platform to
market their listings online, our focus on our member success has never
been stronger, said Brendan King, chief operating officer for Point2
Technologies’ Realty Solutions. “We’re excited to work closely with
many of the industry’s most prominent coaches and domain experts to
extend their knowledge and experience on to Point2 members everywhere.”
Cynthia
Morris, Realtor® with ERA Priority One Real Estate Services in El Paso,
Texas recently attended an online marketing seminar presented by the
Point2 Academy and led by industry speaker, coach and expert Point2
platform user Robert Tucker: “I so enjoyed the session with Rob Tucker.
I have been working, working and working almost to the point of
exhaustion, but I got a vitamin shot in the soul and in my enthusiasm
this morning. And to think this was free just because I am a Point2
member. No doubt about it, there is value beyond measure being a Point2
member.”
Recent seminars
also featured Mr. Bob Corcoran, founder and president of leading real
estate success coaching firm, Corcoran Consulting and Coaching.
Scheduled
seminars include dynamic coach and speaker, and long time Point2
platform user, Russer Communications’ Mr. Michael Russer (Mr.
Internet), Mr. Michael Krisa, also known as “That Interview Guy,”
Business Development Manager at Broker Agent News, and Mr. Allen Wright
(The Business Planner), creator of, and vice president for the
CreateAPlan division at RealtyU® Group of Companies, and a iSucceed
real estate mentor.
Point2
software platform training courses are also offered, through the
Academy’s Mentoring Center. Full day courses run five days a week,
Monday to Friday and are led by senior Point2 trainers. Intensive live
online training on all key components of the Point2 system are designed
to help users accelerate their learning and capitalize on the system’s
benefits more easily and more quickly.
All
Point2 software training courses are free for members. Select business
and marketing coaching seminars are restricted to Professional and
Premium level subscribers.
For registration, session details and schedules, please visit http://p2a.point2.com/academy/academy.asp.
Media and analyst passes can be requested via e-mail at Academy_PR@point2.com.
About Point2 Technologies Inc.
Point2
Technologies provides online marketing and eBusiness software solutions
for the real estate and heavy equipment industries. Leveraging Point2
proprietary and patented technology, Point2 develops and markets
software solutions that enable organizations to conduct business over
the Internet more easily and more profitably.
Founded
in 1996, Point2 Technologies is privately held and employs a staff of
90 at its headquarters in Saskatoon, SK and its Vancouver, BC offices.
More information can be obtained at www.Point2.com.
Point2®
is a trademark of Point2 Technologies Inc. All other company and
product names may be trademarks of the respective companies with which
they are associated.
Media Relations contact:
Roger Noujeim
Public Relations Director
Toll Free: 1-888-955-7900 ext. 224 (U.S. and Canada)
Tel: 1-604-675-9393
Mobile: 1-415-248-6335
rnoujeim@point2.com