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Harcourts’ Business Leaders Conference sets tone for big year
February 28th, 2010
The Harcourts Business Leaders Conference (BLC) 2010 was held last week and attracted more than 400 delegates from Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, South Africa and China.
Harcourts is growing rapidly, with nearly 630 offices globally. To cultivate this growth, the company has a strong focus on innovation and communication in all facets of the business.
The Business Leaders Conference is designed for Business Owners and Managers throughout the Harcourts Group to analyse the year gone by and share information about what worked and what didn’t to make the year ahead an even bigger success. Included in the programme are interfirm comparisons, where individual businesses provide their financial information which is then used to compile reports which benchmark their business against the entire group and industry.
There were many other sessions spanning the three days, including business sessions on recruitment, maintaining profit post-recession, property management and leadership.
Harcourts Managing Director, Mike Green made several significant announcements, including…
Keep up to date by downloading the latest ‘Harcourts News’ iPhone application!
February 23rd, 2010Harcourts has launched an iPhone application for its news centre at the company’s Business Leaders Conference last week.
Managing Director for Harcourts Mike Green said the company’s motto for 2010 is ‘one team – in touch’, which will be woven throughout all actions by all Harcourts employees.
“Technology is now making it easier and easier for us to communicate with our audience.
“Our team is constantly utilising this technology to ensure we are operating in all channels of communication,” Mr Green said.
“While last year we focused heavily on upgrading our websites and internal communication tools, this year we are focusing intensely on new media and social media,” he said.
The iPhone application is the latest communications technology to be developed as part of the yearlong campaign to keep both the Harcourts team and wider community updated with all exciting news and information.
The application was designed using the iSite platform by Harcourts’ Head of Marketing and Communications, David Martin and is…
Harcourts International dominates world stage
February 11th, 2010Harcourts International has been operating successfully since 1888, and is the fastest growing realtor in the southern hemisphere with more than 650 offices in ten countries.
Harcourts is also the exclusive South Pacific member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World™ – the world’s largest real estate network with more than 5000 offices and 150,000 sales associates in 35 countries.
Adding to this success, earlier this year leading world real estate authority Stefan Swanepoel named Harcourts International in his 2009 Swanepoel Trends Report as one of four international real estate brands that best exemplify a global real estate company.
The reason for our success, our growth and our excellent reputation is simple. It’s our people. They succeed because of our personal and professional commitment, and our collective determination to be the best.
The strength of the Harcourts brand, our superior business and information systems, proven marketing tools and strategies plus our group’s talented…
Harcourts offers one-of-a-kind personal service for property buyers and sellers
January 4th, 2010Harcourts has developed a unique ‘Infolink’ online service that in just 18 months has generated numerous buyer referrals, more than 400 property appraisals and seen those converted into nearly 50 sales and a further 64 listings.
Infolink is an online service which offers the website user instant access to property market information or personalised service, and then facilitates a referral to their nearest Harcourts office for property selling or buying.
This service is particularly useful for overseas as well as inter-state investors who are looking to buy or sell in the Australasian market and may not be familiar with market conditions or are unable to personally view the area in which they want to buy.
Harcourts International’s Managing Director, Mike Green said the concept was developed to provide a fast and reliable service to potential customers.
“Once we receive an enquiry, the individual is instantly met with a personal response from our Internet Customer…
