If you couldn't attend CCIM Live! or are looking for a refresher, you can view videos from four sessions:
Monday, December 5, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who attended CCIM Live! We hope you found the sessions and networking opportunities beneficial. You will receive an e-mail survey about your experience. Please help us continue to improve this event by sharing your thoughts.
A few notes:
A few notes:
- Slides - As we receive presentation decks, we will post them to SlideShare at http://www.slideshare.net/tag/ccimlive.
- Videos - Video recordings of select sessions will be available in the coming weeks. Check this blog, the CCIM Insider newsletter, Twitter, and Facebook for an announcement.
- Upcoming Events - Our next event is in Napa, Calif., at the Silverado Resort from Feb. 6 - 7, 2012. The CCIM Insider newsletter will have more details in the coming weeks.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Advanced Conferece Registration is Now Closed
We're less than a week away from the start of CCIM Live! Although advanced registration is closed, you can still attend by registering on-site at the Arizona Biltmore.
Beginning Monday, Oct. 10, we'll have a registration desk setup outside the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom for those who haven't already registered but wish to attend. This is also check-in desk for attendees who registered online.
See you in Phoenix!
Beginning Monday, Oct. 10, we'll have a registration desk setup outside the Frank Lloyd Wright Ballroom for those who haven't already registered but wish to attend. This is also check-in desk for attendees who registered online.
- 1/2 Day Pass Member: $100
- 1/2 Day Pass Non-Member: $150
- Member Day Pass: $275
- Non-Member Day Pass: $325
- Member Rate: $499
- Non-Member Rate: $650
See you in Phoenix!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tools and Tips for Using Social Media at CCIM Live!
Using social media during CCIM Live! gives you a chance to share your knowledge and make new connections during and after the conference. Get started on the conference website, which has social networking features built into it. Creating a profile after registering will get you connected to other attendees.
Here are more tools and tips for using social media for CCIM Live!
Promote Your Attendance
Tell people in your social networks that you're going to CCIM Live! You are probably familiar with Facebook and LinkedIn events, but you may also want to try Plancast and Lanyrd, which are newer social event sites that are integrated with Facebook and Twitter. These sites allow users to find events that people in their social networks are attending. View and RSVP on LinkedIn, Facebook, Plancast, and Lanyrd.
Go to the LinkedIn Session
Find new ways to use LinkedIn as an informational and productivity tool at You Created a LinkedIn Account, Now What? Mark Eberle will cover LinkedIn etiquette, new features, and best practices for creating a professional presence.
Tweet All About It
Tweeting during a conference can lead to new connections and provides a way to share information with your followers. Use the #ccimlive hashtag for your conference-related tweets. For information on how to get started with Twitter, check out NAR’s Information Central intro to Twitter video.
Daily Wrap Up
CCIM Live! sessions will provide great content for those who blog or have thought about starting a blog. Recapping the sessions in a blog post can help reinforce new ideas and promote your newly acquired knowledge to your audience. Posterous, Tumblr, and Blogger (used for this blog) are free, user friendly blogging platforms.
Onsite Networking Apps
CCIM Live! attendees will have several scheduled and informal networking opportunities. These smartphone apps can help you make the most of that time.
- Bump (Android, iOS) — Tap two phones with this app installed to exchange contact information.
- CamCard (Android, iOS) — Digitize business cards by taking a picture with your smartphone.
- LinkedIn (Android, Blackberry, iOS) — A mobile version of the popular business networking site.
Gadget Prep
The hotel is converting its rooms to wireless from Ethernet, which means some guest rooms will be wired and others will be wireless during the conference. You'll have complimentary wireless in the main lobby, lounge, patio, and pool areas. There is no Internet access in the conference rooms.
Plan Your Free Time
Sites like Afar, Gogobot, Gtrot, allow you to tap into your existing social networks for travel advice. All three essentially operate the same way: You share your travel plans and the sites will connect you to friends or other users for local recommendations. Read the New York Times article "Crowd-Sourcing for Travel Advice" for more information.
Share
The conference doesn't end when you leave Phoenix. Share your photos and videos with everyone by tagging them in Flickr, Vimeo, or YouTube with ccimlive.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
The Arizona Biltmore is Full. Where to Stay Instead.
It’s a case of good news/bad news.
The good news is that candidates and members are making plans to attend the meetings, take the Comp Exam, and attend CCIM Live! in Phoenix next month. In the past week, we reached our contracted room block numbers at the Arizona Biltmore.
That brings us to the bad news. Because we filled our block, some members and candidates are having difficulty booking rooms for all nights of their stay.
We are working with the Biltmore to add more rooms to the block, particularly on our peak nights. Our group reservationist is keeping a close eye on cancellations and snatching up those rooms for people on the wait list.
The nearby Embassy Suites Phoenix – Biltmore is an alternative to the Biltmore. The Embassy Suites has a complimentary breakfast and happy hour, a complimentary shuttle to the Arizona Biltmore, and other in-room amenities.
To reserve a room at the Embassy Suites at our negotiated rate of $199/night, call 602-955-3992 and ask for group code IRE or mention you are with the CCIM fall meetings and conference.
The good news is that candidates and members are making plans to attend the meetings, take the Comp Exam, and attend CCIM Live! in Phoenix next month. In the past week, we reached our contracted room block numbers at the Arizona Biltmore.
That brings us to the bad news. Because we filled our block, some members and candidates are having difficulty booking rooms for all nights of their stay.
We are working with the Biltmore to add more rooms to the block, particularly on our peak nights. Our group reservationist is keeping a close eye on cancellations and snatching up those rooms for people on the wait list.
The nearby Embassy Suites Phoenix – Biltmore is an alternative to the Biltmore. The Embassy Suites has a complimentary breakfast and happy hour, a complimentary shuttle to the Arizona Biltmore, and other in-room amenities.
To reserve a room at the Embassy Suites at our negotiated rate of $199/night, call 602-955-3992 and ask for group code IRE or mention you are with the CCIM fall meetings and conference.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Things to Do in the Valley
You registered for CCIM Live! to expand your commercial real estate network, learn about industry trends, and gain new insights. As an added bonus, you’ll be in the beautiful Southwest during one of the best months to visit. So give yourself a day or two to see the sights when you are here. The conference takes place at the Arizona Biltmore in Scottsdale, which is part of metropolitan Phoenix. Known as the Valley of the Sun, the area has outdoor adventures, upscale dining and shopping, and a vibrant college-town atmosphere.
All these activities are all within a short distance from the Arizona Biltmore, the headquarters for CCIM Live!
I’m looking forward to seeing you all in Arizona in October. Make sure to share other recommendations in the comments section.
All these activities are all within a short distance from the Arizona Biltmore, the headquarters for CCIM Live!
- Mill Avenue – Downtown Tempe is a great place to just walk around and take in the energetic collegiate town atmosphere, even though the Sun Devils will be playing in Oregon on Oct. 15.
- Tempe Town Lake – Enjoy biking and walking on the great trails that loop the lake, or go boating on the lake.
- Old Town Scottsdale – You’ll find plenty of places to eat and shop. A couple of my favorite places to eat are Bungalow Bar & Grill, Mastro's City Hall Steakhouse, and The Breakfast Club.
- Biltmore Fashion Park – This outdoor upscale shopping area is a very short distance from the hotel. If you need help with your iPhone or iPad during the conference, there is an Apple store here. Make sure you save room for cheesecake at Cheesecake Factory.
- Camelback Mountain – Bring your hiking shoes and a bottle of water for a very easy hike and a great view of the Valley. A moderate pace up Cholla Trail will get you there in less than 90 minutes.
- South Mountain Park – Don’t feel like hiking? Well, you can drive to the top of South Mountain and get a view similar to that one at Camelback. Look for this mountain range to the south of Sky Harbor Airport during your landing approach.
- Taliesin West – Frank Lloyd Wright’s winter home, studio, and school is less than 10 miles from the Arizona Biltmore and is an architectural masterpiece well worth seeing. Todd Clarke recently wrote about other Wright buildings in the area.
- Grand Canyon – Arizona’s most famous sight is a little over 3.5 hours from Biltmore.
- Sedona – Home to some of the most picturesque scenes you will ever see, Sedona is about 2.5 hours north of the Valley.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all in Arizona in October. Make sure to share other recommendations in the comments section.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Two More Chances for a Free CCIM Live! Registration
Congratulations to Lydia Bennett, CCIM and Jerome Fiume, who have won their registration fee back in the CCIM Live! raffle.
If you register for CCIM Live! by tomorrow, you’ll have two chances to get a free registration. The Institute will hold a drawing at the end of August and September, and winners will have their CCIM Live! registration fee credited back. Register today to increase your chance of attending this all new CCIM experience for free.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Frank Lloyd Wright Sights Around Phoenix
In just a couple of months, hundreds of CCIMs will descend on Phoenix to meet at the Arizona Biltmore, one of Phoenix's Points of Pride and an amazing architectural masterpiece.
The Biltmore, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in 1929 during less than auspicious times. The country was on the cusp of the Great Depression, and political leaders wrestled with the best way to manage our way out of an economic downturn. During this time, a small group of architects were beginning to break the mold on conventional design.
Todd Clarke, CCIM
CEO, Cantera Consultants & Advisors Inc./NM Apartment Advisors Inc.
Contact:
CCIM Live! profile Wright was a transformative architect who shunned neoclassical design. In a world where Frank Gehry buildings are highly sought after, it has become commonplace to see unconventional designs. When the Biltmore was built, neoclassical designs ruled the day after being rediscovered at the White City world's fair in Chicago in 1893. Architects raced each other to design new buildings with Greek columns and Roman arches.
Wright pushed his profession to incorporate nature into design because he felt nature was the key to the future of design. He believed that incorporating natural light, and the shapes and textures of nature into building would provide durable, attractive structures for working or living.
Hopefully you are reading this with enough advance notice to plan extra time to visit more of Wright's architectural wonders that are only a short drive away from the Biltmore:
Grady Gammage Auditorium
Located in Tempe on Arizona State University's campus and close to the Phoenix International Airport, the Grady Gammage Auditorium is an amazing performance arts venue designed by Wright. Its roundness resembles the Guggenheim museum in New York City, another one of Wright's buildings. The Gammage is supported by fifty columns and flying buttresses that provide a clear-span auditorium. Wright designed over 1,000 projects in his lifetime, and the Gammage was one of his last.
Taliesin West
If you want to learn more about Wright, Taliesin West, his winter retreat, is an easy drive from the hotel. Wright and his students stayed at Taliesin West while they worked on other design projects in the Southwest. Typical of his design, Taliesin West—the counterpoint for Taliesin East, his Wisconsin summer home—has low horizontal lines, local stone finishes, concrete, and splashes of his signature Cherokee-red paint. The camps became famous not just as a place to stay but also as place to learn, commune, and share.
Of interest to fellow Albuquerquean's is the fact that the hotel's grand ballroom was designed by the well-known architectural firm Flatow, Moore & Bryan architects.
Even if you don't have the time to take a tour of the area's architectural gems, at least share a toast with a good friend in honor of the Biltmore's 82nd anniversary and contemplate the impact of good design on our day-to-day life.
Finally, if you are feeling past your prime, keep in mind that half of Wright's designs came after he turned 60. So come to Phoenix to emerge from the ashes of the last couple of down years and be reborn at CCIM Live!
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Why CCIMs Attend Commercial Real Estate Events
As business becomes more virtual and socially networked, CCIMs continue to benefit from attending in-person events, such as the upcoming CCIM Live! conference. Go to a commercial real estate event, and you'll likely leave with new knowledge about industry trends. You'll probably connect with someone who's working on a solution to a business problem that's similar to yours. Attend a couple conferences, and you'll start seeing familiar faces from your market and other markets around the globe.
In the May/June 2011 issue of CIRE magazine, CCIMs shared their reasons for attending commercial real events.
Share Strategies
I like meeting fellow CCIMs from other parts of the country and finding out how their markets are doing. I also like finding out how they are doing deals in this market. Most of us had to reinvent ourselves.
— Stephen V. Jacquemin, CCIM, SIOR
Establish Contacts
I recently went to an SIOR lunch conference and met a fellow CCIM who is a receiver for a 32,000-square-foot office building in a great location in Miami. We submitted an offer and expect to be under contract soon.
— Danny Zelonker, CCIM
Bolster Your Brand
I attend the CCIM spring and fall business meetings and conferences in an attempt to brand myself. I want my CCIM peers to know that I am located in Charlotte, N.C., and that I specialize in retail brokerage. If they ever have a need, or hear of anyone seeking assistance or property in my market, I want to be the one they call.
— Eddie Blanton, CCIM
See Old Friends
I attend the CCIM conferences because they allow me the opportunity to see friends and colleagues from around the country that I do business with.
— Nicholas L. Miner, CCIM
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
CCIM Live! - Technology
CCIM Live! - Technology
CCIM Institute is taking its fall conference to the next level with CCIM Live! in Phoenix this October. The conference sessions continue a long-standing tradition CCIMs have for raising the bar in the industry and at the same time sharing their information with their peers. I always look forward to the technology sessions, as I have found numerous tips to take away and implement immediately into my day–to–day business.
Todd Clarke, CCIM
CEO, Cantera Consultants & Advisors Inc./NM Apartment Advisors Inc.
Contact:
CCIM Live! profile
My session, Technology Social Networking Tools for Today's Real Estate Professional, will focus on expanding your marketing efforts further into the digital realm. Topics will benefit the novice to the veteran and include:
- How to get started
- Benefits of getting started
- Pitfalls to avoid
- Security and safety measures to consider
- How to develop a social networking policy and promote ethical marketing
- How to expand a trade area
- Tech Do's: A case study of a marketing effort that went from 30 to 15,000 members in one week
- Tech Don'ts: An overview of ineffective marketing using social networking
- How to leverage apps and tools to manage your campaigns
If you have been sitting on the fence about whether to tablet or not, know that a majority of this session will be presented live from an iPad2. Take a sneak peek at my short list of must–have apps for the commercial practitioner.
If you need a technology primer before the session, check out NAR Commercial's 55–minute Webinar that I hosted, which focuses on why the Internet has finally become the common connection for every businessperson worldwide.
Finally, be sure to leverage technology to make the most of the CCIM Live! event before you arrive by:
- Signing in
- Updating your profile
- Checking out the list of attendees
- Setting your calendar for the events you plan to attend
- Having your events e–mailed to your iPad, iPhone, smartphone, or computer
Thanks to the Institute for providing such a versatile technology platform from which we can make the most of the fall conference experience.
Todd Clarke, CCIM
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