As was proudly announced at the recent Inman Connect 2008 in San Francisco, the 1st place winners of the Makeover2Takeover Contest were Apprentice Brian Block of RE/MAX Allegiance in Alexandria VA, and Mentor Desiree Daniels with RE/MAX Tri-County in Hamilton NJ.
The premise for this contest was simple: We selected 15 'Makeover' Teams, comprised of a seasoned real estate veteran (Mentor), and their chosen apprentice. Over the course of 8 weeks (leading up to the 2008 SF Inman Connect), the Mentor/Apprentices faced a series of weekly elimination challenges, aimed specifically at developing the apprentice's image/skills/abilities as a top performing real estate agent.
The final three remaining teams were then invited to be our guests at the 2008 Inman Connect in San Francisco. They were Jeanette Neerpat & Midori Miller, Kim Wood & Missy Caulk, and Brian Block & Desiree Daniels.
During the Connect festivities, Jeanette & Midori were awarded 3rd place, while Kim & Missy garnered 2nd place.
For 8 long, grueling weeks, the dynamic duo of Team Manna battled head-to-head with the other teams, and throughout the contest, consistently submitted some of the best challenge materials, enabling them to come away as the event's clear winner!
As the 1st Place winners for the Makeover2Takeover Contest, Brian & Desiree will receive the following Web 2.0 Marketing Package:
A professionally produced high-quality Business Profile Video from Turn Here, Inc., (courtesy of Inman News)
One year paid subscription to ActiveRain (Mixpo) Video Editing Suite
10,000 ActiveRain Points
One year paid sponsorship for 10 communities on Localism
One year paid subscription to Trulia Pro (courtesy of Trulia)
One year paid subscription to Real Estate Shows (courtesy of Jeff Turner)
$500 Cash award (courtesy of Zillow)
$1000 Cash award (courtesy of ActiveRain)
We want to personally thank all of the teams who competed and contributed towards making this such a wonderfully enjoyable and valued event. A huge thanks for our award sponsors partners - Zillow, Trulia, Inman, and Real Estate Shows. And finally, a special thanks for the hard work and commitment of our distinguished panel of judges:
Chris Elizabeth Griffith, Monica McGillicuddy, Kristal Kraft, Linda Davis, and Teresa Boardman.
Rich Jacobson ~ ActiveRain Community Builder
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I really enjoyed following the contest and learned quite a bit in the process too!
Jeanette, Midori, Kim, Missy, Brian and Desiree......
Congrats to Brian and Desiree, and all those who took part in this awesome event! I'm glad to see this post and WOW, look at those prizes!!! Great job Rich, judges, and members on the M2T contest. I said it before, and once again, everyones's a WINNER!! :-))