Speaker Biography
Dustin Luther first hit the real estate scene when he founded Rain City Guide, a popular real estate blog that covers the Seattle market. Currently he runs an industry website, 4realz.net, that has led to him speaking before some of the most influential groups in real estate on issues related to blogging, social networking, and the impact that online technology will have on the industry.
As a speaker, Dustin is able to bridge the gap between what is possible on the web with what is practical for real estate professionals. His presentations are always fast moving, informative, entertaining and educational.
Not only has he been featured in the NY Times and the LA Times as a leader in using the internet to drive real estate business, but Dustin was also nominated by Inman News as one of 10 people to watch in 2008.
Just some of his recent speaking engagements include:
- National Association of REALTORS (NAR): As a featured speaker at their annual conference.
- Inman News: At their Real Estate Connect conferences in San Francisco and New York.
- Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB): As a featured Speaker for their annual RealtorQuest event.
- Keller Williams: As a featured speaker at their Keller Williams MegaCamp.
- Coldwell Banker: As a featured speaker at their Educational Events.
Making Your Next Real Estate Event a Success
If you’re looking for a someone who can speak to a wide range of real estate topics for your next event, let’s talk about how we can create a presentation that will entertain, educate and influence your audience! Email Dustin at: speak@4realz.net or call me at (805) 624-6086.
Other Experience
In addition to speaking before industry groups, Dustin is also the co-founded of 4RealzEd, a popular seminar series that educates real estate professionals on how they can use internet marketing techniques to dramatically improve their bottom line.
Prior to starting his own company, Dustin was the Director of Interactive Marketing at Move, Inc, where he helped to build and drive implementation of tools that better enable community to be built around the REALTOR.com, Move.com and Top Producer brands.
Others Say It Better
If you’re considering having Dustin speak at your next event, then what matters most is the impact that he has on real estate professionals:
Detail on Speaking Topics
Some of the topics I’ve recently presented on include:
- Understanding your Online Competition (Presented at NAR and Toronto Real Estate Board)
- Using Blogs to Build Community (Presented at TREB and 4RealzEd seminars)
- Blogs and Social Networking (Presented at KW MegaCamp)
- Using Social Networks to Engage Relevant Consumers (Presented at 4realzEd seminars)
Speaking Events
Here are some of my upcoming speaking engagements:
- 4/29/10, Orange County, CA. BuzzRE OC: Understanding the Agent Biz Cycle
- 5/6/10 – 5/7/10, Toronto, Canada, RealtorQuest: Making Social Media Work for You
- 6/3/10, Portland, OR. BuzzRE PDX: Understanding the Agent Biz Cycle
- 6/16/10, Webinar, Council of Residential Specialists: SEO
- 7/12/10, San Francisco, CA, Real Estate Connect: WordPress Workshop (moderating a half-day series of sessions on themes, plugins, online hubs, and the future of WordPress)
Some of my speaking events in the past include:
- 3/26/10, Atlanta, GA, RE Tech South: Getting Serious about Lead Management
- 3/20/10 , Chicago IL, Woman’s Council of REALTOR’S New Rules for Real Estate: Making Social Media Work for You
- 3/10/10, Las Vegas, NV, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference: Future Tense: Nurturing & Sustaining Online Communities
- 3/9/10, Las Vegas, NV, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World Conference: Ask the Experts at MarTech
- 2/17/10, Portland, OR, HomeQuest’s 2010 Social Media Summit: From Lead Management to Client Management
- 1/14/10, New York City, NY, Real Estate Connect: Technology and Media Track (moderator) with sessions on WordPress, Twitter, Content Distribution and Hyperlocal content
- 11/16/09, San Diego, CA: NAR Annual Conference: Defining the Social Me
- 11/14/09: San Diego, CA: NAR Annual Conference: Agent 2.0: Efficient, Informed and Empowered
- 9/11/09: Wisconsin Dells, WI, WRA Annual Convention: Using Social Networks to Drive Real Business
- 8/5/09, San Francisco, CA, Real Estate Connect: Social Media Strategy
- 4/22/09, Phoenix, AZ, ARMLS Technopalooza: Using Social Media to Build and Engage Your Online Community
- 1/8/09, New York City, NY, Real Estate Connect: Wake Up. Go Mobile (moderator)
- 1/8/09, New York City, NY, Real Estate Connect: Down and Dirty Analytics (moderator)
- 1/7/09, New York City, NY, Real Estate Connect: 10 Steps You Must Take Now to Justify Your Blogging Efforts
- 11/9/08, Orlando, FL, NAR Annual Conference: Using Social Media to Engage Clients
- 11/7/08, Orlando, FL. NAR Annual Conference: Driving Business Using Blogs (moderator)
- 10/17/08, Bermuda. Christie’s Great Estates: Using Social Networks to Reach Affluent Consumers
- 9/19/08, Las Vegas, NV. RE BlogWorld: Manageing a Successful Multi-author Blog
- 7/28/08, Laguna Hills, CA. 4realzEd: Using Blogs to Build Community
- 7/23/08, San Francisco, CA. Real Estate Connect SF: 50 Technologies To Help You Survive the Downturn
- 5/13/08, Toronto, Canada. RealtorQuest: Understanding your Online Competition
- 5/12/08, Toronto, Canada. RealtorQuest: Using Blogs to Build Community
- 3/27/98, Atlanta, GA, ReTechSouth
- 1/31/08, Los Angeles, CA. Coldwell Banker Education Fair: Using Social Networks to Engage Relevant Consumers
- 1/9/08, New York, NY. Inman’s Real Estate Connect: Moderator: FORUM — Steer Your Blog Toward the Long Tail
- 11/13/07, Las Vegas, CA. NAR®: Understanding your Online Competition
- 10/25/07, Beverly Hills, CA. Beverly Hills Greater Los Angeles Association of REALTORS®: Heads Of Office High Tea (RCG Post)
- 10/1/07, San Jose, CA. California Chapter of the American Planning Association: Public Engagement Through Web2.0 (RCG Post)
- 8/22/07, Austin, TX. Keller Williams Technology MegaCamp. Guest speaker on Blogs and Social Networking
- 7/31/07 San Francisco, CA. Real Estate Connect: Panelist on Blogs and Social Networking: Creating Virtual Communities (RCG Post)
- 6/7/07 Sacramento, CA. California Association of REALTORS0 MLS Board: Consumer Benefits of a Statewide MLS? (RCG Post)
- 2/21/07, Oakland, CA. Finding Relevance on the Internet
- 2/20/07, Seattle, WA. Finding Relevance on the Internet
- 2/6/07, Long Beach, CA. Finding Relevance on the Internet
- 7/27/06 ’06 SF Connect. Panelist on Lead Conversion
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