Mary Nack's (mnack) Blog

I've been busy lately building a new tool for Twitter. I'm very excited about this and felt like I had to share it with my ActiveRainers. I'm sorry if this seems self-promotional, but this is a FREE tool for Twitter users and can be really powerful for real estate agents. If you're not on Twitter...

Despite his unimpressive stature, strength and speed, hockey hall of fame great Wayne Gretzky was unrivaled in his execution of the game. He was most famously known for consistently being able to anticipate where the puck was going.  As a result, he was able to execute the right move at the right...

Have you noticed? There is a huge buzz around social media these days. At a time when most REALTORS are struggling, social media is your fastest way to find a ready, willing and able customer - for FREE! Social media has "grown up" to become a very serious marketing tool for business. Howevver, t...

In 1977, I was a young bride and a young mother, we moved to East Ravenswood because of the amount of space we could find for the money. Little did I know that 32 years later, Ravenswood - now morphed into Lincoln Square - would still be my home! What are the things that have kept me here all the...

In 1977, I was a young bride and a young mother, we moved to East Ravenswood because of the amount of space we could find for the money. Little did I know that 32 years later, Ravenswood - now morphed into Lincoln Square - would still be my home! What are the things that have kept me here all the...

If you're having fun in the Social Media playground and effectively using it to promote your business, then you probably love it for as many reasons as I do. If not, you are really missing out. Social Media Marketing is hands down the best thing that has happened to my business in a long time. Ch...

New Market Leaders is already making a difference to the businesses of our club members!  After listening to our tele-class "Content is King", Ramona Sivulich., a Chicago REALTOR with Prudential Preferred, posted a short comment on her FaceBook wall about the proposed $15,000 tax credit before Co...

Are your current marketing strategies not producing enough leads? Has income been sliding? Overhead exceeding income? Struggling just to make ends meet?No one adopts new strategies if the old ones are working. A quote from Abe Lincoln seems particularly pertinent to our current environment:   "Th...