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15 seconds of local fame!

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Industry Observer with ARFCO Media

Who’d a thought! I’m on the Jumbotron at a Seahawks game!

Well, not really, but kind of... Yesterday (6/25/15) we're at Westfield Southcenter Mall in Tukwila, Washington. I’m teaching Mobile Communication Boot Camp, a.k.a. hashtag #mobilecomcamp for a group of local Realtors®.

I’m having a blast! We’re working our way through the mall and this segment of the class is about using images in the context of #location #lifestyle and #community as a web presence and personal brand strategy. So there’s a bunch of us wandering from store to store shooting lots of photos with our smartphones.

I'm on the Jumbotron!

Half the fun doing this 3 clock hour class is noticing some of the people around us and their reactions.

"Who are these people? Are they foreign tourists? They're taking photos of everything!"

As I catch up to my teammate, Jill Bell, she's taking a photo through the front window of the Made in Washington Store. There’s a really cool Lego Seahawks game displayed and it has its own (mini) Jumbotron displaying camera shots of the field and players like it's a live game.

Ha ha... I was caught in the reflection and ended up on the big screen. My 15 seconds of local fame! :O)



#mobilecomcamp #WestfieldSC #Tukwila #Seattle #MadeinWashington #Legos #Seahawks
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René Fabre

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Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Rene,

I love it and glad you shared those 15 seconds of fame with us.  Have a great weekend/

Jun 26, 2015 07:56 AM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
HomeSmart Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

Rene that sounds like a blast - I'd love to be a student in your classes!   And who knew you'd be 'famous' too - all in 3 hours!

Jun 26, 2015 08:06 AM
Debbie Gartner
The Flooring Girl - White Plains, NY
The Flooring Girl & Blog Stylist -Dynamo Marketers

Rene - Oh my goodness.  That is so funny and so cool.

Jun 26, 2015 08:59 AM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I would be upset if it happened to me and I didn't have my company shirt on!

Jun 26, 2015 09:13 AM
Lou Ludwig
Ludwig & Associates - Boca Raton, FL
Designations Earned CRB, CRS, CIPS, GRI, SRES, TRC

Rene

We never know when that 15 second of local fame will come our way . . . . we have to grasp it.

Good luck and success.

Lou Ludwig

Jun 26, 2015 09:38 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Good afternoon !... Ron and Alexandra Seigel ... Thanks! You two have a wonderful weekend!

Jun 26, 2015 10:02 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Anna Banana Kruchten - AZ Top Banana of Real Estate! ... I so totally love photo accidents! We did have a blast! And what was especially fun about this one was a group that (kinda sort of) avoids social media and into the class they're Yelping, Instagraming, and Tweeting up a storm!

Jun 26, 2015 10:05 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Debbie Gartner ... And we couldn't have planned it! It just had to happen. Thanks!

Jun 26, 2015 10:07 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Totally... William Feela ... And I have a few and missed a good opportunity!

Jun 26, 2015 10:08 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

That's the thing isn't it... Lou Ludwig ... You just never know! Thanks! And, indeed it's true, "We gotta grasp it!"

Jun 26, 2015 10:09 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Well, how cool is that.  It has never happened to me. . .or if it has, the moment wasn't captured to pixels!

Jun 26, 2015 11:11 AM
Stefan Winter
Real Estate in IL & NV | Owner of Real Estate Web Tech | Daily Vlogger - Las Vegas, NV
Owner - Winter Group & Real Estate Web Tech

Haha, congrats on the 15 seconds of fame, hopefully you used some #'s and got some more on social media to show to the class!

Jun 26, 2015 11:27 AM
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I had my 15 minutes 25 years ago.  I'll have to write a blog about that.

Jun 26, 2015 02:14 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Rene' now if we could get this post Viral then your Fame will be longer and World Wide:)))Endre

Jun 27, 2015 09:46 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Myrl Jeffcoat ... this was one of those really fun photo accidents! Never happened before to me either... You just never know what's going to happen when you have wonderful people who love to play!

Jun 27, 2015 11:46 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Hi Stefan Winter :O) ha ha... I did! Thanks!

Jun 27, 2015 11:53 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

You should Tammy Lankford !!! I look forward to that post! Thanks!

Jun 27, 2015 11:54 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Indeed Endre Barath, Jr. ... Upward and onward to total global domination! Talkin' about viral... my son is making me look pretty small online these days. :O) Check out Space Hamster Games on YouTube... I'm thinking you're not an online gamer, but his numbers are off the charts!

Jun 27, 2015 11:58 AM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Thanks for sharing your experience and your photographs.

Have an outstanding week.

Jun 28, 2015 08:58 PM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Thanks! Roy Kelley ... You too! Have a great week. We're going to have a hot one through the 4th. It's forecasted to be in the high 80s and reach 90!

Jun 29, 2015 01:28 AM