Responsibility as a Digital Citizen

It is during this time of the season when we reflect over the past year. We review what we have accomplished, how we could do better, and what we need to change for next year. What we publish and distribute online is a reflection of our brand's moral compass. Thinking about how we behave as digital citizens are critical to others as we prepare to jump into 2020.

By |2019-12-31T08:06:57-08:00December 31st, 2019|Technology|0 Comments

Hefty Security Breach Fines by the U.K. Under GDPR Regulation

The United Kingdom Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced substantial security breach fines on two large companies last week. British Airways and Marriott now are feeling the impact for security breaches of customer information in 2018.

By |2019-07-15T21:16:16-07:00July 15th, 2019|Technology|0 Comments

This Website is Not Secure!

Over the last few weeks, we have been researching web traffic for 177 of some of the most productive brokerages in sales volume and sides. While we are still diving deep into the study, there was one stat which gave me grave concern; the number of broker websites which are not secure for a customer to login or to complete a form.

By |2019-03-30T08:29:49-07:00March 19th, 2019|Technology|2 Comments

Privacy Regulation for Everyone Coming Soon

Similar to new data security and privacy laws sweeping the European Union and California, it is only a matter of time before new laws are required throughout the United States. This week’s news is the U.S. House and Senate held hearings on data security and personal privacy.

By |2019-03-03T07:30:31-08:00March 4th, 2019|Technology|0 Comments

Five Technology Expenses to Review for Budget Season – Part One

As we embark into first week of the fall season, the time is ripe to review and prepare next year’s budget. When technology expenses for 2019 budgets, the following five areas are prime opportunities to harvest savings or craft better budget strategies. This is part one of a two-part series.

By |2018-09-24T06:02:04-07:00September 24th, 2018|Technology|0 Comments

Successful Consumer Experience Requires Broker-Agent Partnership

Three-quarters of the year of conferences and workshops have passed, and a common theme – out of many – has appeared. The industry’s dive into the consumers journey in real estate is the epicenter of today’s evolving business models. How these business models deliver a unique consumer experience through the marketing technology stack (MarTech), requires that they solve the fragmented systems of consumer data and find consumers who only engage when addressed with the right message, at the right time, and within the right medium or channel.

By |2022-02-09T12:12:02-08:00September 10th, 2018|Marketing|0 Comments

GDPR is Not Alone, Personal Data Protection Laws Hit the U.S.

Consumer data protection continues to be a focus for governments after the latest round of data breaches and Facebook allowing Collaborative Analytics harvesting of its user’s data. In a hastily crafted bill, California legislatures and the governor passed AB 375, or the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. There is good reason for hardly anyone noticing this new law; it was fast-tracked through the legislative process within seven (7) days. California legislature rapidly created a consumer privacy bill in response to an initiative of a privacy ballot supported by the Alastair Mactaggart’s non-profit, Californians for Consumer Privacy. Mactaggart’s organization garnered [...]

By |2018-08-04T18:16:43-07:00July 9th, 2018|Cyber, Technology|0 Comments

GDPR Playing Havoc in the EU

It’s only been a week since GDPR has become a law and we need to start this week’s discussion with a simple question. How many of you thought the GDPR was only about privacy policy change emails and subscription notifications we have received over the last few weeks? Well, that was just the beginning.

By |2018-06-02T12:00:58-07:00June 2nd, 2018|Technology|1 Comment