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McMansion era over?

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"I'm Lovin' It": Fast-Food Logos 'Imprinted' in Children's Brains, Study Says : Consumer News : Medical Daily

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"I'm Lovin' It": Fast-Food Logos 'Imprinted' in Children's Brains, Study Says : Consumer News : Medical Daily

New trend? Ramsay goes on absolute-auction block | The Hook - Charlottesville's weekly newspaper, news magazine

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New trend? Ramsay goes on absolute-auction block | The Hook - Charlottesville's weekly newspaper, news magazine

Concierge Auctions And RE/MAX Obsidian Real Estate Produce Monumental Sale For Premier Ranch In Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Yahoo! Finance

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Concierge Auctions And RE/MAX Obsidian Real Estate Produce Monumental Sale For Premier Ranch In Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Yahoo! Finance: "Concierge Auctions And RE/MAX Obsidian Real Estate Produce Monumental Sale For Premier Ranch In Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Demand to own the storied Paintbrush Ranch generates 28,000 website visitors, 1,053 inquiries and 75 showings in only four weeks and marks four consecutive years of success for Concierge Auctions in the Jackson Hole market

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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Concierge Auctions continues its momentum nationwide with the sale of a storied ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Paintbrush Ranch, bordered on three sides by the picturesque Grand Teton National Park and once owned by famed artist Connie Schwiering, marks the firm's sixth auction success in the region. The sale, handled in cooperation with Ryan Block of RE/MAX Obsidian Real Estate, will be the highest reported price north of Gros Ventre Junction this year. Sean Clark of Jackson Hole Real Estate Associates represented the buyer."

A Historic Virginia Landmark Up for Auction

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A Historic Virginia Landmark Up for Auction

In The Market For A Dream Ranch?

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Real Estate: In The Market For A Dream Ranch?:

Goldman Sachs Bets On Housing Recovery - Daily News Article

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Goldman Sachs Bets On Housing Recovery - Daily News Article

ROUBINI: Next Year Could Be A Global Perfect Storm—Much Worse Than 2008 - Business Insider

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ROUBINI: Next Year Could Be A Global Perfect Storm—Much Worse Than 2008 - Business Insider

Sotheby’s to Enter China’s Property Market By Mid-2013 on Wealth - Bloomberg

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Sotheby’s to Enter China’s Property Market By Mid-2013 on Wealth - Bloomberg:

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NYC Residential Market | Foreign Buyers | CitiBank Panel

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NYC Residential Market | Foreign Buyers | CitiBank Panel:

Telluride Luxury Real Estate: A Mountainside Modern House of Rock | Open House - WSJ.com

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Telluride Luxury Real Estate: A Mountainside Modern House of Rock | Open House - WSJ.com

Foreclosures spike 9% in May - Jun. 14, 2012

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Foreclosures spike 9% in May - Jun. 14, 2012

Homes Prices Drop 2% to Post-Crisis Lows: Case-Shiller - US Business News - CNBC

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Homes Prices Drop 2% to Post-Crisis Lows: Case-Shiller - US Business News - CNBC

10 reasons to ‘buy in Kauai’ at upcoming house auction

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10 reasons to ‘buy in Kauai’ at upcoming house auction

Jon Corzine suffers loss on Hoboken penthouse sale, gunman holds Indiana real estate office hostage … and more

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Jon Corzine suffers loss on Hoboken penthouse sale, gunman holds Indiana real estate office hostage … and more:

88 Surfside Avenue in Montauk

Jon Corzine's Hoboken penthouse sells for 14 percent less than what he paid for it in 2008. Steven Harris-designed 88 Surfside Avenue in Montauk sells for $7M, 50 percent off asking price. Gunman holds Indiana real estate office hostage, shots exchanged. Wells Fargo surrenders mortgage-backed securities communications and documents to SEC. Manhattan judge postpones crane operator suit until early June. Read these stories and more after the jump.

At least 10% of U.S. malls are doomed: retail execs

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At least 10% of U.S. malls are doomed: retail execs: In perhaps the latest sign that retail malls are going the way of the dinosaur, industry executives said a prediction that 10 percent of all U.S. malls would be gone in the next decade was too conservative, according to the Wall Street Journal. Earlier this year, real estate research firm Green Street Advisors said it believed about 100 of the nation’s 1,000 large enclosed malls would be torn down or converted for another use (note: [more]

Finding a Void and Filling It

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Finding a Void and Filling It:

For brands today, the competition is fierce. Unemployment rates are up, and businesses are struggling to survive. To succeed in this world, your personal or small business brand needs to be invaluable. You need to offer the world something unique, something that makes you stand out. Basically, to be successful today, you need to find a void and fill it.

Taking a look at Curalate

Let’s take the story of Curalate as an example. Curalate recently launched, and it’s basically a monitoring and analytics platform that specifically caters to socially curated sites such as Pinterest. It’s an excellent example of how a company found a void in the current market today and set about filling it.

You see, though there are already many social monitoring and analytics platforms available in the market, most of them cater toward social networking sites that involve written content such as Facebook and Twitter. These platforms help you make sense of how your Facebook and Twitter campaign is doing: if you’re getting the results you want or not, and so on.

But Pinterest is no ordinary social networking site. It’s become highly popular due to the fact that connecting within the site involves visuals, not words. People enjoy creating the most fabulous virtual pinboards showcasing the things they love, as well as visiting, liking, and commenting on other pinboards.

Since Pinterest has become so popular, it’s no surprise that brands, both personal and business ones, have started adding it to their marketing mix. They want to know the best way to connect and engage with the users of Pinterest, in order to promote their brand, increase brand awareness and engagement, and increase their sales.

Finally the ability to measure Pinterest

And so Curalate arrived just at the right time, finding and filling a void. Brands wanted to know how to track their content on Pinterest, whether or not it’s driving traffic to their site, who their top responders and repinners are, how they measure up to other brands, and if this platform will drive revenue. Curalate gives you all that and more.

As the brainchild of Apu Gupta, Curalate’s CEO and co-founder, Curalate already has a seed funding of around $750,000 from NEA, First Round Capital, and MentorTech. It’s also recently signed up more than 150 brands and agencies that are ready to take their Pinterest campaign to the next level.

Why exactly has Curalate quickly become an invaluable tool in the market? It’s because there was a void before – the lack of a social monitoring and analytics platform that specially caters to socially curated sites – and it has materialized to fill it. There was a current lack in the market, and Curalate’s founders decided to address the problem, turning their product into an invaluable tool for those who aim to monitor and track the success of their campaign on socially curated sites such as Pinterest.

What can a personal brand learn from this?

There are valuable lessons to be learned here. As a personal brand, it’s essential that you don’t blend in with the crowd. Don’t offer just the same old thing that hundreds of other people offer. Stand out. Be different. Look for a void in the market and fill that void. Be the solution to a problem that is begging to be solved.

Don’t be a statistic. Don’t be a random face in a sea of strangers. After all, every person is unique in their own way, so it’s important that you really understand yourself and what unique traits and skills you have so that you can be an invaluable brand.

Take a lesson from Curalate. The company saw that there was a lack of tools that specifically catered to socially curated sites, and so they created the perfect tool to meet this need. Finally, brands no longer have to rack their brains trying to understand if their Pinterest campaign is working or not. They only have to use Curalate, so that all the information they need is laid out in its easy to use interface.

They can see how their Pinterest campaign is driving traffic to other social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. They can see who their top repinners and commenters are, and can even respond within the platform. They can see how they measure up to other brands that offer similar products or services. Basically, they can easily monitor and track their brand’s progress, so they can adjust and make changes if their campaign needs improvement.

Find a void in the market and work your behind off to fill it, so that you can ensure that you will always be an invaluable brand who will never run out of clients or customers.

Author:

Maria Elena Duron, is managing editor of the Personal Branding Blog, CEO (chief engagement officer) of buzz2bucks.com – a word of mouth marketing firm. She helps create conversation, connection, credibility, community and commerce around your brand. Maria Duron is co-founder and moderator of #brandchat - a weekly Twitter chat focused on every aspect of branding that is recognized by Mashable as one the 15 Essential Twitter Chats for Social Media Marketers.