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	<title>Michael Saunders Real Estate Blog &#187; The Company</title>
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	<description>Thoughts and Opinions about the Greater Sarasota, FL Real Estate Market</description>
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		<title>Michael Saunders Arrival is a Big Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Punta Gorda has faced hardships and overcome them with strength and unity. That same strength and unity has shaped their community into one that is entirely unique in the Southwest Florida area. It is a close-knit community that believes in hard work and teamwork – values it shares with Michael Saunders &#038; Company. We are honored that our company has been welcomed into Punta Gorda with such open arms, and we look forward to a long and lasting relationship with its outstanding family of residents.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Saunders &amp; Company Among First U.S. Brokerages To Adopt The Roost Social Real Estate Toolkit, Bringing MLS Search Capabilities To Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 18:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roost Inc. (roost.com), a real estate technology company that displays over four million real estate listings and provides advertising solutions to real estate agents and brokers, announced today that Michael Saunders &#038; Company—along with 11 other of the country’s top real estate brokerage firms—have signed on to its Facebook-based platform, Social Real Estate.  Roost’s brokerage solution is an extension of its free Social Real Estate Toolkit, released earlier this year; and is the first Facebook application to integrate a full, MLS-compliant property search.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Saunders &amp; Company Wins &#8220;Excellence in Customer Service&#8221; Award From Sarasota Chamber of Commerce</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Saunders &#38; Company</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Saunders &#038; Company has won the Excellence in Customer Service award for June, presented by the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce.  The award, sponsored by The Bank of Commerce, was bestowed today at a well-attended chamber networking event held at Southpointe Land Rover.  Tom Martin, senior vice-president of lending for the Bank of Commerce, introduced company founder and CEO Michael Saunders and made the presentation.]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Saunders &amp; Company Reinvent Yourself 09 Photo Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 01:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over four hundred of the best and brightest Michael Saunders &#038; Company agents, partners and speakers at the Reinvent Yourself 09 event held last week at the Chelsea Center in Sarasota, FL. Photo gallery included.]]></description>
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		<title>The Changing Face of Real Estate Marketing</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Much of the Michael Saunders &#038; Company Reinvent Yourself 09 conference held last week pushed the notion that the fundamentals of the real estate industry, specifically the way we market property is and will be changing drastically over the near future. In fact if there is a bright spot to the housing and economic turmoil it is that it forces these changes to happen all the quicker: in the same way that higher fuel costs prompt more efficient vehicles, the evolved real estate agent is now leaner and smarter when it comes to marketing your home.]]></description>
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		<title>Drew Thomas of 107.9 WSRZ Interviews Speakers, Agents Prior to Reinvent Yourself 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 21:07:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Updates from Reinvent Yourself 09. Drew Thomas of 107.9 WSRZ Interviews Drayton Saunders, Steve Harney, Matthew Ferrara and Michael Saunders.]]></description>
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		<title>That&#8217;s a Wrap! MSC Leaders Positioned for Success</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 21:06:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thursday's 'Reinvent Yourself 09' conference was a huge success. With over 400 Michael Saunders &#038; Company agents in attendance this company is now positioned for a huge leap forward. “Every year, we try to bring the best information to our agents,” said company president, Drayton Saunders. “Technology is changing the way business is done, and today is all about that change.”]]></description>
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		<title>Social Networking and Customer Connection Breakouts Close Reinvent Yourself 09</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To complete the conference, Matthew Haber—Director of Interactive Marketing—and David Gumpper—Director of Technology—moderated panels of breakout sessions to address the rising significance of social networking and technology in real estate.
Titled “Expanding Your Friendly Future,” Matthew’s panel included panel speakers Eric Bryn, Marc Rasmussen, and Anand Pallegar. Together, the panel discussed the importance of managing your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steve Harney Hits Hard with his Message for the Real Estate Market</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:23:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Speaking at the Michael Saunders &#038; Company 'Reinvent Yourself 09' event at the Chelsea Center in Sarasota, Steve’s dynamic, vocal approach reaches the very back of the room with the strength of his message, which proves both eye-opening and straightforward. “While all other brokers are cutting back on their resources, Michael Saunders &#038; Company is having a conference on enhancing their services. You have proven you are the best.”]]></description>
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		<title>Reinventing Ourselves: Matthew Ferrara Takes the Stage</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 20:15:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Haber</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Renowned national speaker and trainer, Matthew Ferrara is known for his enthusiastic style. A driving force for applying real estate technology innovation, Matthew has helped thousands of real estate professionals reinvent how the real estate industry works as they take advantage of new and existing technologies. To further complement the day’s theme, Matthew expressed the importance of recognizing the fundamental differences of today’s consumer, and the value behind utilizing technology and social networking channels to reach them.]]></description>
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