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SANTA BARBARA, CA. - October 21, 2002 — The
Prudential Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a company of Prudential
Financial (NYSE: PRU) is the first major franchise to offer a 3-hour
intensive workshop on the use of virtual assistance to increase
business and enhance personal lifestyle for their sales professionals.
These workshops, created and presented exclusively by Michael Russer
(a.k.a. Mr. Internet®), are the featured session at each of the
"Prudential University On Tour" locations to be held at four cities
nationwide during the Fall of 2002, commencing with Portland, Oregon.
“We are always looking for ways that empower our associates and
their brokers to do more, yet maintain balanced lifestyles,” says Bob
Watson, VP Product Management & Education, The Prudential Real Estate
Affiliates, Inc.. "and this workshop is the first approach we have
seen that directly addresses these issues in a practical, real-world
way utilizing the tremendous power of the Net to connect our
associates to talented assistance from around the world."
Virtual assistance is help from anyone who speaks your language and
has the time, talent, and desire to assist you with any aspect of your
business that can be accomplished from a distance (as opposed to
traditional on-site assistants). There are two types of virtual
assistance: Virtual Consultants (VCs) for one-time projects and
Virtual Assistants (VAs) for ongoing assistance.
“The real estate industry has become far to complex and detail
oriented for sales associate to do it all themselves and still have a
life,” says Michael Russer, President of RUSSER Communications and
creator of the course, “and most sales professionals don't have the
budget, space, or management ability to support having traditional
on-site assistance. This material gives them the immediate ability to
tap into talent that is highly affordable, yet doesn't come with the
headaches or costs typical of on-site staffing.”
The three-hour "Earn More, Work Less, & Enjoy Life —Virtually!"
workshop featured in the Prudential University On Tour sessions covers
every aspect of how to find, evaluate, hire, and work effectively with
Virtual Assistants and Virtual Consultants, often within just hours of
returning home from the session. It also features a unique "Go vs.
Grow Action Plan™" exercise that helps attendees immediately identify
which activities in their day-to-day business can be easily and safely
delegated to a VA or VC.
“The use of virtual assistants and virtual consultants is an
incredible paradigm shift in the way we traditionally do business as
sales people.” says Rob Levy, a top producing Prudential agent in the
Portland, OR area and user of three virtual assistants, “I attended
the Portland VA Workshop during the Tour and found that this workshop
makes it easy and practical for even new agents to tap into the
benefits of a high-powered team, without the hassles.”
Mr. Russer, also known as Mr. Internet®, is the real estate
industry's leading international speaker and author about the
Internet. He has also the industry's leading voice for virtual
outsourcing within the real estate business and is co-author of the
industry's only publication on the subject titled "Transform Your
Business Using Virtual Assistance For Real Estate Professionals"
published in March 2002.
To schedule an interview with Michael Russer, contact Toby Theule
at 877-977-1188 ext. 86. For more information about Prudential
University On Tour, contact Bob Watson at 800-999-1120. |
