RISMedia Partners with Pinnacle Quest Consulting to Manage its Top 5 in Real Estate platform; Appoints Verl Workman as President

Norwalk, Connecticut, April 23, 2012 – John Featherston, CEO and publisher of RISMedia and chairman and co-founder of the Top 5 in Real Estate Network announced today that RISMedia has entered into a strategic alliance with Salt Lake City, Utah-based Pinnacle Quest Consulting to manage the Top 5 in Real Estate Network® division of the company. Pinnacle Quest co-founder, Verl Workman, has been appointed as the new President of Top 5. 

RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate Network is a membership network of leading real estate professionals providing leading real estate information to consumers. More than just a sales-driven recognition program, the Top 5 in Real Estate Network meets a need that heretofore has never been addressed – helping consumers identify the most professional real estate agents in North America. 

Pinnacle Quest Was Our First Choice 

According to Featherston, RISMedia chose to partner with Pinnacle Quest because of their strong reputation in the real estate industry and long-standing relationship with top brokers and agents all across the country. “I’ve seen firsthand the impact Verl Workman and the rest of the Pinnacle Quest team have had on our industry,” said Featherston. “Their Getting REAL Results in an eCrazy World coaching program has helped literally thousands of men and women to become more professional, competent and successful real estate agents. That is exactly what our goal is with Top 5.” Featherston added, “Top 5 is all about recognizing the best-of the-best and then empowering them with the information services they need to stay on top in today’s Internet-driven society.” 

Workman, who is a well-known real estate speaker and productivity coach agreed. “Top 5 is a game-changer in the real estate industry,” said Workman, “I believe that more and more of the top real estate agents are choosing to leave behind the traditional, outdated strategies that have been employed in the past. Information is power and forward-thinking agents who correctly understand how to use that information, will be the ones who come out on top.” 

Top 5 Coaching Program to be Added 

According to Workman, one key benefit that needs to be added to the current Top 5 program is coaching. “Effective immediately, we will offer group coaching to all new and existing Top 5 members at no additional charge,” said Workman. “Our plans are to bring the best agents together in a community of collaboration, coaching and the sharing of best practices. Pinnacle is honored to be at the center of this interaction.” According to Workman, the new Top 5 coaching program will be specifically geared to assisting Top 5 members in their professional development in areas such as lead generation, client relationship management, social networking, implementation of technology systems, and more. 

About RISMedia

RISMedia is the leader in real estate information systems, providing the industry with news, trends and business development strategies for over 30 years through its flagship publication, Real Estate magazine, its leading website, RISMedia.com, and its renowned networking and educational events. Founded in 1980 by CEO and Publisher John E. Featherston, RISMedia has become the residential real estate industry’s definitive source for news and information for real estate’s most profitable and productive professionals.

About Pinnacle Quest Consulting 

Pinnacle Quest Consulting combines the experience of owners Brent Gray, Stan Schreyer and Verl Workman to assist companies with operations, sales strategy and business growth worldwide. Its primary purpose is to assist individuals and companies in more rapidly and efficiently achieving their core objectives. Along with Verl Workman Seminars, Pinnacle Quest is one of the premier technology speaking and coaching firms in the real estate industry. To learn more or to book Verl to speak at one of your events, please visit www.PinnacleQuestConsulting.com.

For more information on the new Top 5 in Real Estate Network^®, please visit www.Top5inRealEstate.com or contact Scott Schreyer, Top 5 General Manager, Scott@Top5inRealEstate.com, (801) 554-7285. 

RISMedia Contact: 
Maria Patterson
maria@rismedia.com
(203) 855-1234, Ext. 127

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Dave Beson Seminars Announces Alliance with RealOrganized, Inc.

Salt Lake City, Utah (November 1, 2011) – Pinnacle Quest Consulting today announced that it has agreed to an alliance between its Dave Beson Seminars division and Windsor, Colorado-based RealOrganized, Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Dave Beson’s complete LetterWriter library will be made available to RealtyJuggler Real Estate Software customers as an integrated letter library option.

“We are thrilled to integrate our proven letters into RealtyJuggler’s robust CRM system,” said Dave Beson. “Helping agents be more productive and more effective as real estate professionals is what it’s all about.”

Four different Beson letter libraries will be made available to RealtyJuggler users at a special discounted price. Once fully integrated into RealtyJuggler, the LetterWriter system can be used for printed, as well as email letters, DRIP sequences and even bulk email and bulk printed letters. RealtyJuggler users will also be able to easily customize and integrate the Beson letters with their own letters or the pre-existing letter library within RealtyJuggler.

According to RealOrganized President & CEO, Scott Schmitz, “The Beson LetterWriter letters have long been considered the gold standard for real estate letters and the addition of these letters to RealtyJuggler is a tremendous benefit to RealtyJuggler members. In today’s market, touching past clients and prospecting new clients is tremendously important. These letters are short, well-written and creative and are ideal for assisting our RealtyJuggler customers to keep in touch with their past clients and prospect new clients with a minimum of effort. Why re-invent the wheel when Dave has already perfected it?”

RealtyJuggler is an online real estate software product for Realtors and other real estate professionals. The software can be used for prospecting, touching past clients, transaction management and much more. RealtyJuggler is sold on a subscription basis for $99 per year.

About Dave Beson

Dave Beson is a popular keynote speaker and author. His speaking has taken him to all 50 states, plus Mexico, Canada, the Virgin Islands, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Ireland, and across Europe. He has also been a featured speaker at the National Association of Realtors convention for 33 years. He is the author of numerous books, periodicals, and articles for real estate professionals, including the LetterWriter client follow-up system. For more about Dave Beson Seminars please visit www.DaveBeson.com or contact Director of Client Services, Jessica Mulle, at jessica@davebeson.com.

About RealOrganized, Inc.

RealOrganized was founded in 2003 by a former executive from AOL and a top real estate agent, each with over a dozen years experience in their respective fields. The company’s mission is to create organizational software for the real estate industry. Visit http://www.RealtyJuggler.com for more information.

Contact:

Dave Beson Seminars
Brent Gray
(801) 618-3366
brent@pinnaclequest.com

RealOrganized, Inc.
Scott Schmitz
(970) 672-3467
administrator@RealtyJuggler.com