Congratulations to Realtor® Andrew Duncan of Keller Williams Realty in Tampa, Florida for being the next $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!

A HomeGain member since 2006, Andrew is an AgentEvaluator® Gold Club member, an AgentView member as well as a HomeGain Blogger. “That’s fantastic!” commented Andrew on hearing the news.

The correct answer to “How Many Max Gorillas Are There?” is: 10!

As the Agent Appreciation celebration comes to a close, we are also pleased to announce the Grand Prize winner of $100 — Laurie Hill of Desert Gem Real Estate in Surprise, Arizona.

Laurie has been a HomeGain member since 1999. She is an AgentEvaluator Platinum Club member and a BuyerLink™ real estate agent. “Yeah, that’s great,” said Laurie. “I’ll gladly accept the honor and the $100!”

Thank you to all weekly surprise participants for making it a great Agent Appreciation month. See you next year!

Congratulations to Amanda MacLaughlin of RE/MAX Equity Group in Portland, Oregon for being the next $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!

A HomeGain member since 2007, Amanda has recently been inducted into the AgentEvaluator Silver Club for her real estate success with home buyers and sellers.

The 5 correct answers from the Spot the Difference HomeGain contest were:

1. The man on the right side is looking a different direction
2. The little girl on the right side of the photo has a pink coat versus blue coat
3. The blond lady is holding the gorilla in one photo but not the other
4. The emblem on the man’s hat in the front is different colors
5. There is a gorilla added into the middle of bottom photo

See the Week 2 Word Search Contest and Realtor Winner

See the Week 1 Trivia Contest and Realtor Winner

On Monday we will announce the final game!

We’ll announce the Grand Prize winner on Monday, November 2nd. Make sure you play each week to increase your chances of winning the Grand Prize!

Congratulations to  Danielle Boling CRS, CNHS, AHS, ABR, HHS of Network Real Estate Partners in Texas for being the next $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!

Danielle is an AgentEvaluator Platinum Club Member and has been with HomeGain since 2007.

The 6 correct answers from the Word Search Contest were:

• AgentView
• Homegain
• Success
• Leads
• Thanks
• Realtor

Next week’s new contest starts on Monday! Are you good at comparing photos? Might be worth the $50!

Login to your HomeGain account on Monday and Tuesday (and make sure you have your pop up blocker off) to get the link to the Agent Appreciation page.

Or email us.

Congratulations to  Chris K. Canfield of RE/MAX Schoolside Realtors® in Connecticut for being the first $50 winner of the HomeGain Agent Appreciation contest!

Chris is an AgentEvaluator Platinum Club Member and has been with HomeGain since 2003. “Thanks!” stated Chris. “Every $50 helps these days.”

The correct answers from the Trivia Contest were:

What is the name of HomeGain’s new rewards program?  Max Points

What year was HomeGain founded?  1999

What did the BBB rate HomeGain?  A+

Next week’s new contest starts on Monday! Are you good at word searches? Might be worth the $50!

Login to your HomeGain account on Monday and Tuesday (and make sure you have your pop up blocker off) to get the link to the Agent Appreciation page. Or email us.

We are pleased to present our REALTOR® members with the launch of our 4th Annual Agent Appreciation Campaign!

Each year, for one month, HomeGain gives thanks to its customers for their continued support.

As part of the 2009 Agent Appreciation Campaign, we are featuring:

• A FREE business review (see choices)
• Tools for your clients
• Weekly Surprise! Play a new game EACH WEEK and win $50 account credit, plus a grand prize on October 31st open to all participants.
• Reasons to thank a Realtor
• And more!

Please refer to the email you should have received from HomeGain.com with the link to the campaign website.

If you are a real estate agent who is a member of AgentView, AgentEvaluator®, BuyerLink™ or AIMS, and did NOT receive the announcement email from HomeGain.com with a link to the 2009 Agent Appreciation Campaign website, please email us.

With the campaign announcement, we are also pleased to induct 39 HomeGain members who have reached club status across 17 U.S. states (since August):

• 2 new Diamond Club members (totaling 19 members who have earned $500,000 in gross lifetime commissions from HomeGain leads)
• 13 new Platinum Club members (totaling 346 members who have earned $125,000 or greater)
• 11 new Gold Club members (totaling 278 members who have earned $75,000 or greater)
• 13 new Silver Club members (totaling 230 who have earned $50,000 or greater)

“HomeGain is an enormous advocate of its Realtor members’ success,” stated Louis Cammarosano, General Manager at HomeGain. “We are proud that our marketing solutions help contribute to their success. We will continue to recognize our agent members for their hard work and dedication to the real estate industry.” Continue reading this post

Congratulations to Mitch Ribak of Tropical Realty in Suntree, Florida for submitting the winning video to this year’s Agent Appreciation Campaign video contest in October.

Watch the winning video!

As the winner of ‘Best Agent Video 2008′, Mitch will receive a “Max package” filled with orange gorilla goodies, plus a Flip Ultra camcorder as prizes.

Mitch provided insight to one of the Agent Appreciation Campaign’s collateral giveaways, 50 Reason’s to Use a Buyer’s Agent.  It’s the perfect tool to give to home buyers who may be wondering why they should use an agent to buy a home.

Another collateral item was a white paper, titled, “9 Ways to Increase Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty“. Please let me know if you are interested in either and I’ll forward you the PDF/s.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the video contest.

We look forward to next year’s campaign!