Trulia Launches Social Search, Bringing Word-of-Mouth Referrals Online for the Real Estate Industry
Real Estate Professionals Using Trulia Can Now Tap Into Their Social Sphere, Receive Recommendations and Generate Digital Referrals
(firmenpresse) - SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 07/28/11 -- , a leading site for , homebuyers and sellers, today announced the launch of Trulia Social Search, a new social recommendation engine that digitizes word-of-mouth referrals for the real estate industry. Trulia Social Search brings the verbal endorsement of a preferred agent to Trulia and Facebook, helping consumers discover by searching their Facebook social network for agents and brokers their family, friends and acquaintances recommend.
"Finding a reputable agent is one of the most critical parts of the home search process that consumers face. equips buyers and sellers with an extraordinary way of discovering local agents that their friends and family know and trust," Pete Flint, CEO and Founder of Trulia. "Consumers prefer endorsements from a family member or a friend over anonymous reviews or ratings. Agents can now utilize happy clients and gain referrals from their network whether consumers are searching through Trulia's Find a Pro directory or through Facebook News Feed."
Trulia Social Search allows consumers to recommend their agent on Trulia and Facebook simultaneously. These agent endorsements help build a personalized list of recommended agents for every consumer as they search Trulia's Find a Pro directory by leveraging the shared Facebook social graph and surfacing known connections. with more recommendations in Trulia's Social Search index have a better chance of generating word-of-mouth referrals from their clients' combined social spheres. Recommendations are also published to the agent's Trulia profile, consumer's Facebook profiles and their friends' Facebook News Feeds.
"Real estate professionals have long since cited word-of-mouth and referrals as one of their primary sources of business. provides a more efficient way for agents to receive digital referrals from their clients, maximizing their reach with each recommendation they receive," said Georg Gerstenfeld, SVP of Business Services at Trulia. "Real estate professionals looking to boost their ranking in Trulia's Social Search index should begin by asking their clients to submit recommendations on Trulia today. Every recommendation an agent receives on Trulia exponentially increases the opportunity for an agent to meet a new buyer or seller through their clients' combined social networks."
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Ken Shuman
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Datum: 28.07.2011 - 07:00 Uhr
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