TMS Funding Hires Six New Account Executives to Increase Market Penetration
Milford, CT (PRWEB) April 7, 2011
TMS Funding, the wholesale residential lending channel of Total Mortgage Services, LLC, announced today the hiring of six new Wholesale Account Executives, all with successful track records in developing new business relationships and supporting high quality mortgage brokers.
"We are extremely pleased to have hired such an experienced group of mortgage production professionals that will have an immediate impact on expanding TMS Funding in many key markets and building out our national lending platform," commented Lisa Schreiber, Executive Vice President of Wholesale Lending at TMS Funding. "TMS Funding is focused on hiring the best available talent who understand the importance of technology in the wholesale lending process and the need for exceptional service, which can empower our broker partners to operate more efficiently and profitably."
Ingrid Helfgott
Ms. Helfgott has 30 years of experience in the mortgage business, including sales, processing, and underwriting and management responsibilities. Most recently, Ms. Helfgott was employed by Home Savings of America as an Account Executive concentrating on Bergen County, Central New Jersey, Westchester, Upstate and Down State New York as well as Connecticut. Prior to this position, Ms. Helfgott was an Account Executive with Homecomings Financial working throughout New Jersey and New York. During her career, Ms. Helfgott also held various production, sales and underwriting positions with SIB Mortgage Corporation, Alliance Funding and American Funding LTD. Ms. Helfgott will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in New York.
Mark Karanovich
Mr. Karanovich has 28 years of mortgage lending industry experience and a proven ability of developing sales opportunities and providing exceptional service in new and existing markets. For the last two years, Mr. Karanovich was a Senior Account Executive with NetMore America, where he successfully built out a new sales territory from 5 to 65 accounts in less than 24 months. Previously, Mr. Karanovich was a Senior Account Executive at VERTICE Lending, a Division of Wachovia Securities and American Brokers Conduit, the wholesale lending channel of American Home Mortgage. Prior to these positions, Mr. Karanovich held positions in production, operations, sales and branch management at American Ideal Mortgage, Maryland Home Mortgage, Inland Mortgage and Chase Home Mortgage. Mr. Karanovich will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in Virginia.
Samantha Hay
Ms. Hay has over 20 years of wholesale lending experience including origination, closing, and auditing. Most recently, Ms. Hay was employed as a Product/Technology Consultant with AmTrust Mortgage Banking, where she managed broker and correspondent clients in the Central Florida region. Prior to this position, Ms. Hay worked for wholesale lenders Caliber Funding, Sierra Pacific Mortgage and American Brokers Conduit as a Senior Account Executive, managing and growing both broker and correspondent relationships in Florida. Previously, Ms. Hays worked for Ivanhoe Financial, SunTrust and Princeton Financial. Ms. Hay will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in Florida.
Kathleen McLaughlin
Ms. McLaughlin has over 20 years of wholesale lending experience and a successful track record of servicing, educating and training mortgage brokers to expand their business. For the last three years Ms. McLaughlin was a Wholesale Account Executive with EverBank Wholesale, where she effectively managed a large client base of mortgage brokers, while helping them to expand volume in the most productive manner. Previously, Ms. McLaughlin was a Senior Wholesale Account Executive at Bank of America Mortgage and a Wholesale Account Representative with North American Mortgage Company. Ms. McLaughlin will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in Virginia.
Alan Caldwell
Mr. Caldwell has 19 years of experience in wholesale, correspondent and retail mortgage lending. Most recently, Mr. Caldwell was employed by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage as a Wholesale Account Executive managing mortgage broker relationships in Maryland with a focus on both conforming FHA and jumbo loans. Previously, Mr. Caldwell was a Wholesale Account Executive at US Bank Home Mortgage and American Brokers Conduit. During his career, Mr. Caldwell also held production positions at Aurora Loan Services and First Nationwide Mortgage. Mr. Caldwell will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in Maryland.
Patrick Creighton
Mr. Creighton has 16 years of experience in developing, managing and servicing clients in the mortgage lending marketplace. Prior to joining TMS Funding, Mr. Creighton was a Sales Manager with Archer Capital Corp, where he focused on business development and troubleshooting strategies and increased production by 400%. Previously, Mr. Creighton was employed as an Account Executive by both First Magnus Financial Corporation and Argent Mortgage Company and an Area Sales Manager (Long Island, NY) with Countrywide Mortgage. Mr. Caldwell will be focused on building broker relationships and servicing brokers in New York.
For more on TMS Funding or to speak with one of the new Account Executives, please call 1-888-371-2989 or visit http://www.tmsfunding.com.
About TMS Funding
TMS Funding, a wholesale lender, is an emerging leader in the wholesale mortgage industry with a focus on developing long-term relationships with quality mortgage brokers and is committed to offering industry leading customer service, technology, and competitively-priced products. The objective of TMS Funding is to enable its mortgage broker partners to better serve their customers and respond to individual client needs. For more information on TMS Funding, please visit http://www.tmsfunding.com.
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How Dealing Direct With a Cyprus Property Developer Could Save you Thousands
Should you be seriously considering the purchase of property in Cyprus you could find it advantagous to deal directly with the Cyprus property developer rather than working with an agent or property broker. For most Cyprus property virgins the initial contact would most likely be through an advert on the internet or following a visit to an overseas property fair. If this is the case the odds are pretty high that the person or company they are dealing with is the agent rather than the Cyprus property developer themself. It is highly unusual for a developer to attend overseas property fairs with most of them choosing instead to operate through a network of Cyprus property agents or consultants as some are now labeling themselves.
There is nothing wrong or illegal in the way that the majority of these establishments operate but it is only fair that you be made aware they are not in fact the owners of any of the Cyprus property being offered. The Cyprus property developer will be paying a sizable commission to these guys for every property they sell and that will be ultimately financed by the buyer. It therefore makes sense to "cut out" the middle man if possible and save the cost of that commission. The truth is that Cyprus property developers do exactly what it says on the tin. Develop property in Cyprus. In other words they are real good at developing whilst happy to leave the marketing and selling to the agents.
If you could find and contact the developer yourself without going through the agents you would most certainly be assured of a better deal on your Cyprus apartment or villa. The trick of course is in finding the right Cyprus property developer in the right area who is building the kind of property you want. This of course involves doing some leg work but then again wouldn't you be prepared to put in a little effort if it was going to save you several thousand pounds? We are not talking about pocket change here but serious mullah, dosh or whatever you choose to call it.
Why not combine a holiday with your property search then get a real feel of the different parts of Cyprus and all the different types of property available. The great news is that the money you take out of the Cyprus property agents pocket will more than cover your holiday expenses so you have nothing to lose. Hire a car, get out the map and off you jolly well go! Once you have decided on your budget and the area you want to buy in it's time to pin down a Cyprus property developer who is building or about to build the kind of property you would want to buy.
Doing a search for"Cyprus property developer" on Google will yield a list as long as your arm but you will need to do a little weeding out. Some of the links will lead to yet more Cyprus property agents acting on behalf of the developers so you can discount them straight off. Work your way through the rest and identify which one's are closest to the area in which you want to buy in and find out where their offices are located. Once you find a Cyprus property developer that matches your needs ask for the location of any developments they have recently completed and go take a look for yourself. If the properties look good and the standard of finish is impressive you should literally start knocking on some doors. Ask the recent buyers what kind of a service the Cyprus property developer gives especially in terms of snagging and after care.
Provided everything pans out you are good to go! Remember that the developer is saving big commission fees so there is plenty of room to manoeuvre when it comes down to the nitty gritty. These "poor" hard bitten Cyprus property developers are making millions from the booming market so don't be afraid to barter with them. If you don't get the deal you want there is always another developer down the road eager to relieve you of your hard earned cash. When a final price is settled upon STOP! Now is the time to give the impression you are cooling off on the deal. The developer won't want you to walk away so ask if there is any way he can "sweeten" the deal for you? Your aim should be to have included in the sale price all the white goods for the kitchen and air conditioning units in all the rooms. If he goes for it then well done you have found a great Cyprus property developer.
Kevin Moore lives half the year in Cyprus writing regular articles about all things Cyprus including Cyprus Holidays and Cyprus property purchase. Check out the web site here Cyprus Property Developer
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5 Top Tips for Choosing an Estate Agent
Before you read my free top tips, I thought it would be nice to tell you a little about me and Select Estate Agents Walthamstow.
I have been an estate agent for many years now and specialise in residential property sales and lettings. I have always worked within the East London area and started my career as an estate agent in Stratford, working for one of the largest independent estate agents in the UK.
Select Estate Agents is an independent firm of estate agents and letting agents with offices in Walthamstow, Stratford and Canary Wharf. I am personally based at the Walthamstow branch as the Office Manager. Select Estate Agents Walthamstow is renowned as a leading authority on residential property advice.
5 Tips for Choosing an Estate Agent:
1) Valuation: Be sure that you are given an accurate valuation.
Unfortunately many estate agents over-value as a way of winning new business. If in doubt invite a few estate agents to value your property and do some of your own market research (rightmove.co.uk is a good place to start). You may also want to ask the agents for some comparable evidence.
2) Avoid long minimum periods in the agreement: You should avoid signing a long term contract. Anything with a minimum period over 8 weeks is far too long. You should also ensure that the notice period is relatively short.
If the estate agent does very little to sell your property, you need to be able to cut all ties with them.
3) Fees: Higher fees do not always represent that you will get a better service. Speak to a few estate agents in your area to get an idea of what you should expect to pay.
4) Advertising: When looking for an estate agent, try doing it through the eyes of a buyer and not a seller. Use popular search engines like Google to search for key-phrases relevant to your area (e.g. estate agents Walthamstow) and take a look at major property portals like Rightmove and Zoopla.
The better an agent advertises, the more exposure your property will receive.
5) Professional Credentials: Ensure that any estate agency you choose to instruct is a member of a professional body such as The Property Ombudsman (TPO). These types of schemes are independent and will handle any serious complaints that you may have.
Most of the above is also relevant when choosing a letting agent.
Select Estate Agents are also established letting agents so look out for future blogs on property lettings where we will be posting some more free top tips.
Best Wishes
Select Estate Agents
I am the Managing Director of an estate agency based in East London and have many years of experience with the industry.
For more information, please visit www.select-estates.co.uk
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Web Traffic Testing Website Completes First Test Using The Website Traffic Makers Service
New York, NY (PRWEB) October 12, 2010
Trafficto.us (http://www.trafficto.us) is a website that launched in September 2010 specifically for the purpose of testing a new multi-level marketing service called Website Traffic Makers. In the past month Website Traffic Makers has been rapidly expanding its membership, but with no unbiased research on their services its hard for new potential members to know if they have legitimately good products or are selling snake oil. Trafficto.us is trying to fill that void by writing about the service from the perspective of a user who signed up for the service.
The founder of Trafficto.us bought a 10,000 Targeted Visitors package for 9.95 from the Website Traffic Makers service. Initially the traffic was directed at a New York City based property management website to test how targeted the traffic is. After 377 referred visitors from 62 countries with an average on site time of 8 seconds it was decided that the traffic is not targeted enough for such a location and topic specialized website.
After the first experiment www.trafficto.us was created to be not location specific and much broader in topic. In addition to being the target of the traffic generation campaign the site would also serve as a journal of the experiment. "If I succeeded in having value added traffic sent to my site people should know how I did it and if I fail they should know as well," says founder Barry Gitarts.
Despite the difference in websites, the type of traffic delivered was always widely dispersed among countries with a similar average on site time indicating no actual targeting. Further investigation shows both sites receiving similar traffic proportionally from different countries with Germany and Philippines respectively sending more traffic then any other single countries. Both sites also show European and Asian traffic accounted for nearly 88% of all traffic sent. Website Traffic Makers says the campaign was targeted for English speaking countries and considers most of the traffic sent to the sites as English speaking.
The quality of traffic was evaluated by frequency of visitors, length of stay, geography of visitors, languages of visitors and profitability of visitors which was tested through a web advertising arbitrage attempt. Web advertising arbitrage is when payed for traffic is then resold for a profit. Advertisements were put on the targeted site using Google's AdSense program, which pays websites a portion of Google's ad revenue for displaying ads on their website. When a visitor clicks an ad, Google AdSense keeps track of it and credits the publishers account. From 2,174 visits over 5 days the eCPM (how much a site will make per thousand views of ads) is .19. Since 10,000 visits were to be delivered the ad revenue expected is .90. The cost of 10,000 impressions from Website Traffic Makers is 9.95 or nearly 80 times more than the expected revenue generated from the traffic. Trafficto.us has spoken to management of the Website Traffic Makers service and they challenge the site to try running 0 campaigns from other services and compare the results. At the present time Trafficto.us does not have the data for comparison but will be running such tests over the next few weeks. Results will be posted at www.trafficto.us.
Another issue was the difference in visitors counted by Google analytics and the amount Website Traffic Makers claims to have delivered. While Website Traffic Makers claims to have delivered 10,000 visitors, Google analytics shows 3,134 visitors between the two sites, indicating that Website Traffic Makers under-delivered by 6,866 visitors. Management at Website Traffic Makers has told Trafficto.us that Google analytics can often be wrong and the site should be using a service such as Sitecounter in addition to Google analytics. In the interest of being objective and verifying data, Trafficto.us has plans to implement Website Traffic Makers recommendation over the next few weeks.
After speaking to management of Website Traffic Makers, Trafficto.us will expand on the tests by running similar campaigns to test the relative value of the services. The site will continue to write about Website Traffic Makers as new results become available and will also focus its efforts on evaluating other web traffic generation methods.
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Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) October 4, 2010
Enabling SMBs to leverage their latest customer data to make informed business decisions from anywhere, anytime, Maximizer Software, a provider of simple, accessible CRM and mobile CRM solutions, today confirmed its latest Maximizer CRM 11 Editions are supported across the most widely used smartphone devices worldwide.
Maximizer offers a native mobile CRM application for BlackBerry (MaxMobile for BlackBerry) and delivers full mobile browser access through its Wireless Access product across Google Android™, iPhone®, Windows Mobile®, Nokia®, Linux® and Palm® smartphones.
“SMBs are demanding enterprise-quality solutions to support their mobile workforces—often relying on these tools to monitor and forecast sales activities as well as pull in critical deals while on the go,” said Vivek Thomas, president, Maximizer Software. “Our goal is to provide them real-time access to their most important CRM data so they can make strategic business decisions immediately—no matter which mobile device they prefer.”
To help mobilized workforces learn how to gain critical insight into sales, strategize effectively and execute a winning sales plan whether in the office or on the road, Maximizer will host a webinar titled, “Get off the Sidelines – Create a Winning Sales Game Plan with Maximizer CRM 11!” on Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 10am PT/1pm ET. Tim Grimes, Senior Business Development Manager – Sales Force Automation, Research In Motion (RIM), will be a featured guest speaker, and attendees will hear how to build a championship team by establishing and maintaining sales accountability and performance with real-time access to customer information at any location. To register, please visit http://www.maximizer.com/news/events.html.
Maximizer Mobile CRM gives SMBs instant access to information in the field, including customers’ history, leads, sales opportunities, dashboards, customer service cases, documents, and schedules. MaxMobile for BlackBerry is included in Maximizer CRM 11 Team, Group and Enterprise Editions and available as an add-on product for Entrepreneur Edition. Maximizer Mobile CRM via web/mobile browser is included in Maximizer CRM 11 Group and Enterprise Editions.
About Maximizer Software
Maximizer Software delivers Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software and professional services to meet the needs, budgets and access requirements of entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses and divisions of large corporations. Simple, easy-to-use and affordable, Maximizer CRM enables companies to mobilize their workforces through all-access Web, Mobile and Desktop delivery methods. Easily configurable for organizations in any industry, Maximizer CRM optimizes sales processes, enhances marketing initiatives, and improves customer service to ultimately boost productivity and revenue. Headquartered in Canada, with worldwide offices and business partners, Maximizer Software has sold over one million licenses to more than 120,000 customers since 1987. For more information, please visit: www.maximizer.com.
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Columbia, MD (PRWEB) October 7, 2010
BoxTone(R), the leading provider of proactive Mobile Service Management (MSM) software solutions, today announced that the Designated Approving Authority (DAA) – U.S. Army, 9th Signal Command has approved a request from the U.S. Army Medical Information Technology Center (USAMITC) to award a Certificate of Networthiness (CoN) to BoxTone software to proactively ensure the mobile device connectivity of the U.S. Army Medical Department’s (AMEDD) senior leadership along with unit leaders deployed in forward areas of operation.
This accreditation ensures BoxTone’s MSM software meets U.S. Army and Department of Defense (DoD) standards for security, compatibility and sustainability. The CoN is required for all enterprise software products in the Army Enterprise Infrastructure Network.
USAMITC selected several BoxTone modules, which will help the USAMITC Enterprise Service Desk (ESD) find, fix and validate BlackBerry smartphone issues in less than three minutes; enable AMEDD’s senior leadership to prevent and more quickly resolve their own critical mobile communications issues without having to call the ESD; and report critical BlackBerry smartphone inventory, utilization, lifecycle and compliance information.
“Military and federal government agencies continue to turn to BoxTone software to ensure always-on mobile device connectivity for senior officers and officials,” said Alan Snyder, CEO, BoxTone. “BoxTone is proud to play an important part in supporting the ability of critical decision makers at all levels of the U.S. Army Medical Department to provide uninterrupted health services to Warfighters downrange.”
Rapid growth in the company’s government client base — and the need for mobile platforms that are sufficiently hardened and resilient enough to support emergency communications, critical mobile applications and strategic mobile IT initiatives — prompted BoxTone to formalize its Public Sector Practice last year. Since then, the number of public sector mobile users under BoxTone software management has surpassed 100,000. Clients include U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army Medical Department, U.S Immigration and Custom Enforcement, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Capitol Police, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. House of Representatives.
Key to BoxTone’s success in the public sector has been the software’s ability to ensure reliable mobile service uptime even in times of crisis, when communication among senior officials and staff surges. BoxTone proactively identifies service issues and enables a 1-click fix, typically in less than three minutes, which can be easily executed by service desk staff will little or no mobile technology expertise. The software also tracks and audits all enterprise-connected devices, rapidly identifies rogue, unsecured smartphones and other mobile security policy violations or threats before critical data is compromised, and confirms successful wipes and kills of such devices . The result is a far more resilient and secure mobile platform that can cost up to one-third less to support.
BoxTone’s mobility management software is also widely used by leading Managed Service Providers (MSPs) with robust public sector practices including ACS, a Xerox Company; Dell Services; HP Enterprise Services; and IBM Global Services.
BoxTone software is available through multiple contract vehicles, including the SEWP and via Sole Source.
About BoxTone
BoxTone’s proactive Mobile Service Management (MSM) solution is trusted by more than 275 of the world’s leading enterprises and government agencies, including 89 in the Global 2000, to continuously maintain optimal mobile performance at lowest cost and risk. BoxTone's single unified mobile management console powered by patented SmartMP™ technology delivers the automation, mobile analytics and embedded ITSM-ITIL best practices required to address the entire mobile lifecycle. BoxTone delivers centralized control of all mobile devices, including Apple iPhone and iPad, BlackBerry®, Google Android, Nokia Symbian and Windows Mobile; mobile connectivity platforms, including BlackBerry® Enterprise Server, Microsoft ActiveSync and Good Technology, and enterprise mobile applications. Learn more from the leader in proactive Mobile Service Management at www.boxtone.com, or call 1 410.910.3344.
BoxTone and the BoxTone logo are trademarks of BoxTone. All other product or company names mentioned are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners.
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(PRWEB) October 8, 2010
When more and more companies decide to use the Internet to introduce their business, an entire industry is being created to meet the demand. Unlike traditional advertising vehicles, Internet advertising is an extremely affordable and effective way to draw new clients to a business owner.
Nowadays, everybody is looking to move their website on top of Google result pages; they are all looking for organic traffic. Imagine there are ten stores all selling the same product: which one will sell more? The simple answer is the one who is closer to buyers.
On the Internet, the closer they are to the top page on Google result, the more traffic will be driven to their websites and the more money they can potentially accomplish from new customers.
For example, a Google search for "send text" netted around 48,900,000 results. At 10 results per page, there are 4,890,000 pages of search query matches. Since Internet users are unlikely to look through them all, usually the message provider on the first page will get called the most. To be sure, the difference between being on the first page and the second page can be staggering.
Search engines offer the ability to buy a spot at the top of a result page for a specific keyword, but as more and more companies use the same keyword for their business, the price will rise more and more and this option becomes useless. This is where the search engine optimization companies come to the rescue, to let business websites earn a natural place and bring organic traffic from search engines. By utilizing certain techniques, search engine optimization marketing companies can help clients to land on the first page of a search engine query. The demand for these kinds of services are so high.
Piloted-Seo introduces a Managed SEO Service to let business owners get their place on top Google results and to bring them what is called organic traffic. Piloted-Seo also includes a professional video creation service on their monthly package so customers can show their business or services on video websites , which presents a second advertising vehicle to their business.
Piloted-Seo is a company with a mission "to make search engine optimization a managed turnkey, results-driven service that is effective, risk-free and affordable to all businesses".
To find out more about how professionals are using search engine optimization technology to help clients attract new customers through increased website traffic, please visit http://www.piloted-seo.com.
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