The  panels, speakers and presentations at Mega Technology Camp were chock-full of innovative ideas and insights on today’s technology. From Getting Found, to Getting Social, and Getting Local to Getting Mobile, the audience walked away with more than a few new tactics to implement in their business from some of the industry’s technology leaders. Vice President of MAPS Technology Ben Kinney presented his perspective on search engine optimization and what real estate professionals can do to get to top now and in the future.

KW’s Vice President of Publishing, Jay Papasan, hit the stage to talk about social media, KLOUT and the numbers of Facebook, then led a panel about social media with KW’s Executive Director of Technology, Cary Sylvester, and KW associates Seychelle Van Poole Engelhard, Liz Landry and Matt Fettick. Here are our top takeaways from the panel:

-Facebook posts get 52% of its clicks within the first 62 minutes.

-83% of businesses use Facebook.

-If you create a page, engage your audience!

-Photos get the most interaction on Facebook.

-Although the majority of us post links, people are the least likely to interact on those posts.

-When vlogging, don’t record more than 90 seconds, power pack the first 20-30 secs and add a call to action at the end.

-Facebook is not a listing feed! If you are going to post your listing…it better be interesting…like this one.

-Don’t be all business all the time. Use the 6:1 ratio…with 6 personal posts to 1 business.

-Ask for what you want…if you want more comments and likes…just ask!

-Go where your audience is-and keep in mind it might not be the latest social media tool.

For more, follow Mega Camp on Twitter by searching #KWMC.

Get ready for a week full of the best insight, advice and trends from real estate’s top producers!

We are!

The Keller Williams Realty International Support Center (KWRI) is abuzz with preparations for the real estate industry’s No. 1 event where  real estate professionals gather to transform their careers with the latest insights, trends and skills straight from the BEST agents in the industry.

The panelists have been chosen.

The topics confirmed (well, almost!).

The speakers have prepared their speeches.

And Austin, Texas is preparing for its post-Austin City Limits influx of agents from across the United States, Canada and beyond!

There’s a lot to expect and experience at Mega Camp. Stellar panels, power-packed sessions. People, places, parties. New faces and friends. And enough tips and tricks to take your business to the next level!
Not to mention daily coverage via the KW Blog of the hottest, most-talked about moments happening throughout the day. You’ll hear from power house entrepreneur, REALTOR®, author, reigning “Queen of Systems and Scripts” and MAPS President, Dianna Kokoszka. You’ll hear from industry elite and Internet Marketing experts like Ben Kinney (@benkinney), Keller Williams Realty’s Executive Director of Technology Cary Sylvester, and Inman Next’s Chris Smith (@Chris_Smth).

You’ll read our Keller Williams University course-writer’s perspective on panels and presentations and hopefully experience Mega Camp through the eyes of fellow attendees like Chris Alston (@Chris_Alston) and Liz Landry (@Liz_Landry). We’ll also give you the full Mega Camp experience with highlights from Keller Williams Realty’s Chairman of the Board, Gary Keller when he speaks with co-author and Vice President of Publishing and Executive Editor Jay Papasan (@jaypapasan) on the Power of One – a topic that will be the focus of his new, soon-to-be-released book.

On the social media front, our Tweeps will be Tweeting up a storm (#KWMC) giving you minute-by-minute, or better yet, second-by-second updates straight from stage. Thanks to Liz for putting together a great list of people who will be Tweeting directly from the event including @kwri and yours truly @kwrinews!) She also gives you a great rundown on how to use Hootsuite Streams to simplify your Mega Camp following frenzy! Go Liz!

And our Facebook folks will be posting tons of pics and maybe even a few videos of their own. We hope you’ll be a part of the conversation and give us your first-hand experience of the event. (You can also post directly to the MAPS Coaching Facebook Page)

All-in-all this year is going to be incredible. With more than 10,000  registrants, three major sessions (Mega Tech, Mega Agent, Mega Leadership), nearly 100 panelists and speakers, and five days of content that’ll have you thinking and rethinking how your business is run, this really is going to be the BEST MEGA CAMP YET!

Ready, set, GO!