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Hey there! My name is Chris de Jong, and I am the Marketing Coordinator here at Point2. What that means is that I work with everyone here in our awesomely talented marketing department to make sure our efforts are delivered timely and effectively. I hold a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Saskatchewan, and in my spare time I love running and creating/playing music. If you would like, you can contact me on Twitter at @dejong

Point2 Scoops Abex Award

Wow, we are on a roll now!
Just one week after being honored as one of Saskatchewan’s Top 20 Businesses, Point2 has the distinct pleasure of announcing that we have been awarded the Achievement for Business Excellence (ABEX) award by the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce in the category of job creation.
This award, which is given to [...]

Point2 Technologies, Uncategorized | Chris | October 28, 2009 | Comments (4)

Abex, Abex Awards, business, Commerce, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon

Real Estate Confidence Trends Down

Well look at this. Perhaps the rumors of the beginning of an American real estate recovery were just that.
Our very own Real Estate Confidence Index (RECI), which measures the perceived confidence in the market by real estate professionals recorded its first drop in confidence since the Index went live in June – reporting 5.83 (out [...]

Point2 Technologies, Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate News | Chris | October 27, 2009 | Comments (0)

Data, market trends, Real Estate Confidence Index, RECI, September

Point2 Honored: Among Top Sask. Employers

We are ecstatic to announce that Point2 has been selected as one of the recipients of Saskatchewan’s Top 20 Employers of 2010 award!

This award – going on its sixth year – is compiled by the makers of Canada’s annual “Top 100 Employers” list and aims to recognize our province’s best places to work.
Award recipients are [...]

Point2 Technologies, Real Estate News, Uncategorized | Chris | October 20, 2009 | Comments (0)

Award, Eluta, Employer, point2, Star Phoenix, Top 20

Out With The New, In With The Newer

Hard to believe that it has been just over a year since we launched our latest design for Point2Agent.com
It seems like just yesterday everyone in the marketing department was gathered around our designer Shaynne’s desk, ‘ooh-ing’ and ‘ah-ing’ over the latest mock ups before the site went live for everyone to see.
Since that time we [...]

Point2 Agent, Real Estate Marketing, Real Estate Websites | Chris | September 28, 2009 | Comments (12)

design, Point2 Agent, UI, UX, Website, website redesign

The Carriage Turns Into A Pumpkin At The End of September

Be the belle of the ball with Point2 Agent! …Ok, I’ll stop now.
Cinderella references aside, we are happy to announce that for the month of September we are offering a great deal to all our awesome members. Here are the details:

Point2 Agent, Real Estate Sales | Chris | September 18, 2009 | Comments (0)

Cinderella, promotion, Sale

Germophobes Rejoice! HealthMap Is Here To Keep You Clean

When a consumer is relocating to a new town/state/country there is a plethora of information available on the web they can use to check out their new neighborhood. If they want to see how “walkable” it is there is WalkScore. If they want to see how expensive their new neighbors homes are there is Zillow. [...]

Real Estate Marketing, Uncategorized, Web Technology | Chris | September 4, 2009 | Comments (0)

Google Maps, HealthMap, iPhone, WalkScore, Web App, Yelp, Zillow