Julie Vanderblue to Offer Tips on How to Differentiate Yourself in a Changing Marketplace at Leadership Conference

RISMEDIA, September 2, 2008-In today’s real estate market, the only way to stay ahead of the competition is to differentiate yourself from your competitors. While the current market conditions have forced many agents to stick to the basics, now is the time in which you should be thinking outside the box.

RISMedia’s Top 5 in Real Estate network is the answer to differentiation. Designed for real estate agents who are dedicated to providing their sellers with the most up to date marketplace information, the Top 5 in Real Estate network will equip you with the tools and information you need in order to successfully remain a top agent in your marketplace.

Julie Vanderblue, President, The Higgins Group, will join four other panelists to discuss what differentiation really means in 2008 during the “Top 5 in Real Estate: Redefining Differentiation” session, facilitated by Allan Dalton, Senior Advisor, RISMedia, at RISMedia’s 19th Annual Leadership Conference at The Roosevelt Hotel in New York City.

Vanderblue is known as one of the top-selling real estate agents in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Her success is largely due to her exceptional marketing ability and through creating a team of professionals whose foremost concern is the needs of their clients. Vanderblue’s career includes advertising sales, media marketing and several independent business ventures and ownership. Vanderblue created The Vanderblue Team in 2003 to bring together agents who shared the same philosophy of “Making a Difference in Real Estate.” As The Vanderblue Team, agents share resources, contacts and strategies to match home buyers and home sellers to properties that best suit their needs and desires.

Don’t miss Vanderblue in the “Top 5 in Real Estate: A New Approach to Expireds” session, also facilitated by Dalton.

RISMedia’s Leadership Conference is a high-level, networking and educational event for America’s real estate and relocation leaders held on location, in New York City every year. In order to attend a session, you must be registered for the event.

Session Details:

Session Title: Top 5 in Real Estate: Redefining Differentiation

Date: Thursday, September 4th

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.

Facilitator: Allan Dalton, Senior Advisor, RISMedia

Panelists: Valerie Fitzgerald, Previews Director, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Craig Proctor, Sales Associate, RE/MAX Omega Realty
Julie Vanderblue, President, The Higgins Group
Larry Vecchio, Founder & President, Better Homes USA
Rosemary West, Team Leader, Rosemary West Team

Session Title: Top 5 in Real Estate: A New Approach to Expireds

Date: Thursday, September 4th

Time: 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Facilitator: Allan Dalton, Senior Advisor, RISMedia

Panelists: Valerie Fitzgerald, Previews Director, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage
Brian Moses, Broker/Owner, Brian Moses & Associates
Craig Proctor, Sales Associate, RE/MAX Omega Realty
Julie Vanderblue, President, The Higgins Group
Rosemary West, Team Leader, Rosemary West Team

What: RISMedia’s 19th Annual Leadership Conference

Where: The Roosevelt Hotel, New York

When: September 3rd-4th, 2008

For more information, e-mail Stephanie Andre, managing editor, publications and events, at Stephanie@rismedia.com.