NARRAGANSETT, RI – March 10th 2016 – Local real estate company Lila Delman Real Estate International joined an accomplished group of real estate professionals from around the world at the Luxury Portfolio SUMMIT on February 20-26 at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. The event was invitation-only and open exclusively to those who specialize in the luxury market and whose firms are affiliated with Luxury Portfolio International®, the luxury face of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.
Participants engaged in a collaborative program focused on home and lifestyle trends and how to best meet the needs of affluent homebuyers and sellers. The program emphasized cultivating a keen understanding of the most contemporary and sought-after trends in the eyes of today’s homebuyers. Insights on marketing were explored, taking inspiration from captivating luxury brands. Global real estate customs and practices were also a focus, with an emphasis on how Luxury Portfolio connects the best brokerages across borders.
An impressive lineup of keynote speakers included David Gregory, renowned television journalist and former moderator of NBC’s Meet the Press. Also featured were David Bromstad, guest mentor and host of HGTV’s new series Beach Flip; Mickey Khan, editor in chief of the world’s leading luxury business publication, Luxury Daily; and behavioral scientist and author James Kane, known for his research on what makes someone truly loyal.
“It is always enlightening to bring together the best minds in real estate who offer valuable conversations about what we can expect from our industry,” said Catherine Cloney, Marketing Director at Lila Delman Real Estate International. Cloney was joined by Melanie Delman, President of Lila Delman Real Estate International, Brooke Churas, Marketing and Technology Strategist and Sarah Fish, Advertising Coordinator.
Participants in the MarTech event explored a range of topics relating to technology in the real estate market and addressed ways to best reach, communicate with and serve today’s savvy home buyers and sellers.
Keynote speakers at MarTech included George Blankenship, the innovator who master-minded Apple retail stores and later headed worldwide retail for Tesla, and William Taylor, co-founding editor of Fast Company magazine. Also featured were Stefan Swanepoel, real estate trends expert and author of the Swanepoel Power 200 and D.A.N.G.E.R. Report, and an impressive line-up of industry thought leaders, marketing strategists and technology innovators.
“We were thrilled to host such an impressive group of real estate professionals for this year’s SUMMIT,” said Stephanie Pfeffer Anton, executive vice president of Luxury Portfolio. “This group represents the best in the business – those who truly understand the wants and needs of today’s affluent buyers and sellers. We were thankful for the opportunity to bring them together to share their knowledge with one another while we unveiled our latest research and newest tools created to empower them to best serve the high-net-worth consumer today.”
Affiliates of Luxury Portfolio market high-end homes to affluent consumers worldwide through the network’s strategic marketing program, including the award-winning website LuxuryPortfolio.com, which markets over 50,000 luxury homes to over three million high-net-worth visitors annually and features a total inventory of available properties exceeding $48 billion.
ABOUT LILA DELMAN REAL ESTATE INTERNATIONAL
Lila Delman founded the company’s original office in Narragansett over 50 years ago. Since then, Lila Delman Real Estate International has grown to include 6 strategically located offices, over 90 associates, a marketing department that creatively uses online social media, and an award-winning website. Utilizing international marketing partners such as Christie’s International Real Estate, Mayfair International Realty and Luxury Portfolio, the firm is consistently a frontrunner in the luxury market. For more information, please visit LilaDelman.com .
For more information, please contact Dom Costa at Lila Delman Real Estate International at 401-848-2101 or email dom.costa@liladelman.com