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• People‐oriented vs. regulation‐oriented – Real estate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals favour receiving<br />

communications in plain language that further enhance their knowledge <strong>of</strong> their responsibilities<br />

under REBBA 2002, in an easy‐to‐understand format.<br />

• Timely information – Real estate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals want timely updates regarding legislation changes,<br />

legal case studies and interpretations <strong>of</strong> industry trends.<br />

Intended Audience:<br />

The intended audience group for RECO’s industry newsletter – For the RECOrd – consists <strong>of</strong> registrants.<br />

This group encompasses the 60,000 registered real estate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in Ontario. They are a highlyengaged<br />

group that is interested in staying on top <strong>of</strong> real estate regulation changes, member<br />

convictions, industry news and education updates. Through the bi‐annual satisfaction survey RECO was<br />

able to determine that this group prefers to receive their news in electronically and in plain language.<br />

Goals/Objectives:<br />

Goals:<br />

• Deliver timely and relevant information, news and updates to registrants; and<br />

• To enhance registrants’ knowledge <strong>of</strong> their responsibilities under REBBA 2002.<br />

Objective:<br />

• Obtain an understanding level <strong>of</strong> RECO’s purpose from at least 80 per cent <strong>of</strong> registrants;<br />

• Obtain a satisfaction level <strong>of</strong> at least 75 per cent for informing registrants <strong>of</strong> key industry issues;<br />

and<br />

• Obtain a satisfaction level <strong>of</strong> at least 80 per cent for For the RECOrd from registrants.<br />

Solution Overview:<br />

Strategies: RECO’s strategies for creating a timely and informative registrant newsletter included:<br />

• Deliver a visually‐appealing and easy‐to‐read newsletter that would resonate with the needs <strong>of</strong><br />

real estate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals.<br />

• Use mobile‐friendly technology to enhance the reader experience and better reflect the<br />

preferences <strong>of</strong> the industry.<br />

• Communicate with all registered real estate pr<strong>of</strong>essionals in Ontario with credible, concise and<br />

timely information pertaining to the real estate industry and provincial legislation.<br />

Tactics: RECO’s tactics included:<br />

• Identifying internal and external stakeholders to act as information sources and editorial board<br />

contributors;<br />

• Identifying topics <strong>of</strong> interest to be addressed in newsletter articles;<br />

• Engaging the services <strong>of</strong> a graphic design partner to determine a new template for magazine‐style<br />

newsletter;<br />

• Researching and selecting an online e‐magazine program to enhance the mobile readability <strong>of</strong> the<br />

newsletter; and<br />

• Researching and writing all copy and selecting all images to create a final product that delivers<br />

timely, relevant and easy‐to‐read industry and regulatory information to registrants.

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