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6. 2012 OVATION Awards Winning Entries - IABC/Toronto
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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.