7 comments » RSS Pieces Appoints Scott Lockhart as New PresidentRSS Pieces, a provider of top-rated real estate blogging products, today announced it has appointed Scott Lockhart to the position of President, effective September 1, 2007.Former RE/MAX Greater Atlanta and Trader Publishing Executive Brings Deep Domain Expertise CAPE CORAL, FL., September 14, 2007— RSS Pieces, a provider of top-rated real estate blogging products, today announced it has appointed Scott Lockhart to the position of President, effective September 1, 2007. Mr. Lockhart, a seasoned executive with deep experience in technology solutions for real estate, has held executive level positions at RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, Trader Publishing Company (now Dominion Enterprises), and Gill Group. “I am very excited about this opportunity and in what I can see RSS Pieces achieving in the real estate industry and beyond. We are building a company culture with a consistently higher standard of quality which truly understands what is important to agents and the industry,” said Scott Lockhart the newly appointed President. “With competition for REALTOR®’s marketing dollars at an all time high I believe that RSS Pieces’ proven, cost effective combination of services and unique technologies addresses some of the major challenges for most REALTORS® online and offline. I am looking forward to working with the team at RSS Pieces to contribute new ideas to the real estate industry and provide top notch technology, customer service and return on investment for our clients.” "We are extremely pleased to have Scott Lockhart join as our new President," said John McKnight, Chairman of the Board. "The board of directors was impressed with Mr. Lockhart's deep experience in both technology and real estate, his proven leadership in real estate companies, and the passion he brings as an individual to the need for better technologies for real estate. We are confident that RSS Pieces, behind Mr. Lockhart's leadership, will push forward in its pursuit of Optimized Blogging and Online Application Technologies, and continue to drive customer success."Mike Baker, Chief Operating Officer of RSS Pieces, said, "We are very excited to have Scott join our team as we see synergy on several accounts. Scott's experience, solid understanding of technologies affecting the industry and leadership skills will compliment RSS Pieces' existing infrastructure, relationships, intellectual property and technology assets which will enable us to streamline our production model and crack multi-million dollar deals thereby providing more value to shareholders." Mr. Lockhart most recently served as Chief Technology Officer, for RE/MAX Greater Atlanta, one of the most forward thinking and successful real estate franchisees in the country. Scott's technology leadership helped transform the company's operations and in doing so, helped solidify its position as regional market leader with consumers and REALTORS® alike. Before this, Scott held multiple roles in the online real estate division of Trader Publishing Company (now Dominion Enterprises), including Group Product Development Manager for the New Ventures Group and leader of Trader Digital Imaging, a Trader Publishing technology start-up. Prior to joining Trader Publishing, Scott was Chief Technology Officer and then Director of Business Development at the Gill Group, a nationwide real estate appraisal consultancy. About RSS Pieces RSS Pieces is a Cape Coral, FL based blog publishing and hosting firm founded by John McKnight, Mary McKnight and Michael Baker, 20-year veterans of the software and web development industries. RSS Pieces' blog platform automatically SEOs content and integrates the feature rich environment and general usability tools of the traditional website. The company is committed to providing affordable and valuable tools to their clients in both the real estate and music entertainment business sectors. ### Related PostsWHY REALTORS should use rssTURN YOURSELF into an expert HOW TO WRITE a realtor blog WHY REPLACE a conventional website? WHAT IS a blog? http://www.rsspieces.com/001294
Posted on October 17, 2007 05:39:36 by Mary.MCKNIGHT
Comment from: Brian Brady [Visitor] This should be a great addition to the RSS team. Welcome, Mr. Lockhart Comment from: Ben Clarke [Visitor] Excellent hire.....very professional operator. Comment from: Mary.MCKNIGHT [Member] Brian, we too are confident that Scott is an excellent selection to lead us into the future. Plus, it allows John, Mike, David and I to focus on what our stregths are while Scott can handle to overall organization. We are also in negotiations with another well known name from the real estate blogosphere and will be adding someone from the music industry. We're growing very fast over here to accomodate the glut of work from our reseller network. Ben, We think so too. Thanks for the reinforcement. Comment from: guestblogger [Member] WOW! This is all so cool! I look forward to all the great things on the horizon for RSSPieces... :) Comment from: Marc Blasi [Visitor] Sounds great - it all just keeps getting better. Comment from: Laurie.Manny [Member] Welcome Scott, best wishes. Comment from: Scott Lockhart [Visitor] Thanks for all the kind words! I am excited to be here and working with the RSS Pieces team to build the best blogs and blogging company in the market. Keep an eye out for some of the new things we will be releasing very soon. Cheers. Comment on this article This post has no feedback awaiting moderation... |
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