Marketing

Developers, agents and architects will need to take the time to understand the new digital landscape in the post-Covid world, and create richer experiences for customers, writes Jess Pinkham...

Estate agents' digital spend has rocketed by 495% in a year, says a leading industry supplier, as more agencies are "starting to transfer their spend from portals and their high street offices to growing…

Architecture and interior design practice founded by Sir Terence Conran is looking to raise its profile across Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

"There has been a significant sea-change in celebrity attitudes towards collaborating with agents instructed to market their properties," says a top North London estate agency.

Hotels may dominate the international branded residence space, but there's scope for lifestyle brands - from food and drink to fashion and tech - to move into the sector, suggests Riyan Itani.

"Consumers want more information", says National Trading Standards's Estate and Letting Agency team, as it launches a survey to find out what property agents think should be essential on all portal listings

Zoopla is following through on its recent rebrand with what it calls its "biggest ever marketing campaign"

Some 60% of all estate agency property portal sales leads in Q1 came via Rightmove, according to analysis of around 500,000 inbound leads in the first three months of this year.

Zoopla has updated its branding with a new logo, and revealed new "game-changing functionality"

Recently-launched property portal Boomin has appointed former Virgin Group CEO Stephen Murphy as Non-Executive Chairman, and is looking to recruit a Managing Director.

This year's ESTAS Forum & Awards are due to take place on 22nd October, at the Grosvenor House Hotel in London.

The founder of Britain's most successful hybrid estate agency, Purplebricks, is about to launch his next big venture: taking on Rightmove and Zoopla with a new portal that's being billed as "the next generation…