POMPANO BEACH, Fla.,
Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Onstream Media Corporation (NASDAQ: ONSM), a leading online service
provider of live and on-demand corporate audio and web
communications, virtual event technology, and social media
marketing, today announced that The Council of Real Estate
Brokerage Managers (CRB), a premier industry association with over
6,000 brokers, owners, and managers in the real estate business,
has signed a MarketPlace365® services agreement to develop a
virtual tradeshow and interactive social community for the real
estate industry. The marketplace will emphasize brokerage
specific education content and networking that extends CRB's
current designation track, and is planned to debut prior to CRB's
annual meetings, which are taking place on November 9-11, 2011 in Anaheim, California.
CRB's MarketPlace365 will feature an extensive media library
including educational materials on such topics as Business
Strategy, Performance Leadership, Marketing Management, and
Technology Management. Members will be able to view webinars and
webcasts, interact in exclusive chat rooms, participate in industry
leader blogs, and access community forums. The marketplace will
enable the Council's comprehensive catalog of past and current
educational seminars to be seen by thousands of members on their
own time, at their own pace, as well as communicate and share best
practices with fellow professionals.
The Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers (CRB), also known
as the CRB Council, counts over 6,000 real estate brokers and
managers. CRB has been in business since 1968 and is a
not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®.
It is widely viewed as the premier industry association for
team leaders, brokers, owners, and managers in the real estate
business. The CRB Council has determined that only the top 3%
of real estate brokers qualify for membership. The CRB Council also
publishes Real Estate Business Magazine, an online bi-monthly
publication.
"Our primary objective is to provide REALTORS® with the
knowledge, information, tools and resources to maximize the success
and profitability of their business. We view this as a natural
progression in our endeavors to stay cutting edge and remain highly
accessible," says Jonathan Nicholas,
CIO of The CRB Council. "Working with MarketPlace365's unique suite
of services is a perfect match that will benefit both us and our
members by extending our communications, education, and
professional networking."
"We are pleased to offer the CRB Council the ability to
continuously provide value-added services to their existing
membership, and we anticipate new members being attracted to such a
great organization in a whole new way," says Randy Selman, President and CEO of Onstream
Media Corporation. "This is clearly a good fit for both of our
companies, both from a marketing standpoint and from the
perspective of introducing our advanced technologies to such an
important audience. MarketPlace365 will enable the CRB Council to
explore and develop new products and services, enhance access,
timeliness and cost-effectiveness of communications, and provide
continuing education to its members."
MarketPlace365 is a comprehensive, online lead-generation and
communications virtual conference and trade show platform that
enables publishers, associations and tradeshow organizers to
quickly, easily and affordably self-deploy and manage their own
online multimedia "marketplace," while creating a compelling
social-media experience for the attendee. MarketPlace365 brings
communities with common interests together online for commerce and
information exchange. MarketPlace365 features include: social
networking, search engine optimization, advanced analytics, videos,
webinars, presentations and a full suite of marketing and
communications tools. For more information, visit
www.MarketPlace365.com
About The Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers
(CRB):
The Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers is a
not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of
REALTORS®, and the premier industry organization for brokers,
owners, team leaders, and managers. For more than 40 years,
the Council has helped real estate professionals adapt to the
complex challenges of delivering quality service, streamlining
operations, integrating new technology and innovating business
strategies. The CRB Designation is one of the oldest and most
respected in the industry. For more information, visit them
at www.crb.com.
About Onstream Media:
Onstream Media Corporation (Nasdaq: ONSM) is a leading online
service provider of live and on-demand Internet broadcasting,
corporate web communications and virtual marketplace technology.
Onstream Media's innovative Digital Media Services Platform (DMSP)
provides customers with cost effective tools for encoding,
managing, indexing, and publishing content via the Internet. The
company's MarketPlace365® solution enables publishers,
associations, trade show promoters and entrepreneurs to rapidly and
cost effectively self-deploy their own profitable, online virtual
marketplaces. In addition, Onstream Media provides live and
on-demand webcasting, webinars, web and audio conferencing
services. To date, almost half of the Fortune 1000 companies and
78% of the Fortune 100 CEOs and CFOs have used Onstream Media's
services. Select Onstream Media customers include: AAA, Dell,
Disney, Georgetown University, National
Press Club, PR Newswire, Shareholder.com (NASDAQ), Sony Pictures
and the U.S. Government. Onstream Media's strategic relationships
include Akamai, Adobe, BT Conferencing, Qwest and Trade Show News
Network (TSNN). For more information, visit Onstream Media at
www.onstreammedia.com or call 954-917-6655.
Media Relations:
Chris Faust
Fastlane Communications
973-582-3498
cfaust@fast-lane.net
Investor Relations
Jeff Ramson
212-792-4321
jramson@proactivecrg.com
SOURCE Onstream Media Corporation