OBEO AND VIRTUAL AGENT ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP AND LAUNCH OF COMPLETE MOBILE MARKETING SOLUTION IN REAL ESTATE

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(Free-Press-Release.com) August 8, 2011 -- SALT LAKE CITY, UT – Aug 2, 2011 – Obeo, the real estate industry’s leading provider of full-service photography, virtual tours and virtual staging in North America, and Virtual Agent, a mobile technology provider for major real estate brokerages throughout the United States, announce partnership to bring mobile marketing solutions to Obeo’s highly popular online interactive real estate products tailored toward homebuyers and sellers.

“Obeo is the real estate industry’s leader in interactive marketing solutions,” states Matt Simons, founder and Chief Technology Officer of Virtual Agent. “We are excited to collaborate with them. The depth of their visual and social products fit well with our mobile platform. Collectively, clients can now engage consumers visually, socially and via the mobile channel. Our partnership provides agents and brokerages with a well rounded marketing solution.”

The National Association of REALTORS® reports eight of 10 homebuyers will drive by a property for sale. Considering wireless communications has penetrated ninety six percent of the U.S. population according to the CTIA wireless association, consumers can now receive property information like interior photos and YouTube virtual video to their mobile phone without leaving their car.

“The opportunity for real estate agents and brokers to engage prospective homebuyers is only present if they can offer immediate property listing information that they can view while mobile,” says Andy Evans, founder and chief technology officer of Obeo. “With the integration of Virtual Agent’s technology, our products engage today’s progressive ‘mobile’ consumer generation.”

Throughout the week of July 25, Obeo rolled-out the launch of new mobile capabilities to its product suite including Obeo HomeSite, Obeo StyleDesigner and Obeo SpaceDesigner which provide virtual tours, virtual decorating, virtual staging, vStager, video, interactive floor plans, and syndicated listing exposure to top real estate portals.

Simons comments that studies show almost 98 percent of all text messages are opened and read. Of all the marketing mediums like email, phone campaigns, direct mail and online ads, he says none are more widely viewed than text messages. With Obeo’s new mobile solutions, real estate agents can better connect with customers through, for example, targeted text message notifications on price reductions, open houses and comparable property information.

Obeo’s products now use the Virtual Agent Platform to allow real estate agents to incorporate text messaging, mobile web, automated voice (IVR), QR codes (unique graphic codes similar in function to a barcode) into various marketing materials such as property signs, print advertisements and online marketing and social media networks.

For more information about Obeo’s new mobile marketing solutions, visit www.obeo.com, and for more information about Virtual Agent, visit www.VirtualAgentConnect.com.

About Virtual Agent

Virtual Agent is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah with additional team members in California, Arizona, Michigan and Florida and is recognized as a leading mobile technology provider for prominent real estate brands in the United States and Canada. Virtual Agent is founded by seasoned veterans in both the mobile and real estate industries and has been deploying technology solutions across a range of customers and industries. This experience has enabled Virtual Agent to amass a unique set of technology assets and expertise that make it well positioned to offer enterprise grade mobile solutions for the world’s largest real estate brands. For more information, visit www.VirtualAgentConnect.com.

About Obeo
As a leading innovator and provider of Real Estate marketing technology in North America, Obeo offers strategic solutions to real estate professionals looking to stand out from the rest. Obeo’s marketing engine provides beautiful photography, virtual staging and redecorating, extensive portal syndication, and lead generating social media marketing. Obeo delivers the unusual experience that leads a buyer to say “I could see me there”. To find out more, go to www.obeo.com.

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