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And The Winner Is…..
September 16, 2011 by
The 2011 Best in Apartment Livings Awards Banquet was held last night at Drexelbrook with over 700 attendees there to celebrate our 2011 winners. Emcee Andrew Botieri, AAGP President Ron Monson and Platinum Sponsors kept the event lively while the winners accepted their awards on stage.
Thank you to our drivers, judges, sponsors and all the properties entered in the program this year.
Congratulations to the 2011 Award winners. Results are posted on the AAGP website.
Renting Becoming A Popular Option
August 23, 2011 by
The CBS Apartment Living Advocacy Campaign continued today with an appearance by Jim Korman on Talk Philly. Jim discussed why renting is becoming a popular option in this economy and how Korman Residential is providing renters with lifestyle options comparable to home ownership.
Click here to view Jim Korman on Talk Philly
Visit the AAGP website for more information about the CBS Apartment Living Advocacy Campaign.
Really?A Machete?
August 12, 2011 by
Looks like at least one landlord in Reading could use some pointers from the good guys on why it’s always a bad idea to resort to self help:
The Associated Press recently reported on an owner of a rooming house in Reading who has been accused of attacking a tenant with a machete. The tenant was three weeks behind on his rent and the landlord was executing his own personal (very personal) evictions proceeding.
It’s gratifying to know all responsible landlords, even those who have not graduated from our education classes, would recognize this as the supreme story of definitely what not to do!
But it does remind us of a scene from the Adams Family movie, a sardonic spoof on the macabre side of life:
Morticia stops her precocious son as he passes through the kitchen with a paring knife.
“Pugsley!” She challenges him, accusingly, “Is that for your sister!?”
“Yes,” Puglsey answers, his head bowed in shame, realizing his evil intentions are all too transparent.
Morticia casts her son a disapproving look, as she takes the paring knife from his hands.
She replaces it with a much larger carving knife, and sends him on his way.
It’s August. Chill, and have a great weekend.
One Week To Go!!! AAGP on CBS
August 9, 2011 by
AAGP has partnered with CBS to air an Apartment Living advocacy campaign with the primary goal to promote AAGP members as “The Good Guysâ€. The campaign will run 30 second spots featuring the benefits of apartment living, encouraging renters to look for the AAGP logo when renting their next apartment, and highlighting the eight Owner members participating in the CBS campaign. Many thanks to these participants for covering the expense of this endeavor, through their generosity ALL members of AAGP benefit!
AAGP is stepping out into the public eye with a fresh new look. The updated AAGP logo will debut on CBS; look for the spots to air on the CBS Early Show, Talk Philly at noon and the CBS Evening news on August 15. Each participating Owner will be interviewed for a weekly segment on Talk Philly by hosts Pat Ciarrocchi and Ukee Washington discussing their company and why being an AAGP member benefits not only their company but their residents as well. Set your DVRs for August 16 at noon to see David Adelman, Campus Apartments on Talk Philly.
Thank you to our fabulous PR Committee Chaired by Jim Korman! The Committee made up of Larry Falkow, Christine Gertz, Aaron Helfman, Jenel Marraccini, Ron Monson, Paul Small, Ellen Thompson, Jessica Scully and Gunti Weissenberger have in one year created 1)The Renters Bill of Rights 2) The website FAQ’s and great new content and design 3) produced monthly newspaper advocacy articles 4) created the fresh new logo and look for all AAGP communications and 5) finally the CBS Advocacy Campaign. So much progress in one year!!!
If you have any questions regarding this new and exciting outreach, please give Pam Bennett a call at 610-664-1800
Check out Campus Apartments on CBS:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj-V8Yz1S4Q
View the Talk Philly Interview Schedule: http://aagp.com/associations/11216/files/CBS%20Talk%20Philly%20Interview%20Schedule.pdf
~posted by Erica Hunter 8/9/11
Does this sound like your company?
August 1, 2011 by
AAGP held its wildly successful annual picnic in July. As usual, hundreds of enthusiastic AAGP members came out to play, despite the record-breaking heat. One of this year's highlights was that hundreds of attendees – both on the property management side and the vendor side – proudly wore matching corporate T-shirts. In fact, some attendees embellished their shirts to match their personal style (hooray for scissors, glitter and fabric paint!). Your team members proudly wearing their corporate shirts, and even decorating them, speaks volumes about unity and morale.
Does this sound like your company? Or do you think you could use a little boost to help foster this kind of unity among your team? Next week AAGP has Bill Nye coming to Philadelphia to present Building a Healthy Organization. Bill thinks that to be healthy means that your customers and your employees rave about you and enjoy the relationship they have with the company. Come to class next week (Thursday, August 11 at 9 am) to get that boost you’re looking for. This session is designed specifically for regional property managers, owners and executives. Bill may even provide instructions for embellishing your company T-shirts…
Linda
A Real Page-Turner
July 29, 2011 by
"Wouldn't it be great," we wondered, "if all the District Justices got to know us?" "After all, we’re the authority on Pennsylvania’s apartment industry. So we sent every DJ a copy of our Landlord/ Tenant Handbook. Our ample calling card may not exactly be good beach reading , but it really shored up our image as industry experts. MDJ’s are still recommending it! This week we received yet another book order from a rental owner who said the judge hearing his eviction case suggested it as a helpful resource. It’s still a best seller, but don’t expect the movie any time soon. How could we do it justice?
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