Joshua Swanson

Changes Coming To Instagram Instagram is always going through a multitude of changes in the digital marketing world. As an app that began solely as a medium to share the photographs taken by its users, Instagram as catapulted to become one of the key players in social advertising. After Facebook bought Instagram, it finally rolled out advertising options for businesses.…

Mindful Multifamily Management In The 21st Century

How and Why Reaching Millennials Authentically is Everything A recent Wall Street Journal report indicates that many Millennials may become a generation of perpetual renters. A broad swath of the middle class have been affected by a shortage of affordable homes, damaged credit, swelling student loans, and tough approval standards for buying a home. Clearly, long-term renters will want their…

Why Video Advertising on Facebook is Here to Stay

Pay-per-click campaigns are a steady bet even in the ever changing digital world, but new mediums are infiltrating the digital marketing sphere that advertisers need to adopt -- like, yesterday. Video advertising, in particular, is increasingly gaining ground on social feeds, and the medium itself is evolving (think: live streaming, virtual reality, etc.). It’s important to note, however, that there’s…

Reputation Management Theater – Meat Gazing

In episode 7 of Reputation Management Theater our fearless CEO Joshua Swanson and his trustworthy Shakespearean actors perform a 5-star apartment review! How does an apartment building get good online reviews and build a positive reputation? Find out by watching this episode. Oh, also, be sure you're paying close attention to the dress code needed by the maintenance staff in…

Reputation Management Theater – Fetus In The Freezer

In episode 7 of Reputation Management Theater, our fearless CEO Joshua Swanson and his trustworthy Shakespearean actors perform an apartment review that talks about the importance of cleaning out the freezer before future residents move in. Sometimes apartments are "a little ghetto," but don't let that stop you, apartment managers! Fight back by cleaning out your freezers and throwing away…

Reputation Management Theater – Rip-off, Rip-off, Rip-off

This episode is rather serious as it deals with Fair Housing Laws, so pay close attention and learn from others negative Yelp reviews. In essence, that's really what this series is all about, teaching Property Managers just how to compose a perfect response to all of the interesting apartment reviews they receive. https://youtu.be/OYyBJueOxiA Why has GTMA hired Shakespearean actors to perform…

Reputation Management Theater – Ceiling Leaks

Certain residents can be counted on to complain and others can be counted on to problem solve. If only all apartment residents were as innovative as the reviewer featured in our latest episode of Reputation Management Theater. Can you guess which community the online reviewer is referencing? https://youtu.be/mu-jyALTREk Why has GTMA hired Shakespearean actors to perform apartment reviews for all of…

GTMA Wins Video Awards at AIM Conference

Once a year apartment markerters from all over the country converge on Huntington Beach, California for the Apartment Internet Marketing Conference. GTMA wasn't a sponsor this year, but we were there in spirit by participating in the 2016 AIM Video Awards. An original video and a $20 donation to the Housing Industry Fund got us in the competition. As a "vendor," even though we despise…

Upgrade Your Apartment Community’s PPC Campaign with Geotargeting

Paid media continues to be one of the most effective ways to capture the attention of your apartment community's online audience. However, these types of campaigns require a reasonable budget and it becomes increasingly difficult to compete with larger organizations that have higher budgets for the same offering as yours in the same area as yours. Fortunately, the emergence of Geotargeting allows…

Reputation Management Theater – “Pompass” Clowns

https://youtu.be/BhUHjWfH4vI Some words used to describe apartments in online reviews are simply so perfect, they deserve their own Shakespearean actor to perform them for all of us to enjoy. Why are we taking the time to invest further into these unspellchecked reviews? Because the world is full of haters and our job is to fight back against those haters on behalf of our…