Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates Wins Recognition in International Luxury Real Estate Marketing Contest

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Recognition earned for Best Overall Marketing Package

CBTR LRE Award2009SAVANNAH, GA – On September 13-16, 209 over 150 luxury property experts met in Vail, CO for the 14th Annual Luxury Real Estate Fall Conference at the Ritz-Carlton Bachelor-Gulch.

Cora Bett Thomas Realty’s Vice President of Marketing, Meg Albertson, participated as a panel presenter on Media Fragmentation - In the Age of the Internet, Where does Print fit into Your Marketing Plan? Rounding out the panel was the Moderator, Nick Antonicello, of Unique Homes Magazine and fellow presenters James Retz, Senior Vice President, Marketing & Technology, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty and Thomas B. Anderson, President, Washington Fine Properties.

In addition to the discussions of successful strategies and reports on current market conditions, more than a dozen LuxuryRealEstate.com members were honored with awards during a banquet on the final evening of the event.

“The companies affiliated with Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate are renowned for their expertise in marketing luxury homes,” notes Meghan Barry, executive vice president of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate. “To earn distinction among this group is a significant honor, and I salute Cora Bett Thomas Realty for their achievement.”

The following is a list of the prestigious Luxury Real Estate awards and their recipients:

Best Brand Integration: Marquette Turner Luxury Homes, www.marquetteturner.com.au

Best Overall Marketing Package: Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates, www.corabettthomas.com

Most Innovative Marketing Technique: Drum Realty, www.drumrealty.com

Best Web Site – Design: Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, www.danielgale.com

Best Web Site – Innovation: Rimontgó, www.rimontgo.es Best Print Marketing: Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate, www.slifer.net

Best Industry Networking: Jim Walberg, Caribbean Islands Realty, www.caribbeanislandsrealty.com

Billionaires Club (Individuals selling more than $1 billion of property):

Barry DeNicola, Barry DeNicola Realty, www.barrydenicola.com

Kathy Iverson, Slifer Smith and Frampton Real Estate, www.slifer.net

Betsy Q. Terry, Ewing & Clark, Inc., www.ewingandclark.com

Susan Breitenbach, Corcoran Group Real Estate, www.smbhamptons.com

Outstanding Rookie: Matthew Breitenbach, Corcoran Group Real Estate, www.smbhamptons.com

Most Valued Partner – MVP: duPont Registry, www.dupontregistry.com

Best New Community: Palazzo Tornabuoni, www.palazzotornabuoni.com

Most Impressive Listing: Joshua & Company, www.joshuaco.com

Extraordinary Philanthropist: Diane Turton, Diane Turton, Realtors, www.dianeturton.com

Phoenix Award: Saunders & Associates, www.hamptonsrealestate.com

Best Listing Presentation: Harry Norman, Realtors, www.harrynorman.com

Lifetime Achievement Award: Thomas B. Anderson, Washington Fine Properties, www.wfp.com

About LuxuryRealEstate.com

www.luxuryrealestate.com, a 2009 Webby Award Honoree, is the most-viewed luxury real estate website in the world. The Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate network includes 1500 of the world’s finest real-estate companies with properties in more than100 countries. Participation is strictly invitation-only by CEO/Publisher John Brian Losh. The Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate network is governed by the Board of Regents.

About Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates

With listings for the area’s finest residential and commercial properties, Cora Bett Thomas Realty & Associates, is an exclusive affiliate of Christie’s Great Estates in Savannah, GA, Bluffton and Hilton Head Island, SC and Mayfair International Realty and a longtime member of Who’s Who in Luxury Real Estate, The Board of Regents, Luxury Portfolio, Leading Real Estate Companies of the World (formerly RELO). The firm dominates the luxury real estate market along the Georgia and South Carolina coast, with offices based in Savannah, Ga. and Bluffton and Beaufort, S.C. Under the leadership of founder and CEO Cora Bett Thomas, the company features an expert team of agents who specialize in historic homes, luxury condominiums, commercial real estate, investment property, land and waterfront property. For additional information, please visit www.CoraBettThomas.com online or call 912.233.6000.