Apartment Marketing; Paragon Properties Increases Web Traffic by 161%

February 27, 2010
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Welcome to Episode #4 of the series on our interviews with Paragon Properties,

Paragon Properties is a regional property management company managing 7,500 units in SE Michigan. The Urbane Way has taken on the task of helping Paragon Expand Their Digital Footprint.

Our Apartment Marketing Promise to Paragon for this project;
• Increase Web Traffic by 60%
• Increase Physical Traffic, (Guest Cards) by 20%
• Decrease Market Costs by 30%

What Are We Doing:

How Are We Doing:

  • We have created content for (126) blog posts posts, with rich keywords and tags.
  • Paragon Properties are coming up high in Google Page Rankings for key search words
  • Web Site Visits have Increased by 161%
  • Web Site Page Views have Increased by 136%
  • January was the highest Physical Traffic (Guest Cards) and Rental Month for Paragon in the last eight months


Enjoy the Video, as Justin and I bang around ideas,

Eric’s background is rooted in the rental and real estate industries. He founded metro Detroit’s Urbane Apartments in 2003, after serving as senior vice president for a major Midwest apartment developer. He established a proven track record of effectively repositioning existing rental properties in a way that added value for investors while enhancing the resident experience.

He also established The Urbane Way, a social media marketing and PR laboratory, where innovative marketing ideas are tested. Eric has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine and Business Week Magazine.

You can connect with Eric_Urbane on Twitter.

Eric also writes regular articles for the following publications;

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