Online video increases lead generation by 30 percent for multi-housing advertisers
For Rent Media Solutions advertisers who use video in their marketing initiatives reap the benefits

NORFOLK, VA, August 28, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Property managers who incorporate video into their marketing initiatives see a significant increase in lead generation, according to For Rent Media Solutions, a leading apartment resource for searching apartments nationwide, and a division of Dominion Enterprises. By monitoring marketing activity in its LEADS Dashboard, For Rent has observed that advertisers who add online video to their marketing initiatives increase lead generation by an average of 30 percent and by as much as 309 percent in some markets.

In Denver, two For Rent Media Solutions properties that incorporated the Community Theater video product into their advertising efforts saw an increase in LEADS of more than 309 percent. Community Theater allows property managers to put their communities on display through an online video commercial. Through Community Theater, potential renters get an inside look at the property of their choice. The jump in LEADS that advertisers are experiencing nationwide has been credited to these videos.

"Audiences across the nation are attracted to online video," noted Terry Slattery, president of For Rent Media Solutions. "With LEADS increasing by more than 200 percent in some markets, it is evident our online video product Community Theater is generating the LEADS that deliver leases for property managers."

More than 80.7 percent of mobile users coming to the ForRent.com mobile Web site can view video, according to Omniture SiteCatalyst , a Web analytic resource. comScore Media Metrix shows that 81.2 percent of the total U.S. Internet audience viewed online video in June 2009. The average online video viewer watched 453 minutes of video, or nearly 7.6 hours.

A recent survey of more than 400 senior-level decision makers, conducted by PermissionTV, shows online video is the top priority for digital marketing budgets. Nearly 64 percent use online video for branded content and video destination and more than two thirds of respondents reported that strengthening relationships with existing customers and prospects is the primary goal of online video initiatives.

To learn more about Community Theater, please email community.theater@forrent.com.

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Meredith Mobley
For Rent Media Solutions
Marketing Communications Coord
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United States 23510
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