Multifamily Technology Platform Provider 365 Connect Receives Five National Technology Choice Awards
NEW ORLEANS, LA – September 9, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — 365 Connect, the New Orleans-based, award-winning online technology platform provider for the multifamily industry, announced today that for a third year in a row, it has received an array of MHN Technology Choice Awards. The award categories were: Marketing Portals, Resident Portals, Mobile Platforms, Social Media Applications and Resident Payment Systems. These highly-coveted awards further cement 365 Connect’s role as the leader in creating leading edge, web-based technology platforms for the multifamily industry.
The MHN Technology Choice Awards are nominated and voted on by industry leaders across the country. Each year, the awards are presented to recognize the best multifamily technology companies providing innovative solutions to industry needs such as marketing websites, online payment platforms, resident portals and more. Winners are determined by online votes by property managers, management companies and industry leaders who are queried to decide which firms stand apart and deserve recognition as outstanding technology providers.
365 Connect topped the list for the third year in a row in all five of the categories for which it was nominated. The awards were for 365 Connect’s leading edge Online Leasing Platform, an interactive Internet expansion of a community’s leasing team that eliminates redundant marketing efforts through its unique Marketing Syndication Platform; the 365 Resident Services Platform, one of the industry’s most unique and robust Resident Services Portals available in the industry today, a proven resident retention tool and lease renewal Platform; and its Resident Payments Platform, a seamlessly integrated payment interface designed to deliver an affordable online payment solution to the multifamily industry. In addition, 365 Connect received awards for its Mobile Leasing and Resident Platform, a fully integrated solution to serve today’s mobile generation; and its leading edge Social Media Application that automates and interlinks content from its Online Leasing and Resident Services Platforms directly to Twitter and Facebook.
In a written statement, Multi-Housing News Publisher Dan Waldman said, “Multi-Housing News is proud to present the winners of the 2013 Technology Choice Awards to companies who provide flexible customization, competitive pricing and the most innovative solutions, all backed by superior customer support. The industry users have voted these firms as those that stand out among the rest. As technologies for our industry grow and evolve to meet our constantly changing needs, the playing field becomes more competitive. These companies are the ones that have been rated highest by our readers. Congratulations to our 2013 winners, for all they do to show the multi-housing industry the many ways technology has a positive impact on our day-to-day as well as long-term business.”
365 Connect President and CEO Kerry W. Kirby stated, “365 Connect is proud to have its technology platforms recognized by its peers for making a difference in the market, not only for property management professionals, but for residents living in apartment communities across the country. These awards demonstrate the capability of the 365 Connect Platform to rapidly evolve and grow to meet the changing needs of the multifamily housing industry.”
To date, 365 Connect has received a total of 14 technology awards, including the 2012 Louisiana Governor’s Technology Award in the Coup D’ Tech category, which honors a company for its unique cutting edge and innovative technology product or service that establishes the company as a technology leader as well as helps the state’s economy. 365 Connect received this prestigious award for its leading edge Locate, Lease and Live Technology Platform it provides to the multifamily housing industry. As 365 Connect builds all of its proprietary software in-house, never outsourcing a single component, it continues to serve as an economic engine for the state’s economy.
The 365 Connect Platform stands out with its unique ability to market an apartment community across the Internet on high traffic sites, automate Social Media postings, deliver desktop and mobile platforms for prospects to transact business, and provide residents online services and communication tools to enhance retention rates. All of the 365 Connect Platforms integrate with property management software as well as social media applications, and are delivered in desktop and mobile versions.
About Multi-Housing News: For 47 years, Multi-Housing News (MHN) has provided in-depth news and analysis of the events and players shaping the multi-housing industry. Comprehensive coverage provides our readers with the insight they need in their day-to-day and future business. Our readers are the top level executives in the multi-housing industry: CEOs, COOs, CFOs, presidents, chairmen, vice chairmen, principals, partners, owners, senior vice presidents, executive vice presidents, directors, general managers and builders of multi-housing-related companies. MHN provides the leaders of the multi-housing industry with the most current and complete news, information and analysis in print and online to help them run their businesses more efficiently and profitably. For more information visit: www.MultiHousingNews.com
About 365 Connect, LLC: Award-winning 365 Connect was founded in 2003 by a team of multifamily housing professionals with the primary goal of maximizing and accelerating online activities in the multifamily marketplace that reduce costs and increase revenue. Committed to delivering innovative solutions to meet the rapidly changing needs of the multifamily housing industry, 365 Connect is the industry leader in designing and delivering an array of online platforms that work in unison with each other to market, lease and retain residents in multifamily communities. The 365 Connect Platform interfaces with social media, management software, marketing platforms and a host of other third-party applications. It prides itself in being one of the most integration-friendly platforms in the industry and has proven to be so effective, that it has also gained acceptance with government programs in affordable housing. 365 Connect designs technology to enhance not only the user experience for property managers, but also prospects and residents that utilize its platforms to find, lease and live in multifamily communities nationwide. Explore: www.365connect.com
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