TOP STORY: The Facts on Family Reunion
Did you know that the average agent who attended Family Reunion last year closed three times the contracts than the average agent who did not?
How much more money would you take home this year if you closed three times the contracts you did last year?
Family Reunion is a critical investment in your business.
To help you get there, we are still offering our lowest Family Reunion registration fee of only $499 — but you only have 48 more hours to take advantage of special KW hotel discounts and to be eligible for two great prizes*!
Prize #1 - Four complimentary hotel nights during Family Reunion at your selected hotel.
Prize #2 - If you reserve a room at the Sheraton, Hilton, Hyatt or Renaissance during Family Reunion you will be eligible to win a free room upgrade.
*All registered Family Reunion attendees who reserve their hotel accommodations through the Keller Williams Housing Bureau by the Jan. 9 deadline will be eligible.
Click here to register and
get your hotel discount now!
Looking to stay with your whole team?
Large room blocks are still available in the Hyatt, Hilton,
Renaissance and Sheraton in Downtown Atlanta.
Contact the Keller Williams Housing Bureau to book your hotel room today.
Your 1099 is going online! **U.S. Only**
New in 2008, you will have the option to access and print your 2007 Profit Share 1099 online by opting in on the Keller Williams Intranet.
Next week, here in THIS WEEK @ kw, there will be step-by-step instructions for requesting your 1099 online.
Then, after Jan. 31, your 2007 1099s will be available for viewing and printing.
Please send any questions to kwmcangel@kw.com with 2007 Profit Share 1099 in the subject line.
The race is on for creative, unique donations for KW Cares Annual Silent Auction in Atlanta!
The items are rolling in for KW Cares' upcoming Annual Silent Auction at Family Reunion, but the Auction is still in need of your hot ticket items!
Here’s a sneak peak into some items that will be available:
- VIP tickets and backstage passes to a taping of the David Letterman Show
- A personalized voicemail message recorded by Mo Anderson
- Two days skiing/snow boarding in Park City Mountain Resort
- $200 Hertz Rental Car voucher
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Roundtrip airfare to Salt Lake City on Delta Airlines
You still have time to donate your creative item.
KW Cares will work with you to arrange shipment of your items directly to Atlanta for your convenience. You can download the donor agreement form by clicking here. All donation agreements are due to KW Cares by Jan. 18!
Find out what MAPS has to offer in 2008
It's a New Year and time to get started and make the changes that will take your business to new heights this year.
To set you up for success in 2008, MAPS is offering two of our most popular coaching calls for FREE!
Space on these calls is limited, so register today to secure your spot!
Market Like You Meant It! with Coach Todd Butzer Fri., Jan. 11 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. |
Teaches you how to invest, budget and maximize your marketing dollar. |
Internet Lead Generation with Coach Jack Miller Tues., Jan. 15 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. |
Makes it simple for you to understand how to use technology to create leads. |
Click here to listen to some our past free calls.
Market Center Leadership Corner 
Register for the first R-T-C-K boot camp of the year to kick-off 2008
Is your recruiting and training program powering up your business or draining your energy? Start the year by attending Keller Williams University's R-T-C-K programs that bring focus to your Recruiting, Training and Time Management.
Click here to register now and build your
custom schedule from the choices below:
Recruiting Clinic OR Recruit-Select
Jan. 14-15
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Recruiting Clinic will provide the information you need to create and deliver a world-class recruiting presentation.
Led by Rick Geha
Recruit-Select helps you build your business by identifying and hiring the right talent!
Led by John Davis
Market Center Training OR Train the Trainer I
Jan. 16-17
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Market Center Training will explore different opportunities and tools to help you implement training for associates at all different levels, all the time. Additionally, you will learn about, practice and perfect key trainer skills that you - and others - will need to have in order to create effective learning opportunities.
Led by Michael Bastian
Train the Trainer I is designed to provide the knowledge and skills to successfully conduct Keller Williams University courses. The course focuses on presentation skills and course delivery. You'll learn what preparation is needed to deliver industry leading training.
Led by Jeff Sutherlin
Time Management with the 411
Jan. 18
8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Time Management with the 411 offers sound guidance for anyone interested in challenging themselves to work smarter, not harder, towards annual, monthly, and weekly goals. In this course, you'll learn how to use the powerful Keller Williams 411 Action Goal system to set SMART goals, maximize your productivity and how to pull it all together to create that work/life balance we all strive to achieve.
Led by Michael Bastian
Testing potential MCAs becomes paperless and painless 
The MCAngels have delivered an updated and improved online version of the MCA assessment to help you screen candidates for the critical MCA position.
As part of the hiring process, every MCA candidate should complete an MCA assessment, which will help you determine the candidate’s accounting knowledge.
Please contact kwmcangel@kw.com with any questions about the new assessment.
Market Center Leadership Must Read!!!
New awards policies you need to know for this year's awards
Award Pick-Up
This year, market center awards and agent awards WILL NOT be shipped to your market center. All awards will be distributed on-site at Family Reunion during Registration.
Your market center leadership team should develop a plan on who will pick-up the awards and how you will hand the awards out to your agents.
Awards Policy
We have made some changes to our Awards Policy. You can review the entire policy on the KW Intranet, by logging on through KW.com, clicking on the "Resources" tab, "Documents," "Awards Policy."
Here are the highlights:
- Definition of Individuals, Teams, Groups
For awards purposes, Teams are defined as two licensed associates (with a status 'A' production status 'A') and a Group is three or more licensed associates (with a status 'A' production status 'A')
- Adjustment Period for Awards
Every year we allow you to make final adjustments to Teams or Group records for a short period of time to finalize awards. This year, the adjustment period is tentatively scheduled to be open from Monday, Jan. 14, 2008 through Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008.
- Online Covenant
We are excited to have an online awards covenant this year. When you login, you will see a screen titled Awards Covenant. You will have the option to Accept or click on Adjustments in Progress.
- We will award market centers with Highest Gain in Profit Share in all three phases — Launch, Growth and Achievement
- Profit Sharing Market Centers Award and Market Centers in Production Award for GCI and Units will be combined into one physical award and awarded in all three phases — Launch, Growth and Achievement
Should you have any questions about the new Awards Policy, please email awards@kw.com.
Comments or questions for THIS WEEK @ kw? We want to hear from you!
Contact us at marketing@kw.com.
