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VHT Launches YouTube Posting Service for Real Estate Videos

Posted on: Monday, 8 December 2008, 09:00 CST

CHICAGO, Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- VHT, the world's leading provider of visual marketing services for the Real Estate Industry, announced they are now offering YouTube distribution services with their video tours. This fully-automated service gives real estate professionals the ability to quickly and easily gain more exposure for their property marketing.

Generation X and Generation Y have now become the largest home buying segment, bypassing the Baby Boomer generation, according to a recent National Association of REALTORS(R) panel on marketing practices. This segment maps well to the YouTube target audience. Real estate videos posted on YouTube not only give more exposure to the agent and the property, it can also improve the placement of the listing within Google search results, the most popular search engine in the world.

"With over 87% of home buyers beginning their searches on the Internet, finding new and unique ways to promote listings online is imperative in today's market," said Maia Tihista, Vice President of Marketing for VHT. "Surveys have shown that video enhances the perceived value of a home by nearly 6%. When coupling a high-quality video with more online exposure, you have the most advantageous scenario for reaching and attracting real estate buyers."

About VHT, Inc.

VHT provides professional production, management and distribution of visual content - including photographs, video, multimedia tours and Video on Demand television spots - for more than $1.5 billion in properties for more than 3,500 companies and 75,000 real estate professionals. VHT's production services include the creation of visual content by VHT's nationwide team of professional photographers and videographers as well as the award-winning editors and image specialists at VHT Studios. VHT's ImageWorks visual asset management services provide for the resizing, reformatting, repurposing, tracking and distribution of visual assets for use in all media.

For More Information: Rachel Bevins, VHT 847-544-7747, Rachel_Bevins@VHT.com

SOURCE VHT, Inc.

Source: PR Newswire

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