During this edition of BDXtra, we have Mandi Mankvitz joining us here on the BDXtra podcast. Mandi has over 20 years of experience in digital engagement, emerging technology and marketing evolution for Fortune 500 retailers and manufacturers. As VP of Engagement Trends at Sphere Trending, a strategy think tank and trend forecasting firm, Mandi leads the analyzation and translation of digital and technology trend insights into innovation strategies for a wide breadth of clients and industries.

Special Guest: Mandi Mankvitz.

Today we have Branden Ridenour joining us here on the BDXtra podcast. Brandon is the CEO of ANGI Homeservices. Through its collection of brands – including Home Advisor and Angie’s List, ANGI Homeservices is creating the world’s largest digital marketplace for home services, connecting millions of homeowners across the globe with home service professionals. Brandon also has an impressive background in eCommerce including leadership roles at Nutrisystem and Scholastic prior to joining ANGI. At BDX, we are fortunate to get to tap into Brandon’s insights regularly as one of our board members.

Special Guest: Brandon Ridenour.

Welcome to this week’s edition of BDXtra – we’re here each week bringing you the latest trends from Google and around the market. We’ll also be featuring guests each week to give you a unique perspective on our new normal. This week we’ve got a couple of BDXperts here with us to talk about the trends they are seeing with builder websites.

Special Guests: Lisa Carolan and Rebecca Coyne.

Our special guest today is Tim Sullivan. Tim is the senior managing principal at Meyers Research and oversees the advisory group for Meyers Research, Metrostudy and Builder Magazine. For over 30 years he’s been analyzing and valuing real estate opportunities all across the US and Latin America. Many of you know Tim from regular industry updates and speaking engagements. He is one of our industry’s brightest thought leaders and we’re excited to have him here with us today.

Special Guest: Tim Sullivan.

This week’s guest on BDXtra is Tom Nelson. For years, Tom has been influential in helping shape the marketing strategies for builders around the country and now he has taken his expertise in home building and is a founding partner in UTour, an innovative service that allows home shoppers to enjoy interactive, self-guided tours of a home builder’s inventory homes, models and sales centers on their schedule.

Special Guest: Tom Nelson.

This week's special guest on BDXtra podcast is Mike Lyon, founder of DoYouConvert. Mike is widely admired and recognized as one of the top innovators in online lead generation and conversion for the home building and real estate industries – and today those topics are more important than ever. During this podcast, Mike talks with BDX CEO Tim Costello about Technology, Personalization, and Empathy in these challenging times.

Special Guest: Mike Lyon.

During this episode of BDXtra, Tim Costello and Melissa Morman unveil the latest stats about the housing market and outline a plan for succeeding during our new normal. They outline the lay of the land -- the headwinds and tailwinds that we are experiencing right now. They also discuss the 4 choices we face when faced with a changing business environment. Lastly they walk through a plan for success -- from messaging to content what do you need to be doing right now to increase market share over used homes?

Special Guest: Tim Costello.

Welcome to this week’s edition of BDXtra – we’re here each week bringing you the latest trends from Google and around the market. We’ll also be featuring a guest each week to give you a unique perspective on our new normal.

This week you’ll hear from Jane Meagher, president of Success Strategies. Many of you know Jane as one of our industry’s leading design studio and marketing experts. Jane has worked with builders in nearly every state and her unparalleled credentials and wide ranging expertise make her uniquely positioned to bring you an in depth look into the design studio world. We’re excited to have Jane here to share her perspective as we’re all learning to navigate our new normal.

Special Guests: Jane Meagher and Tim Costello.

Join us as Melissa Morman and Tim Costello share trends and insights from around the home building industry. Don't miss this episode to hear if the positive trends we discussed last week have continued and learn about some trends in the market right now that are good news for builders but may surprise you. We'll also talk messaging and tactics and how builders should be approaching this new normal.

Special Guest: Tim Costello.

Welcome to this week’s edition of BDXtra – we’re here each week bringing you the latest trends from Google and around the market. We’ll also be featuring a guest each week to give you a unique perspective on our new normal.

This week you’ll hear from Bassam Salem with Atlas RTX to talk about AI, ChatBots, and so much more. The vision that Bassam and the Atlas team have is simple: that artificial intelligence (AI) and humans are better together. They are enabling the future of customer experience through chatbots, texting and other real time experiences. And if you follow him on LinkedIn or Facebook, you know that he always has such a refreshing perspective on what is going on in the world today.

Special Guests: Bassam Salem and Tim Costello.