{"id":1408,"date":"2018-10-15T21:57:00","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T21:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/15\/daniel-gale-sothebys-international-realty-voice-search\/"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:22:16","slug":"daniel-gale-sothebys-international-realty-voice-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/15\/daniel-gale-sothebys-international-realty-voice-search\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty Adds Alexa &#038; Google Home to its Marketing Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"p1\">Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty Adds Alexa &amp; Google Home to its Marketing Innovations<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p2\"><strong><i>Consumers can ask their home\u2019s worth, find available properties through voice search.<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Starting this month, users of the Amazon Echo and Google Home will be able to say: \u201c<strong>Alexa, open Long Island Real Estate<\/strong>\u201d or \u201c<strong>Hey Google, talk to Long Island Real Estate<\/strong>\u201d to get information about the Long Island real estate market courtesy of Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-50896\" src=\"https:\/\/preprod.realtrends.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/01\/voice-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1503\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">Alexa and Google Home users on Long Island and in Queens will be able to use Long Island Real Estate to search listings in nearby towns and villages and receive an instant valuation of their current home by just asking. The listings search feature <a href=\"amazon-alexa-skills-are-changing-the-voice-of-real-estate-education\/\">starts a conversation<\/a> with the user about their desired location, price range and home amenities to narrow down potential new homes for them. Alexa or Google will tell the user the top three matches and send an email with links to all matches.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe, at Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty, are proud to bring the latest innovations to our clients and customers,\u201d said Marion Weiler, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cWith millions of voice-powered assistants in homes across the country, we are excited about how it will benefit real estate consumers in our Long Island and Queens markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cThrough real estate voice searches conducted via Alexa and Google Home, we can reach tomorrow\u2019s clients and customers looking to buy and sell, and provide our agents with qualified buyer, seller and rental leads,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">As reported in March of this year by USA Today, purchases made through devices such as Google Home and Amazon&#8217;s Echo are projected to leap from $2 billion to $40 billion by 2022 as technology improves, consumers comfort level with the devices increases and the speakers become more commonplace in homes. (Based on a study of 1,500 smart-speaker owners in December 2017 from OC&amp;C Strategy Consultants).<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cConsumers are currently using home based virtual assistants as part of their smart home system, turning lights or the thermostat on or off, locking and unlocking doors and other tasks,\u201d said Weiler. \u201cWe\u2019re taking the next step with them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\">\u201cWe are so proud to be at the forefront of real estate industry innovation while wearing the mantle of our organization\u2019s experience and reputation gained over our nearly 100-year history,\u201d said Deirdre O\u2019Connell, Chief Executive Officer of Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty.&nbsp;&nbsp;\u201cWe will continue to explore new ways to set the standards and the path for other firms to follow.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>For more information, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danielgale.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">http:\/\/www.danielgale.com<\/span><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daniel Gale Sotheby\u2019s International Realty Adds Alexa &amp; 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