Community

Sandusky Digital, with radio stations in the Phoenix and Seattle markets, needed to replace an aging CMS infrastructure with one that gives website administrators the ability to efficiently create engaging content that caters to each station’s unique radio personalities and audience, thereby maximizing engagement and sales opportunities in their respective markets.

Project Overview

The Council of Residential Specialists is a professional network of nearly 33,000 residential real estate professionals from across the United States and around the globe. CRS provides agents with the tools, resources and strategies they need to help them guide buyers and sellers through the residential sales process.

Essential components of this project include the ability to handle a wide variety of members, online learning, e-commerce and geospatial search. Although most of this functionality was defined during the planning phase, some components were added later. The flexibility of the Drupal platform was therefore intrinsic to the success of the project.

The website's target audiences ranges from current CRS Designees and potential CRS members to consumers looking for a CRS certified realtor.

User Features

Membership is a primary function of the site. A user can progress through several levels of membership after paying a fee and taking courses.

On the site, a user can:

• Take part in portal and social network features that foster member interaction
• Add other members to their network
• Register for courses
• Participate in forums
• Read blogs about residential real estate topics