Summits

PMA Annual Maintenance Summit

The 2011 Maintenance Summit will take place on October 13 at Martin's Crosswinds. Click here for more information and registration.

PMA's Annual Maintenance Summit provides practical education that property management staff, maintenance supervisors, directors of operations, maintenance staff and community and property directors can use to improve service to residents and enhance asset value. A series of hands-on training programs are offered to provide guidance for improving maintenance procedures and reducing operating costs.

Typical Maintenance Summit topics include:

• HVAC Troubleshooting

• Appliance Troubleshooting – Ranges, Refrigerators and Dishwashers

• Electrical Safety

• Carpet Cleaning and Stain Removal

• Plumbing Tools – Augers, K-50s, etc.

• Extended Blue Prints

• Insulation and Moisture Control

In addition to the outstanding presentations and demonstrations, the Maintenance Summit features a number of tabletop exhibits of products and techniques that help keep budgets in check. It’s the biggest and best event of the year for property managers, operations directors, maintenance staff and maintenance supervisors.

If you would like to reserve a tabletop display at the Maintenance Summit or take advantage of its sponsorship opportunities, contact Carole Worley. 

Check out PMA's Calendar of Events for the next Maintenance Summit.

PMA’s Annual Leasing Summit

PMA’s Annual Leasing Summit provides the tools all apartment professionals need to respond to a highly competitive apartment market. The Summit offers hands-on, interactive training from nationally recognized experts who provide the latest strategies for leasing apartments, avoiding common mistakes and best practices for marketing and leasing apartments. The Summit offers proactive steps to fill vacancies without increasing budgets and improve resident retention.

PMA’s Annual Leasing Summit is the biggest and best event of the year for senior executives, property managers, leasing directors, leasing consultants, marketing directors and others responsible for leasing and marketing multifamily residential communities. Plus the Summit offers a limited number of tabletop display spaces for organizations that specialize in assisting property management professionals improve their net operating income.

The Leasing Summit 2011 was held on May 19th at Martin's Crosswinds in Greenbelt, MD. Here are some presentations presented at the Summit's workshops.

The Newly Resident Game: Keeping the Love Alive After the Honeymoon…to Drive Retention
Presented by Doug Miller (SatisFacts Research)

Resident Retention: Extreme Value
Presented by Bob Turner (Allen & Rocks)

Closing Strategies for the First and Second Sale
Presented by Toni Blake (Totally Toni)

Creating Memorable Leasing Experiences
Presented by Elaine DeLude (ROSS Management Services) and Mary Lohre (Lohre Interior Consultants)

Name That Objection
Presented by Amy Earp and Lamar McCown (The Donaldson Group)

 You Be the Judge: How to Effectively Incorporate Social Media into a Marketing Campaign
Presented by Karen Kossow and Greg Benson (Merrick-Towle Communications)

The Price Is Right: Leasing Without Concessions
Presented by Chad Cooley (Bozzuto Management)

If you would like to reserve a tabletop display at the Leasing Summit 2012 or take advantage of its sponsorship opportunities, contact Carole Worley. 

Check out PMA's Calendar of Events for the 2012 Leasing Summit.