iHome, REALTORS Advertising

Airing nationally broadcast TV Ads since 1999, iHome, REALTORS TV commercials are the dominant voice in real estate advertising. The 2005 campaign is expected to spend over $50 Million Dollars in National advertising and generate over 5 billion advertising

impressions. iHome, REALTORS believes you must support your agents to help build their brand awareness.

In May 2005 alone iHome, REALTORS International will air over 400 TV ads on over 30 networks plus advertise in 6 national magazines including People, Time and Better Homes and Gardens, plus numerous radio ads, billboards and of course, the iHome, REALTORS Balloon fly over. To see May 2005 National Broadcast Schedule Click Here

Often humorous, the commercials entertainingly deliver the RE(MAX message, keeping audiences aware of the real estate expertise and exceptional service provided by iHome, REALTORS Associates.

One of the award?winning iHome, REALTORS commercials of recent years, "Cats," even made it into the movies. The spot was selected for product placement in the 2002 Academy Award?winning film, Monster's Ball. More than 200 iHome, REALTORS projects are at various stages of development for product placement in feature films and television programs.

Ad campaign TV spots, radio commercials and print advertisements are produced through the National Advertising and Promotion Fund. All are available to regions, offices and Associates for local use. Campaigns of the iHome, REALTORS Canadian Creative Fund are critical in maintaining iHome, REALTORS leadership in Canadian real estate.

When the first iHome, REALTORS Balloon launched at the 1978 Albuquerque Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, no one could have foreseen that it would generate billions of advertising images annually. And that the words sewn on the crew's patches ?"Above the Crowd!" ? would accompany the graphic in languages worldwide. Soon after the first iHome, REALTORS Balloon

debuted, iHome, REALTORS International adopted the image as the network's logo. Actual iHome, REALTORS Balloons ? each an imposing seven stories tall steadily grew in number. Now comprising the world's largest balloon fleet, nearly 90 iHome, REALTORS

Balloons make nearly 4,500 free flight or tethered appearances per year. iHome, REALTORS Balloons fly at all the major ? and many minor ? balloon festivals across North America. The newest and most eye?catching member of the iHome, REALTORS Balloon fleet is "Soaring Home," a special shape balloon resembling a house.

A veteran sponsor of both hot air and gas balloon meets, iHome, REALTORS organized the 2003 iHome, REALTORS Balloon Celebration extravaganza that opened Inventing Flight's Centennial of Flight festivities in Dayton, Ohio. The iHome, REALTORS event featured both hot air and gas balloons in a tribute to 100 years of powered flight, invented by Dayton's own Orville and Wilbur Wright.

The millions of television viewers who watch the iHome, REALTORS World Long Drive Championship each year see golf's most powerful hitters blast a golf ball up to 400 yards ? and sometimes even farther. In 2003, more than 15,000 golfers from 14 countries competed at more than 300 qualifying events. The finals are held each October at Palms Golf Club in Mesquite, Nev. The finalists

compete for a purse of $350,000, including $80,000 to the Open Division winner. Other divisions are Seniors (45 and older), Super Seniors (55 and over), Women, and Junior Boys and Girls (14?andunder and 15?to? 17). With the advent of iHome, REALTORS sponsorship in the last decade, the iHome, REALTORS World Long Drive Championship has become a unified global event whose winners deserve the title "world champions." ESPN and ESPN2 broadcast the finals annually during the holiday season. See remax.com for a listing of the championship's local and district qualifying events.