Zoopla.co.uk to sponsor 2011 ESTAS
Zoopla.co.uk has been revealed as the headline sponsor of the 2011 ESTAS: The Estate and Letting Agent Awards, which are specifically designed to recognise agents for the standard of customer service they provide to their clients.
The ESTAS are unique in the property industry as the only awards voted on by the customers of estate/lettings agencies across the UK. Last year, over 19,000 individual votes were cast, providing valuable feedback to over 400 agent offices who use the awards to increase loyalty, attract new clients, motivate staff and most importantly find out what clients think about their service.
The 2011 awards ceremony will take place on Friday, April 15th 2011 at the prestigious London Hilton Hotel on Park Lane and will be hosted by TV property personality, Phil Spencer. Entry to the awards is now open and the submission deadline for agents is 31st December 2010 with the public voting continuing up to 1st February 2011.
Alex Chesterman, Founder & CEO of Zoopla.co.uk said: "We are really excited to support and be part of this key industry event. Our business objectives are precisely aligned with those of the ESTAS, which are to help agents across the UK maximise their efficiency. The ESTAS focus on providing valuable customer feedback and we focus on providing valuable marketing services, both with a view to ensuring that agents win more business."
Simon Brown, Founder of the ESTAS said: "The synergy between our brands and how we work to help agents obtain the most from their business opportunities makes Zoopla the perfect partner for our awards. Their innovation and approach complements the ESTAS and our ongoing online relationship with agents and customers will enable us both to maximise this partnership, increasing the value the ESTAS provides."
After the 1st February voting deadline a shortlist of the top 10 sales and lettings agents in 14 regions around the country will be drawn up and awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze places. Individual offices will compete in each region together with categories for larger chains including: Best Small Chain, Best Medium Chain, and Best National Chain. Two offices will also win the Grand Prix Awards for Best Agent in the UK for sales & letting and every winner will receive a famous ESTA trophy.
More reasons on why and how to enter the ESTAS can be found here
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About the ESTAS
The ESTAS were set up in 2003 in order to help agencies market themselves in their region. This national scheme is now the largest* and most important awards programme in the residential property industry. The ESTAS are unique because shortlisted and winning agents are selected purely on anonymous feedback from customers on the service provided. The scheme enables agents to monitor their customer service rating online and every entrant receives a Client Feedback Report with a detailed breakdown of customer data with regional and national statistics.
* by number of agency entries and customer votes
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