Part of GMG Property Services

Part of GMG Property Services
ABO UT V E B RA
We are the UK’s number one for Residential Sales
Software with more than 13,800 users accessing
our software, nationwide.
Over 25 years’ experience
First class training
We have a wealth of industry knowledge and experience and with the majority of our
employees coming from a property related background; we know how to meet the
needs of your business.
Provided in-branch or at one of our four
national training centres to ensure you
get the most from your investment.
Outstanding support
Your software will be at the heart of your
business for many years to come.
Likewise, our dedicated support team
will be on hand to offer help and
guidance for your business. They will
explain things in a language you can
understand and resolve any situation
or query quickly and efficiently.
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VEBRALIVE
With the changing face of estate agency, VebraLive
is our latest product designed to support you and your
business whatever challenges you face. Accessibility across
different platforms is essential for the modern day estate
agent and VebraLive delivers just that, along with vital
functionality to make your business a success.
VebraLive has been developed in
consultation with experienced industry
professionals who also recognise the
importance of using the online
environment to develop and successfully
promote their businesses.
VebraLive delivers all the functionality
and accessibility required to run a
small independent office, a national
multi-branch agency or a field based
franchising operation in both the
traditional and web-based environments
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ACCESSIBILITY
Cutting edge technology, wherever you need to be
VebraLive can give you the flexibility of
access, whenever you need it whatever,
your location, combined with the security of
controlling your own data.
> Desktop
> Internet Browser
> Mobile – PDA/Smartphone
VebraLive gives you unique flexibility and allows you to utilise
your resources effectively, share information and communicate
effortlessly across small or large organisations.
One central database with live access – all your data,
on demand; providing you with the best of both worlds.
You host your data, so you control it.
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F E ATU R E S
Ground breaking software, superior functionality
There are certain functions that are essential
for your agency software. You can rest assured
that VebraLive includes these vital features,
along with some additional ones to make
your life easier. These features have been
designed to specifically support your work in
what we believe to be the three main tasks
involved in the running of an estate agency:
Key feature list:
• Access your data from your desktop, via an internet browser
or mobile PDA/Smartphone
• Central, live database that you control
• Company-wide diary – remote and/or multiple branch access
• Superior property detail creation and presentation
• Print ready advertising templates via our fully integrated
AdDesigner module
• Full client and property history
• Property detail distribution through text, email and letter
> Managing your business
> Promoting your business and properties
> Measuring your success
• Full sales progression with visual representation of sales chain
• Ability to monitor staff activity
• Comprehensive suite of reports
• Property portal and website export
• Register a single client with multiple profiles
• Vendor log-in option – let your vendors see the activity on
their property
For a full technical and functional specification please visit
http://www.vebra.info/VebraLive.html
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V E BRA LI VE
Managing your business
VebraLive’s flexibility means that you can access your data
from your desktop, via an internet browser or mobile PDA/
Smartphone. This is an extremely beneficial feature, as you are
able to work from the office or whilst out and about, whatever
time it may be.
Central, live database
The central, live database of VebraLive is always in your
control, making it safe and secure. Its real-time updates ensure
that members of staff within a branch or across a franchise
always have access to the most up-to-date information.
Company wide diary
The company wide diary again ensures that information is
shared across individual offices or multiple branches, making the
running of your business easier and more efficient.
Win instructions
Providing evidence of similar sold properties helps to
demonstrate your experience and success, which will help
you to win more instructions.
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Matching
VebraLive allows you to accurately
target purchasers by developing
advanced purchasing profiles with quick
match. You can then distribute property
details in multiple formats.
Vendor log-in
Our Vendor Log-in Tool allows you to
provide your clients with the option to
check the progress of their sale – this is
an option that will make you stand out
from your competitors.
Sales progression
The provision of a visual representation
or list view of sales chains, detailing all
relationships, contact details and
statuses, ensures that you can easily
manage your progress.
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V E BRA LI VE
Promoting your business and properties
The consistent and professional presentation of your brand
is key to winning business in your local area. VebraLive
allows you to manage all your advertising tools in one place,
providing template systems to bring uniformity and control
to the way your team presents your business to the local and
wider home moving community. All advertising can be tracked
in order for you to establish your return on investment.
VebraLive’s superior property
presentation allows you to record
floorplans, optimise details for online
display, street level mapping, virtual
tours and upload up to 99 photographs
per property.
Mobile messaging allows you to
market your properties instantly,
matching properties within your system
and sending text messages to multiple
recipients at once.
The AdDesigner module enables you
to create print ready adverts at the
touch of a button; dropping your
properties into a customised template
with your company’s branding.
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V E BRA LI VE
Measuring your success
Understanding the difference that each element of your
activity can make to your bottom line ensures you can
focus your efforts in the right place. VebraLive offers a
comprehensive reporting suite, which will allow you to ensure
that you’re performing to your optimum level.
The reporting suite allows you to:
• Make market predictions and respond accordingly
• Provide you with local market intelligence – where to focus your advertising activity
• Campaign response and return on investment
• Identify pipeline opportunity
• Report on revenue and profit result
• Breakdown activity and performance by individual to identify development needs
• View activity and response history by property and client
• Analyse sale fall-through
• Use a comprehensive review system for lost instructions, tracking your competitors’
activity simply and effectively.
• Print reports as PDF or export to Excel for further analysis
• Access reports from your desktop or internet browser
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V E BRA LI VE
Installation and after-sales
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Customisation
Installation
Training
We understand that the documents
you produce using VebraLive need
to reflect your business. As such,
we offer customisation of
standard letters, sales brochure
templates, window cards,
newspaper advert templates,
summary details, email templates
and HTML email. You can also
customise the property and
person fields within your software.
We endeavour to complete this
work prior to installation.
The installation of your software
will be carried out by one of our
experienced professionals. Your
systems will be looked at prior to
installation to ensure that they
are compatible with VebraLive.
The installation will take place
over the course of one day and
your users will receive basic
training on the system. Your
installation will also include
advanced training, which will take
place at a later date to suit you.
Training is offered to all users
of Vebra’s software and there is
a range of introductory,
advanced and bespoke courses
available. These courses take
place at our four training centres
across the UK, or alternatively a
member of our training team can
attend your office. The training
provided by Vebra ensures that
you make the most of your
software investment.
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Ongoing support
Our support team is available
between 9am and 5.30pm, via phone
or email, to deal with any issues or
queries that you have. Our staff are
fully trained to not only resolve issues,
but also explain things in layman’s
terms and can use a remote log-in
function that gives them access to
your machine with your permission.
We also support VebraLive users
through the continuous development
of our software and via partnerships
with third parties whose products and
services further enhance the system,
ensuring that your system grows as
your business does and as new
technology or legislation is introduced.
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PA RTNE R S
Additional services
There are a number of additional services available from
Vebra that will enhance your VebraLive software:
• Vebra.com data forwarding
• Client portal feed
• Postcoding
• Rolling screens enable you to market your properties in your shop front,
promoting them to passers-by
• Our SMS service allows you to contact your clients via text message,
communicating with them quickly and easily
Third party services
Vebra has a number of
partners offering market
leading solutions which
complement VebraLive
and help you develop
your business.
The Media Design House offers the
highest level of expertise in website
design, technical build, hosting, branding
and design for print; including identities
and literature, exhibitions, information
signage and advertising. It specialises in
the property sector and, as such,
understands your business needs and
speaks your language.
idealhome.tv
Transform photographs and brochure
text automatically into stunning Video
Tours and impressive Large Galleries to
produce the most engaging property
presentation available anywhere on the
web. For a small fee, these tours are
available to embed into agent sites
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providing the benefi ts of video and large
photo galleries across every property.
And with the easy-to-use Video Tour
Wizard, you have complete control
to enhance and upgrade your Video
Tours and deliver fantastic results for all
your clients.
Ravensworth is the UK’s leading
supplier of digitally printed property
details and brochures. Combining Vebra’s
technological expertise with
Ravensworth’s print expertise
means we can bring you a huge
range of print options at the touch
of a button: varying sizes, shapes,
layouts, print finishes and exclusive
creative designs.
GoView meets the increasing
demand by estate agents to have
access to high quality, cost effective
mapping online. The principle of
GoView is quite simply to provide
instant, online access to Ordnance
Survey mapping that can be
dropped into an estate agents
property details, hassle free.
The Mobile Agent
With over 3000 estate agents using
it, The Mobile Agent is the ultimate
tool for producing particulars
and floorplans.
HIPs
HIPs can be ordered from providers
Live and LMS through VebraLive.
Google mapping and search
EstateCreate provides individual websites
for each of your properties. A feed from
your VebraLive software can
automatically upload your properties
into a brand specific personalised website
template. You can then easily move text,
photos and videos, add pages and drag
and drop content around each page,
before choosing a domain name and
publishing to the site.
For more information on any of the
following, please visit our partner
page on www.vebra.info
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