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Insights and guidance for those relocating to Norway for work

Norway is a wonderful country to live in, but nonetheless, relocating to a new country is a big decision. It is important to do research beforehand to know what legal requirements you need to prepare before moving, as well as get help and guidance when possible. In this article, three of Marketer’s employees have shared their insight and experience with relocating, both the challenges that may arise and the positive aspects.

A Senior Account Executive at Marketer

While Marketer’s ambition of revolutionizing real estate transactions globally remains firm, our operational activities are constantly adjusted according to the development and growth of the company. Currently being one of the fastest-growing proptech companies in Europe and with a market-leading e-Commerce solution offering for the industry it is, without doubt, our people that are the reason for our success so far – and that will continue to be so for the years to come.

Three amazing newbuild holiday home options in Norway

Wintertime is just around the corner, sparking the general interest for new holiday homes in the Norwegian mountains. The activity level for this winter season is yet again expected to be record high for the leisure property market in Norway and the most attractive objects are already receiving a lot of attention. On our portal Eiendom.no you will find a wide selection of newbuild leisure properties – here are a few examples of what is being offered right now.

Marketer raises €7.5 million from Idekapital

Marketer has come to terms with Idekapital Fund 2 AS (Idekapital), the largest venture capital fund in Norway, for Idekapital to invest a total of €7.5 million in Marketer. The first tranche of the investment is made on a pre-money valuation of Marketer at €70 million.

Sindre Marken

Meet Sindre Marken, the newest addition to our Product Department here at Marketer. Sindre has a rich background within the field of UX design, bringing a load of knowledge and experience into his new role as VP UX Design. He will be responsible for the user experience across Marketer's digital products by not only improving day-to-day interactions, but solving complex underlying challenges that bring significant value to our clients.

Ferdinand Leivestad

Ferdinand joined Marketer this summer as a Customer Support Advisor and has quickly made a very positive impact on our customer support team. Already from an early age, he has had a strong passion for technology and digitalisation. The passion has been nurtured throughout his life and was his driver when applying for the position at Marketer. As a Customer Support Advisor, Ferdinand is responsible for providing hands-on technical and operational support to clients worldwide.

Marketer at Inman Connect conference in Las Vegas 2021

Marketer will be present at Inman Connect in October with a broad and motivated delegation. This is a leading event for the US residential real estate community and represents a perfect arena to celebrate, get inspired, and acquire new knowledge about the amazing, complex, and ever-changing real estate marketplace.

Skanska on Eiendom.no

The innovative property portal Eiendom.no (the Norwegian equivalent to Newbuilds.com) was introduced almost a year ago, and since then numerous property developers in Norway have listed their new build projects on this marketplace. One of these developers is the Norwegian branch of Skanska, the world-leading project development and construction group which operates in the Nordic region, Europe, and the United States. Skanska offers both residenial and commercial property developments. We have had a chat with Christoffer Kyllingstad, Market Advisor at Skanska Real Estate Development in Norway, about their experiences from Eiendom.no so far.

Diogo Affonso

Meet Diogo, our new Account Executive. He recently relocated to Oslo from Copenhagen, and his background within sales and real estate in combination with a passion for technology is what drove him to Marketer. We are very happy to have him on board!

Meet the interns at Marketer

The Marketer team is constantly expanding and is today a multi-competence organization consisting of skilled individuals from eager interns to experienced seniors across different departments. At Marketer, we welcome everyone, including those who are at the beginning of their professional careers and can bring fresh ideas to our continuous development. Currently, we have seven interns working with us and we have asked them to share their experiences so far. If you are interested in learning more about life as an intern at Marketer, this article is for you.

Success story: Gregers Kvartal - 65% sold in 3 months.

The sales success for the new build development Gregers Kvartal began in December 2020. Through the use of Marketer’s digital marketing platform and the combined expertise of USBL and Marketer, the results have been astonishing with 65% of the units being sold in just three months. Let's have a look at the influencing factors together with Jacqueline DuBois, Senior Digital Project Manager at USBL.

10 reasons why your next home should be a new build property

Have you ever considered purchasing a brand new home but avoided it due to uncertainties? Investing in a new home is a big decision, so it is important to evaluate your options carefully. We have put together a list of advantages and things to consider when buying new build properties.

Alexander Wøien

Introducing Alexander Wøien, who has just begun a new adventure here at Marketer as VP Sales EMEA. Alexander comes across as an enthusiastic colleague with a lot of experience as he has worked within sales since he turned 15.

How property developers can benefit from our portals

The marketing industry is constantly changing while also becoming more complex with regards to data privacy. This includes the issues of GDPR and iOS 14, and most recently the challenges of third-party cookies. As a backdrop to this, we have now lived with the pandemic for well over a year, causing companies in most industries to adapt to new ways of operating and individuals to new ways of using their services and purchasing their products.

Marketer is building a data powerhouse - with Job Rietbergen, Head of Growth Marketplaces

Job Rietbergen from The Netherlands began his journey with Marketer in April of this year as Head of Growth for our new real estate portals. His earlier career involves achievements such as starting his own digital agency developing software projects, working as CMO at Founda Health, as well as being a Growth Director at the well-known company Growth Tribe.

Introducing Newbuilds.com

Welcome to newbuilds.com - the international property portal that exclusively presents and offers secure purchasing of new housing projects. It is the platform every property developer wants to be present on, and the platform every buyer wants to use in their search for a new dream home. As an independent property portal, Newbuilds.com is dramatically reducing cross border boundaries for real estate transactions by offering a full-scale digital process. Newbuild property purchasing has never been easier.

Marketer will provide AI-driven lead generation solutions to Extensa, the leading Belgian developer

Established in 1910, Extensa has already experienced more than a hundred years of success in the real estate industry based on creativity, quality, and integrity. These core values mirror those of Marketer and it is with excitement we announce that Extensa now has chosen Marketer as their provider of AI-driven lead generation solutions.

Kurfiss Sotheby’s International Realty will increase brand awareness and number of listings by using Marketer

Accelerated use of digital marketing to support their agents.

Marketer entering a collaboration with the family-owned Øgreid Eiendom

We are excited to enter a collaboration with the family-owned Øgreid Eiendom on the first development being built at Hinna Park in Stavanger.

Chau Le Stabrun

Welcome to Chau, who started as our new accountant in June. She has already become an important part of the team and spreads lots of joy around her. Her role is having the overall responsibility of the Company’s accounts, as well as ensuring that financial records and statements are in line with applicable laws, regulations and accounting principles.

Marketer employees excel in new roles and with increased responsibilities

As a fast-growing proptech company with massive international ambitions, Marketer is also an attractive employer for those that are motivated by the acceptance that today is already different from last week, and that next week will be different from today.

Marketer entering the Italian market

Marketer continues its international expansion and is adding yet another country to the list of clients. This time an Italian property development company has signed a contract with Marketer. The client is a leading developer in Milan, which is a very attractive region in the Italian real estate market.

Espen Eide Solstad

Welcome to Espen, our new Chief Financial Officer. Following 9 years as a consultant with EY, initially as an auditor and later as a transaction manager, he is now making the shift to an in-house position with us. And Marketer is very excited to have him join our team. Prior to his professional career, he completed his Masters in economics while living in Kristiansand, Oslo as well as Hong Kong during an exchange year.

Enguerran Licari

Meet Enguerran, our newest Account Executive. He has worked here for a bit over a month now and is managing plenty of responsibilities already. Enguerran is from Monaco and lived there until he turned 18. He then studied Politics and Chinese in London, which ended with a Masters degree at LSE in management, specialising in innovation.

Meet the Jakarta team: Agatha Meydiana Febry Thio and Winson Sasonko Purnomo

On May 3, Marketer opened a new office in the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta. Stein Zahl, the Country Manager & VP Sales APAC at Marketer is now situated at the office with our newest team members; Agatha Meydiana Febry Thio and Winson Sasonko Purnomo. They have just finished their first week at Marketer, and have already booked their first meetings.

Facebook-exit for their first employee in Norway

Petter Høie announces transition to the Norwegian tech-company Marketer Technologies.

Emily Karoline Kallhovde

Introducing Emily, our new Head of Programmatic.

How to build a successful growth team

Sebastian is the EVP Growth at Marketer, and he is managing a very dedicated team that has grown immensely both in size and results during the most recent 6 months. Sebastian has previous experience from different start-ups in the US and Netherlands, one of them as Head of Curriculum in the well-known company Growth Tribe.

Christopher Køltzow

Introducing Christopher, our new Chief Product Officer. He has just had his first week at Marketer, and we are excited to get to know him more.

We are partnering with one of the leading real estate developers in Indonesia

Marketer has yet again extended its geographical footprint, now by entering the highly competitive Indonesian residential real estate market. An exciting partnership has been formed with one of the leading real estate developers in the country - Alam Sutera.

Harald Blaauw

Meet Harald, our General Counsel! Enjoy his exciting story before joining us at Marketer.

Vincent Aardalsbakke

Hi, my name is Vincent. I’m from Førde in the western part of Norway, but I’ve lived in Oslo for almost 6 years. I joined Marketer this month, and already feel like a part of the team.

International Women's Day: The Women at Marketer

And the women in tech.

Marketer has entered the Indonesian real estate market

Signing with two of the largest domestic real estate developers.

Important milestone in Sweden for Marketer

Having signed with both ERA Sweden and Svenska Mäklarhuset.

Marketer continues its strong growth

Onboarding plenty of new talent in early 2021.

Norwegian proptech rocket acquires AI startup and considers public listing

Marketer Technologies acquires Homefair for NOK 20 million, and is looking for further candidates. The start-up company is priced at NOK 450 million.

Marketer Technologies to acquire HomeFair

Marketer Technologies today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire HomeFair for NOK 20 million in a combined cash and equity settlement. With this transaction, Marketer continues its quest of becoming a global prop tech powerhouse.

What is it like to work in our Customer Success Team?

The Customer Success Team at Marketer consists of ambitious, solution-oriented and flexible team players.

Marketer Technologies partnering with Samsolgt by DNB Eiendom

To include Marketer campaigns on all new listings.

Marketer Technologies extending its footprint in the UK

Signing agreement with high-end property agency John D Wood & Co.

Nicolay-Jørgen Skovly Herje

Hi, my name is Nicolay. I grew up on the sunny side of the Oslofjord - in Moss, and I have just turned 30. I joined the Marketer family this week as the new Executive Vice President of Sales. The first couple of days indicate that I am in for a ride of a lifetime.

Breakthrough in Germany for Marketer Technologies

Signing agreement with global brand leader Century 21 Real Estate.

How does our Growth team optimise our clients' and Marketer's campaign performance?

Introducing: the Growth team

What is it like to work in the Customer Operations team?

Internship at Marketer - Constant customer focus

Martin Dunseth

Marketer has a new addition to the team - Martin Dunseth is our new Jr. Strategy Consultant.

Norway's first property portal only for new builds

Marketer has launched Eiendom.no!

Norwegian prop tech entrepreneurs building momentum in the US

“We want to become a world technology leader for marketing and sales of real estate,” says CEO of Marketer Technologies Amir Folkestad Habhab to the Norwegian financial media player Finansavisen.

Proptech company from zero to 100 million in three years

Marketer Technologies has made a mark in automated marketing of real estate and had sales of almost NOK 100 million last year.

What is it like to work as a developer at Marketer on our M1 platform?

A flexible working day, with many exciting challenges.

Jordan McDowall

Meet Jordan, our new Business Developer!

What goes in to designing a campaign?

Our design team is efficient, detail oriented and dedicated to what we do – because we have fun at work every day!

Trygve Vardenær

The Controller at Marketer Technologies

Oda Lind

Meet our new Junior Customer Success Manager, Oda.

Oda Nilsen

Head of M1/M2 Auto at Marketer Technologies.