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Sponsored Content Business Spotlight S When the others can’t sell it, Dionne Malush can 8 724.942.0940 to advertise | Brentwood-Baldwin-Whitehall Sponsored Content tatistically, the average Realtor sells between six and eight homes a year. Dionne Malush has had her fifth year of selling nearly 10 times that for her clients. The secret of her success, she said, is marketing, something that other Realtors can’t bring to the table like she can, and that is the topic of a chapter she authored in the new book, The New Rise in Real Estate. “Basically, one of the keys to selling a home is aggressively marketing the home,” Malush said. “The days of a real estate agent just putting a ‘For Sale’ sign in the yard are gone. Marketing and knowing how to price your home are two of the most important factors.” Graduating from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in 1989, Malush, later, entered the real estate business with a flair for creativity and attention to detail that many others aren’t able to approach, and she uses her degree today to offer her clients great photography, better design and better aesthetics when it comes to their homes’ marketing materials. She has created an aggressive online marketing campaign since 92 percent of buyers search online now before ever driving down the street. It is too easy for the buyer to hit the NEXT button, so she utilizes the internet to her advantage. She also has incorporated social media into her marketing campaign