--- title: SIOR Pulse Blog | Michael Beckerman description: "is a 25-year veteran of the real estate communications sector having founded Beckerman Public Relations and subsequently built the company into one of the top 50 largest independently owned public relations firms in the country. In March 2011, Michael launched The News Funnel and now serves full-time as the CEO of the company. The News Funnel is the largest content platform in the real estate community with thousands of news sources as well as blogs and press releases from companies and professionals. The News Funnel’s brand portfolio includes: The Content Funnel, a Content Marketing agency for the real estate industry; CRE // Tech, the largest event platform that connects the real estate industry with the tech sector; and Real Estate Tech News, a go-to resource for real estate tech information including the largest directory of real estate tech startups and companies. 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In March 2011, Michael launched The News Funnel and now serves full-time as the CEO of the company. The News Funnel is the largest content platform in the real estate community with thousands of news sources as well as blogs and press releases from companies and professionals. The News Funnel’s brand portfolio includes: The Content Funnel, a Content Marketing agency for the real estate industry; CRE // Tech, the largest event platform that connects the real estate industry with the tech sector; and Real Estate Tech News, a go-to resource for real estate tech information including the largest directory of real estate tech startups and companies. Michael has been named one of the most influential bloggers and social media experts by several leading media sources. ### Recent Posts [![](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/cre-tec-thumbnail.jpg?width=350&name=cre-tec-thumbnail.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/the-top-10-things-i-learned-from-cre-tech-san-francisco) 06/22/2017 ## [The Top 10 Things I Learned from CRE // Tech, San Francisco](https://blog.sior.com/the-top-10-things-i-learned-from-cre-tech-san-francisco) WOW! What an amazing event last week in San Francisco! This was our first [CRE // Tech](https://cretech.com/) event since we acquired the platform earlier this year. Nearly 400\[..\] [Read](https://blog.sior.com/the-top-10-things-i-learned-from-cre-tech-san-francisco) [![4.20.17 5 of the biggest impacts](https://blog.sior.com/hs-fs/hubfs/4.20.17%205%20of%20the%20biggest%20impacts.jpg?width=350&name=4.20.17%205%20of%20the%20biggest%20impacts.jpg)](https://blog.sior.com/5-of-the-biggest-impacts-tech-will-have-in-commercial-real-estate-within-the-next-five-years) 04/20/2017 ## [5 of the Biggest Impacts Tech Will Have in Commercial Real Estate Within the Next Five Years](https://blog.sior.com/5-of-the-biggest-impacts-tech-will-have-in-commercial-real-estate-within-the-next-five-years) It’s such an exciting time to be in CRE tech. So many amazing products and services on the market. 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