Schnitkey comes to NAI Ohio Equities after serving four years as the Director of Marketing and Technology for the Zelnik Real Estate Group. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Geographic Information Systems from The Ohio State University in 2003 when he immediately joined the Zelnik Real Estate Group in a marketing capacity. His innovative use of web marketing has helped Mike Zelnik close more than $150 million in sales in the last two years alone.

Sandy Simspon, President of NAI Ohio Equities has spent a lot of time over the past several months focusing on building the strength of his marketing department and with Andrew he can do just that.

“Andrew specializes in creative, broadcast marketing.” Simpson said. “Our marketing department is one thing that has always given NAI Ohio Equities its competitive edge and Andrew presents an interesting dynamic that will continue to let us build upon the strength of our marketing department.”

Schnitkey left NAI Ohio Equities mid June with the Zelnik Real Estate Group after accepting a marketing position with Equity Inc. 

“I would say the biggest reason I decided to come back was because of the emphasis Sandy and NAI Ohio Equities is putting on energizing and developing a strong cohesive Marketing and Technology Department,” Schnitkey said.  “It was something exciting I wanted to be a part of.  This opportunity is a unique challenge and is also the best fit for me at this time.”

As a Marketing Development Analyst, Schnitkey will hold a variety of responsibilities that include researching market trends, auditing the NAI Ohio Equities’ web site, as well as developing and implementing strategic marketing ideas for the NAI Ohio Equities brand.  Additionally, he will be responsible for educating and promoting agents to utilize in-house marketing and technology resources, and assist the Director of Information Technology and Director of Marketing in implementing both print and internet marketing campaigns.

Schnitkey joins a seasoned team of marketing professionals that have helped give NAI Ohio Equities’ its competitive edge over other commercial real estate companies in the market.  Julie Mifsud has served as Director of Marketing for NAI Ohio Equities for the past six years. A former Graphic Design graduate of Bowling Green State University, Mifsud has over 11 years of combined in-house marketing experience previously as the Marketing Director for Title First Agency in Columbus and currently as the Director of Marketing for NAI Ohio Equities.  Her responsibilities include organizing and designing both print and email marketing campaigns as well as obtaining property information, including site and building plans, labeling aerials, listing properties and engaging agents with creative marketing ideas both for their properties and the NAI Ohio Equities brand. 

Matt Gregory, currently an agent for NAI Ohio Equities, spent the first four years of his career with the company as the Director of Information Technology.  A former Interactive Communication graduate of The Ohio State University, Gregory designed the company’s current web site, served as the network administrator, and designed creative marketing ideas to present to potential clients.  It was this process of client relations that led him to pursue a career in brokerage in 2006. Although his main responsibility is representing clients in the Brokerage Department, he continues to be an integral part of the Marketing Technology Team.

"I have such a passion for both marketing and technology and the success of NAI Ohio Equities that I always see myself being a part of the team," Gregory said.

In July of 2006, Mark Praetzel joined the NAI Ohio Equities’ Marketing Team replacing Gregory as the Director of Information Technology. Praetzel is a former graduate of Penn State University with a degree in Management Information Systems.  He has over five years of combined information technology experience previously as a Remote Systems Support Specialist for Dominion Homes. His main responsibilities include maintaining the NAI Ohio Equities web site, informing clients about the NAI Ohio Equities brand, as well as designing marketing materials and providing technical support to employees and clients alike.

Sara O’Malley joined the NAI Ohio Equities’ team in January 2007 as the company’s Public Relations Coordinator. A former graduate of Bowling Green State University with a degree in Public Relations, Sara previously worked as a Communication Specialist for the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. Her responsibilities at NAI Ohio Equities include monitoring and promoting sales transactions through the local media and maintaining media contact lists.  Additionally, she performs a variety of news writing tasks including press releases, proposal letters, market reports, as well as newsletter copy for NAI Ohio Equities’ quarterly newsletter, The Communique.

NAI Ohio Equities’ Marketing Department has gained its reputation by utilizing cutting edge technology in order to build and maintain constant exposure for its clients and their properties.  An example of this technology put to work is their E-offering: an interactive online brochure that showcases property details to prospective users in an organized and easily navigable web site. Each E-Offering is designed in-house and contain links to information pertaining to the property, including but not limited to the following: property overview, floor plans, aerial photographs, investment information, traffic counts, links to relevant web sites and newspaper articles, local area information, and infrastructure improvement plans, as well as emailable and printable package links.

Operating as Central Ohio’s largest locally owned commercial real estate company; NAI Ohio Equities has been serving the Columbus real estate market for more than 35 years.  Located downtown in the Columbus Brewery District, NAI Ohio Equities is comprised of a team of twenty-five agents making up an experienced Brokerage Department specializing in land, retail, office, investment and industrial real estate.  In addition to the Brokerage Department, NAI Ohio Equities has a reputable Property Management Division managing more than 12 million square feet of property. As an affiliate of NAI Global, Ohio Equities is part of a network of 5000 professionals working in 350 offices in 45 different countries. For more information on NAI Ohio Equities including available brokerage and property management services visit www.ohioequities.com or please call 614-224-2400.