NEW YORK, NY (09/21/2015)-- RealConnex, a networking site for the commercial real estate industry, has announced that Michael Beckerman, founder of The News Funnel, has joined the company’s Advisory Board. In this capacity, Michael will work with RealConnex founder, Roy Abrams, to assist the recently launched site in effectively scaling within the entire real estate ecosystem. Roy Abrams commented, “Michael is one of the most experienced real estate marketing professionals in the industry and we are delighted to welcome him to our Advisory Board. As we continue to grow in the marketplace, we are looking forward to attracting many more leaders of Michael’s caliber to our dynamic platform and organization.“ Michael Beckerman is a public relations industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience. In 1989, he founded Beckerman Public Relations and subsequently built the company into one of the top 50 largest independently owned public relations firms in the country.  While CEO, Beckerman PR acquired two other public relations firms over the past several years including Avalanche Communications, one of the fastest growing young firms in the industry, and Antenna Group in San Francisco, the leading clean energy public relations firm in the country. Michael became Chairman at Beckerman PR in late 2010 and launched The News Funnel in March 2011, now serving full-time as the CEO of the company. About The News Funnel The News Funnel is the largest real estate news platform in the industry. The free site features over 5,000 feeds, sourced and indexed from industry-specific trade publications, major media sources, companies and professionals. In addition to search, subscribers can create personalized real estate news feeds based on their geographic markets, industry segments and areas of interest, that are accessible on their personalized home pages that refresh 24/7. Featuring a responsive design, mobile app and email alert, subscribers can access their customized news anywhere, at any time. The News Funnel is currently available in 55 markets across the U.S. and new markets are being added on a regular basis. For more information, please visit www.thenewsfunnel.com. About RealConnex Founded by seasoned real estate professionals, RealConnex is the world’s first online business-to-business networking tool for the entire commercial real estate industry. Led by CEO and founder, Roy Abrams, RealConnex was created as a result of his own personal challenges efficiently sourcing capital, investment and services and networking opportunities within the commercial real estate industry. As an accomplished real estate developer, Abrams created RealConnex to solve the inefficiencies he experienced first-hand. The RealConnex team is now comprised of professionals from leading companies, like LinkedIn, AIG Global Real Estate, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs. This extraordinary team, with experience in all sectors of the industry, has spent the past several years building RealConnex into a platform that helps real estate professionals search, network and transact in ways never available before. For more information, please visit www.realconnex.com. Michael Beckerman, Founder of The News Funnel, Joins Realconnex Board of Advisors RealConnex