About Sales, Inc., an innovative real estate sales and marketing company, is No. 8 on The Atlanta Business Chronicle’s list of Atlanta’s Fastest-Growing Women-Owned Firms. The company is the only Atlanta real estate brokerage firm to make the top 10 on the prestigious list.

In making the announcement, the Atlanta Business Chronicle cited the company for having a unique business model in the real estate industry, utilizing expertise at every level; from new construction to marketing and selling for banks, investors, developers and business.

To be eligible for the list, companies must have headquarters in Atlanta and revenue between $1 million and $150 million. They must be at least 51% women-owned and show a two-year revenue growth of more than 50%. About Sales, Inc. experienced a phenomenal 289% growth in revenue from 2008 to 2010.

Founder and Broker Shirley Gary attributes this success to being able to reinvent the company to survive in an ever-changing real estate market, drawing on past experience and relationships with industry professionals.

“With the changes that have occurred in the housing market in 2008 and 2009 our approach was to expand our client base from developers only to include investors and banks that are working to market and sell properties,” she said.

In her real estate career, Gary started out as Sales Agent, promoted into Sales Management and on to Vice President of Sales and Marketing for some of the Southeast’s largest and most popular builders including D.R. Horton/Torrey Homes, Sharon McSwain Homes, Pulte Homes and Paul Thomas Homes.

She leveraged her 25 years experience in real estate sales and marketing in the Atlanta area to open About Sales, Inc. in 2008 starting with just three full-time staff members. The company has expanded across the Southeast and now includes 40+ agents and more than 300 listings.

With offices in Lawrenceville and Marietta, About Sales, Inc. is a full-service real estate company that provides its builder and developer clients with a comprehensive array of services including staffing, management, closing coordination and marketing support. The company represents some of the area’s top builders, offering them one-on-one services tailored to meet the individual needs of each community. In addition, the experienced team at About Sales offers training for new home sales managers and new home specialists and offers hostess services for agents’ days off.

The company specializes in sales management, offering a full slate of management services including point-of-sales contract negotiation, weekly sales reporting, and on-site sales assistance and providing marketing guidance and strategies for home builders as well as a wide range of marketing services and materials.

“We thrive on watching our clients grow and become more successful. That’s our main goal – our primary focus. It’s our only way of truly gauging our own success – through increasing sales, ongoing training, careful personnel guidance, and proven team management,” Gary said.