You’ve heard many times that consistent real estate marketing is important. And yet… as we come into the spring and summer selling season, it can be easy to shove it to a back burner. Right now you may have plenty of buyers and sellers clamoring for your attention. Their needs may even be intruding on […]
Innovative Real Estate Marketing Methods
Real estate marketing has two sides: The side that markets your listings and the side that markets your services so you can get more listings and/or serve more buyers. Both are important. In many areas today agents are focused more on the self-promotion side of real estate marketing, simply because there is a shortage of […]
Increase your share of the real estate market…
Are you satisfied with your current share of the real estate market? If not, now is a very good time to increase your share of the real estate market by examining what you’re doing to attract business. If you’re spending time and money without the results you want, it could be time to make adjustments. […]
Back to work! What to do first for 2019
Are you ready to be back to work after days of parties, visiting, and not being able to connect with people you want or need to speak with? If you’re like me, it feels pretty good to say “OK – now to get back in the groove!” What is important to do right now to […]
Sell your services while you sell your listings
One of the formulas copywriting schools teach is the “4 P” method. The P’s stand for Picture, Promise, Proof, and Push. For direct marketers selling products such as diet pills, pain relief lotions, etc. this is pretty straight forward. They present a picture of being slender, enjoying a pain free life, etc. They promise that […]
Will you Flourish or Flop? Tips for year-end productivity
A strong finish to the current year will equal a strong beginning to the new one. We’re less than 2 months from 2019. What you do in those 2 months will determine whether you’ll flourish or flop, both now and in the new year. Perhaps you’ve had a great year in real estate and have […]
Use New Listings to Generate More New Listings
Traditional “Just Listed” cards inform neighbors of new offerings in hopes of finding a buyer among their friends and family members. If they’re sent at all – and most agents don’t spend the time or money to send them – they’re usually sent by the listing agent. But they can do much more, and NOT […]
4th Quarter Marketing for Real Estate Professionals
The 4th quarter is here – already! In just 3 months, the holidays will be history and we’ll be in January, 2019. What does that mean for you as real estate professional? It means that you have less than 3 months to reach your goals for 2018 – and you’ll need to overcome an age-old […]
Make your real estate marketing copy the best it can be
How can you make your real estate marketing copy the best that it can be? Different methods work for different people, but here’s one that has worked for me – and may work for you as well. The first thing to remember is that in most cases, good real estate copy demands an investment of […]
Marketing Your Real Estate Services – Step #5
Last week we went over the first 4 steps in marketing your real estate services. If you’ve forgotten them, they were: Choose your target audience Determine what is most important to them Decide which of your skills, talents, and personality traits to showcase in order to appeal to them Put it all in writing and/or […]