How can you get local business reviews that truly move the needle? In today’s digital landscape, word of mouth isn’t just whispers on the street anymore—it’s loud and clear online, amplified by the power of customer reviews. For small businesses, online customer reviews hold immense power, influencing spending habits and purchasing decisions. Without them, businesses… Read more »
5 Reliable Ways to Get Oodles of Local Business Reviews
How to Ask for Client Reviews (and Actually Get Them)
If you read this blog regularly, you know we believe in the power of referrals. Leveraging your relationships with happy clients is a smart way to generate new business. But what if your clients don’t know anyone who has a need for your services in the near future? There’s another way those clients can immediately… Read more »
Ep. 145: How Will Penney and His Team Sold 251 Homes Last Year From Referrals and Reviews
Will Penney is the president of Penney Real Estate Co., and he has been a licensed REALTOR® since 1988. During his career, he has sold over $250,000,000 worth of local real estate. Will is among the top 5% of REALTORS® to be a Certified Residential Specialist, and he is the highest-rated REALTOR® in Northeast… Read more »
How to Market Luxury Real Estate to High-End Clients
What makes marketing to high-net-worth individuals, very high-net-worth individuals, and ultra-high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs, VHNWIs, and UHNWIs) such a challenge is that these elite groups of people are both like and not like those of us who have normal jobs. Now, granted, they’re more unlike the majority of us, but the similarities are worth considering. Luxury… Read more »
2023 Guide to Branding Your Real Estate Business
The guide that answers all your burning questions about how to best brand your real estate business and become the successful entrepreneur you were meant to be. When agents go about building a strong real estate business, one of the first things the smart ones do is brand their business. Why? There are compelling reasons… Read more »
How Real Estate Agents Can Use Psychology to Get More Client Referrals
Part 1 in our series: How Real Estate Agents Can Optimize Their Referral Marketing Strategies You don’t need to be told how valuable client referrals are to your real estate business. Even so, it’s worth trying to quantify the value they can add to your business and the commissions they can add to your pocket…. Read more »
Managing Your Online Reviews
“She helped me sell my home in a flash—BEST.AGENT.EVER.” “He was SO unprofessional. Would not recommend working with him to my worst enemy!” Thanks to the advent of the internet, we are able to post anything we want about anyone—lies and truth, good and bad. The long and short of it is that no matter… Read more »
How to Develop a High-Net-Worth Client Strategy
For financial advisors, it’s essential to provide incredible customer service at every step of the relationship. When it comes to high-net-worth clients—who’ve grown to expect not only good, but truly exceptional service—an attention to detail is especially important. But how can advisors create a memorable experience that will help them win over (and keep) high-net-worth… Read more »
11 Real Estate Influencers Agents Should Be Following
The world of real estate can get competitive, so it’s crucial for agents to understand what their peers are doing—particularly the most successful among them. If you’re looking to dominate your local real estate market, here are 11 thought leaders you need to follow on social media right away. Tom Ferry View this post on… Read more »
Increase Your Wallet Share with High-Net-Worth Clients
If you’re managing the wealth of high-net-worth clients, you’re probably very invested (pun intended) in those relationships. But do your clients feel the same way about you? While you may think you’ve got an exclusive relationship with your wealthiest clients, it’s also very possible some of them are working with other investors. So, how do… Read more »
Zillow’s Embarrassing Glitch Should Be a Wake-Up Call for Agents
It’s not the first time Zillow has experienced a glitch, nor is it likely to be the last, but during the weekend of January 16, agents were surprised that they could not see their listings and past sales on their Zillow profile. The problem occurred as Zillow was migrating “from thousands of disparate data feeds to… Read more »
3 Proven Real Estate Marketing Ideas for Busy Agents
Updated June 2023 Every real estate agent is faced with the same problem: there are only 24 hours in a day. So, if you want to get the most return for those hours and surpass your competition, you need to focus your real estate marketing plan on ideas that will deliver the most value in… Read more »
