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
The Best Marketing Plan for Financial Advisors – What the Data Say
Updated May 5, 2021 There is no shortage of advice available to financial advisors and broker-dealers about how to market their businesses. I’ve seen advice ranging from sending birthday and holiday cards to hiring a marketing firm or consultant whose expertise is working with financial services professionals. But if you’re a new advisor who’s only… 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 »
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 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 »
The 2023 Complete Guide to How to Become a Luxury Real Estate Agent
Congratulations! You’ve found what you’ve been looking for: a comprehensive source that addresses everything you need to know most about breaking into the luxury market. Best of all, it does it all in ONE place. Read on to discover: Why you might (or might not) choose to become a luxury real estate agent. Who swims… Read more »
How Agents Can Build Authentic Customer Relationships on Social Media
Get genuine advice for creating mutually beneficial, trusting bonds with homebuyers and sellers to increase client retention and their lifetime value. I’m super happy you found this blog, but before beginning, let’s revisit its title. This is not another piece about how agents can “build connections” or “grow a following.” Nor is it simply about… 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 »
How To Convert Real Estate Internet Leads (Superstar Agents’ Top Tips)
By now, every agent likely knows that their best real estate leads come from referrals. This only makes sense given that referrals are the most trusted source of information for consumers looking to purchase a product or service. But while there are agents who have created referral-only businesses, not everyone has a sphere large enough… 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 »
