While not as well-off as their parents’ generation, millennials have emerged as the driving force in the U.S. housing market Millennials, or Gen Y, are generally defined as those born between 1981 and 1996. In 2021, their ages range from 25-40 years old. At last count, there are 72.1 million Americans in this category, and… Read more »
Millennials Remain an Attractive Market for Real Estate Agents
Ep. 138: John Anderson– How to Specialize Your Marketing During the Quarantine
John Anderson is the managing director of Practice Management for Independent Advisor Solutions by SEI. He has been with SEI for over 25 years, and is responsible for all programs focused on helping financial advisors grow their businesses, creating efficiencies in their operations, and differentiating their practices. John is frequently quoted in publications such as Investment News, Financial Planning magazine… Read more »
Ep 100: How to Find Your Passion and Succeed in Business (with Steve Acree)
Steve Acree is the founder and CEO of ReminderMedia. Since 2003, our company has helped tens of thousands of service-based sales professionals close more deals and retain more business. Today on Stay Paid, Steve shares his amazing journey through sales, from his earliest experiences as an entrepreneur to starting ReminderMedia in a garage and… Read more »
Ep. 226: What we’ve learned from sending 100 MILLION pieces of direct mail
How to Create Better Content and Improve Your Next Direct Mail Campaign To get better results from your direct mail marketing, ensure that your content is relevant, the quality is professional-grade, and you include a call to action. We are sick and tired of people telling us that print is dead. In the spirit… Read more »
Graphic Design for Real Estate Agents: Free Resources, Tips, Tools
There are excellent reasons for adding graphic elements to your blogs, social media posts, real estate flyers, and website that go beyond making them look more attractive and catching people’s attention. Graphic elements, whether they’re photos, diagrams, charts, tables, videos, illustrations, or something else that relies on our visual senses to appreciate, are all capable… Read more »
Privacy Protection and Online Safety for Real Estate Transactions
There was once a time where contracts were handwritten, stacked on desks or in car trunks, and stored in unlocked file cabinets at the office. However, overtime, information has become more and more valuable–and, therefore, is more prone to theft and fraudulent activity. Part of your role as a real estate professional is to ensure… Read more »
Ep. 141: Ed Stulak- Grow and Maintain Your Following on Instagram
Ed Stulak is a New Jersey licensed REALTOR® and social media star. He has a new course that teaches everything he has learned over the last eight years about building a following on Instagram, including the basics of Instagram, personal branding, and strategies to build your following. He has been featured in publications… Read more »
Your Complete Guide to Starting a Real Estate Blog
Are you at the beginning stages of developing a content marketing strategy? Do you want to add another powerful lead-generating tactic to your marketing plan? Could it be that you’re excited to share your expertise with your audience of ideal clients? All of these are supremely good reasons for starting a real estate blog. Real… Read more »
Tips for Winning High-Net-Worth Clients
Lead generation for financial advisors is a more nuanced art than it is for most other service-based sales professionals. Other industry purveyors can be overt in their advertising and may have the luxury of being able to throw dirt at the wall until something sticks. That kind of marketing can reflect poorly on financial advisors…. Read more »
7 Costly Mistakes Everyone Makes with Direct Mail Marketing Campaigns
Congratulate yourself on making the decision to start using direct mail! Direct mail is a marketing tool that, unfortunately, some business owners don’t believe in. But you know better! Still, you do need to take some care when using direct mail. Specifically, you want to avoid these seven costly mistakes when planning your direct mail… Read more »
The Best Marketing Strategies for Your Small Business
Of all the types of marketing strategies out there, the one I’m about to discuss with you is easy to understand, simple to implement, and, above all, exceptionally effective. And whether you’re a real estate agent, independent financial advisor, insurance broker, roofer, landscaper, interior designer, or any other type of small business owner, you can… Read more »
Ep. 361: How to Let the Best Leads Find You (with Chris Smith)
Privacy in the Digital Age What’s a Marketer to Do When You Can’t Track Users? Who should listen: Small business entrepreneurs who struggle to attract leads now that consumer privacy laws and regulations are peeling back once reliable tactics and tools. Key idea: If small business owners are to have a fighting chance in… Read more »
