Most people only need a real estate agent a handful of times throughout their life. Shopping for property isn’t like shopping for groceries. There are usually years, sometimes decades, in between purchases. Staying top of mind all that time might seem impossible. It isn’t about constantly being in front of the prospect. It’s about making… Read more »
The Most Important Question to Ask
3 Quick Tips to Improve Your Door Knocking
For a Realtor®, lead generation is the mainstay of the industry. From cold-calling to email campaigns and social media ads, the industry is inundated with lead generation tactics. Yet the old-school door-knocking method is often overlooked. If done correctly, pounding the pavement can be an extremely effective, and, frankly, can open more doors than other… Read more »
How to Sell Homes to Renters with Direct Mail
Renters are one of the most overlooked groups when it comes to lead acquisition. Few people would rent if they knew they could buy, and direct mail is a perfect way to spread your brand and educate renters into your funnel and into homes. Video Transcription Alright so we’re in this mini series of going… Read more »
Perfect Closing Gifts for Spring
It won’t be long before winter ends and people emerge from states of partial hibernation to start looking for homes. The energy of spring is on the horizon and that means a busy season for real estate agents. Hopefully you have remained in touch with your sphere over winter and will be able to hit… Read more »
5 Ways to Make a Great First Impression
It can be nerve-wracking to introduce yourself to a stranger and want to immediately impress them. But there are plenty of ways to ensure the first time you meet someone, they’ll be guaranteed to remember you. Smile You don’t have to look like a kid on Christmas morning all day. Instead, you want to exude… Read more »
Sales Tips for Closing Any Deal
In order to close a deal, you have to act as a guide. The prospect is going to display hesitation. They’re going to have excuses. They’re going to want to think about it. These obstacles can be overcome, and sometimes it seems easier to just let a prospect walk away with their doubts and hope… Read more »
What Every Real Estate Agent Needs to Know About Niche Marketing
It takes guts to decide to focus on a niche. It feels limiting not going after every one. More often than not, though, marketing to less people actually leads to more business. How is that possible? The short answer is that specializing in a niche focuses your marketing, which makes it more compelling. You can’t… Read more »
3 Things Every Agent’s Marketing Plan Needs
Updated October 2023 We’re guessing that if you’ve found this blog post, you likely already know a thing or two about marketing plans, but you’d like to get a few pieces of advice to take your plan to the next level. As such, you probably already understand the many benefits that come from mapping out… Read more »
Mailing List Tips: Identify Your Connectors
If you’ve read Malcolm Gladwell’s book, The Tipping Point, you’ve learned about three different archetypes of people out there: Mavens Salespeople Connectors Mavens are the knowledge bases in life. They seem to have random trivia stuffed in every nook and every cranny of their brain and are happy to share anything with you. These are… Read more »
Article Spotlight: CRAFTED at the Port of LA
Housed in a WWII-era port warehouse on the LA waterfront, CRAFTED at the Port of LA provides local artists an opportunity to share their handmade goods with the public in a unique, open market environment. Widely known as America’s Port, the LA waterfront is America’s premier gateway for international commerce, and because port operations are… Read more »
Ep. 3: The Art of Cold Calling
When it comes to a high-dollar item or service, the power of personal interaction is crucial to moving prospects through the funnel and turning them into clients. That is where the power of the phone comes in, because any salesperson that can master cold calling can create their own success in nearly any industry. In… Read more »
A Trip Down Marketing Lane
Nostalgia has always been used as a marketing tactic and likely always will be. Why? It’s effective, and this effectiveness stems from our collective craving of familiarity. Though some people are more open to change than others, you can almost guarantee that a sales pitch that harkens back to something memorable will win every time…. Read more »
