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Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Thursday Mar 30, 2017
Another GREAT podcast episode with the one and only, Steve Jolly! Since we last spoke in 2016, he has taken his business to bigger and better heights. Now an author of the book, “Kill Cold Calls: How to Generate a Six-Figure Income like Direct Marketing Legends without Cold Calls,” is an incredible read and worth every penny. His insight into tackling the marketing aspect of our business without having to make those awful, awkward, and dread-worthy cold calls while still bringing in substantial and profitable leads is brilliant!
So how do you go about getting that phone to ring without making outbound calls? It sounds impossible, but it’s actually pretty simple. Not only does Steve share how to get that phone to ring, but he tells us how to get the people you WANT to work with to call you. He breaks down his process from beginning to end and even gives us his own secrets for generating those 5 Star Prospects - the people you not only want to work with, but are ready to buy/sell right now.
Our industry as a whole has a LONG way to go when it comes to marketing, but what’s great about technology is that there are SO many marketing tools at our fingertips we just need to put on our marketing hats and figure out how to make the most of them. Whether it’s the hunt for 5 star prospects or building relationships that lead to a dialogue about real estate, we have to make the effort to market ourselves without calling strangers. There ARE other options! If Steve and I can do it, you can too! Take a listen to this podcast to learn how you too can say goodbye to cold calls and hello to profitable relationships!
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Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode.
- How to Generate 5 Star Prospects
- The End of Cold Calls
- 3 Keys to Building Profitable Client Relationships
- The Value of a Great Headline
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Thursday Mar 23, 2017
Thursday Mar 23, 2017
There is so much to learn about social media. Its role in our business and personal lives has grown so rapidly in the last few years that it’s hard to know where to start or how to grow your business online. That’s where the award winning marketer, author, and Chief Marketing Officer for Post Planner, Rebekah Radice comes in to shed some light on the best strategies for visual and social marketing.
Thanks to social media, you not only have a great space to connect with a wider scope of people at one time, but you have the opportunity to virtually be face to face with them. Live videos and recordings have only increased since Facebook Live came out and as Rebekah said, it will only continue to grow in how we use it for business. Speaking to a large scale of people at once with Facebook Live is beneficial, but are you speaking to the RIGHT people? There is so much value in knowing your target audience. When someone can cater to what it is you as a consumer fears, needs, and wants you become the perfect resource for everything that audience is looking for.
So how do you know who your target audience is and how do you engage with them? Rebekah shared some AMAZING tips for discovering the answer to those two pivotal questions. She explains how to figure out what kind of content your audience is looking for, how to speak to them, how to help them find you, and how to maintain consistency once you establish that following.
Finding the perfect marketing strategy, figuring out what type of content to share, and how to engage with your audience are some of the biggest challenges we face when approaching social media and visual marketing, but the answers are right in front of you simply aren’t asking the right questions. Want the answers? Take a listen and jump start your journey with the perfect marketing strategy for building and maintaining client relationships.
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Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode.
- 3 Key Points for Marketing Strategies
- The Value of Knowing Your Audience
- How to Build Relevant Content
- The Direction Marketing is Headed & How to Get There
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Thursday Mar 16, 2017
Thursday Mar 16, 2017
The Color of Success!
Danielle Fuhrman is a Certified Color and Styling Expert and the owner of a full service image consulting business, Reflections of You. Color me impressed, but I was completely fascinated by everything she had to offer! Color plays such a vital role in our daily lives through the energy it creates, the way it makes us feel about ourselves, and the way we connect with people.
Have you ever gone to an event where the speaker had a color on that was so distracting that rather than listening to the message you spent the entire time focused on their attire? They were probably wearing a color that was overpowering their own coloring. You want people to connect with you, not your wardrobe. Danielle shared why knowing your color pallet and wearing colors that fit your personality, your eye color, or your own personal coloring can make such a difference in most everything you do, especially when it comes to building relationships with clients.
Color can affect the way we connect with someone. A handshake makes such a difference in the way we connect with other people. It opens ourselves us to a conversation and bridges that gap. As Danielle said, one of the best colors you can wear for real estate agents, or anyone in sales, when meeting someone for the first time is your eye color. It not only brings out your eyes, but it creates an instant connection that is trustworthy and credible. It allows your client to feel comfortable developing a deeper relationship with you.
If you haven’t had your colors done, you should! Knowing your color pallet and wearing clothes that incorporate those colors can make all the difference in the world by enhancing your confidence and opening yourself up to trustworthy and deeper connections with those around you. Learn more tips on what colors will help build relationships with clients and what can deter them. The right color can be the difference between a dead lead and a successful transaction. Take a listen and discover how color can work for you!
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Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode.
- Building Connections Through Color
- The Truth about Black
- How to Make Your Home a Comfortable Space
- Why Eye Color is the Best Color
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
Thursday Mar 02, 2017
What a pleasure speaking with this week’s guest, Jeff Lobb! As a real estate coach, founder and CEO of SparkTank Media, a growth strategy company that focuses on technology, sales, and marketing for real estate, mortgage, and title industries, Jeff touched on some of the problems agents face that is keeping them from achieving that next level and as a fellow coach, I couldn’t agree with him more.
So much of our day, as agents, is trying to do it all ourselves. There are only so many hours in the day and never enough time to do it all. We all know that’s not physically possible yet we can’t swallow our pride long enough to ask for help. As Jeff puts it, you need to spend at least 80% of your day doing what YOU do best. For him, that’s sales. One of his strengths is sales or listing appointments, which is honestly a lot of agent’s forte mine included. However, the paperwork, entering listings, and all that type C business, not our thing. There comes a point in every business where you reach the ceiling and you can either get some help to push right on through to grow your business or you become so inundated that your business spirals downward. The key is accomplishing any level of success is you have to want it to achieve it.
No one wants to give up control, especially the control freaks, but in this business, or any successful business, you have to. To get to where you want to be, you have to divvy by the reigns. Jeff used the perfect comparison of a doctor’s office. Do you want your surgeon to be handling billing, answering the phones, signing people in, and prepping for your surgery at the same time? No, you want him to be focused on you, the patient, and do what he does best which is performing the surgery. So why do we treat real estate any differently?
Most agents get into this business because they love to help people, they’re great at sales and building those trustworthy relationships. Why is so important to have your hand in every aspect of your business instead of hiring someone to do that for you so you can focus on what YOU do best? Real estate isn’t complicated, it’s actually pretty easy. You simply have to go out and do it. Jeff was full of insightful nuggets including an AWESOME social media tip! Take listen and find out more!
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Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode.
- How to Make Social Media Work For You
- The Importance of Doing What You Do Best
- The Value of Execution
- Finding Your Own Stream of Prospects
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
Tuesday Feb 21, 2017
What an honor to have the founder of eXp Realty and CEO of eXp World Holdings Inc., Glenn Sanford as a guest on our show! Glenn’s business looks nothing like anything in the real estate industry today. His CLOUD based company is soaring in terms of how effective, efficient, and beneficial it is for everyone that joins. An agent owned business that distributes equity to productive agent owners is the first of its kind, but there is no question that it is already flying on the wings of success.
Glenn started his business with the desire to bring value to agents and brokers alike. He franchised a business model that pulled people in and focused on funnel marketing. The success he is experiencing far exceeds that of a bricks & mortar within a local community because of the depths of talent that is virtually available to him at any given time. Being able to connect and work with leadership from anywhere at any time is invaluable!
So let me ask you this, “How can we eliminate the physical real estate office?” Simple, how many of you spend your whole day sitting in the office in the first place? Not many. 95% of our business can be conducted virtually so why couldn’t that include our office? The only aspect of our business that remains local is our client relationships. Real estate is not about having your own office, it’s about having relationships with clients that matter and are based on trust.
Clients want someone reliable that helps them achieve what they have already set out to do, which is buy or sell their home. Glenn said it best, “It’s not about selling them A home, real estate is about helping clients choose the RIGHT home and helping them through that process of making that home their own. “ It’s a powerful statement that applies to the real estate industry as a whole. Take a listen to hear even more thought provoking concepts shared by Glenn that may very well change the way you approach business and ultimately how you succeed.
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Here are some key takeaways from this episode.
- The Importance of Reliability
- The Value of Client Relationships
- How & When to Handle an Objection
- The Effectiveness of an Agent Owned Brokerage
Friday Feb 10, 2017
Friday Feb 10, 2017
Mitch Stephen is a real estate investor, educator, and author of three books. I love his book entitled “My Life & 1,000 Houses: Failing Forward to Financial Freedom.” The term ‘failing forward’ is so true for all of us! We learn the most from our failures. We figure out what not to do, what doesn’t work for us personally, and how to do it better the next time. We are all striving to find our niche, the right track that will lead us to success. Mitch made an excellent point – so many people try to master every angle of this business from farms, to investments, to commercial real estate, or residential real estate, but you can’t have your hand in that many pots and expect not to get burned. You are much more likely to succeed if you find that ONE strategy that works the best for you, learn everything you can about it, and hit the ground the running.
For Mitch, that niche was owner financing. He shared his journey of failing as a landlord, but discovering the value and profit behind owner financing. He took a strategy he knew he liked and wanted to master, investedin a professional that was already succeeding at it, and learned everything he could so that he too could find success within his chosen niche.
There is always going to be someone that knows more than you or has already done what you are trying so desperately to accomplish. Instead of envying them, USE them! Take advantage of their knowledge! Invest in yourself by investing in them. Pay someone to help guide you. We are so busy trying to master every area of this business that we lose sight of the value of investing in our own strengths. Find out how to be like Mitch and chose a strategy, master it, and watch your business soar. It’s easier than you think. Take a listen and find out for yourself.
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Here are some of the key takeaways you get from this episode.
- The Value of Failing Forward
- How to Find Your Niche
- The Ins & Outs of Owner Financing
- Why You are More Likely to Succeed in a Strategy You Love
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