Email is fast and convenient, but it’s also scary. Not only can it live virtually forever, it can be forwarded on – and on – and on. That’s why we all need to be careful not to make crucial mistakes when writing to clients, prospective clients, past clients, and any of the other professionals who […]
Real Estate Marketing – Automate for Consistent Marketing
Prospecting is one of those activities that real estate agents know they must do, but one that gets shoved to the bottom of the list during busy times. They’ll probably remember to hand out a business card when they meet someone new, but getting a marketing piece written and sent to their sphere of influence […]
The Relationship-Building Value of Drip Marketing
The name “drip marketing” doesn’t sound very glamorous. In fact it sounds kind of, well, drippy. But its value in building relationships with your clients and prospects is far from drippy. Used in a permission-based e-mail campaign, or in a postal mail campaign, drip marketing does more than remind your prospects that you exist. It […]
Real Estate Agents – Are you reaching out to FSBO sellers?
…or are you afraid that prospecting to FSBO sellers might make you seem too “pushy?” Because they’re trying to sell without the aid of a real estate agent, you might think they don’t want to hear from you. And you’d be right about some of them. But not all. Some of them may be trying […]
Drip Marketing: How much is too much, or not enough?
How Often Should You Send those Drip Marketing Messages? Obviously, the agent who once sent me ten messages in one day was overdoing it, especially since he followed that with 2-4 messages per day for the next couple of weeks. Of course, given the content and quality of his messages, even one was too much […]