Well, I personally want to welcome Active Rain's 100th Stager: Maureen Henry of Rockland Home Staging. Being #100 is truely is a milestone for stagers here on AR... who currently expirience a ratio of 40:1 when you compare realtors to stagers here on AR. Realtors... more and more stagers are out there.... I encourage you to find one you know will be a wonderful resource for you and your sellers. STAGING WORKS! Again, Welcome Maureen!!! AR looks forward to hearing from you Maureen!
To all the new members here on AR I just want to point something out... you and your words are welcome. PLEASE do not be afraid to dive in and post a blog or make a comment. You may notice that others here have quickly established our own way of expressing ourselves (i.e. “inside jokes”)... WE NEVER WANT or INTEND to alienate others. So if you feel a bit outside of the loop because you don't get the "inside banter" just share your “confused ignorance” with us. We will be more than happy, willing and delighted to … (28 comments)
activerain: An event INSPIRED by Active Rain's community of friendly cooperation...
- 09/20/06 11:16 AM
I am thrilled to share what I have been working on ALL day. Influenced by the kind and generous spirit of cooperation here on AR a realtor/friend of mine Annie Alexander, of Keller Williams, and I came up with the idea of creating a building wide Realtor Open House Tour. Knowing and believing that synergistic teamwork can create so much more... we developed what we call a "POWER TOUR". We were able to get 11 of 14 agents that had listings in one building to work together to create ONE BIG Realtors OPEN HOUSE that will take place next Tuesday from 11AM to 2PM. AND thanks to … (15 comments)
activerain: Back-story... what we wish people REALLY knew about us.
- 09/19/06 12:56 PM
Marketing typically crafts and packages "our messages" in perfected snippets we HOPE connect with our clients. How often do we just wish that our clients REALLY knew us for who we were? We wished they "got" our love for what we do… our commitment to being HONEST… our wanting to be 100% fair to all parties involved. We wish they knew what I call our "Back-story"... the reality of who we are as people not just someone trying to sell something for the sake of a sale. As I participate more and more on Active Rain, I see the back-story of others … (3 comments)
activerain: You might need a kleenix for this Labor Day blog
- 09/03/06 10:57 AM
So this past week has been a week from staging HELL. That is right... I used the whole word. I didn't pussy foot around and use symbols like %$##. I called it like it was. So to RELAX I rented an AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING movie: "Akeelah and the Bee" At one point I just turned into a puddle as the most beautiful and inspiring quote was read. The more I read about "perfected marketing packaged personalities" I realize our laboring life at times can seem unbearable... but on this day remember it is what gives us purpose. While these are not my words... they are … (16 comments)
These are the creative writings of Craig Schiller, a home staging professional, passionate real estate marketing professional and founder of the Real Estaging, one of the nation's leading home staging companies.
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