marketing: Enthusiasm - 11/07/07 12:45 PM
How much enthusiasm do you have for your work each day? Do you energize others and do they like to be around you because of your enthusiasm? Do your clients sense your enthusiasm and energy for your work and because of that does it give them confidence?
Productivity Plus a sales motivation … (2 comments)

marketing: The Wizard of Westwood - 11/05/07 10:57 AM
The legendary coach John Wooden became famous for his 10 National Champion UCLA Bruin basketball teams and his philosophies of life and how to achieve success. One of his teachings says, "Why do so many people dread adversity, when it is only through adversity that we grow stronger?" 
This can apply to … (2 comments)

marketing: Moonlighting - 10/26/07 01:17 PM
I read an interesting article in the Orlando Business Journal about Realtors taking a second job or even switching careers during this current housing downturn. On such Realtor was going to supplement his income by waiting tables at the Stonewood Grill & Tavern. One young lady decided to take a nine-week course … (28 comments)

marketing: Old Fashioned Service - 10/25/07 06:32 PM
Remember the "good old days" when you pulled into a "Service Station" and actually got service? May I check your oil? How are those tires? All this while the gas was pumping in your car and you didn't have to lift a finger. If you aren't old enough to remember, this … (7 comments)

marketing: Courtesy - 10/25/07 10:30 AM
No fancy pictures or glib phrases to catch everyone's attention on this one, just a major rant on the lack of courtesy and professionalism by Realtors in Arizona. I have had a number of agents view my properties and I have contacted at ten to twelve of them to get feedback, good … (2 comments)

marketing: What Do You Sell? - 10/23/07 01:15 PM
Price, listing price, selling price, pricing is everywhere. What do you sell? If a prospective client says the price you want to list my house for is too low what do you do? If a prospective buyer says the price is too high what do you say? How many times have you … (4 comments)

marketing: Dog Eat Dog - 10/18/07 05:44 PM
I recently blogged about leaving a business card after viewing a home and getting feedback when I contact other agents, see: http://activerain.com/blogsview/237463/Do-you.
One comment bothered me so I thought I would throw it out to see what my fellow Rainers thought. One comment said, no response is a response. So what … (12 comments)

marketing: Do you..... - 10/14/07 11:25 PM
When you preview a home with clients do you leave a business card? If not, why? Is the current trend away from this practice or am I missing something.
I like to follow up with those that have viewed my properties to get some genuine feedback on what they liked, didn't … (15 comments)

marketing: Impossible? - 10/02/07 12:12 PM
The legendary Walt Disney once said, "It's kind of fun to do the impossible." Walt had the right attitude and spirit in all that he did and where would TV, Movies and Entertainment in general be without his visionary outlook?
We rant and rave all the time about the "buyers" market, … (3 comments)

marketing: Arizona Fall League - 09/27/07 06:23 AM
If you are a baseball fan and can't get enough then the Arizona Fall League is for you. The league is comprised of six teams: the Scottsdale Scorpions, Mesa Solar Sox, Peoria Saguaros, Phoenix Desert Dogs, Peoria Javelinas and Grand Canyon Rafters. These club names were picked by Major League Baseball as … (1 comments)

marketing: Blogging In The Forest - 09/13/07 12:23 AM
I have a typepad blog, http://gaylen.typepad.com, and have just posted a few new blogs. I have pondered the question, if I blog and no one reads them because no one knows they are there, is it still blogging? You know, the old question, if a tree falls in the forest and no … (4 comments)

marketing: I'm Addicted - 09/12/07 12:08 AM
                                                                         I'LL DO ANYTHING TO BLOG!!! … (6 comments)

marketing: How Do You Sleep At Night? - 09/11/07 11:37 PM
I sleep soundly at night. How do you sleep? I am probably "preaching to the choir" here but as I read so many posts about agents showing homes that are dirty and not properly ready for sale, or, as I have ranted on in previous posts, listings with incomplete information, one or … (6 comments)

marketing: It's a Mystery - 09/01/07 08:27 AM
This is my rant for the week, no wait, maybe for the day. Why is it when a Realtor obtains a listing that they fail to get complete information to put on the MLS? I pull up a listing in a desired area and there is an HOA mentioned but no … (16 comments)

 
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