prospecting: Who's got the "BEST" approach to Newsletters???? - 09/14/06 05:27 AM
Has anyone recently compared newsletter sources? For starters, I am looking at Craig Forte's Service for Life newsletter and the newsletters from Resulti. As I understand, Craig's whole take on the issue is that most people don't want to hear about real estate every month of their lives. They want (7 comments)
prospecting: Marketing Idea or Violation of RESPA? - 09/14/06 05:14 AM
There is a n on-going debate among colleagues about a marketing idea - 25% referral to a non-profit organization. Some say that since the payment comes off the top of our commission and goes directly to the non-profit, that you are not paying a referral fee to an unlicensed individual. (4 comments)
prospecting: Realtor needs HELP - he found a kidney - needs cash - 09/13/06 04:46 AM
Michigan Realtor needs HELP - he found a kidney - needs cash Forwarded from: "Jackie Hawley" <jackie@jackiehawley.com> An agent in Oxford, MI needs the help of fellow Realtors (and anybody else who can help). John Bray at Coldwell Banker Shooltz in Oxford, MI needs a kidney. And not because he's a (2 comments)
prospecting: What's the best type of Newsletter to send out? - 09/13/06 04:37 AM
Over the years, I have tried a number of different newsletter formats and, my experience tells me that the format is less important than contact consistency. Industry surveys repeatedly say that people don't remember hearing from us until they have received 4 to 6 mailings. While the presentation, format and content (1 comments)
prospecting: Prospecting Assertively by Email - 09/12/06 08:51 AM
A long-term client of mine received this email recently from another agent who would like to do business with her. She didn't mind the email approach, but, fortunately for me, she's not ready to change agents. Hello, A quick note here to let you know, that I have set some really big (6 comments)
prospecting: Post Card Resources - 09/11/06 05:31 AM
A number of you have expressed interest in using post cards for business and sphere-of-influence mailings. Here are some sources and comments: 1. http://bpggraphics.com - email rhillier@bpggraphics.comThey do 40,000 full 2 sides colour 4-up cut and bundled in 100's for $995.Service is excellent. These cards are glossy and 110 stock. (2 comments)