Happy New Year from the Pickering Group - 12/31/07 03:33 PM
Happy New Year!
Wishing you and your family a safe and Happy New Year! May 2008 bring you more Joy and Prosperity!
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Reagan, Luke, Elle, Violet, sherry, Jeff and,
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Here it is! - 12/28/07 05:48 PM
 
Happy Friday!
I know we have had some posts here talking about our video technology and people have called me asking for more information on how people are using it.  We created  weabsite with all of the information you would need to see if this is something you would like to add to your business or if you would like to create a secondary business with Helloworld and VMdirect. PLease let me know what you think about our service and how you are using it!
http://www.soldnow.tv/
"Just leave me a Loan" Thank You,Jeff A PickeringThe Pickering Group41601 North Congressional DriveAnthem, AZ 85086Phone (623)551-9360FAX (866)451-8488Email: jeffpickering@helloworld.com Website: http://www.pickeringgroup.com/ Make your digital life simple. Get video today! 
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Come to Las Vegas! - 12/28/07 02:22 PM
 
Hello
I've got some absolutely wonderful news for you. News that will, literally, open your eyes to a whole new world.
But to be fair I need to point out one thing up-front. This exciting product and business opportunity is not for everyone.
Click on the image above to see email about the Wealth Building tour in Las Vegas, to see how realtors are using this check out our blog Realtors using Video. "Just leave me a Loan" Thank You,Jeff A PickeringThe Pickering Group41601 North Congressional DriveAnthem, AZ 85086Phone (623)551-9360FAX (866)451-8488Email: jeffpickering@helloworld.com Website: http://www.pickeringgroup.com/ Make your digital life simple. Get video today! 
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Looking for that WOW! - 12/26/07 01:53 PM
 
Realtors who use video!
This article was published on: 12/01/2007TECH@WORK: Web Marketing Almost in PersonBY MIKE COSTANZAWhen I received the e-mail notification telling me a listing prospect had played a video of me seven times in 30 minutes, I knew I was onto something that would change the way I did business forever. That something was streaming video e-mail, or v-mail. What had impressed my new client was an e-mail that featured a photo slide show of his house on the right of his screen while I thanked him for working with me in the video box on the left. "I've never … (5 comments)

Offer virtual high-touch with v-mail - 12/26/07 01:03 PM
 
Realtors who use video!
This article was published on: 12/01/2007TECH@WORK: Web Marketing Almost in PersonBY MIKE COSTANZAWhen I received the e-mail notification telling me a listing prospect had played a video of me seven times in 30 minutes, I knew I was onto something that would change the way I did business forever. That something was streaming video e-mail, or v-mail. What had impressed my new client was an e-mail that featured a photo slide show of his house on the right of his screen while I thanked him for working with me in the video box on the left. "I've never … (1 comments)

Open House system (this is long, i'm sorry) - 12/23/07 09:50 PM
OPEN HOUSE SYSTEM
  
Open Houses are a very cost effective and efficient method of generating business.  Once you learn to put on powerful Open Houses you will find them to be an incredible way to find new clients.  For many agents they are much easier than cold calling, knocking on doors, working expireds and FSBOs.  Plus they are more cost effective as compared to many forms of marketing. 
You can create a situation where people are literally walking in the door who want to buy and sell Real Estate. Good Open Houses can generate over 100 prospects while ‘bad ones' may only … (14 comments)

Happy Holidays from the Pickerings - 12/23/07 07:18 PM
Happy Holidays
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Reagan, Luke, Elle, Violet, sherry, Jeff and,
Pickering Group
View Video "Merry Christmas 2007"-- Please click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your merry christmas video email from the pickering family.
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Realtors using Video - 12/20/07 10:20 PM
 
This article was published on: 12/01/2007TECH@WORK: Web Marketing Almost in PersonOffer virtual high-touch with v-mail.BY MIKE COSTANZAWhen I received the e-mail notification telling me a listing prospect had played a video of me seven times in 30 minutes, I knew I was onto something that would change the way I did business forever. That something was streaming video e-mail, or v-mail. What had impressed my new client was an e-mail that featured a photo slide show of his house on the right of his screen while I thanked him for working with me in the video box on the left. "I've … (3 comments)

My thanks to all those who have sent me emails this past year ... - 12/20/07 04:52 PM
To all my Friends, I must send my thanks to all those who sent me the email about rat crap being found in the glue on envelopes because I now have to use a wet towel with every envelope that needs sealing.  Also, I now scrub the hell out of the top top of every can I open for the same reason. I no longer have any savings because I gave it to a sick girl named Penny Brown, who is about to die in the hospital for the 1,387,258th time.  Even though I no longer have any money, it will … (3 comments)

Market update 12-18 - 12/18/07 01:49 PM

View Video "Market update 12-18" -- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering.
MMG Update - Tuesday, December 18, 2007 
Current Trend Direction:  Higher  
Risks favor:  Floating  
Current Price of FNMA 5.5% Bond:  $99.48, +41bp  
Mortgage Bonds are presently trading sharply higher, after a successful bounce exactly off support at the 50-day Moving Average yesterday.  Another confirmation of how vital technical signals are to successful securities strategies.  
The big news of the day comes from the European Central Bank (ECB), which announced it has injected an unprecedented $500 Billion into the banking system.  The move is calming year end credit pressures, and has helped to lower … (0 comments)

Your Workplace Mortgage representative! - 12/17/07 10:10 PM
I have started meeting with HR departments to launch a Lunch and Learn (we have an Agent partner who does this with us) for the employees and we have been looking for a turn key system and we found one, Thanks to great business owners who like to share. This will help you approach business and start your own presentations please let me know if you would like more information on this.
This is the intro letter to the HR person
HR Name
Title
HR Company Name
Dear (Insert Name),
Thank you for speaking with me today.  I have enclosed a Workplace Mortgage Benefit Program registration brochure for … (0 comments)

Helloworld We are Brodcasting live 12/17!!! - 12/17/07 09:03 PM
 
REAL ESTATE CASE STUDY 
The Challenge
Selling a home using traditional advertising is costly and the results aren't easily tracked. Advertising listings can cost a realtor $1,000s of dollars a month: newsletter production and direct mail costs $290; online ad $300; newspaper ad $500; print ads $3,000 to 4,000 per ad; virtual home tour $80 to $400 per home.
View Video "Dean McQuillan Monday Night 8pm AZ Time"-- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering.
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Using technology to grow business - 12/17/07 02:42 PM
 
The Digital Age will bring the biggest paradigm shift that our society has ever seen. It has slowly crept upon us so that most people are surprised to discover that they have a digital life. But the vacation photos that have been sitting in your digital camera or cell phone and all of the songs that you downloaded from the Internet are not going away. And neither is the Digital Age.Time Magazine confirmed as much by recently selecting all web 2.0 content creators as their "2007 Person of the Year." Whenever there is a shift in societal behavior, tremendous opportunities are … (2 comments)

Prospecting Script - 12/16/07 11:11 PM
 
WHEN LEAVING MESSAGE:
HI!  MY NAME IS _____________________ I'M CALLING TO SPEAK WITH YOU ABOUT THE HOME THAT YOU HAVE FOR SALE.  PLEASE CALL ME BACK AT ______________________________.  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SPEAKING WITH YOU.
 
HI!   THIS IS___________________________ I WAS CALLING ABOUT THE HOME THAT YOU HAVE FOR SALE.  IS YOUR HOME STILL AVAILABLE? 
GREAT!  LIKE I SAID, MY NAME IS ________________________________AND I WORK WITH   XYZ BANK or Real Estate Office HERE IN ______________________________.  WE HAVE A WEBSITE THAT ALLOWS FOR SALE BY OWNERS MARKET THEIR HOME ONLINE FOR FREE!
THE REASON WE OFFER IT FREE IS THAT IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO … (3 comments)

Mortgage News - 12/14/07 11:53 PM
 
Friday's bond market has opened in negative territory again following another round of stronger than expected economic data. The stock markets are also reacting negatively to the news with the Dow down 42 points and the Nasdaq down 2 points. The bond market is currently down 6/32, which with yesterday's further losses during late trading, will likely push this morning's mortgage rates higher by approximately .250 - .375 of a discount point.The Labor Department said this morning that November's Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.8% while the core data reading rose 0.3%. Both of these readings exceeded forecasts, but the variance … (0 comments)

Holiday Cleaning Special! - 12/13/07 06:23 PM
Happy Holidays!  
I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying this holiday season. I have asked Jess to give my partners and clients a special on carpet cleaning throughout the rest of the holiday season, please see his attached video and enjoy the rest of the year!
  View Video "Holiday Carpet Cleaning Special"   -- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering.
Happy Holidays!  
"Just leave me a Loan" Thank You,Jeff A PickeringThe Pickering Group41601 North Congressional DriveAnthem, AZ 85086Phone (623)551-9360FAX (866)451-8488Email: jeffpickering@helloworld.com Website: http://www.pickeringgroup.com/ Make your digital life simple. Get video today! 
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Rule #1 ASK - 12/10/07 11:14 PM
I know we all think about this, but do we actually follow through when we earn it?
When you earn it with your clients and they are excited about your services. That is the peak time to ask for a referral.
Client:  "You really did a great job getting the appraiser out so quickly!"
Pickering Group:   "Thank you for noticing!  I appreciate you saying something, it means a lot to me.  As you know, I build my business on creating an experience that's beyond your expectations.  In return, we hope you will tell people about the services that we provide.
 . . . Who … (5 comments)

Helloworld We are Brodcasting live 12/10!!! - 12/10/07 09:00 PM
REAL ESTATE CASE STUDY 
The Challenge
Selling a home using traditional advertising is costly and the results aren't easily tracked. Advertising listings can cost a realtor $1,000s of dollars a month: newsletter production and direct mail costs $290; online ad $300; newspaper ad $500; print ads $3,000 to 4,000 per ad; virtual home tour $80 to $400 per home.
View Video "Dean McQuillan Monday Night 8pm AZ Time"-- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering.
The Solution
Video communications are proven to garner greater results than text or static pictures. Studies show that people only remember 10% of what they read, 20% of what they hear; 30% of what they see, and … (2 comments)

Video communications - 12/10/07 06:39 PM
New Day Monday Night and New time 8PM Arizona Time
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors and … (0 comments)

What are you doing to prepare for next year? - 12/09/07 04:36 PM
 
The Holidays are in full swing and we only have a few weeks left to get a jump start for 2008, what are you doing to create more business and prepare for next year?
 My team is committed to getting new business partners; we are looking for 8-10 new non realtor partners to bring 20 deals for 2008
We are also expanding our realtor partners we plan to add 5-10 new agents to our team in the first quarter of 2008.
We also have a group called Executive Business Development led by Mike Crain created to meet with the top business owners in our area for leadership and … (2 comments)

COOKIES AND MILK WITH SANTA 12/8 9-12 - 12/06/07 10:11 AM
COOKIES AND MILK WITH SANTA! View Video "Cookies and Milk with santa 12/8 9-12" -- Click on the film strip or text link above ( cut and paste code to the internet to see email) and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering. Children can get some one-on-one time with Santa on December 8th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Railroad in the Anthem Community Park. Santa Claus will be there, along with his elves to say hello and dispense cookies and milk to the kids who gather there. Sit on Santa's lap, tell him what … (4 comments)

HUD 1 Year end letter - 12/04/07 06:26 PM
 
Dear <past client>,
We trust that you had a wonderful holiday season with your family and that your New Year is off to a wonderful start.  Let's hope that 2006 exceeds all our expectations and is even more joyous than 2005. 
It is at this time of the year that you are going to start receiving 1099's and W-2's in the mail, which marks the moment that you can begin to prepare for your tax rectification for the calendar year of 2005.  Over the course of the last twelve months, many of you have expressed unhappiness with your existing accounting situation.  Several … (3 comments)

PAST CLIENT / CENTER OF INFLUENCE SYSTEM - 12/03/07 09:39 PM
 
Effectively working Past Clients and Center of Influence (PC/COI) is typically one of the most neglected parts of a real estate agent's business.  These are people you have either worked with in the past or who know you are in the business.  Logically, when serviced properly, these are people who will gladly give you business on a consistent basis.
We will be outlining for you here an aggressive plan to go after PC/COI business at a high level.  Our intention is that 10-20% of your database will give you a closed sale per year.   If you have 200 people in your system … (6 comments)

THE EXPIRED LISTING SYSTEM - 12/03/07 09:27 PM
 
OVERVIEW:
  Expired listings are a terrific source of business for all real estate agents.  A brand new agent can aggressively go after an expired and come out with a great listing just like a seasoned veteran can.  Many agents fear contacting them because they feel expireds are angry and they will get rejected.  Understand the only reason expireds may be angry is that their home did not sell.  If you listed your home for 6 months with the intent on selling it and you still owned it a half a year later, you might be angry, also! 
The key is to quickly … (6 comments)

We are live!!! - 12/03/07 09:10 PM
http://www.vmdirect.com/members_myworld.aspx?ID=mcquillan&target=show
<<<New Day Monday Night and New time 8PM Arizona Time>>> 
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors … (4 comments)

WOW factor? - 12/03/07 08:38 PM
 
<<<New Day Monday Night and New time 8PM Arizona Time>>> 
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors and … (0 comments)

"Plan "B" marketing with Dean Mcquillan" - 12/03/07 06:04 PM
 
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See Dean Live at http://www.thenewprofessionals.tv/
http://www.pickeringgroup.com/meetandgreet.html
"Just leave me a Loan"  Thank You,Jeff A PickeringThe Pickering Group41601 North Congressional DriveAnthem, AZ 85086Phone (623)551-9360FAX (866)451-8488Email: jeffpickering@helloworld.com Website: http://www.pickeringgroup.com/
get video today www.vmdirect.com/jeffpickering
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Cookies and Milk new day 12/8 - 12/03/07 05:45 PM
 
View Video "Cookies and Milk with Santa 12/8"
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COOKIES AND MILK WITH SANTA!
Children can get some one-on-one time with Santa on December 8th from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Railroad in the Anthem Community Park. Santa Claus will be there, along with his elves to say hello and dispense cookies and milk to the kids who gather there. Sit on Santa's lap, tell him what you want for Christmas and have your photo taken with Santa. There is no charge for the photos but donations are requested for the benefit of Children's Miracle Network( Phoenix Children's Hospital), the alliance of … (1 comments)

What do you use to create the WOW factor? - 12/03/07 09:00 AM
 
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors and Lenders are using it to do more business and … (0 comments)

Cost effective Marketing for your business (&lt;&lt;>>) - 12/02/07 12:20 PM
 
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors and Lenders are using it to do more business and … (1 comments)

Cost effective Marketing for your business (&lt;&lt;>>) - 12/02/07 11:26 AM
 
Are you looking for a new way to market yourself and create a WOW factor? I found one that works for me everyday VMdirect and Hello World. I always get approached to try something new, just like I am doing to you now and it all looked good but made no sense to help me build business. This was no different it looked cool but it was a networking marketing company so I wanted nothing to do with it. I was approached by a partner of mine who does sales training and he showed me how Realtors and Lenders are using it to do more business and … (2 comments)

Weekly Business Booster! - 12/01/07 10:37 PM
 
View Video "Weekly Business Booster" 
-- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video E-mail from Jeff Pickering. Happy Wednesday!
It's time for your weekly BUSINESS BOOSTER! You can look forward to receiving this E-mail every Wednesday. We hope you will find this information valuable for you and your clients. 
Business Booster can be sent as a .PDF file for printing.
The Pickering GroupMarketing 101
How to Stand Out from the Crowd
The purpose of marketing is to obtain mental real estate. Competition is fierce these days,
as consumers are bombarded with distractions from every direction. How can you make
sure that your message is heard and remembered?
Communication is Key
Whether it's a company brochure, a newsletter, or a flyer, the idea is the same. You are
trying to … (0 comments)

Cookies amd Milk with Santa Postponed! - 12/01/07 12:30 PM
 
View Video "Cookies and Milk postponed"-- Click on the film strip or text link above and turn up your volume to view your video email from Jeff Pickering.
COOKIES AND MILK WITH SANTA!
Children can get some one-on-one time with Santa on Dates will be sent this week from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm at the Railroad in the Anthem Community Park. Santa Claus will be there, along with his elves to say hello and dispense cookies and milk to the kids who gather there. Sit on Santa's lap, tell him what you want for Christmas and have your photo taken with Santa. There is no charge for the photos but donations are requested for the benefit of Children's Miracle Network( Phoenix Children's Hospital), … (0 comments)

 

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