The "blossom" of Social Marketing... - 06/28/08 10:13 PM
For many types of marketing activities that are performed over time, there is a blossom.
If you have done direct mail or blogged for a while, you might have noticed it. As Satch Carlson like to say... "nothing.. nothing... nothing.... JET BLAST." You know. You are putting it out there for … (7 comments)
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Do agents think when inputting listings? - 06/28/08 11:23 AM
There are things that I find hilarious as I wander through the listings...
I'm working on a market whiff... kind of a pre-CMA to see if the property will be priced in the ball park... and I am looking through a bunch of listings. And I keep thinking that in some … (9 comments)
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iTeam Investigates... at MY listing!?! - 06/28/08 12:05 AM
And it wasn't a bad thing.
The story won't air until next month (July), but they were filming in one of my listings. Specifically, they were showing a property that was staged with a live-in home manager. Showhomes of Atlanta is the vendor that is doing the job correctly in this … (12 comments)
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Blog Anthology, Posts dated 6/15-6/21 - 06/27/08 11:43 PM
Welcome to my almost, roughly weekly recap of the prior weeks blog posts at LaneBailey.com. I am not nearly as consistent wit hthese updates as I should be... but they are all chronicled here.
Video Sunday... Racing in 3 Dimensions. I love desert racing. It is one of the things on … (6 comments)
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Would $1M be a good price? - 06/24/08 12:09 AM
I talked with a home owner (potential seller?) not long ago about listing their home. It was a beatiful home. Nice neighborhood. Good schools. Well decorated. I was not talking with them specifically about listing. It wasn't a house I wanted to list... No garage space. But, this particular person wanted … (26 comments)
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Disassemble, rebuild, test, repeat... - 06/21/08 11:35 PM
Auto restoration, real estate, diet... whatever.
It's all about building the system, examining the system, testing the system...
and doing it all over again...
and again... and again.
I am building a Jeepster/Commando from the ground up. Currently I am building a frame. I know that in order to … (6 comments)
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Gwinnett County, GA crossed a line... - 06/21/08 10:51 PM
10,000 listings in FMLS. Actually 10,043 Single Family Residences listed for sale in Gwinnett County. These include Active Listings, Pending Sale (with a Contingency) and Pending Sale (with a Kick-Out Contingency). That is a LOT of properties.
But I would hesitate to say that all of them are equally for sale...
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Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Countrywide) - 06/21/08 05:16 PM
The blogosphere is going nuts with this... He gets a sweetheart deal from Countrywide, disavows all knowledge, and then pushes a $300B bailout... Not only did he get about $70k in campaign contributions from Countrywide and BoA in the last year and a half, but the loan is apparently going to … (15 comments)
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Blog Anthology, Posts dated 6/8-6/14 - 06/21/08 01:49 PM
Every Sunday I try to post up some unique videos. It has become a fairly popular feature... This Sunday was Mini-Vid Sunday. Take a look at what people can do without using ANY gas.
I posted up an Open House Announcement - 9010Brixham Court for Monday's post. The Open House was … (0 comments)
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Woo hoo... June eNewsletter is out - 06/19/08 03:01 PM
I have finally put the last nail in the June GarageHomesUSA - LaneBailey.com eNewsletter. And it has mailed. There are a couple of really good stories in it.
If you aren't already a subscriber... why? It is free, and a way to catch up on some of the posts from various … (3 comments)
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But what do I want to look like? - 06/19/08 09:53 AM
Many of the active bloggers here on Active|Rain seem to have outside blogs as well... or they have A|R blogs in addition to their outside effort... whatever...
But, one question I hear a lot is...
What should it LOOK like?
Well heck... It should look cool, not take a month to … (13 comments)
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And Steve deserves a bit, too... - 06/17/08 12:31 PM
In case you missed my last post, I congratulated Matt Fagioli and the team at Diamond Dwellings for making the finalist's list for the Inman Innovator Awards.
Well, they aren't the only ones...
One of my vendors also made the list. Obeo. And if you don't know who they are... you … (10 comments)
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Give it up for Matt... - 06/17/08 12:09 PM
Fellow A|R guy, Matt Fagioli has hit the big-time. He isn't going to say so, but I will.
Diamond Dwellings is listed as a finalist in the 2008 Inman Innovator Awards for Brokerage or Franchise. They are in some pretty heady company, too. Other finalists include Chase International, Sawbuck, Redfin and … (4 comments)
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A Father's Day musing - 06/16/08 10:50 PM
I wrote my Father's Day post a while ago, and now that the day has passed, I thought I would write something else.
As i was growing up, my father was fond of just calling me "the boy." I often referred to him as "old man." And so, one day I … (4 comments)
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And the Atlanta Journal-Constitution says... - 06/16/08 12:21 AM
In the Gwinnett edition of the AJC there was a story about the state of the real estate industry. The reporter called me a few times to help him with the story. I was happy to help. I wrote a post about that not long ago.
There are a couple of … (9 comments)
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Hanging out with cars... - 06/14/08 10:58 PM
I love my niche. I get to hang out with cars and the people that like them.
So, Tucker is one of the suburb communities here. It is small-town America... minutes from big city. And Main Street is only a few minutes from my house. One Saturday each month through most … (11 comments)
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Party in the Park, Thrasher Park in Norcross - 06/14/08 10:35 AM
Last night, Thrasher Park was swinging to the big band tunes of Atlanta 17. But you probably missed it... ;^ )
But you don't have to miss the next free concert!
That's right... free concert. Every other Friday in Thrasher Park, just across the tracks from Historic Downtown Norcross, the city … (5 comments)
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Laurel Springs Open House - Tomorrow (Sunday, June 15th, 2008) - 06/14/08 10:14 AM
Last notice... for Father's Day, we will be hosting an Open House at 9010 Brixham Court in Laurel Springs. This is an incredible executive home in the highly desirable Laurel Springs community off Peachtree Parkway.
Here is the original Open House Notice with directions and more info...
Don't forget that you … (0 comments)
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Automatic Valuation Tools... I just picked one up... - 06/14/08 09:59 AM
I just added one to GarageHomesUSA.com the other day. They are great for what they are... as long as the limitations are kept in mind. Here is the direct link. Feel free to wander over in a moment...
AVTs have become all of the rage in the last couple of years. … (5 comments)
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What was I writing a year ago? - 06/14/08 09:53 AM
I just thought I would take a moment to revisit a couple of posts I wrote last year. At that time, my A|R blog and my outside blog shared content extensively... So, these posts are in both places, but I am highlighting the links from my outside blog...
For fun, I … (4 comments)
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Incrementalism - 06/14/08 09:40 AM
Incrementalism is a concept that a lot of people in the automotive hobby are familiar with... in theory, if not the word itself. So, let me give a definition...
Incrementalism refers to the practice of just changing things a little bit... over time... piece by piece.
This would be opposed to … (2 comments)
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Market update for Gwinnett County, June 2008 - 06/11/08 02:49 PM
Welcome to the update for June. This month's report covers the market numbers for April and May of 2008. Please keep in mind that the numbers for the most recent month (May, in this case) are seldom complete. We don't expect to see solid numbers until July for May.
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Blog Anthology, Posts dated 6/1-6/7 - 06/07/08 12:51 PM
As always, we start the week with some videos. It has been hot, so we cooled off with Wet and wild Video Sunday. Nothing better than something hot with a liberal application of water spray...
Congratulations to the Detroit Red Wings on winning the Stanley Cup in 6 games over the … (2 comments)
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Dads are getting the short end... - 06/07/08 12:30 PM
We get lumped in with Grads...
You see it everywhere. The sales. The promotions. Even the Card Store...
Dads and Grads
But you don't see "Mothers and Others." There is no acceptance of "bundling" Mother's Day. Instead, it is revered. And Mothers deserve a day... or more than a day. But … (17 comments)
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Laurel Springs Open House - 06/07/08 10:00 AM
9010 Brixham Court in Laurel Springs will be open from 3:00 to 4:00 on Sunday, June 15th. We'd love for you to come out and view this exquisite luxury home priced at $969,000.
For residents of Laurel Springs, this home is located near the Windsor Hill Passage gate, at the corner … (2 comments)
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Blog Anthology, Posts dated 5/25-5/31 - 06/06/08 11:26 PM
Sunday, Sunday, Sunday... Sundays are Race Days. And this one was off to a Great Finish... Indy and the Coke 600 have both had great histories with incredible finishes, and I pulled a couple of clips for your enjoyment.
Video Tour posted for 9010 Brixham Court. But, there is new news... … (2 comments)
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A little more noise is a good thing. - 06/06/08 05:12 PM
This is a repost from Thursday's LaneBailey.com blog. Fellow A|R member, Steve Stearns wanted to profile me for his blog (both on A|R and outside) because of the marketing program I put together for 9010 Brixham Court. So, feel free to visit his A|R blog (it continues on the outside blog) … (9 comments)
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A lot going on... Lane and the AJC - 06/06/08 05:05 PM
This is reposted from my LaneBailey.com blog. This was my post there on Wednesday. Things have been kind of busy the last few days here in the garage... And that is usually a good thing... and it is.
Earlier today I had a conversation with a reporter from the Atlanta … (0 comments)
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What DOES that guy sound like? - 06/06/08 04:59 PM
I did a cheesy one for the contest a while back, but I decided to let actual professionals video me for an agent profile. Similar script, better place than the Gallery (hallway) in my house... And way better sound.
So, here I am...
GarageHomesUSA.com Lane BaileyI'd like to thank … (4 comments)
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How COOL is THAT? - 06/05/08 09:57 PM
Ok, so a few weeks ago I wrote a post called The Greatest name in racing you never heard... It was about a guy by the name of Smokey Yunick.
The post was an excuse to talk about a fairly unsung legend in stock car racing, as well as Indy cars. … (11 comments)
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Music for a virtual tour... Prelude - 06/01/08 10:27 PM
I was listening to a little music while watching videos for my Video Sunday post on LaneBailey.com, and I had an errant thought. Those that read me with any regularity know that errant thoughts are pretty normal for me, so no shocj there.
But I got to thinking about music and … (14 comments)
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