on line: AR MEMBER LANE BAILEY KICKS A$$!...just sayin'... - 06/05/08 01:04 PM
Lane Bailey
...and is just a down-to-earth nice guy, to boot.
Readers of his blog here at AR "Looking Out from the Garage" already know that.
ANd he has definite marketing chops we can all learn from.
After taking a look around at his whole plan, I had to … (10 comments)
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on line: Winning is Great!-and RE/MAX RULES! - 05/20/08 09:56 AM
RE/MAX ROCKS!
Sorry this is a little late-
THANKS TO HUGE NUMBER OF YOU THAT PARTICIPATED!
But here are the winners of the OBEO-RE/MAX SCAVENGER HUNT:
ALLISON MAIDA-RE/MAX PREFERRED, MADISON-WEST WI
APRIL HAYDEN-RE/MAX 100, BROOKFIELD ,WI
Luis Carus-RE/MAX TOWNE SQUARE, MONROE, WI
Each of these … (3 comments)
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on line: Refining to Sell: The New "Curb Appeal" - 05/08/08 07:02 PM
Where do buyers first view a home?
If you think buyers are seeing your house or listing for the first time on a Sunday afternoon drive-by, think again. Today's buyer shops for homes just like most other products: on line. Now, more than ever, Realtors and sellers need to pay special attention … (11 comments)
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on line: Fly high! - 03/26/08 09:52 PM
(SHS Photo)
The robins are back.
In force.
They flew all the way back from Texas and some points further south,
to spring in the Midwest and Canada.
Where there are still some places facing winter weather.
But the robins aren't going back, even if it does snow.
Again.
Even if it's cold and windy,
they will naturally seek … (16 comments)
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on line: Spring - what a brand! - 03/21/08 03:55 PM
Spring is bringing runoff-and sales-back into the sunshine!Daffodils peeking up through the mulch......geese and ducks back on the river... ...fair breezes instead of frozen gales... ...buds warming in the sun!Not too tough to blog about the coming of spring. Whether you had snow or not - it has been a LONG winter this year.And … (8 comments)
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on line: COWABUNGA! SPRING BREAK! - 03/16/08 06:12 PM
(Photo from http://www.2000floridatravel.com)
Spring Break-It's here!
...or it's going to be very soon:
Realtors who are nearly broke or have a broken marketing program.
Well, this is your chance to break away from the old marketing plan:
Plant a sign. Put an ad in the paper. Snap a couple crappy photos. Pray.
Spring into the new marketplace:
Put your listings where … (16 comments)
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on line: A slam-dunk for any Realtor... - 03/12/08 03:59 PM
Steve,
Just wanted you to hear about my recent experience with Obeo.
Your photographer, Eric Vidar, was great. Very personable and best of all took fantastic photos. This home was staged very well by the homeowner and the virtual tour and still photos captured it at its best. The day after the tour … (2 comments)
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on line: Your phone s***s, for the 130th time... - 03/10/08 07:19 PM
Alexander Graham Bell demonstrates an early telephone in 1876.Early Office Museum photo
(photo borrowed from www.wired.com)
Well, it's here.
Again.
-for the 130th time.
The anniversary date of the telephone.
But listen up:
Here is a chance for you to love your phone.
Not hate using it, not being able to find it, not being able to hear … (8 comments)
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on line: Pretty. Powerful. Realtors only. - 02/22/08 01:20 PM
Pretty, isn't it?
Pretty powerful, too.
It can take up to 30% off the time on market for your listing.
Obeo is the on line leader.
But we don't say so.
1,000,000 buyers come to Obeo every month to look at listings.
And our HomeSite and other products:
StyleDesigner
SpaceDesigner … (5 comments)
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on line: Jack-or jackette-be nimble...and be quick.... - 02/19/08 09:19 PM
(Image from http://www.alphabet-soup.net ) w0w.I have been saying that a lot lately....have you?Everything is giving me a w0w.-and no one wants that to become an ow!How many of us know someoneor a whole bunch of folkswho might think they are nimble, but have a lot of questions?"...blogging?...where do you find the time?""...how many … (8 comments)
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on line: What do buyers want to see online? - 02/14/08 06:16 PM
This is what one million buyers come to Obeo each month for.
The best on line marketing you can give them.
Bloodhound Blog loves it.
We are a preferred provider for RE/MAX.
HomeSite and Obeos' great on line solutions:
StyleDesigner
SpaceDesigner
ObeoConnect
keep the buyers coming back.
To you.
Call 800-729-6236 for Obeo in you area.
In Wisconsin,
262-325-8687
Obeo-The experts … (8 comments)
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on line: What a Realtor isn't.... - 02/13/08 05:07 PM
...a Realtor isn't the person who has all the answers:-but a Realtor can find them.-a Realtor isn't the person who left those muddy tracks on your carpet;a Realtor always has those blue bunny booties for your buyers.-a Realtor isn't the person you call to fix your home;a Realtor is the person … (12 comments)
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on line: iGoogle search finds "No relevant Real Estate blog content..." - 02/11/08 10:08 AM
(screen capture of iGoogle result for RE blogs)
...this has got to be a mistake.
I was setting up an iGoogle page in real-estate mode
so, you know-I could sound smart when I was blogging.
iGoogle is great - you can get a free google homepage on a topic and
have it scoop up all the news, trends and latest … (5 comments)
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on line: Realtors vs. Winter, Round 2...Do Bermuda shorts come in Lycra? Tell Us Your Snow Story! - 02/10/08 05:14 PM
(graphic from the web-google image search) As Mother Nature and Old Man Winter team up for Round Twoin the seasonal grudge match against Realtors and their sidekicks, the Vendors,Rebecca Levinson stopped by at my blog here at AT and left a great post on: how to shovel your way to success. It is … (0 comments)
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on line: Are you wearing Bermuda shorts in a blizzard? - 02/09/08 05:24 PM
(Photo our our back window.)Everyone has heard it - I hope:"There is no such thing as bad weather,just bad clothing."Are you ready for the next storm?How can we even think about that - we are still in the middle of the FIRST one!Are you taking notes and making a list of … (20 comments)
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on line: "Obeo, baby-where have you been all my life?"-Greg Swann, Bloodhound Blog - 02/08/08 11:26 AM
There is no doubt that a Dog, in this case a Bloodhound, is Obeos' best friend.Greg Swann and his merry band of no-B.S. bloggers at Bloodhound Blog always have something to howl about.Greg, by his own admission, doesn't care for much of what is out there in virtual-visual-marketing land.The howling on a-very … (10 comments)
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on line: Facebook Group for Realtors Shut Down! - 02/07/08 10:36 AM
Inman news reports on this right now.
It really points out a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, even if you are in the same garden!
And that there is value in protecting the REALTOR trademark.
But there seems to be a small disconnect - how many Realtors would be real if … (2 comments)
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on line: Don't let Spring ambush you... - 02/03/08 06:18 PM
(Groundhog found via google at www.students.haverford.edu) It is here and gone. Groundhog Day. But don't let the sun catch you off guard in six weeks! Winter will still be with us for a long, long time. Perfect timing! What better opportunity to take a look at what usually happens in the Spring real estate market: Sellers are going … (10 comments)
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on line: "Obeo, baby, where have you been all my life?" - Greg Swann-Bloodhound Blog - 01/30/08 07:00 PM
There is no doubt that a Dog, in this case a Bloodhound, is Obeos' best friend.Greg Swann and his merry band of no-B.S. bloggers at Bloodhound Blog always have something to howl about.Greg, by his own admission, doesn't care for much of what is out there in virtual-visual-marketing land.The howling on a-very … (4 comments)
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on line: The middle word in blogging is"ogg"... - 01/25/08 08:30 PM
...in fact, it is the only word that needs bling to make it blogging.Words are like that, and on a flat piece of paper or on a screen in an email, they are very easily dressed up.With what we feel-what we think the other person might be feeling.What we read into … (5 comments)
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on line: Eating the Elephant, 2.0 Bites at a Time... - 01/15/08 07:11 PM
(Photo by Anna Grist at Stock Xchng)
All I can say is WoW!
Who is THAT Hungry?
Most Realtors are - or should be, or are gonna be really fast, this year.
There are those meandering and grazing in the bloggosphere that are having a hard time stepping up to their new diet.
I might say to … (1 comments)
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on line: Realtors wanna have FUN! - 01/10/08 10:06 AM
"w0w."
Noted dead-panner Ben Stein has it down.
A total pro at non-reaction, he realizes getting too excited about anything can lead to the need to curb yourself.
...but Realtors wanna have FUN!
And they can in this or ANY market.
Here are some great ways to have fun as they year-and the market-get rolling:
-Always … (0 comments)
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on line: Real Estate video is NOT the consumer choice - 12/05/07 08:25 AM
I hope this real estate video works...hope the lighting is ok...it costs a lot... where does it go?...who is seeing it?...how does this really work?...all great questions to ask before you dive into RE video.(clipart courtesy of clipartheaven.com)Sellsius offers up a late serving of turkey with a video from Brian Copeland … (10 comments)
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on line: When will Real Estate Agents learn? - 08/06/07 10:36 AM
A recent survey suggests that newspapers are losing real estate advertising with today's figure showing about 80-85% of Real Estate agent spend being in print.
The last year we had figures for (2005) showed that around 80% of buyers now start their search on line. With only 15-20% of Real Estate spend … (2 comments)
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