marketing: Are Mulitple Offers and Selling In The First Week Possible in this market?? - 08/03/09 04:29 PM
Are Multiple Offers and Selling In The First Week Possible in this market??
 
They are!  The 3 most important strategies to sell any property are: the right price, the right agent, and the right stager. 
 
 
We now know that nearly 90% of buyers preview homes on the Internet before ever visiting them.  Time is one of the most valued commodities today.  To swing the door of a listing, it has to look good in the marketing photos - the VERY best way to make that happen is by using the right stager.
 

 
 
 
 
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marketing: Welcome Home Announces FREE Modern Marketing Workshops - 03/10/09 03:30 PM
Are you struggling to get the same number of staging jobs or listings as you had last year?
Are you wondering if there is anything else you can do in this economy to increase your business?
Are you finding yourself not making the same amount of money as you did last year and working just as hard, if not harder?
Are you mystified by all this talk about "social media networking," "website optimization," "webinars," and "internet marketing?" Or maybe you understand the concepts, but just don't see how they can help you increase your business or know how to get started.
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marketing: Tackle the Wave - 11/25/08 06:32 PM
Knock, Knock, Knock.... 
If you listen closely, you can hear that sound all day long... even in this shrinking market.  Like a pond of water drying on clay, cracks of opportunity are left everywhere.  These cracks leave us options to go new places and do new things.
The reality is that so much of this economic down-turn is emotional.  The stock market's peaks and valleys are reflections of people's emotional reactions to news, world events, and situations.  The same thing happens in our own businesses.  With all the negative headlines and forecasts, we immediately assume our business will be down.  … (6 comments)

marketing: How To Market Luxury - 08/05/08 07:00 PM
I had the pleasure to attend a great seminar and networking event last week that was just too good not to share.  There were so many points relevant to our industry, my mind has been buzzing ever since.  The seminar was entitled "Redefining Luxury in the West," given by Michael Wollaeger, Editor-In-Chief of Western Interiors & Design magazine.  
 
Michael spoke eloquently about a new type of luxury emerging in the West that is influencing the global marketplace.  Michael explained that this luxury is societal driven and is changing how the most important and influential builders, architects and designers are creating … (6 comments)

 

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