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Achieving Stickiness Requires Some Stunning Attention

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Real Estate Agent with Keller Williams Realty 0575737

Ostrich AttentionIn our Marketing roles as real estate professionals we want to achieve "stickiness" of some kind. The concept is not all that profound. In order to capture customers, clients, and achieve ultimately business, people have to stick around long enough to hear your story, learn about you, and inevitably you learn about what they need in a real estate sense. This applies to developing good web sites, your advertising, your personal marketing of YOU, to anything where you rope the eyeballs and ears into your sphere and THEY STAY.

Achieving Stickiness Requires Some Stunning Attention.

There is an old sales technique acronym called AIDA.

  • A - Attention
  • I - Interest
  • D - Desire
  • A - Action

If you don't get their attention from them giving you an even casual look, NOTHING is going to take place afterward. I'm not saying ladies wear string bikinis or men standing on their heads, although that probably would work. I am saying be creative and have no fear. Interesting photos and emotional wording of your copy that generates "feeling" is what you need.

 

 

Life is very interesting all on its own. You don't have to make up this stuff to make it interesting. You have a million stories from your own life and background and so do your potential clients. You just have to make that "connection" one way or another with pictures and words.

Pumpkin Squirrel

Even tossing in a few interesting or "odd" photos in this post HOLDS your interest, and GRABS your attention. What does this dude have to tell me today? Can I learn something from him?

You want stickiness. You want people to stay on your site long enough to find something useful there. In a meeting you want people to find you interesting and valuable for them. You want to attract them in. You want them basically to

           STOP.

The attention step is all about them STOPPING. Think creatively with your attention steps. Offer value. Make people NOT want to pass you by, but rather dig deeper into the value you offer them.

 

 

 

 

Amy Jones Group
South East Valley - www.AmyJonesGroup.com - Chandler, AZ
4 Time BEST OF OUR VALLEY Winner

Great post and i LOVE that bird photo! Yep, you got my attention!

Oct 16, 2009 12:13 PM
Mara Hawks
First Realty Auburn - Auburn, AL
Inactive-2012 REALTOR - Homes for Sale Auburn Real Estate, AL

You always get my attention, Gary, and I'm always so grateful for the "something" of joy, of wisdom, of laughter or love that I carry away. It's fun to see pumpkins now, and what a surprise carving (and carver) this one has! I also like the matching, pumpkin eyes on the bird (is that an ostrich?) what a face! :-)

Oct 16, 2009 12:14 PM
Peggy Wester
Realty Executives Integrity - Grafton, WI
Real Estate Agent Ozaukee & Washington County

It is all about getting and keeping their attention, Gary. Takes some effort to be creative and unique, but the results are well worth it. And I agree with Mara -- you always get my attention.

Oct 16, 2009 12:21 PM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Gary, I'd say that you certainly pass the stick test!  You keep me coming back with great posts and photos.

Oct 16, 2009 12:44 PM
Edward & Celia Maddox
The Celtic Connection Realty - Queen Creek, AZ
EXPERIENCE & INTEGRITY - WE TAKE THE HIGH ROAD

Good article.  Keep on keeping on.  Good luck.

Oct 16, 2009 12:52 PM
Valerie Osterhoudt
Johnson Real Estate, Inc. - Cromwell, CT
ABR, Cromwell, CT Real Estate ~ 860.883.8889

Gary.. You got my attention.  The eyes on the bird did me in the moment I opened your blog.  Great post.

valerie osterhoudt

Oct 16, 2009 01:28 PM
Joan Mirantz
Homequest Real Estate - Concord, NH
Realtor, GRI, CBR, SRES - Concord New Hampshire

Gary...OMG I love the emu.He was almost too sticky. I couldn't take my eyes off him!

I do try for sticky myself...and have moderate success. If you take the time to hear what they say ...it's a step in the right direction

Oct 16, 2009 02:50 PM
Judy Greenberg
Compass - Long Grove, IL
Compass- Long Grove -Buffalo Grove

Stickiness is very important i agree... Great photos! 

Oct 16, 2009 03:15 PM
John Cannata
214-728-0449 http://TexasLoanGuy.com - Frisco, TX
Texas Home Mortgage - Purchase or Refinance

At first the picture scared me. It was quite large on my screen when I opened your blog. This bird is cute and scary/ugly at the same time. Anyway, I really enjoyed your post, once I got past the bird.

Oct 16, 2009 04:46 PM
Missy Caulk
Missy Caulk TEAM - Ann Arbor, MI
Savvy Realtor - Ann Arbor Real Estate

Very true. If they don't hang around, you won't get them coming back. It is critical to have a sticky web-site to look at homes on for the consumer, it has to be the Best of the Best for the consumer.

 

Oct 17, 2009 01:13 AM
Gregory Hall
Shore Media Solutions - Spring Lake, NJ

Very sticky!

Oct 17, 2009 01:19 AM
Diane Rice
Rice Prprty Mgmnt & Rlty, LLC, South Holland, IL - Lansing, IL
SFR, SRES, CNC

.... and YOU have become an expert at this... inspiringly paving the way for us by your excellent examples...

OK - we are motivated now.... we will GO DO IT!  Thanks!

Oct 17, 2009 03:55 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Hi Gary,

Good points on grabbing attention..your photos are excellent as always!

Oct 17, 2009 03:59 AM
Mike Saunders
Retired - Athens, GA

Gary - excellent points, excellent pictures, but I had a hard time reading the text after seeing the ostrich (or is that an emu>?

Oct 17, 2009 04:33 AM
Esko Kiuru
Bethesda, MD

Gary,

Okay, you got your point across with this bird-like creature staring through you. But, yeah, AIDA concept makes sense. Sticky buns will definitely help out.

Oct 17, 2009 02:34 PM
Thom Abbott
MyMidtownMojo.com |770.713.1505 | Intown Atlanta GA Condo Living - Atlanta, GA
Midtown Atlanta GA Condos For Sale

Gary...Always count on you to hit the nail on the head...no matter what the subject is!

Another great post!

Oct 17, 2009 03:04 PM
William James Walton Sr.
WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Briotti Group - Waterbury, CT
Greater Waterbury Real Estate

Indeed. Why wasn't this featured??? It needs to be, which is why I'm flagging it.

Oct 17, 2009 03:51 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

Gary:  The thing that gets the best response for me from my Sphere is a newsletter that I send out once a month.  It's got my just listed, just solds and an ocassional article I typed here on AR.  It makes the phone ring every month.

Oct 17, 2009 05:30 PM