So we are celebrating the bountiful harvest!!! 

Each year, for the last 2 years, I have been chosen to be the Mascot for our Royal LePage Atlantic Kiosk.  The Kiosk is located at the local mall here in Saint John, New Brunswick, and is located in the center aisle of  the mall.  At our Kiosk we have photos of existing homes for sales on moveable display cases that potential buyers and sellers love to go and flip them over.  We also have a computer with a countertop so potential buyers or sellers can sit and discuss any details with the Realtor.   Each year, very young kids and their parents come in around 5:00 p.m. till 8:00 p.m. and do their "Trick or Treating" from store vendor to store vendor...  It's especially a busy place when the weather is probamatic; today being windy and rain showers.

This is a GREAT time and an effective marketing strategy for getting business cards out to potential sellers and buyer!!!

Last year I played Maleficent the "beautiful" witch from the Sleep Beauty story. This year I played "The Grinch" with a few modifications. My Grinch costume consisted of lime green tights with two pairs of socks; one with strips and the small ones with bells and finished off with elf slippers. (Had to stay comfortable!)  The rest of the costume had the official Santa look with "The Grinch" written across the front, with lime green winter gloves and the official "Grinch" mask.  Since the mask was warm to wear, when I had it off, I still looked like one of Santa's elves, so I could play two roles in one.

Going back to handing out business cards, this is the way I do it.  I get two pieces of "Good candy" and one business card that I put in each Halloween bag.  This way I feel like the possibility of getting future clients are higher, since most of the parents will check the candy, they will hopefully pull out the business card and give the candy to their kids, if they don't eat it themselves.  LOL  Getting the candy bags ready is time consuming, but I believe well worth it.

When I was ready to hand out the candy, it was FUN to see all of the kids & adult costumes and interact with the parents & their kids.  The parents and their kids usually start out from one end and work the whole mall through.  I usually stay on one side to give all the kids their treats.  Today, I gave out 370 BAGS OF CANDY...

I highly recommend this to other Realtors, since it's wonderful to interact with the community on different levels, especially the "humane" and compassionate side of us.  All Realtors should have fun with this day, it's a Great time to let loose and make connections with the community and at work....  especially if you've had a Halloween Barbecue at your office the day before!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN....