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Sending the right message is critical in any business Real Estate....

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Real Estate Agent with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties 01238708

Sending the right message is critical in any business particularly in Real Estate....

I have always believed, preached and lived by the Motto: I Provide 100 Per Cent Client Service and I am your Trusted Advisor in all matters related to Real Estate Purchase or Sale! This has been my message and I have not only believed it but practiced it day in and day out. My clients understood this and knew they could email me day or night and they would get a response back relatively quickly. This has been my message my entire life in the client service industry and in particularly  being a Realtor in Los Angeles and facilitating  Real Estate Sales & Purchases in the Greater Los Angeles area. The customer service is critical everywhere. In the Greater Los Angeles area I believe it is more so, since the price points are so much higher therefore the expectations are higher as well.

Anyway other business has to live or die by this motto as well. That of course it is not enough, they also need to send the right message.

magic restroom cafe'

Last October as in 2013 a New Restaurant opened up with much “fan fare” the restaurant was called: “The Magic Restroom Café”. Saw it on the news, their seats were Toilet Seats, the food was served in mini Toilet Bowls….somehow I did not have urge, want or desire to visit this restaurant. Having Udon Noodles & Popcorn Shrimp served in mini Toilet Bowls and being seated on Toilet Seats in the Restaurant is not what I had envisioned as a good time going out to dinner… I clearly felt the Message was wrong and I did not even want to blog about it until now...

http://la.eater.com/tags/magic-restroom-cafe

Well here we are eight months later and “The Magic Restroom Café” in the City of Industry has closed its doors. The headlines in the Food Blog Posts are “Magic Restroom Café Craps Out” well I was not surprised. Quite frankly I was amazed it lasted this long with the wrong message.

magic restroom cafe'

So what is your message to your clients? My message is: I am your Trusted Advisor in all matters related to Real Estate Purchase or Sale and I will provide 100 per cent Client Service!

 

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Nancy Laswick
United Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
Your REALTOR® For The Valley Of The Sun

Endre, I surprised that the owners were able to get a loan from any lending institution to open this "theme" restaurant. I can't think of a less pleasant surrounding fo dinner.

May 29, 2014 02:58 PM
Laura Cerrano
Feng Shui Manhattan Long Island - Locust Valley, NY
Certified Feng Shui Expert, Speaker & Researcher

Even selling lollipops works this way.

May 29, 2014 03:01 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Nancy you should Google & go on Yelp to see some of the pictures....scary...

Laura somehow I could enjoy Lollipop commercials and right messages...but this restaurant .....check out their menu....not something I would want to visit or support...and on a serious note I agree it has to be the "right message"

May 29, 2014 03:05 PM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Endre, somethings are hard to get past, poor customer service is hard to forget and i am certain that it would be rather unappetizing to eat dinner on a toilet.

May 29, 2014 03:48 PM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Endre, just don't know why people play with funny things like Magic Restroom - and link it with food! Ooops....!

Service is what matters most - stick to what you do the best.

May 29, 2014 03:58 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hi Endre - I had read about the opening of this restaurant but didn't see the notice of its closing...it lasted much longer than I would have expected before pooping out.  

May 29, 2014 05:38 PM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

What a colossal waste of resources.

May 29, 2014 09:14 PM
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

Endre that is almost crazy that someone would try this idea and expect it to work. Unbelievable.

May 29, 2014 09:50 PM
John Wiley
Fort Myers, FL
Lee County, FL, ECO Broker, GRI, SRES,GREEN,PSA

Endre, you are so right-we must have the right message and stick with it.

Your message is a great one.

May 29, 2014 10:06 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

It is sad to see a failed business but this is a great example of developing the wrong marketing message.

May 29, 2014 10:18 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Bob I so agree with you!

Praful indeed it is about quality & service never the less the message must be right too!

Michael you and I both agree shocking that it lasted this long...

Lenn and colossal waste of money to send the wrong message!

May 30, 2014 04:34 AM
Laura Allen, Lake Tahoe - Truckee Real Estate for Sale TahoeLauraRealEstate.com
Coldwell Banker Realty, Tahoe City, CA (530) 414-1260 - Tahoe City, CA
Tahoe Real Estate Agent Helping Buyers and Sellers

Endre - Only in  Southern California would you see a sight like this one.  It's not surprising that this far-edge concept restaurant did not succeed.  Image is everything and toilet humor can only go so far!  Great photos!!!

May 30, 2014 05:05 AM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Noah, often people make decisions and their support group is unwilling to give them "hard advice" they find it is easier to agree...

John thank you!

Roy I am not happy to see anyone fail either clearly this was a "bad" message at best...

 

May 30, 2014 07:25 AM
Rene Fabre
ARFCO Media - Renton, WA
Practicing Philosophical Eclectic of the Arts

Wow, who'd a thought someone would go that direction with something so personal as food? Indeed, a weird message. To answer your question, my message and mantra is, "Practice what preach, and demonstrate it." I do the work of it day in and out, I research, I practice, I experiment, and I study the past of it and peer into the future of it. When you talk with me, or I consult, or you take a class or workshop of mine you can trust the fact that i will give you the true scoop and I've been there, done that, and here are my findings and my humble opinion. I never say, "You know what you should do." I ask questions and relate my findings, "This is what I did and this is what happened." A fabulous read, Endre!

May 30, 2014 08:41 AM
Nick T Pappas
Assoc. Broker ABR, CRS, SFR, e-Pro, @Homes Realty Group, Broker/Providence Property Mgmnt, LLC Huntsville AL - Huntsville, AL
Madison & Huntsville Alabama Real Estate Resource

Endre, personally I'm glad to see that this venture failed. Had it succeeded I would have been so disappointed that we have come to this.

May 30, 2014 12:07 PM
Endre Barath, Jr.
Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties - Beverly Hills, CA
Realtor - Los Angeles Home Sales 310.486.1002

Laura I so agree the novelty would wear down very quickly for me and clearly for most people as it turned out...

Rene' loved your Mantra "practice what you preach" well said my friend!

Nick you and me both, evidently there are a couple around the world so it was not even an original idea!

May 31, 2014 05:43 AM