ActiveRain Price is Right InfographicWhen it comes to technology and marketing for your business, what would you buy if you were on a budget of $500 per month?

In our latest Real Estate Infographic, “The Price is Right”, ActiveRain surveyed more than 2,000 real estate agents to find out what they spend their money on and how much they are paying for real estate marketing and software. 

Contest Guidelines
ActiveRain want to know which tools, training, and systems are the backbone of your growth as a real estate agent.

Here are the rules of the road for this contest:

  1. Write a blog post describing what your $500 per month would go towards.  Tell us what you would buy, which company would provide it, and what you love about that product or service.
  2. Link back to the infographic somewhere in your post www.activerain.com/real-estate-marketing
  3. Include this statement at the bottom of your post: “This post is an entry for the $500 Real Estate Marketing and Tech Challenge.  Learn more about this ActiveRain contest at www.activerain.com/marketing-challenge.”
  4. Leave a comment on this page with a link to your contest entry blog post.


The deadline for entering this contest is Thursday, July 5th.

$500 Marketing ChallengeThe Reward: Win $500 Towards Your Real Estate Marketing
Every person who submits an entry meeting the guidelines will be awarded 1,000 points on ActiveRain. 

We will select one lucky winner who will receive an American Express gift card for $500 to cover a full month of the marketing and technology budget they outlined in their blog. 


What Do Real Estate Agents Spend on Marketing?
Make sure you read through the ActiveRain Infographic to learn what kind of technology and marketing other agents are investing in.  With your $500 budget, you’ll need to decide what is truly essential to keep your business thriving.

  • Would you spend more on traditional media like direct mail and newspaper ads?
  • Are you going to pay someone to do it for you?
  • What are the tools you can’t live without in your business?  IDX website, ActiveRain?
  • Is it better to pay for online leads or to spend the time generating them yourself?
  • What training or coaching programs would you subscribe to?


Think like a CEO here… you need to trim the fat and choose only the items that are critical for your success!

We hope that this contest challenges you to evaluate where your money is being spent and will provide both new and experienced agents with insight on where to get the best “bang for your buck” when it comes to real estate marketing and software.

Entries must be received by Thursday, July 5th.  The winner will be announced on Friday, July 6th.
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123 Comments on The Price is Right: $500 Real Estate Marketing and Tech Challenge!

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JUL
05
1,109,925 Points 72 Featured Posts

We've been so busy we almost forgot about entering this contest, but here it goes...

http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366213/how-would-we-spend-500-00-per-month-on-our-marketing-
3:33pm • #105
550,322 Points 19 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Just made the deadline, as usual.  Here's my entry!

http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366230/what-would-i-do-with-500-in-marketing-dollars-
4:31pm • #106
1,517,917 Points 112 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Here's my entry:  http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366296/the-best-500-i-could-spend-in-marketing
4:41pm • #107
548,104 Points 9 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Here's my submission:  The price is right, or is it?  http://actvra.in/DsX

Hope I have done everything I need to do.  Interesting contest.
4:52pm • #108
250,832 Points 16 Featured Posts Called Shot Master

As a CPA, I loved this contest.  It's so important to consider how we are spending our money and how our expenditures support our business plan.    Thank you! 

http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366354/a-500-marketing-budget-

Thank you!
6:30pm • #109
411,372 Points 15 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Here it is, just under the deadline.... http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366448/-500-marketing-budget

Thanks!
7:25pm • #110
589,475 Points 31 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

How I use a marketing budget

http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366421/marketing-is-my-favorite-subject-and-backbone-of-my-business
7:48pm • #111
1,358,402 Points 243 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Here is my entry 

Proposed $500 Per Month Marketing Budget For A Loan Officer.
8:00pm • #112
344,137 Points 14 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Here it is - 

Looking forward to receiving those magic points!

Atlanta Real Estate ODAT Enters 2012 Real Estate and Tech Challenge

Have a happy day,
Lynn 
8:44pm • #113
872,158 Points 47 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Here's mine!

Spend $500 A Month, Make $5000 A Month
8:50pm • #114
842,598 Points 85 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Not the last one I suspect, but I am pushing the envelope!  Thanks for letting me in!  http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366485/what-i-would-do-for-my-500-marketing-budget
8:53pm • #115
226,121 Points Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp

Here is my entry for the Marketing Challenage on how I would use the $500:

http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366486/-500-real-estate-marketing-tech-challenge
8:54pm • #116
2 Featured Posts Outside Blog

I enjoyed the infographic. This Marketing Challenge really got me motivated to make discerning the right marketing tools a challenge for the last 6 months of 2012 and into 2013/  Here is the link to my entry on how I would use $500 per month. http://activerain.com/blogsview/3366513/can-realtors-effectively-market-on-a-500-00-per-month-budget-
10:00pm • #117
1 Featured Post

This Contest really opened my eyes to where our hard earned dollars would be more effective. Thanks for the Challenge. My entry: Controlling the Reins of the Real Estate Marketing Budget
10:20pm • #118
759,780 Points 105 Featured Posts Outside Blog Called Shot Master

Here's my entry:

The Timing Couldn't be Better for the $500 Marketing Challenge
10:59pm • #119
1,335,543 Points 128 Featured Posts Localism Sponsor Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Thanks for the reminder because I....

Almost Missed This Contest..$500 Marketing Budget! 

 
11:03pm • #120
880,222 Points 10 Featured Posts Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

Hey Margaret, you are not the last one.....it's me - with my entry...

And The Winner of PRICE IS RIGHT contest is....
11:52pm • #121
JUL
06
974,529 Points 6 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

I am going to really enjoy these entries. Somehow I missed the contest entry.
2:56am • #122
JUL
10
366,969 Points 14 Featured Posts Outside Blog Attended Rain Camp Called Shot Master

The entries yielded a lot of ideas for me that I can use in my business.  Best of success to everyone who entered!
1:26am • #123
JUL
15
Outside Blog

Oh great challenge.  I think all of us can find some areas we need to improve on for our biz.
7:32pm • #124

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