crm for real estate: 10 Questions to Ask About Real Estate CRMs - 07/17/18 11:54 AM
So you think it is time to invest in a real estate CRM for your business, but you aren’t sure what exactly to look for. It can be an intimidating process, but if you ask these 10 simple questions of each product you look at, you’ll get the answers you need to make your choice. Remember that a real estate CRM should be able to help you in every facet of your business, and these questions address them all.
1. Is the program easy to learn and use?If the software is difficult to learn, you simply won’t use it. What good is … (0 comments)

crm for real estate: How to Use Digital Reminders to Improve Your Business - 05/24/18 10:31 AM
Organization is important to the success of any business, but as a real estate agent it is that more critical that you keep yourself organized. As you are busy and rarely sitting in one place all day, you need reminders that can keep up with you. Thankfully we now live in a digital age with multiple ways to automate those ever-important reminders and make organization easier than ever.
Here are 3 ways you can use digital reminders to help you stay on track and in control:
1. Automate Your Task and Appointment RemindersYes, writing down your to-dos and important appointments on paper or … (0 comments)

crm for real estate: Good Small Business Solutions for Real Estate Agents - 04/10/18 07:27 AM
Whether you’re looking for something that can help you with finances or document management, there are solutions for almost every need. Here are some of the best software tools and apps that are ideal for real estate agents. They can help you be more productive, develop better client relationships, and generate more sales.
Accounting and Finance.Traditionally, most real estate agents have worked with an accountant or a bookkeeper. But now there are software packages that offer these traditional financial services, as well as additional features such as tax and regulatory reporting, payments and banking, and human resources. For a smaller real estate … (2 comments)

crm for real estate: 6 Key Benefits of Using a Real Estate CRM - 09/19/14 12:54 AM
Check out the below article from Jay Thompson, Zillow’s Directory of Industry Outreach. In the post Jay articulates, extremely well, six important benefits to using a real estate CRM. This is a must-read for every REALTOR®! Keep in mind that you can do everything Jay discusses in this post with IXACT Contact.
Enjoy:
CRM stands for customer relationship management. To some agents, CRM means software that is designed to help manage clients. Others consider CRM as a philosophy or strategy for how to run a business. Still others view CRM as a process that involves strategy, software and systems to gather, nurture and ultimately convert contacts to … (0 comments)

crm for real estate: The Little Known Key to Success in Real Estate Sales - 09/11/14 06:40 AM
The highest-earning real estate sales professionals share a common trait. This trait enables them to climb to the top of their markets and remain dominant. Year after year, these upper-percentile performers list and sell more homes than several of their competitors combined! This is all because they are consistent in their marketing, communication, service and relationship management.
Consistent marketing, no matter the direction of the real estate industry, is a key element in lead capture. Consistent communication is a critical step in converting prospects to clients. Consistent service and relationship management creates repeat business and referrals!
Client retention is among the foremost concern … (2 comments)

crm for real estate: Get Organized in Real Estate with Listing and Closing Activity Plans - 08/12/14 02:16 AM
Check out the video at the end of this blog post by real estate coach Bruce Keith of Bruce Keith Results. Bruce is a big fan of IXACT Contact and recommends the real estate CRM to all of his coaching clients. In this video he discusses how IXACT Contact’s listing and closing Activity Plans help get you more organized and in control.
Listing and closing Activity Plans come included in IXACT Contact. They are a series of tasks with corresponding due dates. At the right date and time, the REALTOR® CRM will remind you to take specific actions, like install a lockbox, update … (2 comments)

crm for real estate: The Ingredients to a Successful Real Estate “Home Expert Seminar” - 06/28/12 02:22 AM
In a previous blog post, we discussed the benefits of sponsoring a Home Expert seminar and how you can organize it using your IXACT Contact CRM for real estate. Now let’s get down to the nitty-gritty with some planning tips for making this kind of real estate marketing event go off without a hitch.
Before the real estate home expert seminar
Once you have chosen an appropriate Home Expert to address your real estate leads and clients, you need to select a seminar facility. Hotels, Boards of Trade, and other business centers often have rooms available for this purpose.
After you have sent out invitations … (0 comments)

crm for real estate: 5 Tips for Building Lifelong Relationships in Real Estate - 05/16/12 11:32 PM
Today’s blog post is written by a guest author that we’re very fortunate to have contribute to our blog. The article below is by Barbara Gifford who is the Northern Regional Manager of REVStaffing. REVStaffing is one of the leading real estate virtual assistance companies in North America and Barbara has been supporting many of the top performing Realtors in Canada and the United States for over seven years. She specializes in real estate relationship-building and online marketing.
Relationship-building is key to success in real estate. It’s the agent who shows genuine interest and compassion that gets noticed and inspires loyalty. To … (5 comments)

crm for real estate: What is The Real Value of a Client? - 08/12/11 03:14 AM
Many REALTORS® define the value of a client in terms of the transaction. You sell your clients’ house. You buy them into a new home. You collect the commission.
But the true value of a client goes well beyond that first deal. If you do the right things, it can, in fact, extend throughout your entire real estate sales career.
Consider the facts.
According to statistics, your clients will likely move again – within the next ten years. If you can sell their home and buy them into a new one, that’s two more transactions.
Then, of course, there are the referrals. According to research from … (8 comments)

 
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