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Is Your Marketing Thunder and Lightening Or Just Cloudy With Drizzle??

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Services for Real Estate Pros with RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired 104763

When you send a mailing or create an ad that promotes you or your team, are you thinking about the reaction of other agents?  If your business is stable, and you have your fair share of real estate transactions and listings in your marketplace, do you really care what other agents are thinking?

I’m never concerned.  If you don’t promote yourself and your business, no one else will; if you don’t shout out about your accomplishments, no one else will; and if the people in your marketplace don’t know you, you’ll never get new business. 

We can all play nicely and continue to promote our brand.  We can be the leader, and continue to work with everyone.  The more productive the agent, the less likely that agent is concerned about how other agents are viewing the marketing.  Our main concern is our ability to reach as many prospects as possible with each marketing piece. 

Our purpose is to make the phone ring.  We are not tiptoeing around the marketplace.  We are coming through as a roar of thunder and our intention is to shake the fruit from the tree and capture our future business.  We market like we mean it!!!

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Barbara Todaro, Great Grandmother to Caleb, Santino, Aiden and Gianni       

Todaro Team - Retired

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Comments(22)

Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Charleyne....I didn't read your blog, but I'm going there right now and I'll comment....that's funny.....now you know that you should "market like you mean it"..... no one else is going to give you income or pay your bills....

Jul 20, 2012 07:51 AM
Lilas "Lela" Ashkarian
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate - Marathon, FL
Ashkarian PA, ABR, CRS, E-PRO, GRI,SFR

Good evening Barbara.. just got back from two listing appointments and  all is going well, I have time to HELP people who need my HELP... My father was my inspiration.. since he was a farmer and knew what he was planting and expecting that his seed will bring fruit... he did not pay attention what the neighbors would say or do.. he just DID it.. and in time, he harvested... your writing is to to point... thank you for raising our awareness... and continueously show my passion to those who are ready, willing to work with a non-leniar agent because they believe in US.  Have the best day of your life... and wish you the very best, because you are prepared, ready and willing to HELP pepple who need our professional, specialised knowledgable and compassionate approach..

Lela

www.MyHomesInTheKeys.com

Jul 20, 2012 08:38 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Lela..... I always welcome your comments and I'm sure others here will too as you leave comments for them.... hope you have a productive weekend.....

Jul 20, 2012 08:55 AM
Jennifer Prestwich
Henderson, Thornton, Broomfield and Westminster - Henderson, CO
Madison & Co Properties

Market like you Mean It!! That one is going up on my wall, Ma... My marketing is starting to bear fruit, and I want MORE!  You are such an inspiration... of course you have given me yet another gem :)

Jul 20, 2012 09:03 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Jenn.... you're the gem.... there are so many agents who don't market the way they should...they just throw something together and call it an ad....ma

Jul 20, 2012 09:06 AM
Bobbie Smith
Stroudsburg, PA
570-242-1891

I love it too! Market it like you mean it.  Great inspiration again Barbara.  Thank you!

Jul 20, 2012 09:23 AM
Ginny Gorman
RI Real Estate Services ~ 401-529-7849~ RI Waterfront Real Estate - North Kingstown, RI
Homes for Sale in Southern RI and beyond

Barbara, if i could just get these pending loans closed I could shout it out!

Jul 20, 2012 09:24 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Bobbie.... well you'll have to do that....market like you mean it....

Ginny.... if they're your listings, you should be mailing sale pending....we can do this for you, too!!  then when it closes, you could mail a postcard saying "another one closed by ginny gorman"....

Jul 20, 2012 09:31 AM
Nancy Laswick
United Real Estate - Phoenix, AZ
Your REALTOR® For The Valley Of The Sun

I'm with Jennifer "Market Like You Mean It" is getting a place of honor on top of my computer monitor! As I've said before your are my marketing hero and I've learned a ton from you. Suggested!

Jul 20, 2012 10:03 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Hi Nancy..... thank you.... I appreciate that....

Jul 20, 2012 10:07 AM
Anita Clark
Coldwell Banker Access Realty ~ 478.960.8055 - Warner Robins, GA
Realtor - Homes for Sale in Warner Robins GA

Barbara:  I play very nice with my local competitors but I am all business when it comes to my branding and getting quality content (whether via blogs, postcards, video, etc.) to my local consumers.

Jul 20, 2012 10:44 AM
Lilas "Lela" Ashkarian
Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Estate - Marathon, FL
Ashkarian PA, ABR, CRS, E-PRO, GRI,SFR

Being authentic, genuine and doing things in a certain way.. brings us riches..

Jul 20, 2012 11:08 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Hi Barbara,

You are right on "Market like you mean it!". Corinne is right..no point being a secret agent!

Jul 20, 2012 11:47 AM
Charles Stallions
Charles Stallions Real Estate Services - Pensacola, FL
850-476-4494 - Pensacola, Pace or Gulf Breeze, Fl.

So true in our business we have to market and market hard to keep our message and brand out there. With your helpful post it sure helps.

Jul 20, 2012 12:21 PM
Mitchell J Hall
Manhattan, NY
Lic Associate RE Broker - Manhattan & Brooklyn

Very true. I usually don't think of other agents when I market myself, but I recently got a listing agent that I like mad. I maiied a just sold card to the building I just sold in. She represented seller and lives there and I didn't specify that I represented buyer. Next time I will know to remove the agent from mailing list,-)

Jul 20, 2012 01:44 PM
Conrad Allen
Re/Max Professional Associates - Webster, MA
Webster, Ma, Realtor

Hi Barbara.  I try not to break my are arm patting myself on the back:)

Jul 20, 2012 08:27 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Anita....I'd expect nothing less ....

Lela.....you hit that one right on the head...

Corinne..... I send out just listed, sale pending and just sold postcards....along with free market analysis and open house invitations....

Dorie..... that's right.... market like you mean it...

Charles.... it becomes second nature....

Mitchell..... I never remove agents from my mailings....I want them to know what I do and what they don't do..... they continue to NOT do it .... whenever Lorraine is the buyers agent in a transaction, I specify that "Lorraine Kuney represented the buyer....she can do this for you, too!!"  we get calls from that card....

Jul 20, 2012 08:35 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Conrad..... that's what long arms are for....

Jul 20, 2012 08:36 PM
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

I have not done any paid advertising since 1996, marketing never stops. I have always been a strong believer is self promotion. If done correctly, there will never be a shortage of business.

Jul 20, 2012 08:58 PM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Joe....if done correctly, the phone will always ring in spite of market conditions...

Jul 20, 2012 09:00 PM