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Self Promotion Success | Market like You Mean It | The Phone Rings

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Success through Self Promotion | Market like You Mean It |The Phone Rings

What motivates you every day?  The real estate business is one that demands motivated participants, or the life span of those participating will be short. Motivation can come from within or from others. 

 

My motivation to “compete and beat” is derived from within and from my observation of what others are doing. I’m always observing what others are doing, and I love to play “the game.”  The game of competing via marketing.

 

Let’s admit it.  Agents pay attention to how other agents in their area are marketing to promote themselves. I dig to find the stats that work best for us and are most powerful. I market our real estate office stats; our team stats; and individual stats that project a powerful statement.

 

Do you tread lightly? Do you walk that path at all? We are in a survival of the fittest business.  When we shout out what we do compared to others who attempt to do the same but with different results, people pay attention. 

 

People like to do business with successful people.  How will they know how successful you are unless you tell them and show them who you left in the dust.  This is business, and only one agent will win.  

 

Our mailing landed yesterday and two listing calls came in today.  More will come soon. Some will come in the near future. A few will come in the distant future.  The bottom line is business comes to those who promote themselves.  Not everyone feels comfortable doing this.  

 

The more phone calls that come in, the more comfortable I feel!!! 

Just saying….  

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

Todaro Team - Retired

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Comments(25)

Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

Two listing calls on the day after a mailing dropped is a good sign of success, Barbara!

Sep 20, 2016 11:56 AM
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

Boom! That is enthusiastic and a great tribute to the Buliung Todaro Team. That is a knock out Barbara Todaro 

Sep 20, 2016 04:52 PM
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

Good morning Barbara.  Like you said no-one else will promote you that's your job.  Self-promotion for some is difficult if not downright impossible, those who don't do that doesn't last long in this business.

Sep 20, 2016 08:08 PM
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Your team members are lucky that they have you as their mentor. Thanks for sharing.

Sep 20, 2016 09:50 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Smart real estate professionals will pay very close attention to your successful marketing efforts.

Sep 20, 2016 09:53 PM
Bob "RealMan" Timm
Ward County Notary Services - Minot, ND
Owner of Ward Co Notary Services retired RE Broker

This is really an important point Barbara Todaro . I think all of us can find areas to bragg about AND SHOULD!!! Thank you fro your entry into the contest.

Sep 21, 2016 01:44 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

thanks, everyone, for your nice comments...they're always appreciated...

Sep 21, 2016 02:03 AM
Tom Bailey
Margaret Rudd & Associates Inc. - Oak Island, NC

Barbara, you are the best. Can I hire you to come to NC and market for me? In all honesty AR would barely be worth my time without your posts. I look forward to your comments or blog on the changes to the site 

Sep 21, 2016 02:32 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Tom Bailey you're much too good to me!!!  and I'd love marketing you.... the changes here haven't had any influence on how I market....I like what they did.... getting use to change!!!! it's all part of life...what I don't like is when changes DON'T WORK...these all work...and they work well...

Sep 21, 2016 02:43 AM
Tom Bailey

Thanks for your thoughts Barbara! I mean what I say about your blogs. I don't comment as much as I did at one time, but the first thing I do when I open AR is check your blog. Thanks for all the wisdom and keep it coming

Sep 21, 2016 03:05 AM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Self promotion is one of the hardest things for me to do, it certainly isn't in my nature, but I know that I need to do it to be successful.

Sep 21, 2016 02:54 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

Brian England and now you have me to push you in the right direction....but I'll do it gently... you'll be just fine...and you'll understand how important it is, once you get your first call because of it....then you'll be a wild one!!!

Sep 21, 2016 03:16 AM
Brian England

I really appreciate you pushing me Barbara Todaro and I am glad that you are going to do it gently, not like how you are throwing around that 160lbs, haha.

Sep 21, 2016 03:47 AM
Stephen Arnold
HomeSmart Elite Group - Scottsdale, AZ
CRS, GRI, SFR

Love it barbara!  Good news always reverberates in the RAIN!!  Congratulations and keep smiling!

Sep 23, 2016 02:14 AM
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Coldwell Banker Realty

Barbara Todaro "People like to do business with successful people.  How will they know how successful you are unless you tell them and show them who you left in the dust.  This is business, and only one agent will win."

Right on target - and - re-blog!

Sep 23, 2016 09:49 PM
Chris Ann Cleland
Long and Foster Real Estate - Gainesville, VA
Associate Broker, Bristow, VA

No one else is going to toot our horn.  We need to handle that ourselves.

Sep 25, 2016 02:50 AM
Patricia Kennedy
RLAH@properties - Washington, DC
Home in the Capital

Hey, Barbara!  This post made it to the list this week for Last Weeks Favorites. Keep them coming!

Sep 25, 2016 03:56 AM
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

thank you so much, Patricia Kennedy ..I appreciate your adding my post to your Last Weeks Favorites....

Sep 25, 2016 04:00 AM
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Barbara Todaro - success requires hard work!

Congratulations for #1 in Franklin, MA.

If I have a buyer in Franklin, MA - most likely it will be your team's listing.

Sep 25, 2016 03:44 PM
Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

Barbara Todaro - You inspire me because you think like I do. What keeps me going is promotion because the possibilities become endless. It can be an uphill slog, but you need to keep yourself inspired while doing so.

Sep 26, 2016 12:37 AM
Barbara Todaro

Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor® I recognized, from the early days of reading your thoughts, we think alike.... keep promoting and you'll always have a steady flow of business....

Sep 26, 2016 01:24 AM
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

Life is good when the phone is ringing with new business, your team must be delighted to have you in charge.

Sep 27, 2016 12:51 PM
Sussie Sutton
David Tracy Real Estate - Houston, TX
David Tracy Real Estate for Buyers & Sellers

I caught Roy Kelly's re-post of this blog and had to hop on over here and tell you how much I agree with your post. Good job!

Nov 09, 2016 01:31 PM