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Customer’s Journey Is a Pinball Game-Your Brand Lighting Up the Board?

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Services for Real Estate Pros with R. Michael Brown LLC Digital Marketing & Public Relations

Forget the old sales funnel you've been using. It's dead!

Welcome to the new reality of the customer journey, a wild, unpredictable pinball machine where your prospects are bouncing all over.

You can’t control the customer's path anymore, but you can meet them where they are. And to do that? You’ve got to be… everywhere.

Distractions rule in this game. The trick is to produce interesting content for each platform, so you don't drop the customer down the losing pinball alleys. 

Picture this: Your prospective customer starts on TikTok, vibing to a trendy video showcasing your product. They’re intrigued! The ball shoots over to Instagram, where they spot a stunning post with your brand’s hashtag. They tap to learn more.

Next, on YouTube, watching a video you posted, showing how your product solves their problem. They’re hooked—but they’re not done yet.

Their ball ricochets to LinkedIn, where they see a thought-leadership article you shared, building trust with your expertise. Over to X, they catch a trending conversation about your brand—real customers raving about their experience. Then, they land on Facebook, where a targeted ad shows the product they’ve been eyeing. Oh, and don’t forget reviews! They check out what others are saying—your customer reviews seal the deal.

The trick is to produce interesting content for each platform so you don't lose the customer down the losing pinball alley.

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Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

Great analogy- You can no longer rely on your one marketing tool or funnel to keep your pipeline filled. All of us spend more time on social media than we'd like to think. All you have to do is Google someone and you'll see links to their Instagram, X, Linked In, Facebook and other platforms. 

May 14, 2025 07:33 PM
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Hello Michael - while real estate is not a game, there are shifts and moves that are an important part of the strategy of "winning" in the industry.  Play on. . .  

May 15, 2025 05:17 AM
Kathy Streib
Cypress, TX
Retired Home Stager/Redesign

May 17, 2025 04:21 PM
R. Michael Brown

Thanks Kathy Streib! Didn't know you did this so I'll look for it in the future. Great idea!

May 19, 2025 09:26 AM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Michael,

I'm so glad Kathy Streib featured your post in her Sunday Series as I missed it. You are so right our customers journey in real estate is all over the place! The trick is to produce interesting content for each platform they are on so you don't lose the customer!

 

May 18, 2025 06:53 AM
R. Michael Brown

Thanks Dorie Dillard Austin TX!

May 19, 2025 09:27 AM
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP
Big Block LPT Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
Coastal San Diego, Veteran's & Retirees Services

R. Michael Brown I never saw your posts before, looks like you got in here in 2022 without me seeing your posts until now - so glad Kathy Streib featured you. 
Clever video / blog tie in. Which do you create first? Who's your video content provider or is this your creation? Well done!

May 18, 2025 08:20 AM
R. Michael Brown

Thank Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® CRS,ABR,PSA,RCS-D, CFSP and Kathy Streib! I produce all the content in-house.

Depending on the purpose of the content, I'll produce a particular type of media first. Since video is the most popular and consumable first for audiences, I usually start with a script and produce the video from that.

As a former Discovery Channel writer and producer I "see" the media on the inside of my eyelids as I'm visualizing the script.

Once I'm satisfied with the video, I'll produce the article to go with it, plus all the images and video shorts to pull from the video - so I have media to go with social.

Video and article go on my website (or client's website) first. Then distribution on social etc. goes from there.

I show you how to do it in my new eBook - You Are the Media Now: 8-Step Content Marketing System to Boost Sales Only $3. Or, if you need some help, I'll be happy to help you! Mike@RMichaelBrown.com

May 19, 2025 09:44 AM
Nick Vandekar, 610-203-4543
Realty ONE Group Advocates 484-237-2055 - Downingtown, PA
Selling the Main Line & Chester County

Glad to find your post on Kathy's roundup. Interesting and overwhelming at the same time. There always seems to be some new social media that everyone is looking at and that we need to master.

May 19, 2025 11:45 AM
R. Michael Brown

Yes thanks to Kathy Streib! It can be overwhelming unless you have a system. I've developed one over the last 30+ years and it works every time. Without it, I would go NUTS! And it's why real estate clients hire me to do it for them. 

Get More Leads. Close More Deals. Own Your Real Estate Market.

You don’t need another social post with zero engagement. You need a system that turns your listings, expertise, and local knowledge into a lead engine.

Get more Attention, Engagement, Followers, Leads and Sales with Smarter, Simpler Content Marketing.

I offer a free 30 minute strategy session to help you do it yourself or we can work together and I'll do it for you. See my Real Estate Marketing page and Book a Zoom call on my Calendly schedule right now!

https://rmichaelbrown.com/get-more-leads-close-more-deals-own-your-real-estate-market/

 

May 20, 2025 10:29 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Great analogy. But, oh my is all of this so exhausting! I do the best that I can to keep up.

May 20, 2025 07:10 AM
R. Michael Brown

Thanks Dr. Paula! It helps to have a system and I have a micro eBook (PDF) to show you how. In less than 43 pages (mostly images) I teach you how to do it. 

New eBook - You Are the Media Now: 8-Step Content Marketing System to Boost Sales

 

May 20, 2025 10:34 AM