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Unique Marketing Contest - Summer Edition!

By Renae Bolton

Services for Real Estate Pros with Marketing 4 Realtors

August 09, 2008 06:19 AM

Have We Got A Contest For YOU!

I've been talking alot about marketing by giving you suggestions for unique marketing ideas think outside the box! . Many others in the Rain have also been talking about marketing in general - getting yourself all geared up for end of Summer sales by planning your marketing now. So, what better time than now to hold another contest that will help you get those creative juices flowing?

Get your thinking caps on, ladies and gentlemen, because we've got a contest that will not only get you in the right fame of mind for thinking outside the box about marketing your business, but it will give you an opportunity to win some terrific prizes and (hold your breath for this one!) POINTS!!

The Contest

Give us the most creative marketing idea that can be implemented by an agent, broker, or other real estate professional. Your idea must be fleshed out with how you will actually implement the marketing campaign (not just an idea but the specifics). This is NOT an opportunity to tell us about som great service or product that real estate professionals should sign up for UNLESS you are using it in a unique way! Each person may submit only one entry! logo

The Prizes

The prizes are still being confirmed but here is what I know so far for sure!

1st Place

2,000 points

2nd Place

1,500 points

3rd Place

1,000 points

All participants

200 points - just for submitting an entry!

The Deadline

Entries must be submitted by Saturday, August 16, 2008. To submit an entry, write your submission as a blog and post it to the group Unique Marketing Contest - Summer Edition.

UPDATE!!! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners as well as the top 3 runners-up will be featured in a special marketing edition of Active Rain's newsletter, to be sent to all AR members! So get those posts in!

Additional Update: The deadline is being extended to next Friday, August 23, 2008!!

Also, if would like to donate a prize to the contest, send me an e-mail! I'd love to have you!

~Renae

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Jeremy Blanton

Myrtle Beach Homes Blog - Myrtle Beach, SC

Myrtle Beach REALTOR®- myrtlebeachhomesblog.com

This sounds like a lot of fun...I am game... I always love contests!

Aug 11, 2008 10:11 AM

Jeffrey Richman

Immediate Home Solutions - Waxhaw, NC

Creative Real Estate Specialist

I'm looking forward to learning new ideas!

Aug 11, 2008 01:44 PM

Christine Donovan

Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA

Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

I am curious what everybody will come up with. I also think I need to go back and check out the last contest.

Aug 11, 2008 06:22 PM

Tisza Major-Posner

I.V.P.G. - Inland Valley Professional Group - Claremont, CA

DRE#01784679

Hi Renae,

I just posted my contribution. I don't know if it will win the contest but they sure have been winners for me!

Thanks for the great idea.

Take care, help lots of people and have a wonderful day!

Tisza

Aug 13, 2008 09:32 PM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Jeremy - You just can't beat a contest where you win even if you don't win! All submitters will receive points just for participating!

Jeffrey - If you haven't checked out the last contest, you really should. There were some awesome ideas submitted then and I'm looking forward to those that are going to be submitted this tme!

Christine - Yes - you'll get a lot of great ideas! I hope you post one, too!

Tisza - Alright, everybody! Tisza's in the house! Go Tisza, go Tisza, go, go, Go Tisza!!

~Renae

Aug 14, 2008 10:45 AM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

UPDATE!!!!!

I've changed the deadline to Saturday, August 23rd! So you have another whole week to get your submission in!!

~Renae

Aug 14, 2008 10:46 AM

Stephanie Perrault

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage - Los Gatos, CA

Realtor Associate

Great thank you, I 'll take note of it

I am now in the process of going throught what my brain can imagine and conceive.

But need to select the best idea!

mahalo

Stephanie

Aug 14, 2008 04:34 PM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Come on Stephanie! You can do it!!

~Renae

Aug 15, 2008 05:12 AM

Team Honeycutt

Allen Tate - Concord, NC

Look forward to seeing this competition and its results.

Aug 15, 2008 11:44 AM

Norma J. Elkins

Elite Realty Group - Morristown, TN

Realtor - Elkins Home Selling Team

Sounds like fun! I love contests!

Aug 15, 2008 01:33 PM

Mark Ryan

Mark Ryan Group / Re/Max Victory - Dayton, OH

Broker, CRS, ABR, CDPE

count me in...

Aug 15, 2008 06:00 PM

Rosalinda Morgan

Brookville, NY

"The Rose Lady"

Looking forward to new ideas. I enjoyed the last contest and will try to think of something that I have done in the past.

Aug 20, 2008 03:34 PM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Allen - You should post an idea! It can't hurt and you can get at a minimum 200 extra points! Come on over and play with us!

Norma - It is loads of fun! I had someone call me just yesterday about how excited they are about the new contest.

Mark - Alright! Get that idea posted - tomorrow's the last day!

Rosalinda - Cool! Hurry and get something posted!

~Renae

Aug 22, 2008 12:13 AM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Ok, everybody! Today is the absolute LAST DAY to post an entry into the contest! So, if you haven't already done so, hurry over to the Unique Marketing Idea Contest - Summer Edition group and get your idea posted!

~Renae

Aug 23, 2008 01:18 AM

marti garaughty

garaughty.com - Montreal, QC

a highly caffeinated creative type...

Renae... my comment and email wasn't rude, since you left people hanging more than a week after your contest ended, I'm asking you the same questions they asked me since you had posted this in The Art Of Marketing You group.

I simply asked you to have the courtesy to let people know who the winners are so they will stop asking me. If you find that rude, please don't post contests in our group in the future. I'm way too busy to deal with this kind of stuff. Deleting my earlier comment asking for you to answer member's questions about your contest wasn't the best way to handle this!

Aug 30, 2008 04:36 AM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Marti - Your comment itself wasn't rude. It was the way that you presented it. I'm absolutely sure no one expects you to know everything going on with a contest simply because the details of said contest were posted in your group.

It has not been "more than" a week since the contest ended. The contest deadline was midnight on last Saturday, August 23. So I've had since Sunday to figure out the winners. As I mentioned to you PRIVATELY via e-mail, I've had a difficult time coordinating the judges because their schedules have been very busy. Today was our goal to get the results posted.

No one has been "left hanging." I guess others are just a bit more patient than you are. Or at least more professional about discussing it. And yes, I did delete your previous comment, only to find that, for someone who was "way too busy to deal with this kind of stuff," you found the time to post the same comment on each of my blog posts about this contest. Your comment was deleted because I felt it was inflamatory and unnecessary to have posted on my blog.

The problem with so many people these days is that you think it is perfectly ok to air your laundry in public - on a PUBLIC forum - and to say whatever you want, in whatever way you want to say it. That is no so and I don't like it. Not having all the facts in hand, it was completely inappropriate of you to post that comment about my "not being courteous" to the contest participants since you had absolutely no idea what was going on. The PROFESSIONAL thing to do is just what you did - e-mail me and ask about the delay. Professional Courtesy. Look it up!

~Renae

Aug 30, 2008 05:02 AM

Lindsey Hasford

Edina Realty - Elk River, MN

Bringing you home...

wow Renae. Kind of surprised you got that kind of response. It took a couple weeks last time you ran the contest and because you had such great entries I figured it would take time. Thanks for being our fearless leader and running a great contest like this... it was my pleasure to take part in the contest and to await the results of the winners!

Aug 30, 2008 05:43 AM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Hi everybody!

The results have been posted (phew!!). Finally, right?

Please check out: And the Winner Is!

~Renae

Sep 05, 2008 04:44 AM

Eileen Begley

Coldwell Banker, DelMonte - Carmel, CA

Monterey Real Estate

OOOh fun! Not sure which will be more fun - trying to come up with a unique idea or reading about all of them! Looking forward to it! Bummer did not realize this was old.. oh well, will go looking for the results.

Apr 24, 2009 05:40 PM

Renae Bolton

Marketing 4 Realtors - Garfield Heights, OH

I'm your Professional Real Estate Marketing VA!

Hi Eileen! Thanks for stopping by! Unfortunately, this was a contest from last year but I hope that we'll be able to do it again soon!

~Renae

Apr 29, 2009 01:31 AM