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Sunday, May 19, 2024

3 Great Strategies for Creating PRESENCE This Season

By Julie Escobar

It’s that time of year.  The holidays are here and with them much of your competition is settling in – for shorter days, slimmer work calendars and that ‘wait ‘till the first of the year’ slump.  Not you.  You’ve got your eye on a new year filled with promise and kicked off with momentum-right?

Here are three things you can do to create vital PRESENCE now that will carry you through the holidays and long into the New Year with powerful, forward, full-steam-ahead strength.

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You know what you see a lot of?  Agents who ONLY send a postcard or greeting card once a year.  Start now and make it a point to ‘touch’ your sphere and farm at LEAST once every 21-30 days for the duration.  Consumers today are savvy – they’re not swayed, influenced or impressed by the ‘one-and-done’ marketing efforts.  From their perspective?  If you’re that lax in how you market YOURSELF – how will you be at marketing THEIR property?  Show the consumers in your market place that you’ve got the chops – and the commitment to be front and center not just once, but again and again and again.

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Want to be known as the neighborhood resource or the market specialist?  Get out of the office, out from behind your desk and out in FRONT of the people in the community you serve.  Make it a point to calendar at least ONE community event in your market per quarter – or even per month.  It’s an edge that will set you apart, win favor and create a presence that you’re the top agent to talk to. Team up with your local schools, libraries, chamber of commerce, or even a network of like-minded business professionals to help create awareness, increase attendance and bring a wide spectrum of information to those who want it most.

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The smartest agents in the business are never satisfied with doing things the ‘same old way’.  They’re keeping their ear to the ground, eyes open, and thinking ahead.  What can you do to make a splash?  How can you best keep the ‘buzz’ going?  I love Tony Robbins who has served up the motto ‘Constant And Never Ending Improvement’ for years.  In a 24/7, 365 world, you can’t let your skills, your top-of-mind awareness, or your passion to coast or slip to the back burner.

Need help?  Call us at 866.405.3638.  We’ve got answers you can count on.  From direct response postcard marketing that keeps you top-of-mind, to Holiday messages that make a difference, to real world resources that you can adopt and make part of that empowered new marketing and business plan for 2017 that we know you are ALREADY working on!  Have a great week!

 

 

    Was YOUR Name Drawn?

    Wow! A big thanks to all our amazing contestants this past month! We had some terrific entries – and we thank you all so much for sharing your ProspectPLUS.com experiences! If your name wasn’t drawn – no worries!  We’ll choose three MORE winners October 4th!  Congratulations everyone!

    Our $250 Winner:  Lisa Waldeck‎ who shared, “The first mailing that I use ProspectsPLUS! was for Just SOLD postcards. I mailed to the entire community of 108 homes — which resulted in a listing appointment! Thank you ProspectsPLUS! I have another closing this week and will be using your services again!

    Our $100 Winner: ‎Margie D’Anna Birch‎ who shared, “I received an email with ‘Just Listed’ postcards on my new listing from ProspectsLUS! I changed the copy a bit to announce my first open house sneak preview for the neighborhood. The turnout for the Open House was awesome, and I got an offer from one of the neighbor’s family members within a week later! Thanks!

    Our $50 Winner:  Marianne Allbritton‎ who shared, “This is absolutely the most cost effective and no-brainer piece of marketing we do for each new home as soon as it comes on the market. It not only makes the neighbors aware of sales in their own neighborhoods, but it impresses sellers with its quality and amount of information. I always send one to the seller, and one to myself to post in our office.”

    Our Bonus $50 Winner: Kathy Christian Reynolds who shared, “The first time I used ProspectsPLUS! Just Listed postcards was a winner. I received several calls within the first month for new listings and I’ve already ordered my second set. Thanks so much for making my job a little easier. I also donated to my favorite charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.

    Thank you to everyone who entered! Ready to throw your hat in the ring? It’s easy!  Leave your review of your ProspectsPLUS.com product or service on our Google+ Page or our Facebook Page today!  We’ll give away a total of $400 more in ProspectsPLUS! gift cards!  Next drawing is October 4th!

    By the way – our new Promo Codes are live – check out our Specials Page today to save 10% on your next order! 

    We’d also like to invite you to join us in our goal to raise $50,000 for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®! We are matching every donation this year, dollar-for-dollar! Learn more at: blog.prospectsplus.com/st-jude

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    Why So Many Agents Choose SupportPLUS! Memberships

    by Julie Escobar

    There’s a lot to be said for those agents who weigh out all their options and look for ways to get the most marketing for their money. We respect that and certainly want to help agents stretch their marketing dollars as far as possible, while providing the kind of tools that we know will reap them results each and every month.

    That’s why we do all that we can to deliver powerful opportunities to the agents who have made the choice SaveDownPayment_thumb (1)to be in our exclusive SupportPLUS! Membership program.  Here’s what you may not know:  ALL members of our ProspectsPLUS.com site have access to dollar saving promo codes and a chance to see what’s new each month on our Specials Page.  Our standard savings codes usually will save agents roughly 10% on their orders.

    Our SupportPLUS! Membership takes that a few steps further.  For just $99 per year your benefits would be:

    • 17% OFF! NO ONE gets a better deal or deeper discounts on products, services or tools than our SupportPLUS! Members. They are higher than ANY OTHER offer on our site month after month (think 17% off products rather than the standard 10%).
    • Free PDFs each month of every piece on our site! Valued at $19.95 each, you can choose from hundreds of marketing pieces that are easily customized and saved to your personal files as a PDF for you to print or use whenever you like! They make excellent calls to action, downloads on your site, or collateral at your open houses.cc 6 big
    • A Special VIP customer service line. Your satisfaction is our top priority. That’s why you’ll have access to our VIP service line to ensure that your questions get answered quickly and to help make your job so much easier!
    • No limits – our new site offers far more than postcards and flyers – you have access to direct mail solutions, business cards, stationery, newsletters, market dominators, door hangers, brochures and so much more!
    • List Assistance. One of the biggest challenges for today’s agents are getting the right LISTS to mail mailing listand market to. Our exclusive MapMyMail product is perfect for helping you find the right marketing list for your business.  Our staff can help you manage your lists, purchase a specialty list or give you advice on how to build the perfect database foundation for growing your business.
    • Access to new pieces as soon as they come online!  We add 6-8 new marketing tools EACH MONTH. So far this year, we’ve added over SEVENTY new pieces! You’ll have access to all of them and have the ability to download any at no cost with your membership!

    If you’re ready to make your marketing dollar go farther, join the top agents who are SupportPLUS!  Members for just $99 per year. Click Here to join this club or call our team today at 866.405.3638!

     

    Positioning Yourself to Be the Go-To Agent

    By Julie Escobar

    It’s certainly a whole new ball game out there isn’t it?  The buyers are out in force and agents are now fast and furiously competing to both find and market new listing inventory.  If EVER there’s been a time where listings are the name of the game?  It’s right now. We recently did a poll to see what people were most interested in this month in terms of their marketing — the number one choice? HOW TO GET MORE LISTINGS.  Enter this week’s topic!

    Let’s look at four tips and tools you can use to position yourself as the go-to agent for listings in your market.

    1. Systematically work For Sale By Owners and Expired listings. Make this on the top of your to-do list each week.  Send them something. Get voice-to-voice. Go see them. Since they’re already motivated sellers-make sure they know how motivated you are to help them achieve the results you want!
    2. Include a PDF. Another strategy came from one of our top agent customers who, before every listing jl jsappointment, creates a pdf version of a Just Listed postcard with a picture of the potential seller’s house and all listing details and includes it in every listing presentation as an example of the marketing that she will get started immediately upon getting their signature!  (Very clever!) Click here to see a selection of Just Listed Postcards you can download.
    3. Host an Open House to generate listing leads.  In areas where homes are just starting to turn over, you’ll more than likely shake out the 3-4 (or more) other homeowners in the neighborhood who have been thinking about selling.  Be sure to do your homework – canvas the neighborhood well in advance of your open house.  Advertise it well.  Send open house cards, use door hangers or flyers to your existing sphere of influence or farm areas as well.  Some agents create an open house field day – where they’ll advertise 3-6 open houses all on the same day, one right after the other.  While it makes for a long day, it does showcase you as an agent who has a lot going on and knows how to get things done.  I 6 pitfalls of overpricingalways recommend having powerful collateral pieces at your open houses as well.  Like 6 Pitfalls to Overpricing Your Home, Saving for a Down Payment and the Cash Buyer Checklist.  When you have more creative collateral than just the home listing flyer you present yourself at a higher level of service and resource.
    4. Saturate Your Target Neighborhood.  Working an area or areas where you know turnover is starting to happen?  Blanket those areas with a powerful inventory-needed campaign that speaks to the mindset of potential sellers and spotlights you as the agent to call when they are thinking of selling now or in the near future.  Our Listing Inventory Series is great for getting attention. Or, if you really want to turn up the heat, learn more about our Market Dominator System which takes saturation mailing and direct response marketing to a whole new level!  Then be sure to follow up on that saturation mailing and make the most of your marketing efforts.

    Good luck getting those listings, and remember if you need help – call our marketing team at 866.405.3638!  Be sure to check out our Specials Page this month as well if you haven’t already and see what’s new and get your budget-saving promo codes!  

     

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