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Max-Bang Series: Make an Offer They Can’t Refuse!

One of my favorite movie scenes ever was in The Godfather when Vito Corleone was asked how he got his own way in a particular situation.  His answer was, “I make them an offer they can’t refuse.”  In real estate, we are in the business of writing offers and negotiating contracts.  In fact our most common form is called an “Offer to Purchase and Contract”, meaning that the document starts as an offer and upon acceptance, becomes a contract.
Most of us have written dozens, if not hundreds of offers on …

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BULLET-PROOF LISTING PRESENTATIONS

There is an old adage that we make three listing appointments for every one we actually go on.  We make a presentation on the way to the appointment as we run through it in our car.  We make the actual presentation live – in front of the Seller.  And we usually make the final one on the way home from the appointment.  Which one of the three is usually the best?  Right – the one on the way home.  At that point, we have the opportunity to reflect and say …

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Luxury Real Estate Marketing: LOL Special Edition No. 2

We are excited to launch a new LOL Radio Show & Video Interview series. Here we will feature outstanding architects, interior designers, landscape architects, and architectural photographers. We will also interview members of the LOL Team of Experts & Discussion Leaders and our LOL media partners.

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Luxury Real Estate Marketing: Discover Your Client’s Most Pressing Needs

In a previous post we referred to the importance of acquiring a deep understanding of your current and potential clients’ mindset. We call this the study of psychographics, which is comprised of the personality, values, attitudes, interests, activities and lifestyles of your target market. However, as a luxury real estate marketing professional, to provide remarkable service you also need to discover your client’s most pressing needs, right now.

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Attract More High Net Worth Clients with a “Buzz-Worthy” Luxury Real Estate Website

How can you expect to capture the website leads of high net worth clients without first capturing their attention? High net worth clients expect remarkable, distinctive packaging when purchasing luxury products and services.

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Max-Bang Series: Help a FSBO Go Hi-Tech!

I know… FSBOs are the enemy. Right? Wrong! Here is a great little strategy that will make FSBOs love you and many ultimately do business with you. More importantly, this strategy will set you apart from the crowd of FSBO-haters out there and will help you generate a ton of very low-cost business.
Here is how it works. Introduce yourself to a FSBO seller and first set him at ease by telling him you are not there to talk …

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If you don’t use BCC in your Real Estate Emails, You Might Be a Spammer

It’s amazing how many spam messages are sent per month. Trust me when I say… It’s in the millions. However, there’s one particular type of spam email that I really hate getting. I’m sure the real estate investors and agents who do this have good intentions, however it’s just not great email etiquette in my [...]

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If you don’t use BCC in your Real Estate Emails, You Might Be a Spammer

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Blah Post or Blog Post? The Difference is Original Content, Part 1

Recently, we have heard the term “white noise” used to describe the bombardment of information coming from countless advisors who tout the benefits of blogging. Someone we know used the expression, “blah, blah, blah, blah blog” to describe their overdose of information on the subject. Yet, if the blog was really understood for the stupendous marketing tool that it is more luxury real estate marketing professionals would bite the bullet and blog. There is definitely a “disconnect” here that needs to be bridged.

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GETTING RESULTS

We live in a world that has changed dramatically in the last 50 years.  There has been more innovation and more technological progress in the last 80 years than there was in the previous years since the beginning of time.  In today’s business society, we are judged by the results we get more than ever before: the result of winning the court case; the result of a successful surgery; the result of winning the big game.  We, as REALTORS®, cannot escape this results-driven society.
           
We need to clearly understand …

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Syndicate Your Original Content, Like You Syndicate Your Listings Part 3

You understand the concept of syndicating your listings. On major brand touts that they syndicate their listings on over 250 websites in addition to displaying them on their own company website. The idea is to get your listings maximum exposure by displaying them in the countless places where buyers begin their property searches. With links back to the company website (or to your own website) plus your phone number, hopefully, the buyer will find you and contact you.

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