When looking at the marketing plan of a real estate brokerage business plan, funders want to see an understanding of how you will reach both of your key target groups: sellers and buyers. You need a strategy for both, and, if possible, these strategies should share as many elements as possible to keep marketing costs low.

Sellers

To reach current homeowners who are looking to sell, your firm’s name must be on their minds, on their computer screens, or wherever they will go first when starting to research real estate firms to work with. Consider networking with homeowners associations, sponsoring community events, and advertisement in places your homeowners frequent so that they remain always aware of your company until the moment they are ready to sell.

Buyers

Real estate firms typically advertise to buyers with specific listings, but may also advertise their brand in general to entice potential buyers to consider the firm down the road when they are in the market. As buyers in your market may be moving from further away, don’t just list your services locally. Make sure to advertise online under local keywords so that you can be found by buyers from across the country.

Shared Tactics

Referrals are an excellent source for both sellers and buyers for your business. Don’t just write “we will seek referrals”, however. Explain what you will do that will entice or encourage past clients, partners, and community members to refer leads to you, whether these are financial incentives of some kind or a reputation which can’t be beat. If the focus is on your reputation, your plan must discuss the means by which this reputation will be cultivated.

Networking with mortgage brokers, for example, can help you find buyers, who often look to be pre-approved for a loan before they start their search, and with sellers who may have to discuss the implications of a sale with their mortgage broker as well. Building mutually beneficial relationships with industry professionals like this can potentially be a cheaper and more reliable source for qualified leads in the long-term.

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As a luxury real estate marketing professional it is very important to tune into the new psycho graphic trends and changes that luxury consumers are exhibiting during current market conditions. Understanding the mindset of all-cash buyers, in particular is now an imperative. They are the ones who determine the purchase prices in today’s market. Aligning the thinking of your sellers with these viable prospects can significantly increase your volume of business.

Have you noticed that the price of name brand shoes from Italy have increased in price faster than changes in the exchange rate between the dollar and the Euro and also faster than increases in the cost of living itself? Assuming for the sake of this discussion that the cost of labor, materials, marketing and other cost are held constant over the past several years, where is the extra value coming from?

These and many similar questions are now being asked by affluent consumers who are re-examining their own personal values when it comes to purchasing luxury goods and services.

We recently attended the NAR conference in San Diego, California and came away with an interesting insight inspired by an agent from Fairbanks, Alaska. She mentioned that the highest priced luxury homes in her town are selling in the low $400Ks. Her personal residence, a six wooded acre estate with a spectacular view of the Denali mountain range is valued at $200K. And, the market is active, contrary to other markets in the US.

In Alaska you cannot get away with sub par construction given the rigors of the climate. Construction costs are certainly not less than in California, for example, and labor costs are higher because the labor pool is limited.

Clearly, luxury is value added to basic costs of manufacturing (and land n the case of real estate) which makes it completely subjective. Like all-cash buyers consumers therefore, are beginning to realize that they dictate the terms of the value added rather than sellers now that there is an abundance of choices. In our previous market we had a false condition of scarcity that was fueled by the competition of easy money and the ensuing escalation of unrealistically inflated prices. The inflated false value was non-sustentative. And, this is what consumers are now re-evaluating.

A top agent in downtown San Diego sold a high-rise condo unit, with sensational views that are permanently unobstructed, listed at $1.2M two years ago, for half price. This all cash buyer determined the value despite the developer’s insistence that there should be a premium of $50K per story, arguing that the higher the floor, the more value it can command. Was there actually value added between that floor and the one above? Consumers now make that value call as they redefine luxury on their own terms.

Ron and Alexandra Seigel are the managing partners of Napa Consultants, International the leading luxury real estate marketing firm, specializing in web design, personal branding, and company branding. Gain the competitive edge in your luxury real estate marketplace. Visit our highly acclaimed blog, the Language of Luxury. “Get Fluent. Get Affluent!” Learn more about gaining and sustaining market leadership at http://www.NapaConsultants.com.

(This article will change the way you think about your marketing)

Welcome to part 1 of a 3 part mini-series. In today’s article, we are going to discuss every single reason top producing real estate agents are not giving you business. We are set to cover some ground breaking and career changing topics, so grab onto to something and hold on tight.

Ok, so I kid a bit with that last statement, but getting back to business, let’s pull out our microscopes a bit and take a look at the current state of affairs. How is business? Are you, like so many other loan officers across the U.S. feeling the sting?

Are you finding appraisals to be more unpredictable than ever due to falling house values? How about your approval ratios? Are you tired of hearing “no” on files that just 10 – 12 months ago would have been approved without a hitch?

Many loan officers have attempted to build a more stable and reliable source of leads for themselves in light of these trends. Unfortunately, many have been subject to quite the rude awakening! As a Marketing coach and trainer for loan officers, I speak to 175 – 200+ loan officers all across the U.S. each and every week.

While I’ve heard nearly every complaint in the book, here is a quick look at the most common:

- Realtors are not interested in what I have to say
– They are all working with someone already
– They all seem to have ‘in house’ lenders already
– My realtor partners never have any leads
– It’s too much work – They expect too much of me
– I get hung up on more often than not

See!!! Already Realtors are thinking you’re just another pesky LO trying to leach off of them. This is why you need to learn how to differentiate yourself from other LO’s, and tha’ts where we come in!

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I am referring to social network sites as an alternative to expensive way of online marketing campaign for your real estate business. Join and register to social network sites facebook in particular as the numbers of audiences are very huge that can help market your business.

Start your marketing in the facebook by getting yourself in front of as many as possible users. You can do it in a fast and easy way of creating your own fan page. And see millions of users also creating their own every day.

Why do it helps?

Having a blogs is a good marketing idea, but if not market well the effect is not that tremendous. Blog environment is a little bit closed that cannot reach your target audience. Make the effect viral to your blog, just add what they called facebook connect widget to your blog and soon you will experience the boost of traffic on it.

Use the fan page effectively and smartly by not filling it with most of the time with your marketing post. This may results to make other members will not subscribe or existing members will unsubscribe to you. Engage and do it naturally where the social aspect is still present and watch how it is grow.

The trend of email marketing is getting more popular so it is also important to build list on your facebook. Includes in the features of the Facebook fan page is the capture form where you have a chance to add in your email list, the members who log into your page a few times a day.

So, start your own facebook fan page right now, a cheaper yet effective tool in your real estate marketing campaign and enjoyable at the same time. Discover how facebook fan page will make you ahead of your competitors.

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Old days of real estate advertisements for agents have been gone. Looking those times that agents made it through newspapers, sponsoring little league teams, and getting some spots on the school and church bulletin. But, now that traditional ways of advertisements for agents has changed. With the evolution of the technology, like now with the used of internet you can make your advertisements more simple, easy, and effective.

Among these advertisements are pay per click or search engine marketing, social networking and syndication. As the times goes by expect that other forms of advertisements online will be added on that list. Who knows what is next to be added on the list of online marketing that will be even make it easier to the life of real estate agents. Now, the most popular is with the used of social network sites like the twitter, facebook, myspace and more in advertising.

To simplify your online advertisement, first choose the most appropriate media platform that you think will work effectively to you. Think of what real estate marketing advertisements are you going to employ, if someone in your team is an excellent writer, then search engine marketing could be a perfect one for you. Display advertisement is another good choice if you do employ a good designer. Focus on the one that you are capable and comfortable to execute.

After choosing the media platform that best suited to you, make sure that you will make used of it correctly. Think way beyond for the click that you can get, also focused on the landing page where the online users will be taken after clicking your ads. Present it clearly to the online users and your possible clients, content should be precise and consistent, for the presentation makes it attractive and persuasive to anyone looking on it. Make your internet advertising campaign not complicated and tedious work. Know where you should go and what to focus to take it simply and effectively.

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