You walk into a bar and see an attractive person. What do you say? Do you try to close immediately and propose a serious, intimate relationship right away? Of course not! So, why do real estate agents skip the rapport-building part of prospecting and jump straight to the sale? What if we stopped reciting scripts […]

How much are you spending on portal leads? What if you invested that same kind of money in nurturing relationships with your past clients? What if you spent less time and energy on new customer acquisition and focused instead on providing exceptional customer service for your current clients? What if a gooey butter cake or […]

At the time of sale, 74% of people say they would use the same realtor again in the future. And yet, only 13% actually DO use the same agent the second time around. Why the discrepancy? It s because real estate agents don t bother to stay in touch with their sphere of influence! So, […]

The image is a close-up of a guy in tighty-whities and a girl laughing. The text reads, Don t get caught with your pants down in the new real estate market! As you might imagine, this unique marketing campaign made then new agent Peter Lorimer stand out like a sore thumb, repelling people who thought […]

Nervous about competing with iBuyers? What if you could be like the iBuyer and offer clients the option to sell right now? The fact is, you CAN bring that kind of value to prospects when you have connections with local investors. And there is simply no better script for conversion than I ll buy your […]

Log onto Lab Coat Agents or Real Closers and you ll see long discussions about Facebook ads and Zillow leads. My question is, why do we spend so much time trying to figure out how to BUY leads when we could be ATTRACTING them? The vast majority of real estate business comes from referrals and […]

Think you ve got to pay to make it to the top of Google search results? The truth is, paid listings only account for 15% of traffic, while 85% comes from organic search results. And in a hyperlocal industry like real estate, you can leverage search engine optimization (SEO) to rank near the top and […]

Flamingo pool floats. Flamingo birthday cards. Flamingo party games and party favors. Tara Carter has designed her real estate brand around the bright pink birds, and it has paid off. When people in the South Florida market see flamingos, they think of Tara and then they tag her on social media to let her know! […]

We understand the process of building relationships in real life, introducing ourselves first and then gradually strengthening the connection over time. But when it comes to digital marketing, we re pushy and impatient, expecting to convert with our first ads and abandoning relationships once the sale is made. What would it look like if we […]

Ever had a friend or family member cheat on you with another real estate agent? If the people closest to you forget what you do for a living, you re obviously not marketing to your sphere on a consistent basis. And in a referral-based business, it s crucial that people remember you and what you […]

We all know that video marketing is the future. We also know that boring shit doesn t get engagement. So, what types of videos WILL engage your sphere? Should you do listing videos? Community videos? Case studies? Just solds? Which ones help build your personal brand? And which ones generate leads? Rett Harmon is the […]

The way to do business is to serve your clients at a high level. Let them talk about you. Let them tell your story, and just create content around the wins you re getting for your clients. Are you investing thousands of dollars in portal leads? How s that working out for you? If your […]

Most agents are afraid of expireds. But if you believe in your ability to help and approach prospects with positive energy, people are receptive. With the right systems in place, chasing expireds is not that hard and not that scary. Borino is a real estate coach with 20-plus years of experience in marketing and training. […]