Comments on: On the hunt for new real estate marketing tools! http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/ Authentic Real Estate and Internet Marketing Conversations Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:12:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Internet Marketing for Real Estate » Week in Review June 20: Use It http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2140 Internet Marketing for Real Estate » Week in Review June 20: Use It Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:11:29 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2140 [...] week ago Dustin Luther put out a call for ideas on tools to help real estate professionals in a market downturn. I couldn’t resist giving him a list of some of my favorite free tools. Luther then used that [...] [...] week ago Dustin Luther put out a call for ideas on tools to help real estate professionals in a market downturn. I couldn’t resist giving him a list of some of my favorite free tools. Luther then used that [...]

]]> By: Joseph Bridges http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2135 Joseph Bridges Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:32:14 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2135 Mike, Realivent is a great company. We have had great feedback from agents who have used them and they are nice guys as well. I really like their affordability. --Joey Mike,

Realivent is a great company. We have had great feedback from agents who have used them and they are nice guys as well. I really like their affordability.

–Joey

]]> By: Mike Rozell http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2139 Mike Rozell Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:07:06 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2139 I saw this post and thought it wouldn't be fair if I didn't chime in with an excellent tool that I have been utilizing for the past several months. They offer a Web 2.0 marketing platform for agents and brokers; all in one place. Including: Dedicated Listing Websites, Syndication to Classified Sites, Online flyers, Branded to You. Fully loaded Wordpress blogs for Real Estate, Networking and referral marketing Market research through polls and much much more... http://www.realivent.com I highly recommend Realivent because I completely rebuilt my real estate business using their platform. You can see part of what they did for me at http://www.MyLifestyleRealtor.com Mike Rozell ~ Renton Realtor I saw this post and thought it wouldn’t be fair if I didn’t chime in with an excellent tool that I have been utilizing for the past several months. They offer a Web 2.0 marketing platform for agents and brokers; all in one place. Including: Dedicated Listing Websites, Syndication to Classified Sites, Online flyers, Branded to You. Fully loaded Wordpress blogs for Real Estate, Networking and referral marketing Market research through polls and much much more… http://www.realivent.com I highly recommend Realivent because I completely rebuilt my real estate business using their platform. You can see part of what they did for me at http://www.MyLifestyleRealtor.com

Mike Rozell ~ Renton Realtor

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2138 Dustin Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:22:25 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2138 Interesting Mike! Thanks for the tip. :) Interesting Mike! Thanks for the tip. :)

]]> By: Mike Blaney http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2137 Mike Blaney Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:39:03 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2137 Dustin: Joining in with some of the other biased contributors I recommend a company I founded called www.inboxfx.com. We provide custom email stationery with live links back to your website and it works from any MLS so you can send branded property listings. Works with a Blackberry or any other handheld devices. Makes your email look professional and it stands out in the inbox. Mike Blaney www.themarketingguy.wordpress.com Dustin:

Joining in with some of the other biased contributors I recommend a company I founded called http://www.inboxfx.com. We provide custom email stationery with live links back to your website and it works from any MLS so you can send branded property listings. Works with a Blackberry or any other handheld devices. Makes your email look professional and it stands out in the inbox.

Mike Blaney
http://www.themarketingguy.wordpress.com

]]> By: Duke Lane http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2136 Duke Lane Wed, 25 Jun 2008 22:06:29 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2136 Okay, since you're taking input from us those of us hawking stuff(!), let's go with video slideshows with English voiceover on about 80% of the listings on your site. That's 80% of ALL of the listings, not just your own (or your broker's) ... and that's based on an approximate percentage of those that have three or more photos. The typical website has fewer than 1% of the listings with virtual tours, mainly because so few agents actually do them, and few brokers have more than 5% or 10% of any given market. Since the videos are completely computer-generated (using existing photos and textual data from MLSes) and the scripting is fully IDX compatible, they can also be used as a virtual tour on the MLS (unbranded) and, because they're in an actual video format, they can be pushed to YouTube, etc., and boost your website ratings. And face it: if you have a speaking video virtual tour on almost EVERY listing on your site, don't you think people are going to come back just for the "cool?" Here is the first site under development (ignore the fact that they're saving space by not putting listing photos there): http://psjr3.beta.richweb.com (main website is psjr.com if anyone's moving to Virginia!). To see vids on YT, check the channels PruRichmond01 thru -05 (only their listings). Yatahey! from the "vendor class" ...! Okay, since you’re taking input from us those of us hawking stuff(!), let’s go with video slideshows with English voiceover on about 80% of the listings on your site. That’s 80% of ALL of the listings, not just your own (or your broker’s) … and that’s based on an approximate percentage of those that have three or more photos.

The typical website has fewer than 1% of the listings with virtual tours, mainly because so few agents actually do them, and few brokers have more than 5% or 10% of any given market.

Since the videos are completely computer-generated (using existing photos and textual data from MLSes) and the scripting is fully IDX compatible, they can also be used as a virtual tour on the MLS (unbranded) and, because they’re in an actual video format, they can be pushed to YouTube, etc., and boost your website ratings.

And face it: if you have a speaking video virtual tour on almost EVERY listing on your site, don’t you think people are going to come back just for the “cool?”

Here is the first site under development (ignore the fact that they’re saving space by not putting listing photos there): http://psjr3.beta.richweb.com (main website is psjr.com if anyone’s moving to Virginia!).

To see vids on YT, check the channels PruRichmond01 thru -05 (only their listings).

Yatahey! from the “vendor class” …!

]]> By: Dustin http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2134 Dustin Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:01:23 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2134 Jeff: Gotcha! Jeff: Gotcha!

]]> By: JeffX http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2133 JeffX Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:51:22 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2133 RateSpeed Dustin!! ratespeed.com ratespeed.com/blog RateSpeed Dustin!!

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]]> By: This Week’s Roundtable: Tech Tools to Serve Sellers Better? « 4realz.net http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2132 This Week’s Roundtable: Tech Tools to Serve Sellers Better? « 4realz.net Mon, 23 Jun 2008 06:09:17 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2132 [...] 22, 2008 by Dustin As part of my hunt for new marketing tools for agents, I’d love to take on a relevant topic similar to how we took on tracking and analytics for [...] [...] 22, 2008 by Dustin As part of my hunt for new marketing tools for agents, I’d love to take on a relevant topic similar to how we took on tracking and analytics for [...]

]]> By: 4realz Roundtable today: Tracking and analytics for agents « 4realz.net http://4realz.net/2008/06/on-the-hunt-for-new-real-estate-marketing-tools/#comment-2131 4realz Roundtable today: Tracking and analytics for agents « 4realz.net Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:27:36 +0000 http://4realz.wordpress.com/?p=679#comment-2131 [...] 19, 2008 by Dustin As I mentioned last week, I’m putting together a list of resources for agents for a presentation at RE Connect…  and at the end of the process, I’ll end up with a list of the top 50 marketing tools [...] [...] 19, 2008 by Dustin As I mentioned last week, I’m putting together a list of resources for agents for a presentation at RE Connect…  and at the end of the process, I’ll end up with a list of the top 50 marketing tools [...]

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