The Secret of Real Estate Postcard Marketing

Jul 28th, 2008 by Addy | 0

What makes Realtor postcards leads so powerfule

What Makes Postcard Leads So Greate One word: “unsolicited”. Those FSBO, newspaper and online leads are getting bombarded by hundreds of agents everyday. Those leads are shopping for the lowest rate, and those agents are dropping their commission below what is acceptable. When postcard leads call you, they are exclusive, other agents are out of the loop and you’ll have bargaining position. Sign exclusive listing agreements because you’re well-known, liked, and trusted, not because your rate is the lowest in town.


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Advertising Your Business Locally With an ROI Driven Approach

Jul 17th, 2008 by Addy | 0

As a small business you have to ensure that your advertising is targeted towards people in your local area, and towards people that are likely to be interested in your services. However, most small businesses fail to advertise effectively. They either under-invest in marketing, or they fail to track and monitor the impact of their advertising spend on their sales.

Direct Mail Advertising


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5 Tips For Small Business Consulting: Franchise Marketing Made Easy

Jul 16th, 2008 by Addy | 0

If you are an internal or external small business consultant for a franchise organization, you are constantly looking for ways to help your clients improve their marketing efforts in order to increase revenues.

The value of marketing efforts for franchises should be measured by both their cost-effectiveness and their results in terms of increased sales for the organization. Improved cost-effectiveness can be achieved by implementing better marketing systems. Such systems need to be designed to minimize the time required by the corporate office to oversee the management of local franchisee marketing campaigns, while at the same time they need to contribute towards an increase in the corporate office’s visibility into the campaigns and towards increased brand consistency across the organization.


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What Is Direct Mail Advertisinge

Jun 2nd, 2008 by Addy | 0

Direct mail advertising is when you send out mailings with your company name and information about your business to prospective customers. You may choose to send out postcards, letters, advertisements, sales flyers and catalogs along with other types of mailings. These things will make an impression on potential clients that are interested in your business. This will let the clients know what you are offering at your place of business and the products and services that they can expect to receive. You may reach less people by using direct mail advertising than if you were to go through traditional marketing methods. But your monies are focused mainly on certain businesses, demographics and customers which makes this type of advertising work very well. Most direct mail companies offer list rentals. These rentals have a wealth of data to help you find the right addresses to target with your mailing.


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7 Tips For How Top Franchisors Can Create Integrated Promotions And Ad Campaigns

May 15th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Top franchisors face the daily challenges associated with having to manage day-to-day relationships with an ever-increasing number of franchisees and area developers. The complexity of coordinating among so many stakeholders can represent a huge challenge - especially when attempting to maintain a consistent brand image across the entire franchise network while keeping marketing costs down. Not only are these efforts typically resource-consuming for the franchisor, but they can also result in unnecessary frustration and costs for franchisees.

However, with this burden comes an opportunity for top franchisors (and those aiming for the top in their niche) who learn to effectively manage integrated promotional goods and direct mail campaigns.


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