GRI 403: Personal Promotion
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Matthew Rathbun
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MatthewRathbun
Thinks He’s funnier than
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Over 10 years in
Always strives to be better
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I. Developing A Budget
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II. Developing A Marketing Plan
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III. The Follow-up
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IV. Evaluating Your Efforts
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V. Making It All Work
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Today’s Lineup
You’re A Rockstar
Anatomy of A RockStar
Fans
Performances
Promotions
Critics
Websites
Fansites
Roadies
Backstory
Just a Face in the Crowd?
TheAuditionPhase
Let’s Tell Them Who You Are
SECTION I
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Developing
A
Budget
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Business Expense
- Those expenses
incurred as a “cost
of doing business”
BUSINESS VS PROMOTIONAL
Page 1
Promotional Expense -
Income Producing
expenses incurred in an
“attempt to generate leads
and attract business”
Creating
A
Budget
Page 3
SECTION II
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Developing
A
Marketing Plan
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Marketing is a conversation
Understanding
Your Consumer
96%of homebuyers use the
internet as part of the search
process
49%
of homebuyers
found the home they
bought online
64%searched on
mobile
device
76%drove by home they
found online as the
first step46%online inquires
actually buy
12weeks of active searching
online before buying
3weeks of active searching
before contacting agent
51weeks from first online inquiry until becoming
serious about looking for a home
of buyers
use a
REALTOR®
90%
YouTube Moment
Long Distance
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Personal Promotion - The sum
total of all that is done to
promote the use of your services
Promotion and Marketing
Page 8
Marketing - The sum total of
all that is done to promote the
sale of a service or product
Developing Business Quickly
Page 8
For Sale By Owner
Expired Listings
Unoccupied Homes
Foreclosures
Open Houses
Floor Time
Long Term Generation
Page 9
Sphere of Influence
Past Clients
First Time Homebuyers
Neighbors
Relatives
Organizations
SECTION II
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Branding
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How Do People Analyze You
BUILDING
YOUR
Page 10
“The most powerful concept
in marketing is owning a
word in the prospect’s mind”
The Law of Focus
Page 10
Name That Logo
Page 10
Self Reflection
Page 11
Strengths, Skills and
Life Experiences
How Do Client’s
Benefit?
How Do I Communicate My Message?
Page 12
Tools For Branding
• Logo
• Slogan
• Your Image
• Video
• Photography
• Color and Style
• Design
• Personal Appearance
SECTION III
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Your Niche
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Niche Marketing
• What is your niche
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• Advantages
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• Disadvantages
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• How to Determine
• What Do You Do?
• What Do I Love?
• What Do Other Ask of Me?
• Passions Page 13
Individual Focus
Page 15
What do I know
about these people?
What Do We Have
In Common?
Do I Fell Comfortable
With Them?
Where Can I Find
Them?
How Do I Reach
Them?
What Do They
Need?
How Can I Help
Them?
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Maintain a Customer Relationship Management System (CRM)
Transfer all Contacts to a Spreadsheet
Mail / eMail your SOI your Who, What and Where
Create a systematic approach to staying in touch
Be disciplined in maintaining your SOI and contacting them
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2
3
4
5
Steps To Engaging Your Sphere of Influence
SECTION IV
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Delivering
Your Message
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YouTube Moment
Don Draper- MadMen
Page 16
Passive vs. Active
Engage
Web Calls
Newsletters
Cards
Networking
Social
The Plan
Page 18
Page 18
Farming
Choosing Your Farm
Is the soil fertile?
Are there other farmers?
Can you sustain it?
Will it be profitable?
“People don’t buy what
you do, they buy why
you do it.”
“ The goal is to
do business with
people who get
what you do”
Simon Sinek
Author: Start With Why
“Selling to people who
actually want to hear
from you is more
effective than
interrupting strangers
who don't,”
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-Seth Godin
Embrace
the Client’s
Experience
The Experience You offer has
to be better than the one
they’ve had...
Introduce
Them To Your
Better
Experience
You have something that
the Aggregators don’t
have...
Hyper-Local Content!
SEO
GUIDE
85% of Web
Traffic
95%…won’t leave the first page
• Bullet
10% of Clicks
90%
of
Clicks
GOOGLE. COM/ADDURL
Page 1
Page 104
• Bullet
Page 1
Flickr. com
• Bullet
Page 1
Pinterest.com
FSBO
• Packets
• Sites
• Conversion
matthewRathbun.com/FSBO
Tradeshows,
Festivals
and Fairs
HUDMail
• Bullet
Zillow
• Bullet
Page 1
Zillow.com/Agents
• Create/Update Profile
• Free Webinar's
• Wordpress Plugins
• Local Market Data
• Mortgage Information
• Facebook Apps
• Website Badges
• Market Data for your Site
• Bullet
Zillow Profiles
and Reviews
(Think “SEO”)
• Bullet
Claim and
Enhance
Your
Listings!
zillow.com
• Bullet
Make Me Move
Trulia.com
Page 1
Trulia.com/Voices
HouseLogic.com
Mailchimp.com
• Bullet
Page 1
VistaPrint .com
LowesRealtorBenefits.com
google.com/Sites
Google.com/PlacesForBusiness
• Google.com/
PlacesForBusiness
• NARRPR.com
RBIntel.com
Using the MLS
Send Letters to those who
rented 9-12 months ago
regarding the buyer
marketTax Record labels for
postcards made on
home printer
Get Affiliate Buy-in
MLS Listing e-Mail Drip
Campaign
Personal Promotions on
Visual Tours or house
Photos (if MLS allows)
76%of Sellers are
more likely to
list with an agent
who offers a
video
12%of Agents
use video
81%of Buyers are more likely to look at home
withVideos before those without
EngagePeople
YouTube Moment
Jessica Edwards
Call Me
Videolicious
Screenr .com
• Screenr.com
SoundCloud .com
NextDoor .com
MeetUp .com
Page 1
Create
Your
Own
Networking
Group
•Lunch Meetings
•Database Sharing
•Common Webpage
WineParty
138 Years Old...
...and It Still Works
Hand-written
Notes
Ask For Referrals
OvernightPrints .com
SECTION IVa
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Photography
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TheBasics
Pixels - Important Dots
Page 1
Digital
Single-Lens Reflex
• Interchangeable Lens
• HD Photos
• Countless Settings
• HD Video
• Phase Detection Auto-Focus
• Speed
• Flexible
Page 1
HDRPhotos
(High Dynamic Range)
CameraPlus
• Bullet
Page 1
VisualStager.com
• Bullet
Civic Involvement
SECTION V
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Followup
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Customer Relationship Manager
CRM
Page 24
Microsoft Outlook
Page 1
Top Producer
WiseAgent .com
My Real Estate Tools
SECTION VI
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Evaluate
Your
Investment
Are You Showing Fruit?
Page 26
Tracking Sources
Page 25
Customer Status
Level 1 - Pending Appointment
Level 2 - Call Today
Level 3 - Active Prospects
Level 4 - Inactive Prospects
Level 5 - Master Prospects
Level 6 - Sphere of Influence
Level 7 - Niche Farming Prospects
SECTION VII
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Making It
Work
Where’s The Time?
Page 26
• Bullet
EasyEmerge.com
Prioritize Ideas
Page 26
Delegate
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Automate
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Drop
Page 27
Bringing It
All
Together
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Gri403 Personal Promotion 2014