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What Social Media Never Told You About Word Of Mouth

It used to be that word-of-mouth was the holy grail of real estate marketing. To have people preaching your good name up and down the block… or at least to their network of friends and family.

But then something happened. Folks were sold a new promise. A new sexy called social media and with it the mavens tagged it with a new set of instructions: “Go forth and mingle like it’s a cocktail party.”

Boy, that sure screwed folks up because it’s only partially true.

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Top 10 Reasons Why Your Real Estate Marketing Sucks

It can be easy to get bogged down in your marketing and before you know it what you have is marketing that just plain sucks.

Once that happens, nobody’s happy. You’re upset because your marketing isn’t producing results. Your market’s upset because you’ve just wasted their time (even insulted their intelligence) trying to club them over the head with a poor message.

That’s why we’re launching a new series of articles here at HomeStomper…

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Your Guerrilla Real Estate Marketing Plan in 7 Steps

I have a confession: I hate planning. It’s boring, tedious and, well, not the sexy part of marketing (I’m all about the sexy ;) ). However, I do like results. Nothing gets me as giddy (yes, giddy) as a big win. The challenge lies in the fact that if you want big wins from your marketing, you need to have a plan. So, what’s a Stomper to do?

Simple solution: check out this video on how to put together a winning marketing plan in as few as 7 steps.

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The Basics of Online Influence in Real Estate Marketing

As more and more Realtors flock to the internet space to attract leads, provide market resources, and build a better business they jockey for status and mindshare in the online marketplace. Each have their own means of going about it, some arguably more successful than others, but influence of one kind or another is what they’re after.

What’s important to know are the 5 main ways to grow your online influence and recognition as an expert.

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Marketing Interrupt or Million Dollar Conversation?

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Next time a telemarketer calls during dinner or if you happen to bump into the Shamwow pitchman be sure to tell them to “shove it!”

There are far more subtle, more persuasive ways to win the hearts and minds of a market.

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