No matter what business you are in, marketing is the KEY. Without great marketing, no matter how excellent your products or services are, it would not get too far. Today, we’re still in the beginning of the social media hype. Countless of business market themselves on the internet, but are they doing it the right way? Using the most effective tools?
HomeGain ®, a connection portal for realtors and buyers of real estate conducted a survey on the top marketing practices and preferences of realtors today. Parts of the result were a bit shocking to me.
According to HomeGain®, over 1,300 real estate agents and brokers in US participated in the survey. Each type of marketing strategies receives a score out of 10 for effectiveness; with 1 as the least effective and 10 as the most effective.
1= Least Effective 10= Most Effective
Networking and referrals for Realtors is at the top of the list as excepted. Word of mouth advertisement is at its best in this industry. Building a large and solid network should be the top priority for realtors, as a matter of fact for any industry. Printed Ads may become obsolete. The public views thousands of advertisements a day, no matter where they go. They have learned to look pass it and place them into their unconsciousness. For me personally, I will not complete give it up. Its low cost/investment will still give me an increase of 3.6%; it’s better than nothing.
This second part of this survey asked the agents and brokers what strategy they will choose in the future. Results show that they will continue to focus on referrals, e-mail campaigns and featured listings. They are less likely to invest time and money on strategies such as Twitter, banner ads, pay per click advertisements, outdoor advertising and MySpace.
Below is the Top 10 Marketing Objectives for Realtors in 2010. We will likely in all the top 10 strategies mentioned. Moreover, YouTube will likely to be used more than before in the future as a marketing tool in the real estate industry. (1=Least Likely to Use; 10= Most Likely to Use)
- Referrals (8.9)
- Email Campaigns (5.7)
- Postcards/Mailers (5.4)
- Featured Listings (5.2)
- Facebook (4.9)
- Print Ads (4.3)
- Blogging (4.2)
- LinkedIn (4.1)
- Online Lead Generation Services (4.0)
- YouTube (3.5)
- A final note: NETWORKING IS AND WILL BE THE WAY TO GO
Source: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010-homegain/real-estate-survey/prweb3712784.htm
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