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Is Your Customer Service Best for You or Your Clients?

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By David Krichmar Is your customer service best for you or your clients? Think about that question for a moment. Obviously, great customer service is not what is easiest for you.  In most situations, it is about going above and beyond. Maybe even inconveniencing you. I recently read a great article by Rebekah Radice, “The Simple Truth Behind Customer Service,” …

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5 Ways to Keep in Touch with Past, Current, and Future Clients

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By David Krichmar Any time you come in contact someone who needs a REALTOR®, you should add them to your database.  Trust me, I know this idea in itself is not brilliant.  Once you have a database, how do you keep in touch with those clients? The key to having a database is to stay in touch with past clients, …

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7 Offline Marketing Ideas (Part II)

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By David Krichmar And now for  Part 2.  (Check out part 1 here.) 4. Magnet Sign– “No one has ever called off a car magnet.” Really?  Ask around your office — someone has gotten a deal off their magnet sign on their car.  Get a nice and easy-to-read magnet for your car.  Heck, how else can someone tell you sell …

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Let’s Go Old School: 7 Offline Marketing Ideas (Part I)

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By David Krichmar Let’s go old school for a moment. Trust me, I am not saying online marketing (social media) should not be No. 1.  But until humans become robots and do not have eyes, there are other ways to market as well.  Here is the first half of seven ideas I have come up with to market yourself offline: …

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How to Find Your Real Estate Area of Expertise

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By David Krichmar As I talk to newer REALTORS®, about 50 percent of them do not want to commit to a  “niche” or area of expertise.  “I sell anywhere so I do not want to commit to one area,” which is a valid point.  But at the same time, every REALTOR® sells anywhere locally.  So how do you separate yourself …

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5 Tips to Get More From Your Real Estate Testimonials

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By David Krichmar Testimonials are a very important asset to you.  Heck, what better way to show your “The Best REALTOR®” then with testimonials from past clients?  Here are five great tips to get more out of your testimonials: 1. Content– “Dave is great,” is not a testimonial.  You will want to be at least a paragraph, four-to-five sentences.  Let the client …