Why prospects vanish? Why calls go unreturned, emails go unanswered and text messages are ignored. Why past clients list with another? Why buyers bolt? Why business is bleak?
People give other people the Heave-Ho for 4 Unfed Human Needs.
1. People Seek SIGNIFICANCE
2. People Crave CERTAINTY
2. People Desire an IMPROVED STATE OF BEING
4. You’re Peach-Keen, They’re KAPUT
These are must-have human needs. If we don’t feed our loved ones, clients, friends and fans with Gestures and Actions that enrich and nourish a Sense Of Significance, Certainty and an Improved State of Being, they’ll bolt, they’ll find it elsewhere.
Go HERE To Read About The 42 Gestures and Actions That Feed Human Needs.
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Cheers and thanks for reading.
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on January 22, 2009
Social Media Fly Over – Notes
It’s not 1970 anymore.
Fad or Your Future?
Digital Nomads and Baby Boomers.
It’s not about what us, what we think, what we’re comfortable with, what we didn’t use.
It’s a digital orgy, you’re invited.
Is Digital Social Media a Replacement For Personal Contact and Real World Relationships?
NO!
You MUST have In-Person, On Purpose Contact to grow and prosper. Digital Social Media is a tool for positioning, branding and creating opportunities for In-Person, On-Purpose Contact. Get to it:-)
Privacy – Reputation Management. Yours and others. Ask before you post photos of other people if you think the content is iffy.
Worried about your privacy? Concerned about who will see your pictures, posts and status updates. Now worries, read this : 10 Smart Tips to prevent Facebook fail -Privacy Setting Tip Sheet
Value: Fun. Social. Keep In Touch. FREE. Comment. Inform. Network. Refer. Top Of Mind Awareness. Platform. Transparency. Trust. Information platform. Announcement center.
Profile Set Up
Use maiden name too (example: Robyn Harrell Brand). The more you fill out the more valuable the service is for you and the more others can find and connect with you. Get your photo up, use a casual and natural photo, no logo. Definitely fill out the professional part. Use every contact box available to you.
Review Settings
Have Facebook notify you via email for all activity
It wouldn’t do you any good if you were the only one with a cell phone, or a fax or an email account. Don’t be the lone ranger, add friends, acquaintances, past customers, suspects, prospects, people of all types. Search schools and professional affiliations. Use Email search. Use the Email search/invite function to expand your network. Include your FB hot link in your email signature. When you’re invited to be a friend, respond with a thank you. Add people every day.
Sharing Photos and Video
People love photos. Upload directly from your computer or import from Flickr.com Remember, people like pictures of people, they also enjoy pictures of houses, the community, concerts, events, etc. No porn.
People love video. Upload directly from your computer or import from Youtube.com. Videos of people, walking tours of new listings, schools, parks, malls, towne centers, waterways, etc.
Sharing Web Links
Promote your open house. Showcase new listings. Soft Sell. Share blog posts. Share interesting articles from Yahoo.com, The New York Times, etc.
Status Update
Daily. In your voice. You can add web links.
How much time?
30 minutes every other day. Add friends. Thank New Friends. Comment on comments, join the conversation. Expand your network.
Open a FREE YouTube Account – Now you have a FREE On-Demand Video Station. Buy a FlipVideo Camera. Record stuff, use your imagination - no porn. Upload to Youtube.com. Spread the link. Embed the link on Facebook. Complete personal profile. Youtube is a casual social network.
Tag/Title/Describe your videos = Google, Yahoo, etc. love.
People search videos on Google, Yahoo, Youtube and more. Are you visible or invisible?
by Ken Brand, Sales Manager - Prudential Gary Greene, Realtors / The Woodlands TX / Cell: 832-797-1779 on January 12, 2009
Seller’s deserve all we can possibly deliver, extra scoops, hot fudge, nut’s, whip cream and a juicy red cherry. So do you.
OSA Training for Gary Greene Agents
F EBRUARY 11 from 1:30 – 3:30
(The morning class is full)
At Gary Greene Corporate Office
Learn all of the ins and outs of the Online Seller Advantage Program.
How to Create A Listing Presentation Report for listing appointments (and what the numbers mean)
How to use the Listing Presentation Report to track Online Buyer Activity Trends
How to Manage your listings so they show up as Featured Listings on the Pru Network
How to Set Up Auto-Activity alerts for your Sellers – and which criteria to select
How to get the virtual tours with your picture on it to the Prudential Sites
How to generate a mailer with sample Buyer Activity on it for your neighborhood
The presentation is lecture style and will take a little over 1.5 hours.
Feel free to bring your laptop and stay for hands-on help for the remainder of the class.
(Please bring your PREA logins with you if you want to follow along with your laptops.)
Seating is limited. For reservations please email Marsha@garygreene.com Please include OSA Training in the subject.
The first 30 will get a seat. If the morning fills, there may be an afternoon session.
Let me ask you a question. Are you a marketer? Acommunicator, presenter or persuader? Do youinfluence, are you aleader? I know, I asked you three questions, but they’re in the same family eh?
If you answered yes, then I want to share something with you. If human behavior still surprises you, if you wonder why people make the decesions they make and what the golden keys to persuasion and connection look, sound and feel like, then you would enjoy attending the FREE workshop offered at The Wizard Academy in Austin. Check it out, sign-up, GO. You’ll learn lots, meet cool people and stretch your savvy. Yes, I’ve been, I’ve also enjoyed several of the other courses too.
I’ll be on the campus this next week attending this two day – Wild Fiction Workshop. Someday, maybe sooner than later, I’m going to write about my Wonder Years.
Oh…in case your wondering, nope, I don’t have any affiliation or financial interest, nor do I benefit in any way if you attend. I’m just sharing. If you’re a cat curious, life long learner, you’d dig these workshops, the people who attend and the teachers who share.
“You’ve heard of people calling in sick. You may have called in sick a few times yourself. But have you ever thought of calling in well? It’d go like this: You’d get the boss on the line and say, ‘Listen, I’ve been sick ever since I started working here, but today I’m well and I won’t be in anymore.’” -Tom Robbins
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