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11 Real Estate Influencers Agents Should Be Following

The world of real estate can get competitive, so it’s crucial for agents to understand what their peers are doing—particularly the most successful among them. If you’re looking to dominate your local real estate market, here are 11 thought leaders you need to follow on social media right away.  Tom Ferry View this post on… Read more »


How to Improve Email Open Rates by Cleaning Your List

Clean Your List and Improve Email Open Rates

Updated November 12, 2021 Anyone who tells you email marketing is dead isn’t a professional marketer (or they won’t be for long). According to Litmus.com, the ROI for email is 36:1. Think about that for a moment. For every $1 spent, the average return is $36. Personally, we’d take that every day, all day long…. Read more »


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The New and Improved ALM.com

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: every great business needs a solid web presence to back it up. It doesn’t matter if you are a toy manufacturer from Kentucky or a sales and marketing company from California—a great website can help you stand apart from the competition and instill trust in your… Read more »


5 Tips for Nurturing and Closing Leads from Zillow and Realtor.com

With so many of the national real estate portals—Realtor.com, Zillow, and others—generating and offering leads for sale, purchased internet leads have become a source for many of today’s real estate professionals. But, once you’ve purchased and received the lead, how do you turn that into viable business? The advent and continuing rise of third-party, pay-to-play… Read more »


What Chewy.com Can Teach You About Customer Service

When is the last time you received a truly exceptional customer service experience—the kind that made you want to run and tell everyone you know? My wife Megan recently had this kind of experience, and it’s made a huge impression on us both. It all started on Megan’s birthday. We had plans to go out… Read more »


Ep. 169: Mary Grothe – How BQ Beats Out EQ When Driving ACTION in Sales

 Bringing Business Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence Together There is some concern that the sometimes-fanatical allegiance to big data analysis, and the business intelligence it inspires, might overshadow the humanizing influence of the emotional intelligence people bring to decision making.[1] That’s a lot of big ideas shoved into one small sentence, so before we go… Read more »


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Ep. 222: 4 ways to generate leads in 2021

 4 Hot Marketing Ideas for 2021 They’ve been around for years but in 2021, these four marketing ideas—three based solidly on evolving technology and one on good old-fashion human contact—will be at the top of every smart entrepreneur’s list: YouTube videos Predictive analytics Marketing automation Relationship marketing   YouTube: Video marketing has become essential… Read more »


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Contributing to ReminderMedia’s Branded Publications

Thank you for your interest in writing for ReminderMedia! We are always looking for creative ideas from seasoned writers with travel experience, expertise in a particular field, or anyone with a knack for research. Before you submit your pitch, please read through the following document, which outlines our brand tone and style, procedures for pitching,… Read more »


Ep. 209: Don’t be famous. Be MicroFamous.

 The Real Power of Podcasts Matt Johnson runs a San Diego-based production agency that creates ready-to-launch podcasts for business coaches, consultants, and thought leaders. His job is to make sure his clients connect with the right audience, build influence, and become MicroFamous (which is also the name of his book and podcast). And during this… Read more »


Ep. 247: Step-by-Step Process for Converting Facebook Leads (with Gus Munoz Castro)

 3 Tips for Producing a Higher Conversion Rate from Facebook and Other Online Ads Who should listen: This episode is for real estate agents who want more success in converting Facebook ads to appointments. Key idea: Better-quality leads coupled with a systematic follow-up strategy, including calls that encourage leads to like and trust you,… Read more »


How to Track Print Ads in Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a great tool for tracking your online marketing efforts. But what about when your ads aren’t online? Here’s a nifty trick for that. Google Analytics can be a great tool to improve your marketing efforts. It can show you where your visitors are coming from and what they do while they’re on… Read more »