ViMO Offers Client Transaction Management

So ViMO has been on the market now for just over a month and the feedback has been incredible.

ViMO is your Virtual Mobile Office solution: a premier sales and marketing support tool that enhances your personal brand by allowing you to use mobile technology provide a better client experience when face-to-face with your prospects and clients.

What’s more, ViMO offers client transaction management. This means that you can upload, organize, store and manage clients, forms, research and other information associated to a deal.

When you import your contacts you can indicate which type of contact each contact is. You can associate clients to current transactions and also indicate key dates to ensure you are keeping in touch with prospects.

Using the Activity Management/Scheduling tool you can also track and link client activities and events such as open houses to use on feature sheets. Schedules will be far more organized because events will be recorded and having all events and documents link to the client profile makes managing and administering your client effortless.

So what happens with the prospects that aren’t ready yet or deals that fizzle out? Within the client management module in ViMO, there is a CRM ‘lite’ component that enables you to stay in touch with clients. You can send them new listings, information about market trends in their area or maybe something personal like a birthday greeting.

Good client transaction management will mean that no client gets left behind. In the fast paced, hectic real estate industry, leveraging mobile technology is your best first step towards keeping all the moving variables aligned, organized and moving in the right direction.

If you are a ViMO subscriber and would like training to set up your client databases please watch this video:

If you would like more information about the client transaction management feature in ViMO please visit www.myvimo.ca.

Researching Neighbourhoods Using ViMO

There are so many reasons why you, as a real estate sales professional, may need to research an area – even an area that you are familiar with. Perhaps you are out seeing properties with a client or perhaps you are getting ready to list a property. In the past you likely prepared the property information using tools like MLS or GeoWarehouse when preparing to take a client out to see properties. You may have had a new listing, then you went to the house, took down the details and photos, only to have to return to the office to perform further research later.

The ViMO app solves this problem because you can perform many of these tasks from your tablet when on the go. You can perform research about a neighbourhood that surrounds a property of interest without returning to your office. You can prepare property reports and even sign and send electronic forms. When representing a buyer, you can use ViMO to:

·        View listing and sold results in a particular neighbourhood – this can prove useful when you are on the road with clients who see a property of interest and want instant information.

·        Use heat maps to identify areas by key market indicators including average sale price, growth rate, market turn-over, etc… This can help you take a look at a neighbourhood as a whole. Use the colours on the heat map to differentiate different types of neighbourhoods.

·        Access custom area market statistics.

·        Learn about schools, points of interest and the people who live in a particular area.

When representing a seller you can use ViMO to:

·        Research the property and comparable sales in the area to derive a list value.

·        Look up demographics information about the neighbourhood when highlighting attributes on a listing.

You can also take your own photos of properties of interest or listings and associate the information to a particular client or deal inside ViMO! All research performed in ViMO can be saved and associated to a particular client. You can also generate branded neighbourhood demographics reports that you can instantly email to a client from anywhere you have an internet connection.

The ViMO app enhances face-to-face interactions with your clients because you are able to speed up processes and increase the time spent with your client, thereby maximizing value while respecting their time. Being able to do more electronically makes you more efficient because you are able to expedite transactions faster. 

If you have subscribed to ViMO and would like to take advantage of training to learn tips and tricks about researching neighbourhood information in ViMO - please watch this training video:

 

 

For more information about ViMO please visit www.myvimo.ca  

Heartbleed

Teranet would like to assure you that GeoWarehouse or ViMO have not been affected by the “Heartbleed” virus. 

At this point, no risks have been identified following a thorough review by our technology team, and we have not received a single customer inquiry or concern.

 

Nonetheless, we will monitor all our platforms and services on an ongoing basis to ensure you enjoy full access to the Teranet solutions that you count on every day.

Getting Started in ViMO

As you likely already know, ViMO is here!! If you are like many other real estate sales professionals who have subscribed you may be wondering, what comes next?

When logging into ViMO you will see a dynamic dashboard. The ViMO Dashboard consists of 6 primary sections: Engagements/Clients, Activities, Forms, Scheduled Events, Research and About Me. When getting set up on ViMO the first components of the dashboard that you will be spending time in is About Me and Engagements/Clients. 

Below is a description of each of the 6 sections in the ViMO Dashboard which should help you better understand where you are if you tap on one of these sections, leaving the dashboard.

1.      Engagements/Clients – In this section you can upload and maintain your client databases (Clients) and Listing and Purchase transaction information (Engagements).

2.      Activities – You can review all activities and access reports that you can share with clients, prospects and colleagues like other real estate sales professionals.

3.      Forms – Here you can create, sign and transmit (send/receive) electronic forms.

4.      Scheduled Events – You will be able to maintain post-transaction contact with customers by delivering current market information.

5.      Research – You will be able to demonstrate your expertise by showing your client vital information about a property they are interested in, other properties in the area, neighbourhood demographics and more. You can generate reports on the go that you can instantly email to the other party.

6.      About Me – Customize your ViMO profile with your own profile and branding, set preferences and more… 

Now that you have familiarized yourself with the ViMO dashboard, next you will want to perform some basic steps to get set-up. Here are your first steps to get started on ViMO:

·       Step One – Customize ViMO withyour branding and information. This will be important because once set-up you will want to start sharing information you obtain in ViMO and it will be much more professional with your personalized branding. You can do this through the About Me module on the ViMO Dashboard.

·       Step Two – Set-up Your Client Database. It’s a good idea to do this right away. Importing your contacts (colleagues, suppliers, clients and prospects) now will make life easier when you are on the go and quickly need to access a resource.

·       Step Three – Engagements. It’s also a good idea to add any purchase transactions or listings that you are working on. This can be done through the Engagements/Clients module on the ViMO Dashboard.

Still need more help? If you have subscribed to ViMO and are eager to get started you can also download our Getting Started Guide http://myvimo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/ViMO-Getting-Started-Guide.pdf  or visit our online support section at http://myvimo.ca/getting-started/

Join us at the Inman Agent Reboot Toronto (Metro Toronto Convention Centre) April 9th.

The Teranet team will be attending the Inman Agent Reboot event April 9^th to unveil ViMO and to perform live demos of the app.

What is the Inman Agent Reboot?

The Inman Agent Reboot event is an international event for real estate sales professionals and brokers that takes place in major cities across Canada and the US. From mobile to social, branding to lead generation, you’ll find out what tools others use, what systems they have in place and where they see opportunity in today’s rapidly evolving market.

It is a one day event where the following topics will be covered by experienced and successful keynotes:

·       What should your mobile strategy for 2014 look like?
·       Social 2.0: Move beyond tweets and scheduled Facebook posts into the next phase of social media.
·        Millennials: how to build bonds for success.
·        Data-driven marketing: why you should use data to drive your marketing decisions.
·        Online vs. Offline: how to do both well.

When: April 9^th, 2014

Where: The Metro Toronto Convention Centre

Cost: $59.00 (as of Feb 16, 2014)

Why come by and learn more about ViMO at the event?

ViMO is a revolutionary new app that increases your efficiency exponentially. ViMO, your Virtual Mobile Office, is a premier sales and support tool available to real estate sales professionals in Ontario. Offering many of the research capabilities available in GeoWarehouse, ViMO allows you to perform research on the go, from your iPad. You can also manage your clients, appointments and create/sign electronic forms. Come by our booth for a live demo and to find out what ViMO can do for you.

What if I want to find out about ViMO before the event?

You can visit us online at www.myvimo.ca and click “Get ViMO” for more information. You can also find out about other events that we will be attending in the upcoming week/months.

For more information about the Inman Agent Reboot event watch the video below or visit http://www.inman.com/agent-reboot.