It’s difficult to refute that marketing by far is one of the
most important aspects of a real estate sales professional’s business.
Marketing both to generate leads from the public directly and from referral
sources will make or break your success. After all, without clients there is no
business.
One very important aspect of real estate marketing is
ensuring that your listings get the maximum exposure possible!
This means more than just ensuring that your listings appear
on your website and the MLS. Promoting listings doesn’t just promote the
property being sold but also promotes you! Your goal should be to ensure that
your listing appears everywhere. Everywhere doesn’t just mean in local
newspapers and using conventional marketing. Everywhere means taking advantage
of digital media and real estate specific mobile apps to market your listings
to the highest number of people and referral sources possible.
Here are some tips to affordably market your listings:
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Social Media – Share your listings in
your social networks and on other social networks, real estate groups on
Facebook as an example
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E-Newsletters – E-alert your contacts
each and every time you have a new listing. This can be achieved through mobile
apps like ViMO and to your email lists using mailer applications like MailChimp
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Real estate mobile apps – Ensure that
your property is listed on mobile apps like ViMO. Many real estate sales
professionals that represent buyers don’t just peruse the MLS systems anymore.
They also look for listings on their real estate apps to find out about hot
opportunities for their clients.
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Pay-per-click marketing – Historically
this type of marketing has been facilitated by Google. The challenge for
smaller real estate sales professionals is that this can be expensive because
real estate is so competitive which can drive up the cost per click. In recent
years Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn have all launched pay-per-click marketing
programs that are far less expensive than Google. Also, you can target by area
and prospect characteristics - so for example you can ensure that your ad or
listing only shows to particular people, in particular ages, in a particular
area. Here are some links for more information about social PPC marketing:
Online and mobile app marketing has really leveled the
playing field, making it easier for real estate professionals to market more
cost effectively than traditional conventional marketing. Leveraging digital
marketing platforms, social media and mobile apps the sky is the limit and you
have complete control over how much exposure your listings get.
Want more information on how an app like ViMO can help you
market more effectively? Visit us at www.myvimo.ca. If you’d like information about how to list a
property in ViMO, here is a user guide to help you get started: http://myvimo.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Add%20Listing%20in%20CREA%20DDF-4%20-%20updated%2011172014_Agent.pdf.