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Real Estate Marketing Materials to Crush Your Personal Brand

A consumer viewing an agent website, one of the real estate marketing materials needed to build your brand.

Imagine your next real estate listing closing faster than you expected and for a better price. Don’t be surprised to find that it’s possible with wisely chosen and designed realtor materials. Clients usually pay attention to the quality of your materials and marketing campaign before they notice the actual property.

This five-minute read will help you revive your marketing strategies and score better results in a brief time.

How Can Marketing Materials Help Your Real Estate Business?

The right real estate marketing material is the key to business success. Here is what good marketing tools can do:

  • Create professionalism: A real estate marketing tool with a sleek and sharp design speaks about your professionalism and organizational skills.
  • Build trust: Consistent and compelling marketing materials make clients feel confident about collaborating with you.
  • Communicate your expertise: Potential clients will get to know your brand and history before engaging directly with you.
  • Work fast: Time is money, especially in business. Correctly designed realtor marketing tools will help your brand be recognized quickly.

Must-Have Real Estate Marketing Materials

There are two types of marketing tools you can implement for real estate branding that win. They can be printed or digital. Both are effective and broadly used in contemporary real estate marketing.

Printed Real Estate Marketing Materials

In a digital world where millions of marketing campaigns are run on the web, old-school print materials are still necessary. They’re tangible and preferred by some customers who like to touch and save information. Here’s a list of the most popular print materials for real estate marketing.

Business Cards

Business cards are among the simplest ways to communicate your real estate business. This material is small and portable, making it easy for clients and customers to follow up. Business cards require a calm design and core business information. Showcase your brand name, contact information, and a QR code. The latter will lead your buyers to your website, where they can take a digital tour and uncover more details.

Real Estate Brochures

Brochures are another old-but-gold real estate marketing material that still attracts consumers. Here you can include imagery, narrative, maps, QR codes, and links. Customers love vibrant and wisely designed brochures. Pay attention to the hierarchy of the information you show in brochures. Accurately choose what you want your clients to see first, second, and third.

Real Estate Postcards

Do you need your business name to reach faraway distances? Postcards are what you need. Print your small real estate materials and send them to a targeted audience such as a specific neighborhood or sphere of influence. Make them presentable by advertising your property listings and services. Don’t forget to leave a QR code or a link to your website for people to take a more in-depth look at your listings.

Real Estate Flyers

Think of getting more concise real estate marketing materials in the form of flyers. As opposed to brochures, this marketing product is a single-page sheet with all the necessary information on it. It’s easier to read a flyer because it has less text and more blank space. Flyers are also cost-effective. They require less printing material than any other marketing products do.

Yard Signs

Promotional yard signs have always been a winner among real estate signs thanks to their refined design and correct placement. You can immediately pique interest in people who are just passing or driving by. Yard signs may work from a long distance if you choose sharp color contrasts and a strategic sequence of information. These are the keys to having a yard sign that truly works.

A-Frame Open House Signs

Do you want more real estate sign solutions? A-frame signs are at your disposal. Versatility is the calling card of this product. Realtor A-frame signs are portable, double-sided, and collapsible. Present your message on both sides of the frame and catch viewers from different angles. Place them wherever you want, with no effort needed. And finally, spread brand awareness with messages professionally written on A-frames.

Window Displays

Finally, window displays create wonderful real estate signs. They take up no space but can speak loudly about your listings. Print your message on window displays and showcase them on large windows. Attract the foot and car traffic to your property deals and win buyers from miles away.

Digital Real Estate Marketing Materials

Digital real estate marketing is what helps you convert hundreds of buyers over a large distance in no time. Digital real estate signs are more versatile than printed ones.

Professional Website

People start their shopping journey on professional websites to gather all they need. A website must include highly informative copy. Before scrambling to market the property listings, make sure you provide everything a customer needs to make a purchase. Use high-resolution photos and interactive elements for smooth website navigation.

Social Media Posts and Ads

Social media marketing targets customers who are familiar and unfamiliar with your work. Media posts and advertisements are the tools that invite new buyers to your website and help previous clients return. Flood Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok with your offerings. It’s where people spend most of their time online.

Email Newsletters

Email marketing is the best way to keep your old and new customers engaged. Email newsletters are less pushy than social media posts. They present new real estate deals, pricing updates, tips, and more. The key to newsletters is to be a bit silent, less nervy, but informative and useful.

High-Quality Photos

A picture is worth a thousand words; an idiom that rings true in life and marketing. Pay strict attention to high-quality imagery when it comes to real estate marketing. Make sure they’re clean, bright, well-arranged, less overwhelming, and informative. A single photo can sell your product faster than any text.

Marketing Videos

Videos are the best way to bring your real estate deals to life, both effectively and fast. Use short videos for social media marketing. Long videos are best when used on websites where people love to learn more about your property listings.

Don’t forget about YouTube. This channel is the best platform to promote educational, advertising, and sales videos.

Blog Posts

Blog posts are another effective way to win consumers’ attention. They can have diverse content, starting from real estate sales to storytelling and educational plots. Stick to simplicity when writing blog posts. People love to read short, clear, and useful texts. Keep the paragraphs short and season them with bright images that explain.

3D Tours

Real estate marketing is poor without 3D tours. A 3D tour is an experience that helps clients explore every angle of the property remotely, without missing a single detail. They’re useful for showing various properties like residential homes, commercial spaces, vacation properties, and more.

Final Thoughts

A successful real estate brand doesn’t happen by chance. It’s built through patience, hard and strategic work, and well-organized marketing. Don’t miss your chance to grab the best from this blog. Build your enterprise step by step, with pride and consistency.

Hosting Successful Real Estate Webinars and Workshops

A man hosting a real estate webinar.

Hosting a real estate webinar or workshop is one of the best ways to generate leads and build trust with potential clients.

But these results will not happen automatically. You’ll need a thorough understanding of your audience and a solid strategy to make your webinar truly successful.

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Should You Pursue a For-Sale-By-Owner Sale?

A for-sale-by-owner sign in front of a home.

Selling a home can be a complex, challenging process, requiring the utmost diligence, careful consideration, and well-informed decision-making. As homeowners explore their options for selling, one avenue that may come to mind is to go it alone and have a crack at the for-sale-by-owner (FSBO) approach.

While it may seem appealing to handle the sale independently, it is crucial to weigh up just what you are getting for your money. Let us delve into the pros and cons of pursuing a for-sale-by-owner sale, and ultimately highlight why partnering with a real estate professional is the smartest option.

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What Does a Seller Agent Do For You?

A real estate agent that works for a property seller is called a listing agent or a seller’s agent. They have a number of functions, but they can all be summed up in the fact that they are supposed to represent the best interests of the seller in all they do. 

Knowing what listing agents do is quite beneficial, especially if you’re at the point of making a decision on whether or not to hire an agent to help sell your property. 

This article will explain the functions a listing agent performs for a property seller. 

Set a List Price

It is only logical to set a price for your property, one that you believe is worth the value of the property. Your listing agent would typically use a Comparative Market Analysis (CMA) to determine the list price of your house. 

The list price would be based on an analysis of the local real estate market, its prevailing market dynamics and recent sales of the property in your area.

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Realty Executives International Launches Digital Marketing Executive Course for Continuing Education During COVID-19 Outbreak

Realty Executives International has launched the newest addition to their exclusive training suite, the 2020 Digital Marketing Executive course. This four-week certification course is offered annually to all Executives, Broker/Owners and office employees of the Realty Executives’ franchises. 

The educational event is held virtually twice per week for four weeks. Brand leadership including President, Patrick van den Bossche, and Vice President, David Celaya, are joined by various guest speakers to lead the network through a multitude of topics pertaining to real estate in the digital world. Topics include: social media advertising, leveraging your CRM, perfecting online profiles and more. The goal of the DMX certification is for all attendees to leave with a digital strategy and execution plan for their business. 

Realty Executives International launched the 2020 course, understanding the evolving state of real estate and the opportunities for business that lie ahead. As many agents and brokers are having to adapt to staying distant from clients, the brand wanted to provide different opportunities to utilize downtime and connect with clients through digital channels. By providing the training course free-of-cost, Executives and Brokers are able to provide better service to home buyers and sellers around the world. 

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10 Things Agents Can Do Today to Get Deals Done Tomorrow

With social distancing regulations now largely in place across North America, many agents are prohibited from holding open houses. 

But rather than sit idle, there’s much you and your clients can do now to prepare for the day when the wheels of commerce start rolling again. Buyers can improve their buying position, and sellers can get their homes list-ready with a few proactive steps.

While it can typically take two to three weeks to get a property on the market, some brokers are telling their agents to use this time to get homes list-ready now.

That way, once the shelter in place and stay at home orders are lifted, you and your clients can hit the ground running. 

Be the first to market with these helpful agent tips and downloadable checklists for buyers and sellers. 

1. Enlist sellers to take video tours

Ask your sellers to take a video of their homes now. For helpful video-taping tips, see downloadable Sellers’ Checklist (downloads as zip file). There are many easy-to-use digital platforms for creating virtual walkthroughs and 3D scans in addition to simple videos recorded on a smartphone. 

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Ranking AZ: Cast Your Vote Today!

Help Realty Executives Phoenix and Yuma* reach #1 in the 2020 edition of Ranking Arizona, “The Best of Arizona Business” publication! Ranking Arizona is based on public voting for the 2020 edition. It is the state’s biggest and most comprehensive business opinion poll. Ranking Arizona is based purely on opinion and ranks companies based on how voters answer this simple question: with whom would you recommend doing business?

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Best Ways to Stay Connected to Your Referrals

After a successful sale, it’s always a good idea to keep in contact with that client. But when is the best time to follow-up and when does your outreach become too much or not enough? Real estate agents grow a large portion of their business from existing clients giving referrals, whether it’s a friend telling a friend or a client posting your name on social media next to their new home. It can be tricky, but here are a few tips on how you can keep in contact with your referral network without becoming a pushy salesperson.

Keep it relevant

No one likes letters, postcards or emails that are not going to help or inform them in any way. Don’t just send something to get your name in front of them, send material that the consumer will open and use. Price updates, housing trends or holiday greetings are all examples of emails or mailings that your client can appreciate and/or find useful.

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Realty Executives Premier Celebrates New Prime Location in Indiana

 

By: Kellyn Vale, originally published in ValpoLife.com

Spirits were high as Realty Executives Premier, a real estate company based in Valparaiso, hosted their public and official grand opening of their brand new location in Crown Point.

Several locations were considered for the new office, including spaces on Broadway and areas in Winfield. However, the company hit a stroke of luck when they caught wind of the Crown Point location’s availability before it even went to market.

“We love being in downtown Crown Point,” said Pam Tezak, who runs the agency alongside her husband Mike. “We started in downtown Valpo, so we decided to continue that downtown trend in Crown Point; we could not be happier with the location,” continued Tezak.

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