10 Easy Phone Calls You Can Make To Improve Your Real Estate Marketing Success

You have set up every possible real estate marketing system you can think of. Still, the phone in your office just isn't ringing today.  It's too cold for golf or shopping, so what are you going to do?

CALL SOMEONE!

Most offices are equipped with 2 way phones. You can use the dial out feature.

Who would you call? What would you say?

Here are 10 quick and easy phone calls you can make.

1 Call a past client, current client or a friend. Tell them about a listing in their neighborhood or where they have been looking for a new house. Say you are just calling because the house reminded you of them.

2 Call a past client, current client or a friend. Tell them about a sale in their neighborhood or where they have been looking for a new house. Say you are just calling because the house reminded you of them.

3 Ask your clients or friends to critique your web site. Everyone likes to give their opinion and the call says you respect their opinion.

4 Ask your clients or friends to critique your marketing materials. Ask them if they get mailings from other agents that they think are especially good. Everyone likes to give their opinion and the call says you respect their opinion.

5 Look for articles in the paper that remind you of clients or friends. People especially appreciate it if they get extra pictures or copies of articles that mention their children.

6 Call someone and invite them for lunch or something else fun.

7 Call your clients on the anniversary of their purchase or significant event in their life if you know it.

8 Call a FSBO and invite them to your open house on Sunday

9 Call an out of state owner and see if they want to sell and don't forget to ask them if they want to buy.

10 Call the mortgage person you use and ask if they are working with a buyer who is unattached or working with someone they are not happy with.

Out of the 10 different calls above, pick out the ones you are most comfortable with and start calling. Write down a couple of things you are going to say in advance. You will be ahead of 80% of most agents who never use the call out feature of the phone to supplement their real estate marketing.