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211: Will Facebook Handcuff Your Real Estate Advertising?

Posted on: July 20, 2019 /
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Thankfully, all of your competition has to play by the same rules. So, learning how to play within them can give you a leg up on other auction and real estate companies. Even with these restrictions, Facebook will continue to be more efficient than newsprint and direct mail—and probably television, radio, and web banner ads, too. The sky isn’t falling. It’s just a little more likely to rain on your parade.

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210: Facebook Wants Advertisers to Cut to the Chase

Posted on: July 20, 2019 /
Categories: Uncategorized

While this change is inconvenient for almost all of us, it creates another Darwinian opportunity for professional marketers to separate themselves from those unwilling to adapt. Commissions are at stake, if not business models. Whether you outsource your social media or handle it in-house, you’ll be best served by viewing the asset through your buyers’ eyes instead of your own—and then using as few words and characters as possible to sell them.

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Sorry: “Sold!” Isn’t Enough For Sellers

Posted on: February 9, 2019 /
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Without that message, I am uncomfortable wasting auctioneer’s money on advertising to sellers. Every winter, a line of auctioneers call or email me about getting more sellers. This winter was no different. The consultation unfortunately doesn’t continue long after I ask them the following questions:

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184: Every Day is an Advertising Contest

Posted on: April 12, 2017 /
Categories: Uncategorized

Advertising awards affirm our actions and can even be a competitive advantage. Their importance, though, pales in comparison to the impressions that the marketplace has of our brand and its iterations. We don’t compete just against other auctioneers. We compete every day against the entire marketplace—all the different ways and places that people can buy what we’re trying to sell. Whether we like it or not, that marketplace is asking these questions. Are you?

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