Thanks to Greg Afarian (@zipvogreg) of Zipvo, there’s apparently video evidence of my session at REBarCamp Philadelphia. It was a great and fun session, and I hoped it would be useful to people who attended. For more information on NetPromoter Score and Real Estate, you can check out the page on 7DS: www.7dsassociates.com/RENPS. Thanks again … Read more
At last. We have arrived at the destination of this series. (See parts 1, 2, 3, and 4). In Part 2 of this series, I spoke at length about institutional CRM and why that can be an unbeatable competitive advantage when properly implemented and used. In Part 3, we examined whether an institutionalized brokerage could … Read more
Sometimes the most innocent of things lead to the most interesting of discussions. A couple of days ago, I innocently asked whether such-and-such a person worked at such-and-such a company. Turns out, this was not the right thing to do, because the username I saw was a personal Twitter account, not a business Twitter account. … Read more
In part 1 of this series, I discussed the First Principle of real estate insurgency: Never Fight on Their Turf. The extension of that principle meant that insurgents have to figure out how to outmaneuver then neutralize the primary advantage of Big Brands: breadth of brand (aka, brand recognition). So let’s suppose you’re an insurgent … Read more
Now that I have recovered, more or less, from RE Barcamp Philadelphia (great job, by the way, Bill Lublin, Kim Wood, John Lauber, and the rest of the REBC PHL gang!), I wanted to ask a question: Are presenters at conferences owed any sort of deference by attendees? I also present at various events and … Read more
Now that I have recovered, more or less, from RE Barcamp Philadelphia (great job, by the way, Bill Lublin, Kim Wood, John Lauber, and the rest of the REBC PHL gang!), I wanted to ask a question: Are presenters at conferences owed any sort of deference by attendees? I also present at various events and … Read more
Just posted on the 7DS Blog — Leadership in a Time of Cholera: If you are the CEO, broker/owner, team leader, managing partner, or otherwise in charge of a real estate company today, this is an absolute must-read. In fact, if you read nothing else this entire year, I recommend you read this fascinating article … Read more
If you are the CEO, broker/owner, team leader, managing partner, or otherwise in charge of a real estate company today, this is an absolute must-read. In fact, if you read nothing else this entire year, I recommend you read this fascinating article from A.G. Lafley, Chairman and CEO of Proctor & Gamble. The article is … Read more
So earlier tonight, I asked a simple question on Twitter: Question: How many of you Realtors have a business plan? How many years does it cover? The answers I got were somewhat amazing. The replies ranged from “I have a 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year business plans” to “Business plans are too complicated”. What an amazing … Read more