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Today I decided to take a look at what others on ActiveRain are saying about marketing. This is an area we cannot afford to ignore in our business, but it is an area that we often do not track our results. Dan Weis, Re/Max Cincinnati, Ohio says: Look at what steps you should add to keep buyers f...
01/19/2009
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I came across the following this morning in my devotion time and thought it was a great way to start the new year! Whoever said, "Procrastination is the thief of time," was right. We keep postponing, promising ourselves we'll do better. Be honest, how many of last year's resolutions did you kee...
12/31/2008
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"How can I get more referrals?" is a question that business people and real estate agents frequently ask me. My response is "What have you done to deserve more referrals?" Referrals are the most important tool in any real estate agents arsenal. A referred prospect is much more likely to be rea...
12/24/2008
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In their book, The Laws of Lifetime Growth, authors Dan Sullivan and Catherine Normura explain, "Continual learning is essential for lifetime growth. You can have a great deal of experience and be no smarter for all the things you've done, seen and heard. Experience also is no guarantee of life...
12/20/2008
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Common courtesy is becoming less common every day and that's not good. To quote the a Proverb "Be courteous.....that you may inherit a blessing." I for one am looking forward to a year of blessings in 2009. The younger people entering the work force in the last few years seem to be missing s...
12/11/2008
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The SendOutCards way of sending greetings is by far the coolest greeting you'll ever see. This online card service lets you pick a card, customize a greeting - even use a customized font that matches your own handwriting - and have a tangible card in the mail the very next day, all with just a f...
12/08/2008
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This week we started a Professional Lunch in Conway at Southside Frankies and it was a great success. We had a total of 19 business professionals (including 1 realtor) in attendance and they all want to invite others. So what is Professional Lunch? It is the brain child of Ben Pittman of Paw...
12/04/2008
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A good friend of mine, Tom Swank, an executive coach, recently posted this article in his on-line newsletter and I felt it was worth passing on. Times of "uncertainty" trigger people's defense mechanisms. Allowing external factors over which you have no direct control to dictate how you live and...
11/24/2008
The war in Iraq is not a popular subject these days. Criticism abounded throughout the last presidential campaign. Yet, the men and women in our military stayed on task to guard our freedom. My husband also faught in a not so popular war in Viet Nam. He has mentioned to me on more than one occ...
11/20/2008
I recently read this article and found it put much of the current state of the economy in perspective. See if you agree. October 13, 2008 Comments of Professor Paul Zane Pilzer on the Current Economic Crisis and the $810 Billion Bailout1. The Economic Ability to Afford the $810 Billion BailoutI ...
11/05/2008