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2,221,377
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

All of the above.

Mar 03, 2016 07:32 AM
Rainmaker
558,890
DEANNA C. SMITH CERTIFIED MOBILE NOTARY
Certified Mobile Notary Signing Agent - Smith Mountain Lake, VA
Highest Ranked Certified Mobile Notary in Virginia

Just put out a brand new trifold brochure.   It's in businesses, restaurants and marinas all over plus it's a great handout when I bump into someone at the grocery store.   Business cards are too easy to discard but the brochure has helpful information in addition to my contact data.   And if they leave it laying around, it is a draw to the eyes of a passerby that I may have never contacted otherwise.   And yes, I'm getting a great response from it.

Aside from that, I have personalized but simple "Thank you" notes that allow a brief comment that I send out for any excuse I can find.   People need to know they matter to you.   When they do, then YOU will matter to them !

Mar 03, 2016 04:48 AM
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2,188,716
Carol Williams
Although I'm retired, I love sharing my knowledge and learning from other real estate industry professionals. - Wenatchee, WA
Retired Agent / Broker / Prop. Mgr, Wenatchee, WA

Barbara Todaro used the magic word: "Consistency".  Whatever you do it must be done on a consistent basis!  

Mar 03, 2016 02:19 AM
Rainmaker
797,457
Liz Wallace
Century 21 Sherlock Homes - Rockville Centre, NY
Broker C21 Sherlock Homes, Rockville Centre, LI, N

Mostly postcards but not a huge fan of print media.

Mar 03, 2016 01:10 AM
Rainmaker
5,583,328
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

well, I think you know by now that I use: newspaper full page ads; postcards; and brochures.... and I use all of them consistently.... 

Mar 03, 2016 12:39 AM
Rainmaker
5,877,925
Joan Cox
House to Home, Inc. - Denver Real Estate - 720-231-6373 - Denver, CO
Denver Real Estate - Selling One Home at a Time

Postcards for Just Sold, thank you cards, and sometimes postcards to neighborhoods I would like a listing.

Mar 05, 2016 08:21 AM
Rainmaker
49,097
Adele Langdon
Los Angeles, CA
Exclusive Realty Inc.

Great point my old acting coach use to say be interested instead of trying to be interesting. I never forgot it.

Mar 03, 2016 11:48 PM
Rainmaker
3,071,489
Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers
Serving the Greater Phoenix and Scottsdale Metropolitan Area - Scottsdale, AZ
Haven Express @ Keller Williams Arizona Realty

parked and reading

Mar 03, 2016 10:53 PM
Rainmaker
292,685
Jack Lewitz
Exit Strategy Realty - Evanston, IL

I am waiting for order of postcards with 800 number campaign to call and listen to topics related to retirement and the housing market.

I use pens with a flashlight.

I try to use Call to Action campaigns or call capture campaigns.

Mar 03, 2016 10:13 PM
Rainmaker
4,582,734
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Property brochures. Neighborhood information.  Newspaper display ads. Post cards.

Mar 03, 2016 10:06 PM
Rainmaker
2,538,633
Joe Petrowsky
Mortgage Consultant, Right Trac Financial Group, Inc. NMLS # 2709 - Manchester, CT
Your Mortgage Consultant for Life

Good morning Fred. Only business cards.

Mar 03, 2016 07:08 PM
Rainmaker
2,759,812
TeamCHI - Complete Home Inspections, Inc.
Complete Home Inspections, Inc. - Brentwood, TN
Home Inspectons - Nashville, TN area - 615.661.029

 Flyers. Scratch pads.

Mar 03, 2016 05:13 PM
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6,419,499
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

We use very little print advertising, very little advertising in general, but every few years we do send out a few post cards.

 

Mar 03, 2016 04:54 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,773
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Burlington, MA
Metro Boston Homes For Sale

Fred Griffin I do not do any of the print media marketing - yet.

(Personal Thank You Notes are NOT included in this - I do send personal notes.)

Mar 03, 2016 02:44 PM
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3,167,814
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I run in several magazines and I do direct mail.  

Mar 03, 2016 01:13 PM
Rainmaker
72,125
Darin Henderson
Holland Realty Services - Kirksville, MO
Guiding You Home

Nothing in paid print advertising.  I like note cares though and newsletters.

Mar 03, 2016 12:43 PM
Rainmaker
1,092,947
Diana Zaccaro Broker Associate
ZOOM Realty Group - Cocoa Beach, FL
"The Accidental Blogger" Cocoa Beach, Florida

Fred, I have used all of the above at one time or another over the past few years. Magazine and newspaper ads were costly and ineffective and post cards were a waste of time and money.

I occasionally use brochures and flyers but the best results have come from direct mail (not post cards) and business cards. I recently got a call from a direct mail piece that I sent nearly a year ago...the customer held on to it all this time!

And I once had a call from someone I met at a networking function and gave my business card. He carried that card in his wallet for 3 years before deciding to call me!

 

Mar 03, 2016 11:45 AM
Rainmaker
2,224,473
Debbie Laity
Cedaredge Land Company - Cedaredge, CO
Your Real Estate Resource for Delta County, CO

Print advertising does work in my market and do we a weekly ad in the real estate section of a popular paper. We get a lot of calls from that ad. Postcards also work and I do postcard mailings. 

Mar 03, 2016 10:56 AM
Rainmaker
3,988,013
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

Postcards, flyers, Newspapre ads if it is a Sunday open house (company pays), business cards and some other things.

Mar 03, 2016 09:09 AM
Rainmaker
1,525,616
Sybil Campbell
Fernandina Beach, FL
Referral Agent Amelia Island Florida

I sometimes advertise in home magazines or other local publications but very rarely as the ROI is simply not there.

Mar 03, 2016 09:04 AM
Rainmaker
1,466,257
Michael Setunsky
Woodbridge, VA
Your Commercial Real Estate Link to Northern VA

Fred Griffin PDF packages and networking.

Mar 03, 2016 08:23 AM
Rainmaker
3,986,308
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

I usse mostly print ads

Mar 03, 2016 07:18 AM
Rainmaker
1,771,867
Noah Seidenberg
Coldwell Banker - Evanston, IL
Chicagoland and Suburbs (800) 858-7917

I have a personalized magazine that gets sent bi-monthly.

Mar 03, 2016 07:10 AM
Rainmaker
913,568
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Mostly post cards, and I staple my business card to flyers.

Mar 03, 2016 06:25 AM
Rainmaker
1,728,356
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Postcards to select client prospects

Mar 03, 2016 06:22 AM
Rainmaker
1,506,163
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

Right now: flyers, a directory ad and business cards.

In the future: targetted mailers.

Mar 03, 2016 06:05 AM
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3,048,382
Katerina Gasset
The Gasset Group & Get It Done For Me Virtual Services - Provo, UT
Amplify Your Real Estate & Life Dreams!

Postcards, expired listing letters, letters, thank you cards and newspaper clippings of those who the story is about, and newspaper articles pertaining to the market to give 3rd party validation to what our message is. 

Mar 03, 2016 05:49 AM
Rainmaker
1,624,853
Inna Ivchenko
Barcode Properties - Encino, CA
Realtor® • GRI • HAFA • PSC Calabasas CA

I'm a Green Realtor, so I print only if it is necessary. Business cards, fliers, sending out Thank You and Hello cards, farming letters. 

Mar 03, 2016 05:29 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,132
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

We use a monthly Real Estate Book Ad and the local paper for open house ads.

Mar 03, 2016 04:24 AM
Rainer
223,831
LUXURYSOCALREALTY COMPASS La Jolla
Compass - La Jolla, CA
San Diego Partner - The Private Client Network

postcards, san diego business journal, and our local community papers

Mar 03, 2016 04:11 AM
Rainmaker
1,712,776
Joe Pryor
The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK
REALTOR® - Oklahoma Investment Properties

I do some spreadsheets for investor seminars but I usually give out about 100 jump drives with a lot more robust information and an .MOV file of the presentation with voiceover. 

Mar 03, 2016 04:04 AM
Rainmaker
1,847,171
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

Postcards only. Brochure flyers for my listings that's it. Copy machine takes care of it great.

Mar 03, 2016 03:09 AM
Rainmaker
140,768
Joan Dickie
Keller Williams Premier Realty - La Crosse, WI
Keller Williams Premier Realty

I've just started using Just Listed and Just Sold postcards.  I don't use newspaper unless client insists on an ad.  Just don't get the ROI for the high expense.

Mar 03, 2016 02:27 AM
Rainmaker
1,157,791
FN LN
Toronto, ON

I use the appropriate tool based on my goals and expected ROI of using the specific tool for a specific situation.

Mar 03, 2016 01:15 AM
Rainmaker
5,772,593
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Fred. 

We recommend all of these if they are appropriate to the marketplace.  In Ocean Reef, Key Largo area, all of these were appropriate and worked.  Will they work in Tallahasse?  I have no idea, and I would find out by studying the market.  This kind of marketing works in Aspen, parts of Los Angeles County..  Someone just signed 8 multimillion $$$ listings because of handwritten notes...The other part of this is thinking strategy...A

Mar 03, 2016 12:49 AM
Rainmaker
921,504
Annette Lawrence , Palm Harbor, FL 727-420-4041
ReMax Realtec Group - Palm Harbor, FL
Making FLORIDA Real Estate EZ

It does not matter what I use, but I will share later.

What matters is what do the Heavy Hitters in your area use? Model what they are doing.

I use postcards for direct response and EBM purposes.

30% of Open House attendees come from the newspaper ad.

Flyers capture those available in the 90 day market.

Business cards? I have them and distribute them but track no business to their use although they likely serve to remind of the conversation.

Acknowledgment letters keep the referrals coming.

Mar 03, 2016 12:47 AM
Rainmaker
4,434,177
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

Post cards and flyers. 

Mar 03, 2016 12:43 AM
Rainmaker
1,280,848
Donna Foerster
HomeSmart Realty Group - Parker, CO
Metro Denver Real Estate Assistant

Postcards and magnetic sports schedules and calendars.

Sep 23, 2016 02:31 PM