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Rainmaker
3,988,007
Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties
Platinum Properties- (931)771-9070 - Clarksville, TN
The Dedicated Clarksville TN Realtor-(931)320-6730

I no longer do radio since I could never track any business to it. I only use newspaper to advertise open houses.

Jul 31, 2016 01:16 PM
Ambassador
3,345,091
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate Services

No. A few years ago I was a guest speaker several times on a radio show - that is the extent of it. 

Jul 31, 2016 01:19 PM
Rainmaker
1,543,634
Thomas J. Nelson, REALTOR ® e-Pro CRS RCS-D Vets
Big Block Realty 858.232.8722 - La Jolla, CA
CEO of Vision Drive Realty - Coastal San Diego

I support our local military with an ad in their New Comers Base Magazine.

I manage to operate between 88%-96% working by referral year to year. The non-referrals are mostly Yelp.com and listing sign calls. I do go on as a guest and get interviews on our local news, radio & I'm starting to get Podcast interviews.

Jul 31, 2016 01:32 PM
Rainmaker
5,772,575
Ron and Alexandra Seigel
Napa Consultants - Carpinteria, CA
Luxury Real Estate Branding, Marketing & Strategy

Esther,

It really has to do with your marketplace.  In certain communities the paper delivered to their doorstep is part of their life's ritual, and no, they are not all oldies...so yes for ads.  In second home communities, yes! People pick up all those local guides and do read them and go to open houses and end up buying.  A

Jul 31, 2016 01:25 PM
Rainmaker
5,104,931
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Realtor

No print for me... no payback. Have never done radio. I believe it's very expensive.

Jul 31, 2016 09:58 PM
Rainmaker
1,844,271
Lyn Sims
Schaumburg, IL
Real Estate Broker Retired

No but I was asked to be on a radio station recently & I turned it down. I couldn't see it as a true revenue generator - maybe good for my ego but not my wallet in the end.

Jul 31, 2016 09:43 PM
Rainmaker
911,328
Jeff Pearl
RE/MAX Distinctive / LIC in VA - Lovettsville, VA
Full Service Full Time Realtor

Newspapers and post card mailings yes, radio no.

Jul 31, 2016 09:19 PM
Ambassador
3,854,886
Margaret Rome Baltimore 410-530-2400
HomeRome Realty 410-530-2400 - Pikesville, MD
Sell Your Home With Margaret Rome

Yes. I do a live weekly radio show.

Jul 31, 2016 08:28 PM
Rainmaker
634,482
Kathleen Luiten
Resort and Second-Home Specialist - Princeville, HI
Kauai Luxury Ocean Home Sales

Our brokerage still does some print newspaper ads. Here that can still be effective. But it's a very small part of our marketing.

Jul 31, 2016 07:51 PM
Rainmaker
4,319,419
Praful Thakkar
LAER Realty Partners - Andover, MA
Andover, MA: Andover Luxury Homes For Sale

Esther Preston - yes I have run Facebook Ads with reasonably good success. No for radio or TV as well as newspaper.

Jul 31, 2016 04:13 PM
Rainmaker
1,683,912
Larry Johnston
Broker, Friends & Neighbors Real Estate and Elkhart County Subdivisions, LLC - Elkhart, IN
Broker,Friends & Neighbors Real Estate, Elkhart,IN

We have done all the above.  Not anymore.  Direct mail works better than newspaper, radio nd TV put together.

Jul 31, 2016 01:29 PM
Rainmaker
3,986,258
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Newspaper

Jul 31, 2016 11:29 PM
Rainmaker
2,781,163
Richie Alan Naggar
people first...then business Ran Right Realty - Riverside, CA
agent & author

Newspaper for some things even though it is declining. Radio is iffy today too

Jul 31, 2016 11:14 PM
Rainmaker
5,583,278
Barbara Todaro
RE/MAX Executive Realty - Happily Retired - Franklin, MA
Previously Affiliated with The Todaro Team

I do two full pages in our local newspaper plus a front page section for self promotion....

Jul 31, 2016 10:58 PM
Rainmaker
2,220,323
Anthony Acosta - ALLATLANTAcondos.com
Harry Norman, REALTORS® - Atlanta, GA
Associate Broker

No

Jul 31, 2016 10:50 PM
Rainmaker
1,617,916
Harry F. D'Elia III
WEDO Real Estate and Beyond, LLC - Phoenix, AZ
Investor , Mentor, GRI, Radio, CIPS, REOs, ABR

I hosted a weekly radio show for five years and was very successful. I am looking to get back into radio. It works

Jul 31, 2016 10:49 PM
Rainmaker
3,416,038
Scott Godzyk
Godzyk Real Estate Services - Manchester, NH
One of the Manchester NH's area Leading Agents

I do not do any radio advertising and do selective ads in the local paper.

Jul 31, 2016 10:41 PM
Rainmaker
846,475
Marco Giancola
Beachfront Realty - Miami Beach, FL
Realtor (305)608-1922, Miami Beach Florida

No radio, no newspaper, not sure what the ETC  would be, if it is real estate flyers/postcards/magazines I still do.

Jul 31, 2016 10:41 PM
Rainmaker
7,836,129
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Nope. The world has changed.

Jul 31, 2016 08:12 PM
Rainer
231,224
Mike Rock
Complete Design - Granite Bay, CA
Granite Bay Luxury New Construction...For Less

it really varies by market. BUT..in general newspaper is dead, radio is good but cable is likely better as you can target zip codes

Jul 31, 2016 02:17 PM
Rainer
321,564
Melissa Jackson REALTOR
Trinity Premier Properties - Azle, TX
Helping You Make The Right Move

I have advertised my open houses in the city newspaper. Nothing, it's never helped.  Radio? No but many agents do use radio.  

Jul 31, 2016 02:09 PM
Ambassador
5,049,033
Jeff Dowler, CRS
eXp Realty of California, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA
The Southern California Relocation Dude

No I don't. I tried some newspaper ads before but it was a waste of money. I know some people who have success with radio, and TV

Jul 31, 2016 02:08 PM
Ambassador
5,229,945
Debe Maxwell, CRS
Savvy + Company (704) 491-3310 - Charlotte, NC
The RIGHT CHARLOTTE REALTOR!

No! 

Aug 15, 2017 09:30 PM
Ambassador
3,164,269
Tammy Lankford,
Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA
Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I do some glossy full color magazines.  Lake Life if the title and I just run a branding ad in there and I get free copies for clients.  Clients love it

Aug 01, 2016 03:25 PM
Rainmaker
4,272,548
Paul S. Henderson, REALTOR®, CRS
Fathom Realty Washington LLC - Tacoma, WA
South Puget Sound Washington Agent/Broker!

I do my open house advertising in the newspaper Esther Preston 

Aug 01, 2016 01:05 PM
Rainmaker
900,128
Olga Simoncelli
Veritas Prime, LLC dba Veritas Prime Real Estate - New Fairfield, CT
CONSULTANT, Real Estate Services & Risk Management

Very local town papers can be effective for open houses or as visibility to potential sellers.

Aug 01, 2016 05:47 AM
Rainmaker
4,800,082
Gabe Sanders
Real Estate of Florida specializing in Martin County Residential Homes, Condos and Land Sales - Stuart, FL
Stuart Florida Real Estate

My broker does an ad in the real Estate Book.  I will advertise open houses in the local paper.

Aug 01, 2016 05:22 AM
Rainmaker
1,502,998
Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA
https://HugginsHomes.com - Thousand Oaks, CA
Residential Real Estate and Investment Properties

No.  I don't advertise on any of the "dead media" outlets.  Newspapers are best used to start my BBQ.  Radio is something I listen to when I want to hear the traffic.

Aug 01, 2016 03:10 AM
Rainmaker
4,936,605
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Have not been in a newspaper in 3 years now and never did radio.

Aug 01, 2016 02:44 AM
Rainmaker
4,572,117
Michael Jacobs
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena And Southern California 818.516.4393

Newspaper - yes.

Raido/television - never have.  Our market is too large and too expensive to justify the expense.

Aug 01, 2016 01:59 AM
Ambassador
2,684,009
Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate
Fred Griffin Real Estate - Tallahassee, FL
Licensed Florida Real Estate Broker

My last newspaper ad was in 2006.  $70 for an open house advertisement.

Radio - several years ago I was a guest on a local talk show.  But I have never paid for radio ads.

Aug 01, 2016 01:36 AM
Rainmaker
290,969
Allie Angeloni
Long Realty - Oro Valley, AZ

We do in our local community flyer, "The Tipster" as do alot of businesses and other realtors.  We also do in our Realtor's Section of the Sunday newspaper, for our Open Houses Esther Preston.  We do not do any radio advertising. 

Aug 01, 2016 12:42 AM
Rainmaker
989,652
Jennifer Mackay
Counts Real Estate Group, Inc. - Panama City, FL
Your Bay County Florida Realtor 850.774.6582

I do radio once or twice a year for a holiday

Aug 01, 2016 12:22 AM
Ambassador
6,393,154
Bob Crane
Woodland Management Service / Woodland Real Estate, KW Diversified - Stevens Point, WI
Forestland Experts! 715-204-9671

I did a little in the early years, ROI was about zero.

Aug 01, 2016 12:02 AM
Rainmaker
1,725,996
Sandy Padula & Norm Padula, JD, GRI
HomeSmart Realty West & Florida Realty Investments - , CA
Presence, Persistence & Perseverance

Never! NADA!

Jul 31, 2016 11:32 PM
Rainmaker
3,626,530
James Dray
Fathom Realty - Bentonville, AR

No ma'am I do not, but I need to

Jul 31, 2016 10:57 PM
Rainmaker
5,216,398
Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Chicago, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

No to radio and moving away from print advertising!

Jul 31, 2016 10:44 PM
Rainmaker
5,005,614
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Since real estate is local you need to check out the norm for your area. I do not do newspaper or radio.

Jul 31, 2016 10:27 PM
Rainmaker
4,882,355
Richard Weeks
Dallas, TX
REALTOR®, Broker

I never did radio, and have not done newspaper in about 10 years.

Jul 31, 2016 10:23 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

No

Jul 31, 2016 10:17 PM
Rainmaker
2,362,942
Lise Howe
Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC
Assoc. Broker in DC, MD, VA and attorney in DC

no

Jul 31, 2016 09:52 PM
Rainmaker
4,434,127
Gita Bantwal
RE/MAX Centre Realtors - Warwick, PA
REALTOR,ABR,CRS,SRES,GRI - Bucks County & Philadel

no

Jul 31, 2016 09:51 PM
Rainmaker
2,182,502
Michael J. Perry
KW Elite - Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, PA Relo Specialist

There just isn't sufficient ROI any more with these !

Jul 31, 2016 09:50 PM
Rainmaker
637,434
Hella M. Rothwell, Broker/Realtor®
Carmel by the Sea, CA
Rothwell Realty Inc. CA#01968433 Carmel-by-the-Sea

I ahve done some advertising in newspapers recently, but am luke warm about it. Am starting a major "branding" campaign in an upscale glossy magazine next month. Can't wait to see what will happen. Radio I use for the Carmel Art Festival, the non profit I help organize annually, and it works very well. Wouldn't do it for my real estate brokerage.

Jul 31, 2016 02:42 PM
Rainmaker
1,239,901
Sam Shueh
(408) 425-1601 - San Jose, CA
mba, cdpe, reopro, pe

nop

Jul 31, 2016 01:44 PM