Door-to-door and cold calling still work.  Almost any type of lead generation is going to work.  You just have to find what is the most tolerable for you.  Also, certain types of lead generation are more effective and more efficient for certain people.

The most effective type of lead generation is whatever you are willing to do on a consistent basis.  If you are willing to knocks doors every weekend, it will work.  If you are only willing to do it twice a year, it won't work.  Same for any other method of lead generation.

What do you mean by "still?" In 26 years I've never gone door-to-door or cold called... and I have no intention of starting to do so now.

Yes, it still works even though I'm now in a different industry. Door knocking wasn't in my business plan, but could not resist the effectiveness of strategic door knocking in my new line.

Cold calling works very well. When I'm cold calling, I'm targeting certain types of businesses that are "warm to the need" of what I have to offer. They are happy, I'm happy, and that's all that matters!

What brings in the most prospects? FB strategic impression ads (managed by a third party) and direct mail.

I do direct mail marketing.... 41 years of it for everything I want to target.... works like a charm....

NO. I'm now retired but when I was active I would on occassion go door to door in a neighboor hood that I had a new listing and to announce the 1st open house of that listing Morgan Taylor .

Shifting? Market is always shifting.

I do not do door-to-door as I don't think it's safe any longer.

Cold calling I think has also gone bye-bye.

Even though I do neither, that doesn't mean that you can't, Morgan.

Every market is different and your market may be quite receptive to either of those techniques.

Good luck, whatever you do!

Nope, I have been a 'regular repeat referral' broker since I opened my office 15 years ago. 
New intake, aside from that, comes primarily from direct mail and my big gorgeous full page ads in a regional business publication. (I do commercial RE)
What will work best for you depends on your goals, your market area, what you feel great doing and tracking your results. Some folks kill doing door to door and cold calling. Early in my career, my broker was in awe of me being able to cold call. But my background made that natural. I just personally don't want to BE cold called. So I went in a different direction! 

Door to Door = no

Cold Calling = no

Morgan,

While most lead generation methods, including door-to-door and cold calling can still work, the quality of those leads tends to be lower than people you have met in other ways, built a relationship with and who know, trust and like you.

Spend your time developing quality relationships.

Morgan,

It depends on the market place, and the individual doing it and their approach.  Consistency is key! A

It was never my style. I worked my sphere and expanded over the years through referrals and repeat information.

Not my cup of marketing. 

Curiosity questions make me think of comedian Steven Wright who said:  "Curiosity killed the cat , but for a while I was a suspect."

Yes, especially if looking for a particular type of home or in a neighborhood!

I don't, but that's because it's not my business model (I work with investors, so I don't have to hunt for listings).  Door knocking and cold calling still work, there are just more rules and regs around calling now than there were 20 years ago.

I like door knocking but to be honest I have not made time to do it in over a year.

Nay, only targeted properties

Face to face & phone to phone have a high conversion percentage & are quite popular forms of prospecting. I think that either one combined with good online methods is a well balanced approach. 

The 'extra mile' is never a busy pathway.

And taking the effort to actually meet people is certainly the 'extra mile.'

I've been going door-to-door for decades. On less than one hand I can count the number of negative encounters.

But my advise to all real estate agents it to avoiding meeting homeowners. Give your money to Zdevil instead.

The secret of the 'extra mile' is how to start the conversation and partnering with someone who knows how to remove the distractions.

In 30 years of real estate I never did. Doesn't make it wrong.

Not necessary for us

Morgan Taylor nowadays, I don't do door to door or cold calling.

It may become popular but with all this violence it has to be done a certain way....

Very little these days ( a lot in my first three years)

I have not in many years.

They do

I sent my crew out visiting 150 neighbors before our highly successful open houses this weekend.  A few offers and pages of leads.

Nope.

No and No.

Nope- never did. It would be too time consuming and risky in this area. Many homes are on gravel roads, 10+ acres apart with long driveways with gates, horses, cattle, livestock, dogs, etc. I know a lady about 2 miles from here that has held people at gunpoint until police arrived that ignored their "No Trespassing" signs thinking they were going to door knock / solicit.

I have never done either.  In my small market, (5200 people) a few have attempted it and were seen to be desperate and it killed their business. (I know of 5 in one brokerage alone)  Brokers were called by angry home owners and demanded that it stop.  Even direct mail was frowned upon and written about. Fine for pizza places and tire replacement it seems, lol Here, everyone knows everyone else and invading a person's personal space for real estate is quite a no no.

Hardly ever. No one is home during the day and no one answers their door at night.

Yes, I door knock.

The marketing channel that provides the most and best quality leads is the channel populated by the people who know and trust me...my sphere of influence.

I did early in my career and it was very effective.  Now I have enough business via referral from past clients to keep my business strong.

For me both have gone the way of the dodo bird and travel agent. People hate cold calls, most are illegal with the do not call registry anyway. And it is dangerous to knock, even more so than the old slam the door in your face trick. 

No and No

No ma'am haven't done it in years.

Have done some door-to-door if looking for a home in a certain neighborhood for a buyer, never have done cold calling.

I still do Door to Door.

I do practice both.  If it works use it.  I try different things and keep what works for me and let go of things that I get no business from. 

No, no and no.

No, we don't