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New Kids on the Tech – where to start? [Dear Ginny WTH?]

Hi Ginny WTH, I am a top producer in my market of about 500 Realtors. I am overwhelmed by all the electronic media so I...
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Mass Media – Relevance or Noise?

It seems that whenever I speak with someone about the real estate market, they end up quoting some national media's latest story on the real estate market....
Business Marketing

“My Listing Isn’t Good Enough for Pictures”

I thought we all agreed As I sit here, working on some training material, I am listening to my wife go through the...
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Keep the Social in Social Media Marketing

Social Media is hot! If you're a regular reader of this blog, you probably are familiar with the benefits of permission based marketing and the...
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Acting CFO Freddie MAC Found DEAD – BREAKING STORY

VIENNA, Va. (WUSA) -- David Kellermann, Acting Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Freddie Mac, was found dead this morning. Fairfax County Police...
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Bitterness Sucks

Life can be so cynical - right after I wrote 10 Don'ts of Social Media I went through an extremely uncomfortable yet gratifying experience...
Coaching

A Simple Question: MLS and Responsibility

Fiduciary Responsibility, Laws and Morals I've been panning this question in both hemispheres of my brain:  "Does MLS actually fulfill the fiduciary or statutory responsibility...
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I Call that Extortion

- Well, if you don't I'll send them to one of the other two Realtors I have been speaking to in your market. - <Flabbergast/Fury/Fierce desire to reach through the phone and throttle said other agent> Personally, I don't ask for anything other than Karma in return for referrals, and I don't have any issue with paying someone a referral fee. ... 2 - It places the prospective Buyer's Agent in an position in which he or she should not be placed - telling the Buyer that the money that had been promised to them by the listing agent is not coming - 3 - It might be "ethical" but it goes against my interpretation of the Golden Rule ... and it just ain't right. </rant>