Q: “Denise, I am going to be sending a customized property report to all my past clients in December and January followed up by a phone call. I am wondering how you suggest I ask for referrals on that phone call?” A: I DON’T recommend asking for referrals – ever! If you do an amazing […]
Archive for the ‘Communication, Client Care, and Follow-up’ Category
Professional Texting Etiquette
Many agents have asked me about proper and professional texting etiquette in our modern world. Texting can be a great way to send a quick message on the go, but you have to use it appropriately. First of all, if you’re texting someone and that person isn’t responding immediately, you need to remember they may […]
Ask Denise: Scoring Points in Client Care
Q: “Denise, I am trying to amp up my communication to my sphere database and I remember something from a class of yours that has a numbering system for ranking communication. Can you remind me of that?” A: Of course! That is my 36 Point System and a fantastic way to provide structure to any […]
Agreements Prevent Disagreements
A big part of a real estate professional’s job is to help the buyers and sellers navigate agreements, contracts, and miscellaneous contractual addendums. I have experienced more real estate professionals’ personal contract-conflicts in the past six months than I have seen in the past 5 years. Is it because of Covid? Is it that agents […]
Ask Denise: Connecting with Analytical & Controller Personalities
Q: “Denise, I caught your Denise Live this week about how recognizing someone’s personality can help you communicate better and I am looking forward to your four-part series on this! I am a promoter and have a senior seller who worked as an engineer all his life. Although he appreciates the work I am doing […]
Covid Communication: Your Chance to Learn
Hi everyone, and welcome to this week’s Zebra Report. This week I want to talk about Covid Communication. Specifically, how our regular, comfortable ways of communicating with each other are really pressed right now because we are in the middle of an epidemic. I’ve had a number of agents that have contacted me this week […]
Ask Denise: Database Cleanup
Q: “Denise, I am currently cleaning up my database and I have a number of past client sellers who have moved out of the area. I am about to begin a mailing campaign to everyone in my database, but am not sure I should include people who no longer live here. What do you think?” […]
Ask Denise: Niche Mailing Campaign
Q: “Denise, I am taking your advice and doing some focused lead generation for the next 90 days. I have identified a shortage of small homes (less than 1000 square feet) in a very popular neighborhood just outside the city center. There have been eight listings that have come on the market in the last […]
Five Things You Should be Tracking
It doesn’t matter what market I’m in, there are 5 things that are critical to track, and they have to do with things like the pace of the market, what the market is willing to pay, how the market has changed year-over-year, and most importantly what the relationship is between the buyers and sellers in […]